Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Information and Services in Turkey Section => Residency in Turkey, Visas, Work Permit Questions => Topic started by: Evie on December 22, 2005, 14:55:21 PM
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Does anyone know what the current Residency Visa prices are? We have been told by expats in Calis that the price is being drastically reduced in Dec or Jan?
Evie
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Let's hope you have heard right, I know it sky rocketed awhile back so it would be nice.
Where is our resident experts?
Nice to see a long time member again Evie.
Tel
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The last I heard was that the price for 1 year is 450 YTL and 2,250 YTL for 5 years.
Not heard of any future reduction.
The price level seems to be tit for tat. UK government charge the Turks a lot for a visa. Whereas the German government only charges the Turks a small amount therefore the German expats only pay a few Lira.
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I have back in Uk for Xmas etc and will be back in Calis for end of Jan. Don't get much time to log on to site whilst in Calis! Our friends in Calis were due to renew their residency visa's in December and decided to postpone them until they come back from UK in january. They had heard that the visa's were going down in price!! Not sure if it is true though!!
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If it is being reduced it will be a first. January here is usually when everything goes up, but here's hoping !!!!!!
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There was talk some time ago of negotiations taking place between the Governments to see if they could be reduced. I think it is to do with like for like treatment - I do not know what the UK charges to a Turkish national.
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Originally posted by apollo
The last I heard was that the price for 1 year is 450 YTL and 2,250 YTL for 5 years.
Not heard of any future reduction.
The price level seems to be tit for tat. UK government charge the Turks a lot for a visa. Whereas the German government only charges the Turks a small amount therefore the German expats only pay a few Lira.
Folks
Are these prices still holding ??
Can you aquire 2yr - 3yr visas etc etc ??
I am certain that here will be additional 'admin' costs to add ??
Appreciate info from the learned members
Regards
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It's about 520 YTL for a year now.
You can get 2 or 3 year if you want.
Yes, there are addition costs but bear in mind that the "extras" are the same whatever period of visa you apply for. So, it's more cost effective to buy a 5 year permit than a 1 year.
It also works out quite a bit cheaper NOT to have a Residence Permit and to continue with 3 monthly Tourist Visas.
See the article about this in The Fethiye Times.
http://www.fethiyetimes.org.uk/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=viewid=1179itemid=58
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Thanks KayaKoyuOlBboy
Appreciate your assistance
Regards
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2 months ago, it cost me i think, 490.4ytl for the year at the tax office, 20ytl at the Muhtars, 10ytl i think for the computer written forms that the marina police give you when you think you have got everything, but you don't have far to travel for that, it's about 40yds down from where they give you the forms, but make sure you get there about 11-00 or you will have to hang around, 75+3.5ytl at the post office and all the photocopies cost approx. 15ytl, it is cheaper to go to Meis and get your duty free at the same time as have a nice day out, but you need residency for certain things that you can't get with a 3mth visa. Alan
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Bear in mind that any Residency renewal or application can only be extended or granted for the life of your UK Passport minus 6 months. Therefore, if you have a passport that expires in 1 year, your residency can only be granted for 6 months.
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Not quite correct. You can have residence up to the expiry date of your passport.
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This came from experience. Last month we took a customer to renew and also enquire about getting Citizenship. They managed to renew for 1 year and only had 14 months to run on their passport. Consequently they were told they could only have a 6 month because of the validity of their passport.
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We process dozens of residencies PER DAY. Maybe around 50 to 70 per week. I know for fact that it goes right to the expiry date from this.
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Originally posted by number2
2 months ago, it cost me i think, 490.4ytl for the year at the tax office, 20ytl at the Muhtars, 10ytl i think for the computer written forms that the marina police give you when you think you have got everything, but you don't have far to travel for that, it's about 40yds down from where they give you the forms, but make sure you get there about 11-00 or you will have to hang around, 75+3.5ytl at the post office and all the photocopies cost approx. 15ytl, it is cheaper to go to Meis and get your duty free at the same time as have a nice day out, but you need residency for certain things that you can't get with a 3mth visa. Alan
Hi Alan,
I know you need the permit to get a phone line and if you plan to get a work permit but what else do you need it for?
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you need one to get buried here
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Originally posted by starman
you need one to get buried here
Forever cheerful!! :D
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Is it true that if you have residency you get cheaper health costs in hospitals etc?
Fiona
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Short answer, NO, you pay the same residency or not
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If you register with Esnaf you do get a small discount :)
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I will be 60 in 6mths, and i don't fancy travelling to Meis every 3mths to renew my visa, so it's easier to let the banks interest pay for it, i also need it for internet, my 21 year old son goes to Meis, if i go it's because i want to go, not because i have to go, never enjoyed being told what i have to do with my spare time, don't intend starting now. Alan
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I was robbed on calis beach about 6 months ago thief took my bum bag with all things inside inc. residency permit book, i have found out that to renew the book will cost half, of the original so because i had a 5 year residency the cost is about 1100 YTL so i am assuming that if i only had a 1 year res. the cost would be half ie: about 250 YTL same book just more years, think i will wait until old one runs out any ideas ?
IVAN.
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I now have 5 years residency, well will have in March 2008. Can anyone tell me their experiences of attempting to get citizenship, what it entails and what the requrements are etc?? I understand that you must not have had a break in your residency and that once you have citizenship you pay nothing anually. Is that the case?? also can I keep my British citizenship. I know Germans cannot do this but think we brits can
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you can keep your British citizenship but you will lose the protection of the foreign office once you become a TC. ie if you are in any kind of trouble they will not help you as they will see you as a Turk in Turkey. had the experience with my wife as she has both and I had to do it myself in the end as I wont take TC for obvious reasons.
You also better be good in Turkish as you will be interviewed by a panel on how good your Turkish is and the latest I heard is you have to know the words to the national anthem but not sure on how much truth there is behind that.
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thanks thats helpful. Ive heard there are ways and means of passing the test, usual stuff!! My turkish is intermediate and I would def struggle with the national anthem. Whilst Im on does anyone know anything about becoming domiciled in Turkey with Inland Revenue?? Its hard to find out much but I def qualify for non uk domicile and have heard there are advantages for eg: I wont be taxed when I work temp in the UK, any inheritance from uk wont be taxed. There must be some disadvantages tho, for eg: would any inhertitance from UK be therefore taxable when brought into Turkey. Any info would be appreciated, Ive looked at various websites but not clear. Maybe Ill have to bite the bullet and visit an IR office when Im in the UK next month.
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Now 530 ytl for one year.
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558 ytl actually and 81 lira for the book.
for Germans, Italians, Austrians and Japanese it is 32 USD
675 USD for people from Holland and Saudi.
Goto the bottom of the page in the below link. a full year is classed as 13th month.
http://yabancilar.iem.gov.tr/ikamet.html
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Sorry I dont understand!! whats the 530 ytl for, is that residency?? I asked about citizenship. If thats the fee for citizenship I thought it was a one off payment forever NOT anually and whats the book for that you mention. Confused......
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bloody hell starman are you at it again! : :)well thats what the police told me at the passport office and I dont think I miss heard however unless that was the old price they were quoting and as I havent got one how would I know? :D ok Mr Know it all how much do you have to have in your bank account to show you can live for 1 year in Turkey? The minimum?[?]
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3600 USD or 300 USD per month.
I didnt make up the prices, the prices are there quite clearly stated on the website unless you are suggesting they are made up too by the Police.
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Go starman- I knew you would rise to the challenge!!
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well it was a stupid question. Like asking a driver which way the steering wheel turns.