starman

Just found out the Belgians have boarded the free wagon aswell along with the americans.

shirleyanntr

latest from the brit embassy site

(a) Residency Permits are obtained AFTER arrival in Turkey. Formal application must be made to the police authorities of the province in which you reside, or to the Aliens department of the Police in Ankara, if no fixed abode in Turkey is intended. HOWEVER, well BEFORE your departure from the UK, you should contact the Turkish Embassy in London for information on requirements for residency and for information about importation of your household goods or car. Please access the website www.turkey.org/consularservices/forms/. for further details.


(b) A RESIDENCE PERMIT IS AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY BEFORE YOU CAN CLEAR ANY PERSONAL GOODS/CAR FROM TURKISH CUSTOMS. THEREFORE AN APPLICATION FOR A RESIDENCE PERMIT MUST BE MADE in Turkey within one month from the date of your arrival to Turkey.


(c) On first application, residence permits may be issued for a two-year period, thereafter for a maximum of five years at any one time.


(d) Please note that recent changes in Turkish legislation relating to the calculation of residence permit fees for foreigners living in Turkey, has resulted in huge increases, based on 50 million TL for the first month and 30 million for each subsequent month. For example, a 2 year, permit currently costs 740.000.000 TL plus a booklet fee of 65.000.000 TL, and a five year permit 1.820.000.000 TL, roughly equivalent to £335 and £785 respectively.


The Embassy has written to the Turkish authorities asking for a review, with a view to reducing these fees.

immac

Which email address at the British Embassy should we contact to protest. With the help that UK quite rightly gave to Turkey's EU bid some good-will gesture might be nice from the Turkish Govt!
A bit more effort on the part of the Embassy staff might be nice too, to negotiate this absurd discrepancy away. That note on the web site about "asking for a review" is a year old.

Ian

starman

its actually the home office in London you need to protest to. because untill they reduce their fees to Turks then there is nothing Turkey will do.

Guz1

Does anyone know the cost of a resident's permit for an Irish national?

immac

The Embassy must be under the impression that they have some influence, otherwise why put this note? They are not supposed to be passive when their citizens are being badly treated.

As far as I know (probably not much ), the UK charges are universal and not dependant upon country of origin.

SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT!!!

Ian

starman

Ian,
I know both Barbara Hay and Peter Cook very well and have met sir peter westmacott a few times aswell and they know nothing about this when I mentioned it to them last year.

wayne

Hi everyone, can anyone tell me what happens when my 5 year visa runs out? It cost over £800, do I have to pay that again. Wayne (Altinkum)

KayaKoyuOldBoy

Yes you do Wayne. Or.........you can apply for citizenship!