Work Permit Evaluation Criteria

In accordance with the fourth paragraph of the Provisional Article 1 of the International Labor Law No. 6735, the Evaluation Criteria that Applicant Workplaces and Foreigners Must Meet Regarding the Work Permit Requests of Foreigners Determined Pursuant to the 13th Article of the Implementation Regulation of the Law on Work Permits of Foreigners, which is still in force, are stated below:

1. At least five Turkish citizens must be employed in the workplace where the work permit application is made. If the foreigner applying for a work permit is a company partner, the employment requirement of five persons are sought for the last six months of the one-year work permit to be issued by the Ministry. In the event that more than one foreigner applies for a work permit in the same workplace, employment of five Turkish citizens is required for each foreigner after the first foreigner who is granted a work permit.

2. The paid-in capital of the workplace must be at least 100.000 TL or the gross sales must be at least 800.000 TL or the last year's export amount must be at least 250.000 USD.

3. Article 2 is not apply to work permit applications for foreigners working in associations and foundations, and Articles 1 and 2 is not apply to the evaluation of work permit applications for foreigners working in the Turkish representative offices of foreign state airlines, the education sector and domestic services.

4. The foreign company partner applying for a permit must have a capital share of at least 20 percent, not less than 40,000 TL.

5. The monthly wage declared by the employer to be paid to the foreigner must be at a level compatible with the duties and competence of the foreigner. Accordingly, taking into account the minimum wage amount in force as of the date of application, the wage to be paid to the foreigner must be at least;

- 6.5 times the minimum wage for senior managers and pilots,

- 4 times the minimum wage for unit or branch managers and engineers and architects,

- (Amended: 16.03.2012/ÇGM-5241) 3 times the minimum wage for those who will work in jobs requiring expertise and mastery and for teachers,

- (Amended: 03.02.2012/ÇGM-2285) Minimum wage for foreigners to be employed in domestic services, 1.5 times the minimum wage for foreigners to be employed in other professions,

- (Amended: 16.03.2012/ÇGM-5241) 2 times the minimum wage for foreigners who will work as acrobats and similar titles in tourism animation organization companies and for foreigners who will work as masseurs, masseuses and SPA therapists, must be.

6. (Amended: 01.02.2017/UIGM-1061) They include;

 - Tourism establishments with at least three stars certified by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, which prove that they have a licensed massage parlor, certified holiday villages, thermal hotels with an operating permit from the official authorities,

      - Turkish bath-sauna-SPA etc. Facilities that have agreements (contracts) with certified tourism businesses that host the complex,

      - Sports centers licensed by official authorities that employ at least twenty (20) Turkish citizens,

      - Applications for foreign employment in jobs that require expertise and mastery, such as masseurs, masseuses and SPA therapists, will be evaluated, and requests from businesses and workplaces that are not within this scope will not be deemed appropriate.

7. (Amended: 20.4.2011/ÇGM-8108) In case at least 10 Turkish citizens are employed for foreigners to be employed in jobs requiring expertise and mastery in the entertainment sector and tourism-animation organisation companies, the quota of five Turkish citizens for each foreigner is not applied separately.

8. (Additional Article: 20.4.2011/ÇGM-8108) In cases where there are provisions in bilateral or multilateral agreements to which Türkiye is a party and in the evaluation of work permit requests for foreigners to be employed by public institutions and organisations in the procurement of goods and services through contract or tender procedures, the criteria set out in Articles 1 and 2 is not apply.

9. (Additional Article: 20.4.2011/ÇGM-8108) In works requiring advanced technology or in cases where there are no Turkish experts with the same qualifications, the criteria specified in Articles 1 and 2 is not applied upon the approval of the General Directorate.

10. (Additional Article: 20.4.2011/ÇGM-8108) For the foreigners to be employed except for the key personnel in the enterprises that meet the conditions for Foreign Direct Investment, the criterion determined by Article 1 is applied based on the number of Turkish citizens working in all workplaces of the enterprise throughout the country.

 

 

FOREIGNERS WHOSE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO CRITERIA

The foreigners who are not subject to the work permit evaluation criteria in accordance with the provisions of the Implementing Regulation of the Law on Work Permits of Foreigners are specified below, and the foreigners specified herein are required to obtain a work permit in order to work. Foreigners whose work permit applications are finalised without being subject to the work permit evaluation criteria must prove that they are in this scope with documents obtained from the official authorities of the Republic of Türkiye.

    - Foreigners whose mother, father or child is a Turkish citizen,

    - Foreigners living in a marriage union with a Turkish citizen for at least three years,

    - Foreigners who are citizens of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,

    - Foreigners who have been granted a residence permit within the framework of Turkish and related communities practices,

    - Foreigners who have been granted a residence permit within the framework of humanitarian considerations,

    - Foreigners who have been granted a residence permit as victims of human trafficking,

    - Foreigners who have been granted a residence permit in stateless status.

 

BETWEEN 01.01.2024 - 31.12.2024 MONTHLY MINIMUM WAGE MULTIPLES (GROSS/TL)
MINIMUM WAGE 1,5 MINIMUM WAGE 2 MINIMUM WAGE 3 MINIMUM WAGE 4 MINIMUM WAGE 6,5 MINIMUM WAGE
20.002,50 TL 30.003,75 TL 40.005,00 TL 60.007,50 TL 80.010,00 TL 130.016,25 TL

 

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