The fees applicable to foreign nationals applying for residence permits in Türkiye for the year 2026 have been officially announced.
According to the General Communiqué of the General Directorate of Public Accounts published in the Official Gazette dated 24 December 2025 (No. 33117), the residence permit document fee has been set at 964 TRY as of 1 January 2026. Since residence permit documents are classified as valuable papers under Law No. 210 on Valuable Papers, this fee applies to all foreign nationals without any country-based exemption.
In addition, residence permit application fees have been updated under the Communiqué on the Fees Law published in the Official Gazette dated 31 December 2025 (No. 33124). Accordingly, for foreign nationals not included in specific country groups, the residence permit fee is calculated as 348.10 TRY per day for the first month. However, the total amount for the first month cannot be less than 653.70 TRY or exceed 3,359.90 TRY. For each subsequent month, an additional fee of 2,232.30 TRY is applied.
These fee rates apply to citizens of countries not included in any specific group, including Serbia, Fiji, Norway, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Within the framework of the reciprocity principle, citizens of the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ireland, Kosovo, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Syria, Turkmenistan, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), and Palestine are exempt from residence permit fees.
The authority to determine residence permit fees in accordance with the reciprocity principle lies with the Ministry of Treasury and Finance.
Source: Directorate General of Migration Management (Göç İdaresi Başkanlığı), Türkiye – Official announcement on 2026 residence permit document fees and application charges.Click here to access the relevant announcement.
