This visa is a long-term residence visa required for foreign nationals who intend to pursue education in Turkey. It applies to:
- Undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs
- Turkish language courses
- Student exchange programs (Erasmus, Mevlana, Farabi)
- Vocational training or official internship programs
- Long-term studies (over 90 days)
Note: Upon arrival in Turkey, students are required to obtain a residence permit for long-term stay during their studies.
To be eligible for this visa, you need to fulfill all of the following conditions:
- Letter of Acceptance from the Turkiye Educational Institution.
- The passport must be valid for at least six months.
- The passport must contain at least two blank visa pages.
- Valid for minimum period of 6 months at the time of travel
- Single name passports are not accepted
- New photos, no older than six months; never been used in any previous visas
- Plain white photo background
- Photo size 2x2 inches (5x5 cm) or 600x600 to 1200x1200 pixels in digital version;
- Faces take up 70% of the photo
- Eye glasses are not allowed to be worn for US Visa photos
- No edit allowed
Kindly upload your photo for a pre-check, and later bring it to the appointment time.
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Letter of acceptance from the educational institution that explains the applicant is eligible to attend the program completed with information of program period.
National ID (KTP)
Certificate that shows that you & your dependent are family from your country
