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Who May Arrive Turkey Without Passport?

MuhasebeNews — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 15:00:20 +0000

How are the arrival-departure and the accommodation of ship’s crew in Turkey?
The identity cards (accepted by the Ministry) of foreign seamen residing in the ships and the yachts registered in Turkish International Ship Registry take over passport.

Passport is not required for ship’s crews who have seamen’s identity cards and arrive in or depart from port cities or center of population near the port cities.

Legislation provisions related to the admission of foreigners to the country and their departure from the country are reserved.

Source: Turkish International Ship Registry Law

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Can People Who Have Applied For International Protection Apply For Work Permit?

MuhasebeNews — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 13:00:21 +0000

1- CAN PEOPLE WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION APPLY FOR WORK PERMIT?
For the foreigners who have applied for International Protection (asylum) and received a status of “conditional immigrant”, 6 months after the application date (act numbered 6458, article 89, paragraph 4), a work permit application can be made to The Ministry of Labor and Social Security by the employers who want to employ them. If the foreigners already have a residence permit and they are applying for work permit to be employed in another city, these applications are concluded after The Ministry of The Internal is consulted.

2- IS PASSPORT VALIDITY CONSIDERED WHILE GRANTING WORK PERMIT?
According to the 6458 numbered Law, article 23: The work permits approved by The Ministry of Labor and Social Security and granted to foreigners are organized in the manner that they don’t exceed the 60 days after passport’s validity ends.

Also the work permit applications done with passports (and other documents that substitute for passports) of less than 60 days are not put into process.

Source: Ministry of Labor and Social Security

Attention!!! Administrative Fine For Foreigners Who Work Without Permit and Their Employers!!!

MuhasebeNews — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 09:00:01 +0000

WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR FOREIGNERS WHO WORK WITHOUT PERMIT AND THEIR EMPLOYERS?
1- There’s an administrative fine for foreigners who work without permit and their employers.
2- The employer who employs the foreigner without work permit or the representative of the employer has to compensate for the foreigner’s, their spouse and children’s accommodation, the necessary expenses for their return and their health expenses when necessary.
3- In the recurrence of employement without work permit, the administrative fine is implemented twice as much again.
4- The foreigners who work without permit are reported to the Ministry of the Interior to be deported.
5- The foreigners who work without permit are investigated regarding their entries to the country, their passports, their visa and residence permits. And if their situation is illegal, their deportation is done by Immigration Authorities.

Source: Ministry of Labor and Social Security