Our Turkish work permit lawyers are prepared to handle your company’s residence permit needs in Turkey. Akkas Labor and Employment Lawyers represent employers and employees in connection with virtually every aspect of working permit applications.
Akkas Law’s Turkish work permit lawyers regularly represent private-sector employers during a work permit application and submit applications on behalf of a foreign employee.
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Turkish Work Permit Lawyers
Foreigners who intend to stay in Turkey for a period longer than permitted in their visa, visa exemption, or for more than ninety days must obtain a residence permit.
Short-Term Residence Permit for Foreigners
To apply for a short-term residence permit, foreigners who own real estate in Turkey or will establish a business or commercial connections in Turkey must submit the following documents to the relevant Provincial Directorate of Immigration Administration (Göç İdaresi) after the application is made through the e-residence system.
Short-term residence permits are issued for a maximum of two years. A residence permit is invalidated if it is not used within six months.
Documents for Initial Application
- Residence permit application form
- The original and a copy of the passport or travel document
- Four passport-size photographs
- Declaration regarding sufficient and sustainable financial resources for the duration of the stay (Stated in the application form. The authority may request supporting documents.)
- Official document regarding the applicant’s ownership of the residence
- An invitation letter or documents of such written by the person or companies to be contacted
- Valid medical insurance
Documents for Extension
Applications for an extension of the residence permit may be made within sixty days prior to its expiration, but under no circumstances may this be done after the expiry date. For the extension, foreigners are required to apply for a residence permit through the e-residence system.
The completed application and required documents should be sent to the related Provincial Immigration Administration Office (Göç İdaresi) by mail within five days.
- Residence permit application form
- The original and a copy of the passport or travel document
- Submission of the previous residence permit document
- Two passport-size photographs
- Declaration regarding sufficient and sustainable financial resources for the duration of the stay (Stated in the application form. The authority may request supporting documents.)
- Official document regarding the applicant’s ownership of the residence
- An invitation letter or documents of such written by the person or companies to be contacted
- Valid medical insurance
Long-Term Residence Permit for Foreigners
For a long-term residence permit, foreigners that have continuously resided in Turkey for at least eight years should submit the following documents to the relevant Provincial Directorate of Immigration Administration (Göç İdaresi):
Documents for Initial Application
- Residence permit application form
- The original and a copy of the passport or travel document
- Submission of the previous residence permit document
- Two passport-size photographs
- The document shows that the applicant has not received any social aid from governmental institutions and organizations in the last three years
- Declaration regarding sufficient and sustainable financial resources for the duration of the stay
- Police record document
- Valid medical insurance
Long-term residence permits are issued indefinitely.
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Our law firm is now one of the leading Turkish Residence Permit law firms in Istanbul, Turkey. You may reach us for Turkish Work Permit Lawyers through our Contact page.
