Turkey Student Visa
To get a student visa for Turkey, you need to enroll in a Turkish university, school or a language course certified by the Ministry of Education. The student visa is generally valid for one year for single entry.
To learn more about other types of Turkish visas, click on this link.
If you’re inside the U.S, you can find your “Jurisdiction” (i.e. based on the State you live in) here:
Los Angeles Consulate: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and Hawaii.
Chicago Consulate: Illinois, Iowa. Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
New York Consulate: Connecticut. Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine- Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, and Puerto Rico.
Houston Consulate: Arkansas, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississipi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.
Washington, D.C. Consulate: District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and the entire United States
If you’re outside of the U.S., visit this site here.
- Instructions are on this page. Also consult your consulate for more details.
Contact the consulate to find out whether you can apply by mail, but, in most cases, you will need to apply in person.
That’s it! After a period of waiting, the Turkish consulate will give to you your brand new visa for Turkey. Congratulations!
Apply for a Residence Permit at the Alien’s Branch of the Local Police Department (Emniyet Mudurlugu Yabancilar Subesi) within 30 days of your arrival in Turkey.
Permits are a matter of formality and are available through the Foreigners Department of the Provincial Security Directorate General or at local Security Directorate throughout Turkey.
Don’t get sick! Check vaccination requirements from the CDC here.
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