Tracking Turkish citizenship transactions
Obtaining Turkish citizenship through real estate investment:
It became possible to apply for Turkish citizenship through real estate investment at an amount of 250 thousand US dollars, after the amendment of the Turkish Citizenship Law for Investors on 18.09.2018, where obtaining Turkish citizenship was in return for a real estate investment of one million US dollars.
Perhaps the most important thing that the Republic of Turkey goes through in terms of real estate investment from other countries is that real estate ownership is for life, not for 99 years, as in European countries and some Arab countries, which encouraged investors to own property in Turkey.
There are two types of real estate investment in Turkey:
Investment in commercial real estate: It includes shops and commercial offices, which are non-residential real estate.
Investment in residential real estate: It includes properties designated for housing, such as apartments, houses, and villas.
Obligatory conditions in the property designated for obtaining Turkish citizenship
Buying real estate in Turkey from a Turkish citizen or from a Turkish legal person.
The property has a legal title deed (tapu) even if it is under construction.
The price of the property is more than 250 thousand US dollars.
Pay for the property with a bank transfer (bank transfer) from a bank outside or inside Turkey.
The buyer undertakes not to sell the property for 3 years.
The papers required to obtain Turkish citizenship in return for real estate investment
A copy of the title deed (the title deed of the property that was purchased provided that it is $ 250,000 or more), or the promise to sell contract with a notary.
A valid property evaluation report.
Original payment receipts from the buyer’s account, stamped with a live stamp from the sending bank.
Original receipts from the seller’s account, stamped with a live stamp from the receiving bank, in case the purchase was made by simple check, not a transfer
Two copies of the agency for the citizenship application, given by the investor to the legal team to submit the nationality file, and follow it up with the official departments. The agency is regulated by a notary in Turkey (Notre), or the Turkish embassy abroad, and agency formulas vary from time to time according to the work that the lawyer will supervise
In the event that the investor’s wife / husband is added to the naturalization file, a similar power of attorney must be presented for each of the spouses, and one joint agency can be organized for the client and his wife, on behalf of their children.
Translation of the passport into the Turkish language, certified by a notary in Turkey (Notre) for all family members: husband and wife, and children under the age of 18 years.
The papers required to reside in Turkey before granting citizenship to investors
Residence application form.
Certificate of conformity (that is, the property conforms to the specifications for granting citizenship, and is extracted from the Tabu Department).
The original passport + a copy of it (an attorney must exclusively be present to apply for residency).
2 biometric photos, with a white background (recent).
Valid health insurance.
The documents required for Turkish citizenship from the property owner’s wife and children under the age of 18
The application form for obtaining the exceptional Turkish “real estate” citizenship (the application must be filled out in large Latin letters without deficiency or errors, and the application must be signed by the person concerned or his agent).
Civil status document: The marriage contract or any other document proving the status of the applicant, whether he is single or married, and the date of marriage is determined by the date of birth.
Birth certificate or any other document proving birth information, such as issuing a civil registration or the registration of the souls of all family members (it must include the names of the parents of each individual, and the date and place of birth exclusively, without that the residency does not take place).
A family statement document or family book.
2 biometric personal photos (recent for all family members).
Legalization of documents issued outside Turkey
All documents issued from outside Turkey must be certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the country from which the document was issued, and by the Turkish representation in that country (Turkish embassy or consulate), and the Turkish embassy’s seal must be on the foreign ministry’s seal after translation.
If it is not possible to certify the Turkish representation in the country that issued the document, it must be certified by the representation of that country in Turkey, and it must be certified by the governor after translating it and certifying it by a notary.
Notice:
These documents change from time to time, and before preparing these documents, you must communicate with the lawyer exclusively to determine the documents used to apply for citizenship.
The issuance of a certificate of good conduct and other documents that are not specified above are not required in the citizenship application process.
Many investors have applied for Turkish citizenship through unreliable offices, or lawyers who do not have experience working in the immigration departments in the country have fallen into disgrace and have not obtained citizenship.
You can authorize the legal team at ICONINVEST to follow the proceedings on your behalf.
Obtaining Turkish citizenship by bank deposit:
It became possible to apply for Turkish citizenship by bank deposit in the amount of 500 thousand US dollars, after the amendment of the Turkish Citizenship Law for Investors on 09/18/2018, whereby obtaining Turkish citizenship was in return for a bank deposit of three million US dollars.
The bank deposit must have a specific maturity date that is documented in the certificate of deposit, as the funds should be kept in this account for a period of three years.
Steps to obtain Turkish citizenship by bank deposit:
In the beginning, and to facilitate all procedures, a lawyer must be appointed to do all the necessary procedures. You can contact the company ICONINVEST to facilitate all matters for you.
A bank account must be opened in a Turkish bank with a passport, a tax number, and a document in your name showing your address in your country of origin, or the country in which you reside, such as: the national address, water bill, or electricity bill, as its validity does not exceed 3 months.
