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REQUIREMENTS FOR BRITISH NATIONALS WISHING TO SETTLE, WORK IN TURKEY

UK Nationals who wish to visit Turkey for less then 90 days may obtain a tourist visa by presenting a valid UK passport at any of Turkey's ports of entry.  A 10 Pounds visa fee, payable in cash only, is the only requirement.

All other UK nationals who plan to stay in Turkey for more than 90 days must first obtain the appropriate visa from a Turkish Embassy or Consulate prior to arrival.

 

Please access the Turkish Embassy website: www.turkconsulate-london.com for more information.

 

RESIDENCE IN TURKEY

 

(a)  Residency Permits are obtained AFTER arrival in Turkey. Formal application must be made to the police authorities of the province in which you reside, or to the Aliens department of the Police in Ankara, if no fixed abode in Turkey is intended.

 

HOWEVER, well BEFORE your departure from the UK, you should contact the Turkish Embassy in London for information on requirements for residency and for information about importation of your household goods or car. Please access the website www.turkey.org/consularservices/forms/. for further details.

 

(b)   A RESIDENCE PERMIT IS AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY BEFORE YOU CAN CLEAR ANY PERSONAL GOODS/CAR FROM TURKISH CUSTOMS. THEREFORE AN APPLICATION FOR A RESIDENCE PERMIT MUST BE MADE in Turkey within one month from the date of your arrival to Turkey.

 

(c)    On first application, residence permits may be issued for a two-year period, thereafter for a maximum of five years at any one time.

 

(d)   Please note that recent changes in Turkish legislation relating to the calculation of residence permit fees for foreigners living in Turkey, has resulted in huge increases, based on 50 million TL for the first month and 30 million for each subsequent month.

For example, a 2 year, permit currently costs 740.000.000 TL plus a booklet fee of 65.000.000 TL, and a five year permit 1.820.000.000 TL, roughly equivalent to 335 Pounds and 785 Pounds respectively.

 

The Embassy has written to the Turkish authorities asking for a review, with a view to reducing these fees.

 

 

EMPLOYMENT IN TURKEY

 

A Work Permit is required for employment in Turkey.  These permits are issued by the Ministry of the Interior in Ankara.  We again strongly advise those wishing to take up employment in Turkey to contact, before travelling, the Turkish Embassy in London and/or their prospective employer in Turkey about the procedures for obtaining a Work Permit or access the Turkish work permit website www.csgb.gov.tr

 

REQUIREMENTS FOR TURKISH WORK VISAS

 

Companies seeking to employ UK nationals in Turkey must first obtain approval from the Turkish Ministry of Labour and Social Security to hire foreign citizen employees.  Prospective employers may obtain application forms for work permits at www.csgb.gov.tr.

 

Completed applications should be returned to the Ministry of Labour and Social Security at Inonu Boulevard No 42, Eskisehir Yolu, Emek, Ankara, Tel: (0312) 212 9700-01-02 or (0312) 223 6737.

 

Upon approval from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, the UK national, employment candidate must next apply for a Turkish work visa.  Work visa requirements, instructions and application forms are available through the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey website at: www.turkey.org/consularservices.forms/

BRITISH CITIZENS APPLYING FOR RESIDENT STATUS IN TURKEY

If you wish to apply for a resident permit in Turkey, you should apply to the Police Headquarters, Aliens Department in the province where you reside. 

Documents Required:

 

Long Term Residential Status
* 4 application forms, which can be obtained from the Aliens Department
     a) forms should be completed in typeset not hand-written
     b) 4 recently taken photographs.  1 photograph to be attached to each form
* Passport
* The residence declaration form duly completed
* The appropriate valid visa obtained from the Turkish Embassy abroad
* The appropriate fee

 

First time applicants will be granted a one-year resident permit. Thereafter, it may be renewed firstly for three and then five years

Marriage to a Turkish National


* 4 application forms, which can be obtained from the Aliens Department
    a) forms should be completed in typeset not hand-written
    b) 4 recently taken photographs.  1 photograph to be attached to each form
* Passport
* The residence declaration form duly completed
* A certified copy of your marriage certificate (translated into Turkish if appropriate)
* Registration certificate which proves you are the spouse of a Turkish national and that it was registered
* he appropriate fee

A man or a woman married to a Turkish citizen will be issued with a resident permit valid for three years on first application. Thereafter it may be renewed for up to five years.

Working for a Private Company in Turkey


* 4 application forms, which can be obtained from the Aliens Department
    a) forms should be completed in typeset not hand-written
    b) 4 recently taken photographs.  1 photograph to be attached to each form
* 2 completed work position declaration forms obtained from the Aliens Department
* Your passport, which should contain a working visa issued by the Turkish Embassy abroad
* The residence declaration form duly completed
* A letter from your employer in Turkey
* Permission granted to the company
* The appropriate fee

 

If a working visa has been obtained from the Turkish Embassy abroad, on first application in Turkey a two-year resident permit will be issued. Thereafter three and five year resident permits may be issued.

 

An extension of a stay on a three-month tourist visa may be granted for three months only. A second application for an extension will not be accepted.

 

Pending Applications:

 

If you wish to leave the country and your application has not been resolved the Aliens Department will endorse your resident permit on one occasion only, giving right of residency for 15 days. Production of this endorsement upon departure from Turkey to the immigration police should avoid a fine being levied .

 

REGISTRATION OF RESIDENTS

 

British Nationals resident in Turkey, who are entitled to the protection of the United Kingdom Authorities should contact the nearest British Mission to register their details. Please bring your passport with you. Failure to do so, may in an emergency, result in difficulty or delay in according assistance and protection.

 

Please renew your registration annually