What students have to do step by step after
arriving in İstanbul?
CONTENT:
1. High School Diploma Equivalency (Page 1)
2. School Registration (Page 2)
3. Student Certificate (Page 3-6)
4. Tax Number (Page 7)
5. Payment for Health Insurance (Page 8-10)
6. Collect all the documents required for Health Insurance and take them to the Advising office (Page 8-10)
7. Residence Permit (Page 11-17)
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1. High School Diploma Equivalency
Procedure to get High School Diploma Equivalency:
Turkish Higher Education Policies require that a foreign student, who will be enrolling to a Turkish University, must obtain a “High School Diploma Equivalency”. Therefore, as soon as you arrive inIstanbul, you need to obtain the Equivalency of your High school diploma. For this, you need to go to the Local Equivalency Office (Istanbul Il Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü) with the following documents:
Original Passport ( and the copies of the first page and the student visa’s page*
)
Original High-school Diploma (and its copy) Istanbul Bilgi University Acceptance Letter (and its copy)
Processing time is 1-3 days. But it may take longer during July, August and September.
* If you do not hold the student visa, you have to submit the “residence permit application form”
instead. (#Page 11-17)The address of the Local Equivalency Office (Istanbul Il Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü) is: Alemdar Mah. Ankara Cad. No:2 Cağaloğlu, Fatih - İstanbul
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2. School Registration
Once you have all the necessary documents ready and have arrived in Istanbul, you
will need to proceed with the actual registration to our university at the Student
Affairs Office in the Santralcampus, with the following documents:
Original High School Diploma (in English or Turkish)
Equivalency document for your high school diploma
Original High School Transcript (in English or Turkish)
Original Passport
Tuition fee bank receipt
3 Passport Size Photos
Certified copy of an English proficiency test if available (IELTS, TOEFL,
BIET)
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3. Student Certificate
In certain circumstances such as health insurance, residence permit etc. students
need a University certificate in order to prove student status.
Procedure to apply for a Student Certificate:
1. Go to Istanbul Bilgi University’s website and make an application through
SIS/Student Pages.
2. After completing the application go to student affairs at the campus you have
chosen. Your student certificate will be ready in one (1) working day.
You can find the student affairs at santralCampus in the ÇSM-building on the
ground floor.
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4. Tax Number
In order to apply for a health insurance, you need to get a tax number first.
All you need is your passport and a photocopy of the passport page with your
photograph on it.
Address of Beyoğlu Vergi Dairesi (Tax Office): Meşrutiyet Caddesi, No: 125, Şişhane
/ Istanbul
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5. & 6. Health Insurance (Allianz)
It is a state required procedure that all foreign students must obtain a health insurance during their study in Turkey. You will need a tax number (above #4) to be able to complete your health insurance application.
You can get your tax number from the Tax offices. All you need is your passport and a photocopy of the passport page with your photograph on it.
Address of Beyoğlu Vergi Dairesi (Tax Office): Meşrutiyet Caddesi, No: 125, Şişhane/ Beyoğlu Phone: +90 212 244 1635
Required documents to apply for Private Health Insurance (Allianz):
Application form
*
Tax Number Photocopy of passport
Student Certificate (Turkish Version) Payment receipt of the insurance policy
**
*
Collect your application form from “Allianz stand” at Santral E1 ground floor or International Student Advising Office at Santral Campus, ÇSM building Z-110.**
While you make your policy payment, you will need to provide your tax number to the bank teller.9
Below you can find the price table for each gender:
INSURANCE BENEFIT TABLE
Benefit Name Domestic Contracted Health Providers
Domestic Non-Contracted Health
Providers Abroad IN PATIENT TREATMENT UNLIMITED 100% 20.000,00 - TRY 80% INVALID CHEMOTHERAPY/RADIOTHERAPY/
DIALYSIS SURVEY 1.500,00 - TRY 60% COVERED (I) 60% INVALID CHEMOTHERAPY/RADIOTHERAPY/
DIALYSIS UNLIMITED 100% COVERED (II) 80% INVALID MINOR SURGERY UNLIMITED 100% COVERED (II) 80% INVALID OUT PATIENT TREATMENT
2.000,00 - TRY 60% COVERED (I) 60% INVALID ARTIFICIAL ORGAN 22.000,00 - TRY 100% COVERED (I) 100% INVALID Female
Age Total Cost per year
18 557,80 TL 19 567,28 TL 20 575,43 TL 21 584,15 TL 22 593,57 TL 23 593,57 TL 24 611,09 TL 25 620,50 TL 26 629,28 TL 27 640,75 TL 28 651,39 TL 29 663,22 TL 30 674,44 TL Male
Age Total Cost per year
18 598,57 TL 19 610,39 TL 20 611,63 TL 21 611,63 TL 22 610,39 TL 23 609,14 TL 24 606,66 TL 25 604,79 TL 26 602,92 TL 27 602,30 TL 28 601,06 TL 29 602,30 TL 30 604,79 TL
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You can only do your payment through Garanti Bank on the Bilgi Kuştepe Campus. Account Name: Allianz
Bank Name: Garanti Bankası
Branch Name: Kozyatağı Kurumsal Şube (383) IBAN: TR09 0006 2000 3830 0006 2002 42
Very important:
While you are paying the policy fee, please write your name and surname as explanation. When the procedure is completed, your document will be sent to Istanbul Bilgi University
around 7 days. You can collect it from “Allianz stand” at Santral E1 ground floor or from the International Student Advising Office.