After opening the account, an amount of 500 thousand dollars is deposited for the purpose of investment and waiting from one week to 10 days for the issuance of the conformity report approved for submission to citizenship by the Turkish Banking Regulation and Supervision Authority, and the steps are:
The specified amount will be deposited within the scope of the regulation related to the application of the Turkish Citizenship Law
The documents in Turkish / English / Arabic that must be signed after the bank account opening process are:
Pledge
Freeze order
Acknowledgment
passport
After signing, the relevant documents are sent by the bank to the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency.
The Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency notifies the requests that have been identified that carry the conditions set forth in the regulation by letter to the General Directorate of Souls and Citizenship and the General Directorate of Immigration Management, and a copy of the aforementioned letter is sent via the Internet to the bank to ensure that the person is informed of the matter.
Then the application is made to the investor’s residency, where the residency application is submitted through the Immigration and Passports Department website (printing the residence application, health insurance for one year, four biometric photos with a white background, a copy of the passport, his entry visa, and a certified lease contract) and going to a review office Citizenship for foreign investors and present it to them.
After that, a period of two or three days is waited until the residency is approved, and then the stages of applying for citizenship begin and submitting your file and your family file to the Souls Circle
The stages that the application for obtaining Turkish citizenship goes through:
The first stage: the citizenship application number is entered into the online citizenship system.
The second stage: the application for obtaining citizenship is sent to the General Directorate in Ankara.
The third stage: Verification and refutation of the documents submitted.
The fourth stage: It is the most important stage where the investor is fully searched and investigated if he has judicial or criminal rulings, in order to accept and prepare him as a Turkish citizen.
Fifth stage: in which the approval of the name to enter the list is done by the Council of Ministers to sign the application.
The sixth stage: the stage of signing the application and approval of granting citizenship to the investor.
The seventh stage: It is the last stage in which the Turkish nationality decision is issued, and the new Turkish national number will be in it.
Paperwork:
The necessary documents for bank deposit to obtain citizenship
passport
A copy of the passport, translated and certified by Notre.
Four biometric photos with white background for the whole family.
Copies of birth certificates certified by the Qaem Maqam for all family members.
A copy of the marriage contract certified by the Qaem Maqam.
Note: It is sufficient to attest the birth certificates and the marriage contract from the Qaem Maqam if they were issued from Turkey, but if they were issued outside Turkey, you must:
Legalization of documents from your country’s embassy or consulate.
After the documents are legalized at the embassy of your country, they must be translated.
Authentication of documents in tension Tracking Turkish citizenship transactions
Obtaining Turkish citizenship through real estate investment:
It became possible to apply for Turkish citizenship through real estate investment at an amount of 250 thousand US dollars, after the amendment of the Turkish Citizenship Law for Investors on 18.09.2018, where obtaining Turkish citizenship was in return for a real estate investment of one million US dollars.
Perhaps the most important thing that the Republic of Turkey goes through in terms of real estate investment from other countries is that real estate ownership is for life, not for 99 years, as in European countries and some Arab countries, which encouraged investors to own property in Turkey.
There are two types of real estate investment in Turkey:
Investment in commercial real estate: It includes shops and commercial offices, which are non-residential real estate.
Investment in residential real estate: It includes properties designated for housing, such as apartments, houses, and villas.
Obligatory conditions in the property designated for obtaining Turkish citizenship?
Buying real estate in Turkey from a Turkish citizen or from a Turkish legal person.
The property has a legal title deed (tapu) even if it is under construction.
The price of the property is more than 250 thousand US dollars.
Pay for the property with a bank transfer (bank transfer) from a bank outside or inside Turkey.
The buyer undertakes not to sell the property for 3 years.
The papers required to obtain Turkish citizenship in exchange for real estate investment
A copy of the title deed (the title deed of the property that has been purchased provided that it is $ 250,000 or more), or the promise of sale contract with a notary (Notre).
A valid property evaluation report.
Original payment receipts from the buyer’s account, stamped with a live stamp from the sending bank.
Original receipts from the seller’s account, stamped with a live stamp from the receiving bank, in case the purchase was made by simple check, not a transfer
Two copies of the agency for the citizenship application, given by the investor to the legal team to submit the nationality file, and follow it up with the official departments. The agency is regulated by a notary in Turkey (Notre), or the Turkish embassy abroad, and agency formulas vary from time to time according to the work that the lawyer will supervise
In the event that the investor’s wife / husband is added to the naturalization file, a similar power of attorney must be presented for each of the spouses, and one joint agency may be organized for the client and his wife, on behalf of their children.
Translation of the passport into the Turkish language, certified by a notary in Turkey (Notre) for all family members: husband and wife, and children under the age of 18 years.
The papers required to reside in Turkey before granting citizenship to investors
Residence application form.
Certificate of conformity (that is, the property conforms to the specifications for granting citizenship, and is extracted from the Tabu Department).
The original passport + a copy of it (an attorney must exclusively be present to apply for residency).
