Short-term residence — exchange or international education programme

5-Foreigners who will arrive to attend educational or similar programmes as part of student exchange programmes or agreements to which the Republic of Turkey is a party;

Students in the scope of exchange programs (Erasmus, Mevlana, Farabi vb.) will not be required to submit an additional health insurance as long as they are registered to the Social Security Institution (SGK), general health insurance within three months from the date of enrollment. However, they are required to take out a private health policy unless they are registered to the Social Security Institution (SGK) and fail to take advantage of being covered by the Social Security Institution (SGK) general health insurance.

5-Foreigners who will arrive to attend educational or similar programmes as part of student exchange programmes or agreements to which the Republic of Turkey is a party;

The foreigners who will request residence permit on this purpose of staying are required to obtain documents from the relevant institutions.

Students in the scope of exchange programs (Erasmus, Mevlana, Farabi vb.) will not be required to submit an additional health insurance as long as they are registered to the Social Security Institution (SGK), general health insurance within three months from the date of enrollment. However, they are required to take out a private health policy unless they are registered to the Social Security Institution (SGK) and fail to take advantage of being covered by the Social Security Institution (SGK) general health insurance.

The foreigner are required to fulfill the conditions stipulated in Article 32 of the Law No. 6458 to have short-term residence permit.

- To submit supporting information and documents regarding the reason of stay in Turkey,

- Not to fall within the scope of Article 7 of the relevant law,

- To live in accommodation conditions that conform to general health and safety standards,

- Upon request, to present criminal record certificate issued by the competent authorities in their country of citizenship or legal residence,

- To submit information on their address of stay in Turkey.

5-Foreigners who will arrive to attend educational or similar programmes as part of student exchange programmes or agreements to which the Republic of Turkey is a party;

Residence permit duration cannot be longer than the educational and similar purposes.

Short-term residence permit is issued maximum for a two-year period each time except the foreigners mentioned in 13th and 14th items above.

Under the following cases a short-term residence permit shall not be granted, shall be cancelled if has been issued, and shall not be renewed when:

- one or more of the conditions provided for short-term residence permit are not met or no longer apply,

- it is established that the residence permit is used outside the purposes of those it is issued for,

- there is a current removal decision or an entry ban to Turkey in respect to the foreigner,

- upon violation regarding the period which is lived outside of Turkey

- A long term residence permit shall be issued by the governorates, upon approval of the Ministry, to the foreigners that have continuously resided in Turkey for at least eight years on a permit or to foreigners that meet the conditions set out by the Ministry.