Work Permit

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WHAT IS WORK PERMIT?

Work Permit is a document which issued on behalf of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security to get a foreigner able to work in Turkey

All non-Turkish citizens in our country with the purpose to work are required to get work permit in accordance with the Law No. 4817 on Work Permits for Foreigners

While issuing a Work Permit; 

Factors such as the absence of Turkish personnel with the same qualifications that can be replaced with the foreigner, the country of the person to work, the competence and expertise of the person to work, the educational status, the documents showing the special characteristics of the job, the criminal record of the person to be employed are evaluated and the decision has been made accordingly by the Ministry.

While applying for a work permit, there are two different application options according to your status.

Domestic Application

The personnel who will work must has a residence permit valid for at least 6 months. For the foreigner who has a residence permit, the application for a work permit can be made to the Ministry of Labor with the required documents.

Application Abroad

For his kind of application Residence permit is not required. The foreigner personnel is needed to startup procedures of getting work visa via Turkish representations in the country of citizenship or of permanent residence, then the employer is also required to  apply to Ministry of Labor after collecting  the required documents.

Work Permit

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The Ministry’s Permit Evaluation Criteria

ACCORDING TO THE IMPLEMENTING REGULATION NO. 13 OF THE LAW ON WORK PERMITS OF FOREIGNERS NO. 4817 AND HAS CAME TO EFFECT ON 8/2/2010; REGARDING THE WORK PERMIT APPLICATIONS OF FOREIGNERS, THE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA THAT MUST BE MEETED BY THE BUSINESSES AND FOREIGN APPLICANT  AND FOREIGNERS ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.

  1. Employment of at least five Turkish citizens in the workplace where work permit is requested is mandatory. If the foreigner applying for the permit is a company partner, the five-person employment condition is sought for the last six months of a one-year work permit issued by the Ministry. In the case of a work permit is requested for more than one foreigner in the same workplace, the employment of five Turkish citizens will be sought for each foreigner after the first foreigner who has been obtained a work permit.
  2. The paid-in capital of the workplace must be at least 100,000 TL or gross sales must be at least 800,000 TL or the last year’s export volume must be at least 250,000 USD.
  3. For work permit applications regarding foreigners who will work at instututitons or foundations, Article 2; for work permit applications regarding foreigners who will work at the representations of foreign airlines in Turkey, education sector, or domestic services Article 1 and Article 2 shall not apply.
  4. It is obligatory that the foreign shareholder of the company applying for the permit has a capital share of at least 20 percent, not less than 40,000 TL.
  5. The monthly wage declared to be paid to the foreigner by the employer must be at a level compatible with the foreigner’s duty and competence. Accordingly, taking into account the minimum wage in effect as of the application date, the wage to be paid to the foreigner must be at least;
  6. 5 times the minimum wage for senior executives, pilots and engineers and architects who apply for pre-permit,
  7. 4 times the minimum wage for unit or branch managers, engineers and architects,
  8. Foreigners who will work in jobs requiring expertise and mastery, teachers and psychologists, physiotherapists, masseurs, masseuses, musicians, performers, acrobats and similar titles, 3 times the minimum wage,

d- 2 times the minimum wage for foreigners who will work in tourism-animation organization companies as acrobats and similar titles, and for foreigners who will work in jobs such as masseurs, masseuses and SPA therapists.

  1. The minimum wage for foreigners to be employed in domestic services and for foreigners who will work in other professions (such as sales staff, marketing-export personnel). must be 1.5 times the minimum wage
  2. The applications of at least four-star tourism certified enterprises and certified holiday villages that prove that they have a massage parlor with permission, such as masseurs, masseuses and SPA therapists will be evaluated, and the demands of businesses and workplaces that are not included in this scope will not be approved.
  1. If at least 10 Turkish citizens are employed for foreigners to be employed in the entertainment sector and tourism-animation organization companies that require expertise and mastery, the quota for the employment of five Turkish citizens separately for each foreigner shall not be applied.
  1. In the evaluation of work permit requests concerning the criteria is already set out by the bilateral or multilateral agreements which is Turkey a part of or foreigners to be employed by the public institutions and organizations in the goods and service purchases with procurement procedures; Article 1 and Article 2 shall not apply
  1. In cases of requiring advanced technology or in the absence of a Turkish expert with the same qualifications, the criteria specified in articles 1 and 2 shall not be applied upon the approval of the General Directorate.
  2. For foreigners who are to be employed other than key personnel in enterprises that meet the requirements  of Special Foreign Direct Investment, the criterion specified in Article 1 is applied based on the number of Turkish citizens working in all workplaces of the enterprises nationwide.