Work Permit in Turkey – Conditions and How to Obtain it

Work permit in Turkey

Turkey is becoming an attractive immigration destination for people wishing to live and work in a new country. Moreover, many foreigners continue their lives and earn their livelihoods by working in Turkey. Therefore, A work permit in Turkey is very important. If you are in Turkey and want to work legally, you must obtain a work permit, which is a permit that allows you to exercise your job comfortably. In this article from Ebla Real Estate in Bursa, we will talk about the work permit in Turkey, the conditions for obtaining it, its advantages in addition to other matters related to it.

Table of contents:

• Work permit in Turkey.
• How to obtain a work permit in Turkey.
• Types of work permit.
• Advantages of work permit in Turkey.
• Work permit extension.
• Work permit fees in Turkey.

Definition of work permit in Turkey:

A work permit is an official document that authorizes its holder to seek and take employment in a foreign country legally. It is worth noting that the work permit is given to foreigners for a maximum of one year in the first place. Moreover, this one year can be extended for another two years. For workers who have completed three years, an extension can be made for three more years.

How to obtain a work permit in Turkey:

Every employer or employee has the right to apply for a work permit. The applications for work permit made through e-Government portal of Turkey (www.turkiye.gov.tr). In addition, the online work permit application system allows the users to fill the online application form and upload the required documents. After the online application is made, the employer is required to make a direct application to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security in person. Thus, the process will be finalized within 30 days, and the applicant will be informed by email.

Conditions for applying for a work permit in Turkey:

• It is not necessary to apply for a work permit in Turkey within the state from which the foreigner obtained his temporary protection card. However, he can extract the work permit from where he works regardless of the place of residence.
• Moreover, the duration of his residence in Turkey must exceed 6 months. In some cases, the work permit application is accepted even if 5 months of residence are not completed.
• Furthermore, application for a work permit submitted to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security in Turkey.
• Additionally, the proportion of foreign workers should not exceed 20% of the number of Turkish workers in the workplace. Therefore, for every 5 Turkish employees, there must be one foreign employee.
• In addition, the applicant for a work permit may not have a previous valid work permit with another company or institution.

Documents required for foreigners under temporary protection:

For foreigner:

• Employment contract.
• Biometric passport photo of the foreigner,

For the employer:

• Tax Registration Certificate.
• Trade registry gazette or Tradesman’s registry gazette.
• Workplace balance sheet.
• Workplace activity certificate.
• Preliminary permission document.

Documents required for foreigners who have residence permit:

1. A passport valid for at least 6 months.
2. Notarize the passport from the notary.
3. Employment contract.
4. Photograph.
5. Application form for obtaining a work permit in Turkey.

Undoubtedly, the owners of foreign institutions and companies can obtain a work permit if they have a residence permit. However, he must have obtained it 6 months before the date of submitting the application for the work permit.

Types of work permit in Turkey:

1. Work permit with definite period of time
2. Work permit with indefinite period of time
3. Independent work permit
4. Turquoise card
5. Exceptional work permit

Advantages of work permit in Turkey:

• Working legally in the country.
• Obtaining the legal rights of the worker like insurance and social security, and others.
• Obtaining a good salary.
• The work permit strongly supports the Turkish citizenship file.

Extension of work permit:

Application for employing foreign workers is made to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security. Moreover, this application must be made within a maximum of two months from the end of the work permit period. Furthermore, application for extension of time to employ foreign workers, which is not made within this period, will not be considered. In addition, the foreign employee, for whom an extension application has been made, may continue to work at his current workplace, but it cannot exceed 45 days.

Work permit fees in Turkey:

To obtain a work permit, some fees and expenses may be incurred during the execution of these procedures.

These fees and expenses are as follows according to 2021:

• The fee amount for a temporary work permit is 1017.80 TL.
• The fee amount for an indefinite and independent work permit is 10,181.70 TL.
• Card fees are the same for all work permit types, and it is 125.00 TL.

Services of Ebla Real Estate in Turkey:

Ebla Real Estate, the accredited real estate company in Bursa, provides services related to legal and administrative affairs in Turkey. Moreover, Ebla Company provides various real estate offers and golden opportunities in Bursa.

Furthermore, Ebla Real Estate Group provides its services regarding the issuance of work permit. It arranges all papers required for a work permit and submits them to the Social Security Department.

Thus, the approval of the work permit is issued within a period not exceeding one month from the date of submission.

Additionally, for obtaining real estate residence permit and Turkish citizenship, we provide the best real estate in Bursa city, Turkey.

Edited by: Ebla Group Real Estate

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