For the International Students: Address Registration

As it is known, address registration procedures concern everyone who holds a residence permit card.
According to the law, individuals who have obtained a residence permit card must register their address within 20 days of receiving their card. Additionally, if your current address changes, you must register your new address as well.
Until last week, address registration could be done physically at the nearest immigration office without an appointment by bringing the relevant documents. However, the immigration office has implemented a new appointment system for some procedures including the address registration. Now, you must book an appointment through this system to register your address. It is mandatory to go to the immigration office on the appointment day for address registration.
In order to create an appointment for the address registration process: https://randevu.goc.gov.tr/#/homepage (The page includes the English language option and it requires e-Government entry.) Official announcement: https://duyuru.goc.gov.tr/duyuru/d24  Below, you will find important information regarding address registration. Please read it carefully. If you have not registered your address before, we would like to remind you that this is a legal requirement.

• You can only register your address if you are over 18 years old.
• You can only register your address if your residence permit card is active and if you are in İstanbul.
• Address registration is currently only done in person, physically.
• The necessary documents for the address registration process are listed on our website. You can check the sections called “Address Registration” and “How to Obtain Official Documents” for the detailed information: https://iro.sabanciuniv.edu/en/students-guide
• After reviewing and collecting the required documents according to where you stay, you can book your appointment and register your address at the Immigration Office.
• Students residing in our university dormitories or living in Tuzla, Pendik, Kartal, Maltepe, Şile, Adalar, and Kadıköy must register their addresses at the  Pendik District Immigration Office . If you live at an address other than these, you may need to register at the Immigration Office nearest to your address. Please refer to the attached image to select the appropriate Immigration Office for your address registration.
• For your address registration application, you may be asked for additional documents if you rent a house or obtain a house. Please be prepared for this.
• After registering your address, you can obtain a residence certificate (Yerleşim Yeri Belgesi) from the e-Government (e-Devlet) system. This document is barcode-protected and is required for residence permit extension applications. As long as your address information does not change, you can use this document for residence permit applications, obtaining a driver's license, and wherever else it is requested. If your address changes, you can continue to use this document by re-registering your new address. Here is the link to access your residence certificate after registering your address in the e-Government system: https://www.turkiye.gov.tr/nvi-yerlesim-yeri-ve-diger-adres-belgesi-sorg...

Note: If you cannot access the e-government website, you may need to get a password from PTT. Please check the related section on our website for the detailed information. 

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