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What are The Steps to Follow When Your Residence Permit is Lost or Stolen?
Is your residence permit lost or stolen? Maybe this is one of the low-key nightmares for any international traveler. There is always a way (or more) ways to solve any problem. Moreover, in this kind of issue, you need to give your bits of precious time to focus on this short guide.
There Are Three Steps to Follow When Your Residence Permit is Lost or Stolen
1- Report to The Police Station
This is an official place to go when you lose any of your stuff in wherever country you stay right now, no exception for your precious residence permit. Go to the police station immediately. Ask for a police report. Tell them that your residence permit is lost or stolen. They will ask you about the details.
What, when, where, why, and how. But the “why” may be missing if your reason is “lost.” Because you do not know, why don’t you? However, try to tell the whole thing to the police. Let them know about your problem, so they can understand your issue and help you.
2- Go to The Immigration Office
After you get the police report, bring the copy to the immigration police. If you are a foreigner in Turkey, visit the Directorate General of Migration Management’s office. Explain your situation.
Please show them your copy of the police report. It will prove that your claim is valid. Then ask for a replacement. These are what you need if you want to replace your residence permit in Turkey.
- Copy of the police report,
- Two photos adjusted to the residence permit photo requirements,
- Your passport and a notarized copy of your passport (including the identifying information and photo pages, and the page with the most recent entry stamp),
- Proof of address document (could be a notarized accommodation document, hotel reservation confirmation, or the place of residence and other address documents from the Population and Citizenship Directorate),
- A copy of the residence permit was lost or stolen.
Bring it if you have one. It seems to be suggested to take a photo or scan your residence permit and save it. You will pay for the ID card fee and half of the residence permit fee. It varies according to your nationality.
3- Waiting For The Process
Wait until your residence permit replacement application is approved. If they accept it, your document will be sent to their Ankara headquarters. They will print a new one for you. They will send you the new residence permit via mail based on the address in your document.
Before doing all of those steps, you might contact some immigration experts or visit the Directorate General of Migration Management‘s online website. On the website, they provide a particular page for people to ask about things related to this situation.