2 biometric photos, with a white background (recent).
Valid health insurance.
The documents required for Turkish citizenship from the property owner’s wife and children under the age of 18
The application form for obtaining the exceptional Turkish “real estate” citizenship (the application must be filled out in large Latin letters without deficiency or errors, and the application must be signed by the person concerned or his agent).
Civil status document: The marriage contract or any other document proving the status of the applicant, whether he is single or married, and the date of marriage is determined by the date of birth.
Birth certificate or any other document proving birth information, such as issuing a civil registration or the registration of the souls of all family members (it must include the names of the parents of each individual, and the date and place of birth exclusively, without that the residency does not take place).
A family statement document or family book.
2 biometric personal photos (recent for all family members).
Legalization of documents issued outside Turkey
All documents issued from outside Turkey must be certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the country from which the document was issued, and by the Turkish representation in that country (Turkish embassy or consulate), and the Turkish embassy’s seal must be on the foreign ministry’s seal after translation.
If it is not possible to certify the Turkish representation in the country that issued the document, it must be certified by the representation of that country in Turkey, and it must be certified by the governor after translating it and certifying it by a notary.
Notice:
These documents change from time to time, and before preparing these documents, you must communicate with the lawyer exclusively to determine the documents used to apply for citizenship.
The issuance of a certificate of good conduct and other documents that are not specified above are not required in the citizenship application process.
Many investors have applied for Turkish citizenship through unreliable offices, or lawyers who do not have experience working in the immigration departments in the country have fallen into disgrace and have not obtained citizenship.
You can authorize the legal team at ICONINVEST to follow the proceedings on your behalf.
Obtaining Turkish citizenship by bank deposit:
It became possible to apply for Turkish citizenship by bank deposit in the amount of 500 thousand US dollars, after the amendment of the Turkish Citizenship Law for Investors on 09/18/2018, whereby obtaining Turkish citizenship was in return for a bank deposit of three million US dollars.
The bank deposit must have a specific maturity date that is documented in the certificate of deposit, as the funds should be kept in this account for a period of three years.
Steps to obtain Turkish citizenship by bank deposit:
In the beginning, and to facilitate all procedures, a lawyer must be appointed to do all the necessary procedures and you can contact the company ICONINVEST to facilitate all matters for you.
A bank account must be opened in a Turkish bank with a passport, a tax number, and a document in your name showing your address in your country of origin, or the country in which you reside, such as: the national address, water bill, or electricity bill, as its validity does not exceed 3 months.
After opening the account, an amount of 500 thousand dollars is deposited for the purpose of investment and waiting from one week to 10 days for the issuance of the conformity report approved for submission to citizenship by the Turkish Banking Regulation and Supervision Authority, and the steps are:
The specified amount will be deposited within the scope of the regulation related to the application of the Turkish Citizenship Law
The documents in Turkish / English / Arabic that must be signed after the bank account opening process are:
Pledge
Freeze order
Acknowledgment
passport
After signing, the relevant documents are sent by the bank to the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency.
The Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency notifies the requests that have been identified that carry the conditions set forth in the regulation by letter to the General Directorate of Souls and Citizenship and the General Directorate of Immigration Management, and a copy of the aforementioned letter is sent via the Internet to the bank to ensure that the person is informed of the matter.
Then the application is made to the investor’s residency, where the residency application is submitted through the Immigration and Passports Department website (printing the residence application, health insurance for one year, four biometric photos with a white background, a copy of the passport, his entry visa, and a certified lease contract) and going to a review office Citizenship for foreign investors and present it to them.
After that, a period of two or three days is waited until the residency is approved, and then the stages of applying for citizenship begin and submitting your file and your family file to the Souls Circle
The stages that the application for obtaining Turkish citizenship goes through:
The first stage: the citizenship application number is entered into the online citizenship system.
The second stage: the application for obtaining citizenship is sent to the General Directorate in Ankara.
The third stage: Verification and refutation of the documents submitted.
The fourth stage: It is the most important stage where the investor is fully searched and investigated if he has judicial or criminal rulings, in order to accept and prepare him as a Turkish citizen.
Fifth stage: in which the approval of the name to enter the list is done by the Council of Ministers to sign the application.
The sixth stage: the stage of signing the application and approval of granting citizenship to the investor.
The seventh stage: It is the last stage in which the Turkish nationality decision is issued, and the new Turkish national number will be in it.
Paperwork:
The necessary documents for bank deposit to obtain citizenship
passport
A copy of the passport, translated and certified by Notre.
Four biometric photos with white background for the whole family.
Copies of birth certificates certified by the Qaem Maqam for all family members.
A copy of the marriage contract certified by the Qaem Maqam.
Note: It is sufficient to attest the birth certificates and the marriage contract from the Qaem Maqam if they were issued from Turkey, but if they were issued outside Turkey, you must:
Legalization of documents from your country’s embassy or consulate.
After the documents are legalized at the embassy of your country, they must be translated.
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