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Long Term Residence Permit Fees For British Nationals

Applicable from 1st April 2011 (Last updated 07 Jan 2012)

Fees are now calculated at 25 USD for the first month and 5 USD per month thereafter, per person.
The fees are priced in U.S. Dollars but you must pay in Lira at whatever the exchange rate is on the day.

Different rates apply to different nationalities, for example Irish passport holders pay NO fees.
If you want to the rates for your nationality, send us an email and we will check for you.
Months

1
2
3
4
5
 Fees

 $25
 $30
 $35
 $40
 $45
 Months

12
24
36
48
60
 Fees

  $80
$140
$200
$260
$320
 You can purchase a permit for any amount of months from 1 to 60, however on first application the minimum period is 6 months and may be limited to a maximum of two years. Your passport must be valid for at least the length of time for which the permit is to run.
New applications for this region must be made at Aydin and an additional fee of 172 TL will be charged for the little blue book - Renewals can be made at Aydin or Kusadasi - Payments must be in cash.


Documents Required For Long Term Residence Permit - New Applications:
  1. 4 passport-size photos.
  2. Your passport.
  3. Photocopies of the following pages of your passport: the page bearing your photo, the page stamped at your last entry, the page where the validity and expiry dates are marked.
  4. Your Turkish tax number to pay the fee at the tax office (obtained free from Didim tax office).
  5. The appropriate payment in cash.
  6. Photocopy of your Tapu or rental agreement and usually sight of the original.

Documents Required For Long Term Residence Permit - Renewal Applications:
  1. 2 passport-size photos.
  2. Your passport.
  3. Photocopies of the following pages of your passport: the page bearing your photo, the page stamped at your last entry, the page where the validity and expiry dates are marked.
  4. Your Turkish tax number to pay the fee at the tax office (obtained free from Didim tax office).
  5. The appropriate payment in cash.
  6. Your existing residence permit (blue book).
  7. Photocopy of your Tapu or rental agreement and usually sight of the original.

Important Notes:
Documents required vary from district to district, in some districts you will be required to provide proof that you have enough money in a Turkish bank or monthly income to support yourself for the term of the permit, currently an amount to the value of 500 USD per month. In Bodrum are you will need 6 photo's for first time application.

The procedure:
  1. Gather all your documents and cash and go to the main police station in either Aydin or Kusadasi.
  2. See the officer, show your documents and state how long a permit you want. The officer will give you a docket for the tax office.
  3. Go to the tax office and pay the fee, you will get a receipt.
  4. Return to the police office, the officer will give you a form to fill in (in English), complete the form, give it to the   officer along with your other documents and receipt from the tax office.
  5. The officer will check everything, complete the police section of the form, give you back your passport and tell you  when to return (1 or 2 weeks depending on their workload).
  6. When you return to collect your permit take your passport.
After you obtain your first Residence Permit you will be allocated a Foreigner Identity Number (FIN).
Instructions on how to discover your FIN on-line are on this page Yabancı Kimlik Numarasi.