Work Permits for foreigners in Turkey
Posted by meb at January 16th, 2007
Work Permits
The fourth article in THE LAW ON WORK PERMITS FOR FOREIGNERS states: ‘Unless otherwise provided for in bilateral or multilateral agreements to which Turkey is a party, foreigners are obliged to get work permits before they start to work either for a company or independently in Turkey.’ Foreigners residing out of Turkey can apply for their work permit to the Turkish consulate in the country where they reside. The consulates then forward these applications directly to the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. Foreigners who have a valid residence permit in Turkey or their employers are entitled to make their application directly to the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. If the Ministry grants a work permit, it will be valid only when the required working visa and residence permit is taken. When applying to the Ministry the following documents are required:
I-Documents requested from foreigners
- Written request for work permit addressed to the Ministry of Labour and Social Security,
- Foreign Personnel Application Form (in 4 copies, bearing photograph taken within the last six months, including the original signature of the employer and the foreign personnel. In case there isn’t the original signature of neither the employer nor the foreign personnel, the individual contract made by and between the parties or the certificate of employment acceptance by the employee evidencing that the job proposal made by the employer has been accepted by the employee or its approved copy.),
- Copy of passport certified by Notary Public with Turkish translation,
- Copy of Diploma certified by Notary Public with Turkish translation,
- For applications filed from Turkey, valid Residence Permit, (The period of the Residence Permit has to be at least six months and the application has to be made within this period),
- Curriculum Vitae (the enclosed C.V. format has to be completed)
II-Documents requested from the institution/establishment which shall employ foreign personnel
- Written request for work permit addressed to the Ministry of Labour and Social Security,
- Balance-sheet and profit/loss statement of the last year, approved by the tax office,
- If the establishment has foreign capital, the original of the Turkish Trade Register Gazette showing the establishment’s last capital and partnership structure or its copy certified by the establishment,
- For Private Educational Institutions supposed to employ instructors of foreign nationality; copies of the Institution’s License and the letter of approval by the Ministry of National Education,
- For administrative personnel to be employed by tourism establishments, copy of the operational and investment certificate having been obtained from the Ministry of Tourism, if any,
- Certificate evidencing that establishments (including consortiums) having been awarded any contract in any tender opened by public institutions and establishments have undertaken the task which they they shall be assigned by the relevant institution and establishment,
- As for corporate bodies supposed to employ any foreign expert in the framework of the engineering, architecture, contractorship and consultancy services, detailed account of salaries evidencing that Turkish and the copy of the contract executed with the foreigner.
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