New e-Residence Application System Goes
Online in the Republic of Turkey
The Ocean Cruising Club has been advised by the OCC Finike Port Officer Samet Gölgeci that a new online e-Residence system (as of 18-05-2015) makes it easier and faster for foreigners to apply for
residence permits and renew online. Renewal procedures are done electronically without going to the
Provincial Directorates of Migration Management. A valid mobile number and e-mail address must be
provided for validation and notification. This is a welcome development at the start of the cruising season
in the Mediterranean.
First applications and applications for transfer between residence
permits are received electronically, printed and submitted in hard copy with
backup documentation; foreigners are given an appointment for follow-up while
the applications are processed. Foreigners must present at the Provincial
Directorate of Migration Management on the date of the appointment to complete
the procedures. The appointments given by the Foreigners’ Departments prior to
18-05-2015 shall be renewed in the system.
For more
information, please review the promotional flyer and instructional booklet and visit
the website www.goc.gov.tr.
Download the necessary forms and follow the instructions at https://e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr/. The information is presented in
English.
About the Ocean Cruising Club
The
Ocean Cruising Club exists to encourage long-distance sailing in small boats. A
Full Member of the OCC must have completed a qualifying voyage of a non-stop
port-to-port ocean passage, where the distance between the two ports is not
less than 1,000 nautical miles as measured by the shortest practical Great
Circle route, as skipper or member of the crew in a vessel of not more than
70ft (21.36 m) LOA; associate members are committed to the achievement of that
goal. This standard distinguishes the OCC from all other sailing clubs. It’s
not about what you are or who you know, but simply what you have done, that
matters. Our membership as a whole has more experience offshore than any other
sailing organisation – in the number of circumnavigators, in the range of
extraordinary voyages members have completed, and in the number of solo
sailors, and female sailors among our ranks. This is what sets us apart from
other organisations, even as it draws us together as a group. We bring the
spirit of seafaring to our association by always being willing to assist any
fellow sailor we meet, either afloat or ashore.
With
a central office in the UK, though it has no physical clubhouse, the OCC is, in
a way, the “home port” for all of us who have sailed long distances across big
oceans. With 48 nationalities and Port Officers in as many countries, we have a
more diverse membership and a more international reach than any other sailing
organisation. Our Port Officers and Regional Rear Commodores represent the
frontline interaction with our existing members and the recruitment of new
members.
In
2014, our 60th Anniversary year, more than 1000 members and friends
attended OCC events around the world. OCC
members have been celebrating with the types of events only OCC members can
share - get togethers wherever in the world they happen to be at any
given point in time. Some have managed to work their way through multiple
events as they cruise with the seasonal flow of currents, others have come by
land to join up with those who come by sea. Some have crossed oceans to get
there, others have crossed the road. No matter how far, OCC members share a
common bond that creates instant friendships in any harbour of the world.