How do you apply for a visa through IDATA?
Current status (checked 14.10.2026): In Türkiye, study and study-place-search visa applications are handled only through the Consular Services Portal (Auslandsportal): digital.diplo.de/studium (source). The official page does not say since when this rule applies; 14.10.2026 is only the date we checked it. The iDATA appointment steps below do not apply to these two visa types. For other national visas the missions work with iDATA and IOM-FAP (source).
IDATA is the official visa application service partner for German consulates in Turkey. Study and study-place-search visas are the exception: they are handled only through the Consular Services Portal (digital.diplo.de/studium, source, checked 14.10.2026). For other national visas the missions work with iDATA and IOM-FAP. Here’s a step-by-step guide to using their service.
Fees (checked 15.10.2026): The national visa fee of €75 (§ 46 (2) no. 1 AufenthV) is paid separately from iDATA's own charges: iDATA collects a €39.92 service fee and/or a €12 appointment booking fee, both in Turkish lira (source). Study and study-place-search visas do not go through iDATA, so no iDATA fee arises for them. Holders of a scholarship from public funds are exempt from the national visa fee (§ 52 (5) AufenthV).
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