Visto de Residência na Turquia

Quero deixar claro, que o texto a seguir não é meu. Faço parte de um grupo de expatriados, chamado InterNations. Essa dica é da Luciane Koslu, que comentou com uma galera um dia desses. Pra você se inscrever, ou você precisa do convite de alguém ou você pede pra ser membro, dando uma justificativa de porque você poderia ser considerado um "Global Mind", que foi o que eu fiz. Eles analisam a sua resposta e em alguns dias eles te dão a resposta.

Lá tem:
-Fórum Mundial
-Fórum de Brasileiros na cidade onde você está (No meu caso, brasileiros em Istambul)
-Encontros e eventos, do qual você é sempre notificado por e-mail
-Grupos de diversos interesses. Eu faço parte de um, que troca informações sobre a língua turca.
-Você adiciona seus amigos e conhece outros. (Alerta, fica um monte de homem querendo me adicionar. Não querendo confusão, clique em NÃO ACEITAR, querida(o).
-Quadro de avisos com oportunidades de trabalho

É bem interessante é só saber usar.

Então, finalmente, lá vai o texto, que retirei de um fórum de pessoas que moravam na Turquia, onde um usuário postou o passo-a-passo de como retirar o visto. O texto em inglês, e nem todo mundo entende perfeitamente, mas peça ajuda... FACILITA E MUITO.

Vamos lá: PASSO-A-PASSO VISTO DE RESIDÊNCIA NA TURQUIA [em inglês]

Hi All,

I wanted to share my learning with the IN community Istanbul on how to obtain a Turkish residence permit (“ikamet”). Hopefully this may save you some time so you can enjoy this great city instead of fearing the bureaucracy. Because - killing a myth - it is neither difficult nor time consuming to get the permit (at least, this was my experience).

I provide this information as a gesture to fellow expats who may need the residence permit. Thus please do not hold it against me if some of the information below is incorrect (or changes due to new regulation). Just make comments in the thread below so the steps can be clarified and/or shortened for your fellow expats who arrive in Istanbul in the coming months/years. Also, I understand that what I describe may not be the only way, but it worked fine for me. I also appreciate your comments if this was useful to you (and the 6 steps actually worked!).

Note that different countries have different rules with regards to length you can apply for permit (as Norwegian maximum was 3 years (April 2011)) and the amount required to show you can support yourself and fee size (see step 5 below). It is also the case that citizens of some countries may not get long term permits. 

A note about work permit:

You do not need a work permit to apply for residence permit, but you need a residence permit to apply for a work permit (probably possible to start the application process for both at the same time - work permits tends to take a bit longer to obtain). Work permit application process is NOT explained in this thread. 

If you following these steps I believe it should be possible to obtain the necessary documents with 4-6 hours active “work” over less than a 4 week period: 

Here goes – how to obtain a Turkish residence permit:

Preparation

Step1: Get a tax ID number

Step2: Open a Turkish bank account

Step3: Put money into your bank account

Execution

Step4: Apply for the residence permit meeting online

Step5: Go to police station and process residence permit application

Collect

Step6: Return 2nd time to police station to pick up permit

• STEP 1: Get a tax ID number

Why this step: You need a tax ID number to open a bank account

Where to go: Any tax office should do, but I went to the office called “Beyoglu Maliye Beyoğlu Vergi Dairesi" – this is located in Mesrutiyet street near the Tunel Square. When you are in the office say “"Vergi Kimlik Numarasi"

http://www.mahallesicaddesi.com/yer/3925/maliye-beyoglu-vergi-dairesi.html

What to bring: 

i) Passport 

ii) Copy of picture/essential info page and entry visa page in the passport

Cost: Free

Time step take: Max. 30 minutes

•  STEP 2: Open a Turkish bank account

Why this step: You need to show you can support yourself when living in Turkey (see further down for details). I know there are other ways of documenting this, but are you planning to stay here some time you probably need an account anyway!

Where to go: I know some banks do not allow you to open account with them before you have the residence permit, so I went to a bank that does not have this as a requirement: HSBC. I went to the branch office Elmadag (5 minute walk from Taksim metro and 25 minute walk from the tax office – see step 1)

http://www.hsbc.com.tr/eng/branches_atms/branches/branches_result.asp 

What to bring: 

i) Passport

ii)copy of picture/essential info page and entry visa page in the passport 

iii) According to Turkish law banks need a document which links your name to an address (apparently any address will do). Thus if you have a passport with an address, a driving license with an address or an invoice from an utility company (i.e. gas, electricity, water) either in Turkey or your home country that will do (it certainly did for me!).

Cost: Free

Time step take: 2 hours (fill in papers/stuff)

Comment: The other good thing about HSBC is that their internet banking is easy, I got a debit card, 4 accounts (for different currencies) at once and the staff are used to foreigners (“yabancılar”) thus they have staff who speak English. 

