What students have to do step by step after arriving in İstanbul?
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What students have to do step by step after arriving in İstanbul?
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) 8. English Proficiency Test (Page 18) 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 in Istanbul, 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 Phone: 90 212 455 04 00 1 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) 2 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. 3 4 5 6 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 Phone: +90 212 244 1635 7 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. 8 Below you can find the price table for each gender: Female Male Age Total Cost per year Age Total Cost per year 18 557,80 TL 18 598,57 TL 19 567,28 TL 19 610,39 TL 20 575,43 TL 20 611,63 TL 21 584,15 TL 21 611,63 TL 22 593,57 TL 22 610,39 TL 23 593,57 TL 23 609,14 TL 24 611,09 TL 24 606,66 TL 25 620,50 TL 25 604,79 TL 26 629,28 TL 26 602,92 TL 27 640,75 TL 27 602,30 TL 28 651,39 TL 28 601,06 TL 29 663,22 TL 29 602,30 TL 30 674,44 TL 30 604,79 TL INSURANCE BENEFIT TABLE Domestic Contracted Benefit Name Health Providers UNLIMITED IN PATIENT TREATMENT 100% CHEMOTHERAPY/RADIOTHERAPY/ 1.500,00 - TRY DIALYSIS SURVEY 60% CHEMOTHERAPY/RADIOTHERAPY/ UNLIMITED DIALYSIS 100% UNLIMITED MINOR SURGERY 100% 2.000,00 - TRY OUT PATIENT TREATMENT 60% 22.000,00 - TRY ARTIFICIAL ORGAN 100% 9 Domestic NonContracted Health Providers 20.000,00 - TRY 80% COVERED (I) 60% COVERED (II) 80% COVERED (II) 80% COVERED (I) 60% COVERED (I) 100% Abroad INVALID INVALID INVALID INVALID INVALID INVALID Payment: 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 [email protected] Tel: 0216 456 81 11 GSM: 0539 657 00 59 10 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 COLOR 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): Hocapaşa Vergi Dairesi, 3. Kat, Sirkeci-Eminönü; Behind Istanbul Ticaret Odası 11 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. 12 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. 13 14 15 16 17 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 TOEFL First Cambridge Certificate IBT CBT Certificate in Advanced English in English (CAE) (FCE) Result 6 75 200 B C Cambridge Proficiency Exam (CPE) 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 [email protected] Kuştepe Campus, Room: 515 18 Tel:0212 3116214
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