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Press Members Immigration Process In Turkey

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Pursuant to Press legislation in Turkey, foreign nationals who work for Press entities as Journalists and similar assignments can apply for a temporary or permanent press card regardless...

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Maria Lianides Çelebi
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Metin Ertürk
Metin Ertürk

Pursuant to Press legislation in Turkey, foreign nationals who work for Press entities as Journalists and similar assignments can apply for a temporary or permanent press card regardless of their entity having a representative in Turkey. This article will focus on a long-term press card application process for foreign nationals.

STEPS OF PRESS CARD APPLICATION PROCESS:

  1. PRESS VISA APPLICATION (TURKISH GENERAL CONUSLATE/EMBASSY ABROAD)
  2. PRESS CARD APPLICATION IN TURKEY (DIRECTORATE OF COMMUNICATIONS)
  3. PRESS RESIDENCE PERMIT (MIGRATION DIRECTORATE)
  4. ADDRESS REGISTRATION (POPULATIONS REGISTRY)

TIMELINE:

The entire immigration process of a foreign Press Member takes approximately 4 - 5 months. Note that this estimate can vary according to the processing times/workload of the Turkish Consulate and the Directorate of Communications. Applying for the press visa takes approximately 6-8 weeks depending on the backlog of the particular consular post. Upon visa

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