Note: When setting up the account it is probably smart that you already have obtained a Turkish cell number, because you will need this to use the internet banking.

ii) Copy of picture/essential info page and entry visa page in the passport

Cost: Free

Time step take: Max. 30 minutes

• STEP 3: Put money into your account

In theory your should show that you can support yourself. I believe the current requirement is that you have funds equal of $300 per month. Thus as an example, if you plan to stay 12 months you need $300 X 12 = $3600 in your account.

If you are working here on a Turkish work permit (or are in the process of applying), I assume some other rules apply.

•  STEP 4: Apply for a residence permit meeting online

i) Book a date and time with the police online here:http://yabancilar.iem.gov.tr/index.html , then select “E-Randevu”

Follow the steps online (it is quite easy/intuitive). At the end of this online session you will have booked a specified date and time (that suits your schedule) and have a 3 page application document you’ll need to bring to the actual meeting with the police.

My recommendation: Book time very early in the morning because delays are probably less AND you will have the opportunity to pay the required fees (see further below) the same day so you do not need to return

Time step take: Max. 30 minutes to fill out online form

• STEP 5: Go to police station and process residence permit application

What to bring: 

i) Passport (NB! Ensure your passport expire date is beyond the years you apply for.)

ii) Copy of picture/essential info page and entry visa page in the passport

iii) 4 passport pictures 

iv) Application document (from step 4) printed in colour

v) T-account/balance from bank showing you have sufficient funding ($300 per month X the number of months you will apply for. E.g. if you apply for 3 years, then $300 X 36 = $10.800. It may be different practise from police officer to police officer, but I think it is smart that the statement from the bank is “fresh” (i.e. same day/day before). I also brought with me an additional written statement from the bank branch (I am not sure if this really was necessary)

vi) Bring money for a) permit fee (size of fee depends on country and length). As Norwegian I paid 205$ for 3 years on 27/04 2011 (but I understand these amounts change over time) b) fee for permit booklet. This was 149TRL. I do not know where you can check upfront the size of the fee, so bring enough money with you. In general I think you can only get 5 years permit (which can be re-newed 4 times)

Where to go: The main police station: İstanbul İl Emniyet Müdürlüğü (not far from Aksaray)

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=tr&msa=0&msid=109276497328022629663.00043bbd3279b4d8539b5&om=1&source=embed&t=h&ll=41.019558%2C28.938128&spn=0.002833%2C0.00456&z=17

What happens when you are at the police station: 

i) You will go to the 2nd floor in block A and find many people (cok kalabalik) there for the same reason as you. There will also be some display boards with numbers. You will find a corresponding number on your application form. When it is your turn, you hand over your papers to a police officer. If they are OK (then this sessions only takes 10 minutes), application forms will be stamped and you will be requested to pay permit fee at the cashier downstairs plus fee for permit book.

ii) You will go one floor down to cashier and pay your relevant permit fee and get a receipt

iii) You go up and pay 149TRL for permit book

iv) You go back to the same officer (this time you do not have to wait for a number) and show him both receipts. If OK, the officer will return a part of your application document and the receipt for permit book with a date when you can pick up your residence permit 

Note: The cashier office has limited opening hours (8.30-12, 13-15), thus if you book a late appointment you need to come back within the next three days to pay (if you do not come within 3 days, you need to repeat step 4 again!). Thus, trying to avoid this I again recommend to select an early slot in step 4.

Cost: In my case (as Norwegian citizen) a 3 year residence permit set me back 311 + 149 = 460 TRL 

Time step take: You must plan for delays thus bring a book/walkman(!)/iPod. Perhaps as much as 2 hours wait (even though you have booked a specific time) for meeting the police officer and perhaps 30 minutes at the cashier officer. But hey, maybe you are lucky and there is no wait.

• STEP 6: Return 2nd time to police station to pick up permit

Where: Same place as step 5, second floor. 

What to bring: 

i) Passport

ii) Document from step 5, iv above. 

When: Maybe 5 days or so after step 5 is completed. Not required that you pick it up on the day they write it is ready, but must be maximum within one month.

Time step take: Less than 10 min

Note: You need to pick it up yourself as it is checked against passport

I wish you good luck! I hope this helped.

All the best

Per

PS If you want to comment on the thread, but not publicly contact me via perialisert@hotmail.com

PS2: I came across this article from January 2011 in Hurriyet with some additional information about who can or cannot get permits:

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=2011-residence-permit-regulations-2011-01-21

(fonte: InterNations)

O cara foi um santo de fazer esse passo-a-passo. Obrigada, tio! :)
Beijos e espera que tenha facilitado a busca, muaaaaaaah