Foreigners who are married with a Turkish citizen are eligible to apply for the Turkish citizenship by marriage. There isn’t a residency requirement and the important thing is that 3 years have to pass after the marriage. However, just before applying to the citizenship, foreigner partners needs to apply for a family residence permit because it is a prerequisite for citizenship.
Turkish Citizenship by marriage allows foreigners to apply for Turkish citizenship if a foreigner is married with a Turkish citizen for more than 3 years. It has to be an official civil marriage in order to apply for Turkish citizenship. There isn’t a residency duration requirement to apply for the Turkish citizenship by marriage. That’s why it is different than Turkish Citizenship by 5 Year Residency, because in citizenship by marriage, there is no need for a day count document.
The steps of application for Turkish citizenship by marriage are getting a Turkish family residence permit, preparing Turkish marriage certificate, preparing birth certificates and making an application for the citizenship at the immigration office. Foreigners cannot apply to Turkish citizenship if they don’t have a residence permit at that moment. After your Turkish citizenship by marriage application is approved, you can apply for the Turkish id card and Turkish passport at the population office. Usually, evaluation time for Turkish citizenship by marriage is approximately 1 year.
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