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| Additional requirements for Turkish residency renewal |
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| Thursday, 09 September 2010 |
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Share Based upon feedback received from a British couple from Kalkan, renewing their residency in Kemer, we provide the following new important information.
First the change regarding your tapu The Kemer office dealing with this couple's renewal was not satisfied with their original tapu plus a photocopy. They stipulated that the couple must obtain a photocopy of the tapu with a stamp from the local tapu office in Kaş, showing today's date, (i.e. the date of application for renewal of residency), confirming that the couple still owned their property. When the couple went to the tapu office in Kaş to ask for this stamped 'certified' copy of their tapu, they were refused, but instead the manager offered to provide a letter confirming ownership. They made a small charge for this - less than 10TL. It therefore appears that before you drive to Kemer, you first of all must call in to the tapu office in Kaş to obtain a letter confirming ownership of your property. The letter must bear the date of your residency application. We should stress that this was the position for a renewal of residency - we do not know if it is the same for a first time residency application. Clearly, if you are renting, this does not apply to you. You need to provide a copy of your rental agreement, as evidence that you have a place to live. Secondly, evidence of your bank savings The couple took with them their Turkish bank statement, showing a sum of money invested. They reinvest funds monthly, and so the statement showed funds invested a couple of weeks ago, with a maturity date a few weeks later. This was not acceptable. The Kemer office wanted to see a Turkish bank statement showing the balance today (i.e. the date of application for residency). In the end, their bank in Kalkan had to fax through a letter confirming that the funds were there. Maybe another way round this is to go to Kemer on the date your savings mature. Normally you will see the savings returned into your current account, before a sum is reinvested. If you go to your bank first thing in the morning, and have your current account book updated it will show the matured funds returned into your account. Once you have that updated statement for your current account, you can give instructions on reinvestment, and head off to Kemer with your current account statement showing the funds required for residency purposes.
As an aside, may we remind those of you who are investing money in Turkey, that you can find links to live interest rates offered by all the banks in Kalkan, on the right side of the KTLN home page, (just below the weather). On a general point, KTLN aims to keep information in our Knowledge Bank as accurate as possible. So if you have any useful information that we can use to keep our articles up to date, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us. Share |
| Last Updated on Thursday, 09 September 2010 |