Directorate General of Foreigners
Duties of Directorate General of Foreigners
a) Carrying out the works and transactions related to regular migration,
b) Carrying out the works and transactions of foreigners at the border gates and ensuring coordination, under the scope of related legislation,
c) Carrying out the duties given to the Ministry in the Settlement Law No. 5543 dated 19/9/2006,
ç) Evaluating and concluding the migration requests of the foreigners who want to come to our country as an individual migrant in accordance with the law number 5543,
d) Carrying out the works and transactions related to stateless persons in Türkiye,
e) Evaluating the visa applications that are requested of permit by the consulates to the Presidency,
f) Ensuring that the determined policies that are aimed at acquisition of real estate in Türkiye by the foreigners are implemented together with the related public institutions and organizations,
g) Ensuring the implementation of the policies determined for the foreigners belonging to the Turks and related communities and carrying out residence permit transactions of the foreigners within this scope,
ğ) Carrying out the transactions regarding the residence permit fee amounts in accordance with the Fees Law No. 492 dated 2/7/1964 and, the fee amounts and the fee exemption determined in accordance with reciprocity principle and the residence permit document fee received in accordance with the Law on Valuable Papers No. 210 dated 21/2/1963.
h) Carrying out works and transactions related to residence permits,
ı) Preparing printed forms related to residence permits and carrying out the related transactions,
i) Carrying out the procedures related to the issuance of foreigner identification numbers to foreigners within its scope of duty, by coordinating with the relevant units and institutions,
j) Examining the audit and inspection reports regarding the Directorate General and provincial organization and carrying out the necessary works for the elimination of the flaws and deficiencies,
k) Making administrative regulations related to the field of duty of the Directorate General
l) Providing opinions and suggestions regarding the subjects to be put on the agenda of the Migration Board,
m) Developing projects on subjects concerning the Directorate General and submitting them to the Directorate General of Harmonization and Communication and implementing the approved projects,
n) Gathering data, information and documents related to its field of duty, and sending the statistical ones to the Directorate General of Harmonization and Communication,
o) Requesting the regular in-service training planning from the relevant Department or organizing when necessary, for the training of the personnel working in the central and provincial units and increasing the efficiency, and informing the relevant Department of all the training activities to be organized,
ö) Informing Directorate General of Management Services of the unit's opinions regarding the legislation and protocol drafts prepared by the Presidency or received from other institutions,
p) Informing Department of Foreign Relations of the unit's opinions on international conventions, agreements and other international legislation,
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