residence permit and work permission
A work permit is granted to the foreigners who are employed in Turkish companies, and it entitles them to work in the Turkish Republic and benefit from health insurance. If a father or mother obtains a work permit, then all family members (husband, wife, and children) have the right to obtain a residence permit, the duration of which is the same as the duration of the primary work residence permit of the father or the mother.
Applying for the renewal of a work residence permit in Turkey is carried out personally in accordance with the law at the consulates of the Turkish republic in the country in which the applicant resides if outside of Turkey, and the new application requires a certain residency period inside Turkey, the applicant will get the result within one month, maximum.
The work residence is granted to foreigners who are employed in Turkish companies, where the company obtains a work permit from the Ministry of Labor for the foreigners to be employed, then applies for a work residence permit for the employee.
There are several advantages for the work permit in Turkey such as obtaining health and social security for the worker as well as the worker's family, getting medical treatment at the expense of the country in all its hospitals, the children can enter various government schools, the worker can get a pension after sixty, also, the worker may obtain Turkish citizenship after five years of obtaining the work permit, it is also easily possible to apply for a visa from other countries, not to mention other advantages such as preserving the rights of the worker and ensuring that the worker obtains all the privileges.
The foreigner must be holding a valid passport and a residence permit for a period no less than six months, and if the foreigner does not hold a residence permit in Turkey, the application shall be submitted at the Turkish embassies in the foreigner's country or in the country in which the foreigner has been residing before coming to Turkey.
Turkish law stipulates that a fine of 17,000 Turkish liras on should be imposed on the employer, and the worker will be deported at the expense of the employer, also, the violations are doubled for every employer who has workers without a work permit.
A work permit is granted to the foreigners who are employed in Turkish companies, and it entitles them to work in the Turkish Republic and benefit from health insurance. If a father or mother obtains a work permit, then all family members (husband, wife, and children) have the right to obtain a residence permit, the duration of which is the same as the duration of the primary work residence permit of the father or the mother.
The cost of obtaining a work permit in Turkey is about 1,200 Turkish liras