For all of your questions, please do not hesitate to contact the agency staff.
Contact Person:
Mr. Okan Sarı
Allianz Health Insurance
okan@tanyildizisigorta.com
Tel: 0216 456 81 11 GSM: 0539 657 00 59
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7. Residence Permit
Procedure to apply for residence permit:
1. Apply online at
http://yabancilar.iem.gov.tr/
2. On your appointment day, go to the Police Headquarters (VATAN) with all the
required documents.
3. Submit all of your documents to Desk number 19, which deals with
international student’s residence permit.
Afterwards, go to Eminönü Mal Müdürlüğü (Local Tax Office) with a
photocopy of your passport to pay the 50 TL application fee.
Please be aware that payments can be made until 15:00 PM.
After making your payment, take the receipt to the Police Headquarters
(VATAN).
4. Upon completion of all the above mentioned steps, your Resident Permit will
be sent to your university around a month.
Documents to print and get ready by the Appointment day:
1. Passport
2. Four Passport size photos
3. Three Photocopies of passport pages (the page with your photo, the page
where validity and expiry dates are written, and the page of the last entry )
4. 50 Turkish Lira
5. Student Certificate (in Turkish)
6. A
C
OLOR printout of your online application form
7. Health Insurance
The address of the Police Headquarters (VATAN):
Vatan Caddesi, Adnan Menderes Bulvarı, Hırka-i Serif Mahallesi, No: 58, Fatih,
Istanbul
The address of Eminönü Mal Müdürlüğü (Local Tax Office):
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How to get to VATAN Police Headquarters:
If you exit the campus from the back gate located next to the mosque and the E1
building, you can take the buses 39 or 39D from the bus station across the road. In
addition, you can also take the yellow minibus “Eyüp-Aksaray” to go to Vatan.
Another option is to go to Kabataş with our Kabataş Shuttles and take the tram
there. You need to get out of the tram at Yusufpaşa Station to change trains and get
on the Metro. Leave the Metro at the next station ‘Emniyet’ and Vatan is right there.
Another option is to take a taxi from Santral to Vatan Police Headquarters which will
cost you around 25-30 TL.
How to get to Eminönü Mal Müdürlüğü (Local Tax Office):
Eminönü Mal Müdürlüğü (Local Tax Office) is right behind “Istanbul Ticaret Odası”.
You can take any bus that goes to Eminönü.
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Attention: Please do not make your online residence permit application before
being physically here in Istanbul! According to the laws, you can only make this
application after you cross the Turkish border.
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8. English Proficiency Test
If you do not hold one of the required English test results stated below, you will be required to take BİLGİ English Exemption Test.
Exam IELTS TOEFL IBT TOEFL CBT First Certificate in English (FCE) Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) Cambridge Proficiency Exam (CPE) Result 6 75 200 B C C
According to your BİLGİ English Test (BILET) result you will either be; Placed into the language program,
Or
Exempt from the language program and start the faculty directly.
BİLGİ English Test (BILET I & BILET II)
BILET Stage I:
BILET Stage I is a multiple-choice English test that defines your level of English.
BILET Stage II:
Students who have passed BILET I, are required to take BILET Stage II examination. BILET II is divided into two parts:
1. BILET Stage II (Speaking Part)
2. BILET Stage II (Written Part: Reading + Listening + Writing)
Sample Exam for BILET II: http://elp.bilgi.edu.tr/en/elp2-bilet-sample-exam/?elp2
For more information regarding English tests, feel free to contact Ms. Sema Şimsek at
