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Before &  After Arrival

Before Arrival

Visa Procedures

If you are from a country that requires a visa to enter Turkiye, you need to obtain a student visa. Please check the official government website for visa rules, requirements, and the list of visa-exempt countries. You can also verify the legally allowed duration of stay in Turkey, with or without a visa, based on your nationality at the following link:  https://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa

Contact the closest Turkish embassy in your country to verify whether you require a visa to enter Turkiye. If a visa is necessary, contact the embassy to learn about required documents and proceed with your application. Once you have applied for a visa, you need to let us know which embassy you applied to so that we can send a visa support letter to the embassy. Contact us at [email protected].

Those with visa exemptions should travel to Turkiye with their passports. Please do not travel with your ID card. (valid for some countries, such as Azerbaijan)

Tuition Payment

Before arrival to Turkiye, you need to pay the first half of your tuition fee, the amount is written in the official acceptance letter. During registration your tuition fee should be already in the university’s bank account. If you do not complete payment via bank transfer before arrival, you will face delays during registration process.

Getting Your Documents Attested / Apostille’d

All of the documents you used for application (such as high school diploma, transcripts, exam results etc.) need to be either attested or apostille’d.

For Apostille Convention Signatory countries (see list here): your high school diploma and transcripts must be apostilled (mandatory according to Turkish Ministry of Education regulations).

For countries who are not Apostille Convention Signatories: your high school diploma and transcripts must be approved/stamped by the Ministry of Education or Ministry of Foreign affairs or the embassy.

High School Equivalency

As part of registration rules, all international undergraduate students are required to submit their High School Diploma Equivalency Certificate. The equivalency certificate verifies that your high school diploma / certificate is equivalent to those obtained in Turkey.

This can be obtained before arrival in countries where there is an Education Attaché at the Consulate / Embassy of the Republic of Turkey. Please check here if you have Education Attaché at your country:  https://abdigm.meb.gov.tr/www/yurt-disi-temsilciliklerimiz/icerik/27

If you cannot do it while you are in your country, you can also obtain the Equivalency Certificate in Istanbul; but evaluation process takes longer in Istanbul.

To be able to apply for Equivalency the following documents are necessary:

  • Diploma or document that states that the applicants are entitled to receive a diploma – With apostille, in the absence of apostille, approved by the ministry of education, the ministry of foreign affairs, or the embassy. (These documents must be completely uploaded in a way that approval / seal will appear clear. Otherwise, the equivalence procedures will be cancelled during the application.)
  • Cambridge A-Levels, IB diploma, Matura, Baccalaureate etc. must be attested by by the ministry of education, the ministry of foreign affairs, or the embassy.
  • Transcripts (must cover ALL high school years and must be stamped by Ministry of Education or Foreign Affairs or by the embassy.)

For Apostille Convention Signatory countries (see list here): your high school diploma and transcripts must be apostilled (mandatory according to Turkish Ministry of Education regulations).

For countries who are not Apostille Convention Signatories: your high school diploma and transcripts must be approved/stamped by the Ministry of Education or Ministry of Foreign affairs or the embassy.

After Arrival

Registration

After arriving to Turkiye, you need to visit our campus to register in person. Please note that for registration you must have all your documents on your person, and they need to be attested / apostille’d as explained above. You must also have proof of payment of the first tuition fee. The list of required documents are:

  • 2 ID pictures
  • High school diploma (apostilled or attested)
  • Transcripts (apostilled or attested)
  • Exam results (apostilled or attested)
  • Tuition fee payment proof

In some cases additional documents might be requested.

English Proficiency Exam

Kadir Has University English Proficiency Exam dates will be announced and communicated to arriving students. It is not possible to attend this exam online – it is fully in person. If you graduated from a country that has English as official education language, you will be exempt from this exam. Please check here for other exam results that will be accepted: https://www.khas.edu.tr/en/inter-application-requirements-for-undergraduate-programs/

Applying for Residence Permit

All the required documents for residence permit are documents you will collect once you arrive in Turkey with appropriate visa. The International Office will guide you through this process. For more information: https://www.khas.edu.tr/en/visa-and-resident-permit/