Work permit and business-owner assessment

Permission under the selected route: Meet the specific entry, residence or work conditions of this category. A residence permit does not generally authorise employment. Long-term residence and nationality have separate eligibility and actual-residence requirements, and are not granted by registering a company or receiving a nomad certificate.

Screen the employer or ownership structure and job against current Labour Ministry criteria. Submit through the applicable domestic or overseas work-permit procedure and maintain the authorised role and employer obligations.

The employer, role, remuneration and applicable capital and Turkish-employment criteria must be met. Owners and partners are assessed under their specific shareholding and activity conditions.

Prepare the employment or corporate file, qualifications and applicable capital, shareholding and staffing evidence. Standard owner criteria and statutory exemptions differ, so company incorporation is not a guarantee of a work permit.

Initial permission normally lasts up to one year. Eligible extensions with the same employer can reach two years and then three years. The approved role and employer limit the permission.