We all know that the language barrier could cause some headaches, so why don’t you let us make your communication smoother? We can help you to translate your documents and deal with the government agencies. We can even provide you with an interpreter.
- If you know what you want, jump right on to the contact form
- We provide both translations and interpreters for a variety of languages, it could be anything from a certification of your degree with an official government stamp to someone that can interpret your meeting.
- What we all need is a valid visa, we provide every kind there is.
- If you have any other paper work that you need help with, do not hesitate to contact us.
- If you want to set up a business, see the business set-up
How to Get a Work Permit?
Obtaining a Work Permit in Turkey
Applications for work permits can be made inside or outside Turkey:
• Foreigners residing outside Turkey shall apply to the relevant Turkish Consulate of either his/her country of residence or his/her country of citizenship.
• Foreigners with a valid residence permit (valid for a minimum of 6 months, except for residence permits for educational purposes) can apply directly to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security.
Foreigners applying for a work permit from their country of residence
Applicant Individual
• Passport
• Work visa application
• 1 photo
• 1 copy of the work contract
Turkish Embassy / Consulate
Applicant Company
• Online application should be filed in 6 days.
• Direct application to the Ministry should be filed in 10 days.
Turkish Ministry of Labor and Social Security
• If all documents submitted are accurate and complete, the issuing process will take around 30 days.
• Once approved, the applicant is informed by phone or e-mail.
• Foreign nationals need an authorized Turkish citizen with a power of attorney to handle their electronic application as the process requires a Turkish national identification number.
Once the work permit has been issued and the work visa application has been approved by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security:
Applicant Individual
Turkish Embassy / Consulate
• Non-refundable work visa processing fee
• Non-refundable work permit processing fee
• To obtain a residence permit, work visa and work permit holders must apply to the Alien’s Branch of the Local Police Department (Emniyet Mudurlugu Yabancilar Subesi) within 30 days following their arrival in Turkey.
Foreigners applying for a work permit in Turkey
Foreigners with a valid residence permit that is valid for a minimum of 6 months, except for residence permits for educational purposes, can apply directly to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security.
Applicant’s File
Turkish Ministry of Labor and Social Security
Documents to be submitted by the employer for the first application
Other documents to be submitted for specific sectors
Documents to be submitted by foreign individuals applying for the first time
In addition to the documents above, foreigners applying for a work permit as experts in specific fields have to present the following documents:
• Foreign Degree Equivalency for applicants that received their higher education outside Turkey, in accordance with the Regulations for Equivalency of Degrees Obtained Abroad, pursuant to the articles 3 and 7/p of the Law No. 2547 (scanned and sent online during electronic application)
• If deemed necessary for the Ministry, a translated and notarized copy of the degree or provisional certificate of graduation; for pilots, pilot’s license taken from their country of origin (scanned and sent online during electronic application; also printed for application file)
• For Certified Tourism Enterprises, copies of the work contract in Turkish and applicant’s native language along with the Letter of Recommendation translated into Turkish (scanned and sent online during electronic application; printed for direct application)
• For foreigners to be employed in educational services subject to the authority of the Ministry of National Education, the Certificate of Proficiency obtained from the same Ministry. (scanned and sent online during electronic application)
