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Residence & Work permit in Turkey for citizens of Pakistan

To obtain a visa you need to decide the purpose of your visit to Turkey (depending on it: there  will be different form of invitation and the procedure for its completion). There are the following main types of visas and travel purposes:

  • Tourist Visa – tourism
  • Business Visa – conferences, business meetings;
  • Work Visa – work in a Turkish company.

Pakistani citizens who are willing to visit Turkey could get a touristic visa in 2 ways. One of them by getting e-visa online, another option is to apply documents to the Turkish Consulate in case if 1st option could not be applicable to this category of people.

İn order to get an e-visa online, the applicant should meet the requirements below as

  • To have a valid passport, which will cover the period that will be staying in Turkey.
  • Have valid Supporting Document (Valid visa OR valid residence permit from one of the Schengen Countries, USA, UK or Ireland

İn case if the applicant can’t meet the criterias for evisa application, he should apply for touristic visa via Turkish Consulate in Pakistan. Please follow the list of requirement documents which should be submitted to the Turkish Consulate in Pakistan as

  1. İnvitation letter / İncome status
  2. Biometric photo
  3. Flight itinerary reservation
  4. Hotel booking
  5. Bank statement

Once the foreigner get a touristic visa, he can come to Turkey and stay here legally for the certain period of time. İf Pakistani citizen would like to extend its visa, he has a right to apply for short term residence permit. The application should be done while visa is still valid. Once the visa will be expired, foreigner cannot apply for residence permit in Turkey. The short term residence permit allow foreigner to stay in Turkey legally, but it doesnt give any right to work in Turkey legally.

The residence permit could be transferred to work permit later in case if the foreigner have a job offer from the employer. Please note that foreign employee cannot apply and get a work permit by himself. The one and only who can get a work permit for employee is employer. Employer should apply for a work permit to the Ministry of Labour. Generally the application process and evaluation takes 30 working days. The initial work permit is granted for 1 year and subsequently  is renewable further.

The work permit application and procedure could be found in our website https://expatguideturkey.com/work-permit-applications/

Ata Kurumsal

Ata Institutional Consulting is a leading consultancy company in its field, with expert personnel, with 12 years of experience, providing residence permit, work permit, Turkish citizenship consultancy and corporate consultancy services to foreigners. Ata Instiutional Consultancy

335 Comments

  1. I work remotely for foreign employees from home and want to move to Turkey. What would be the procedure for me as I don’t need a job in Turkey and won’t have an employer for a work permit because I work from home.

  2. Is there a possibility to get work visa which eventually convert into citizenship by making investment in a business or buy a property for his / her family.
    I have been know that one can make investmnet to have work visa convertible into citizenship after 5 years.

    1. Hello,
      You can search for a job in Turkey through websites such as http://www.kariyer.net. Once you find a job your future employer must apply for your work permit. Foreigners can not apply for work permit in their own name or without having a job in Turkey. Application for foreigner who has residence permit valid in total for at least 6 months can be done within Turkey. For foreigners who are not residence permit holders, application must be done via Turkish Consulate in their home country.

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      1. Hi Sir,
        I am from Pakistan, I am mechanical engineer with 12 years experience.
        I am looking for job in Turkey.
        Do Turkish companies offer job to Expats.

    1. Hello,
      You can search for a job in Turkey through websites such as http://www.kariyer.net. Once you find a job your future employer must apply for your work permit. Foreigners can not apply for work permit in their own name or without having a job in Turkey. Application for foreigner who has residence permit valid in total for at least 6 months can be done within Turkey. For foreigners who are not residence permit holders, application must be done via Turkish Consulate in their home country.

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  3. Hi i am from pakistan and i am having 12.5 year experience in logistics and werehousing i am plaing to mkve to turkey om visit what i need can i get a job in logistics and wherehousing filed.

    Thanks and Regards

    1. Hello,
      You can search for a job in Turkey through websites such as http://www.kariyer.net. Once you find a job your future employer must apply for your work permit. Foreigners can not apply for work permit in their own name or without having a job in Turkey. Application for foreigner who has residence permit valid in total for at least 6 months can be done within Turkey. For foreigners who are not residence permit holders, application must be done via Turkish Consulate in their home country.

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  4. Hello this is from Pakistan. I want to know if i come to Turkey on Student Visa for my Graduate studies and start even working there in case i got the job, hence does Turkish government grant the citizenship to such individuals if our stay is for some specific time period? OR Immigration is only on Investment?

    1. Hello,
      After you find a job in Turkey and obtain work permit you can be eligible for Turkish citizenship application after staying within the country for 5 years uninterruptedly on basis of work permit. Within mentioned five years you should not spend abroad more than one year in total and more than six months in a row. Evaluation of Turkish citizenship application on basis of work permit can take up to two years and your work permit must be remained until receiving result of the application.

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        1. Hello,
          Work permit application is evaluated according to your qualifications. If Ministry of Labor does not find your qualifications or education background suitable for particular position, application can be rejected.

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  5. Asslam o alaikum sir i want open the hotle in turkey istanbul city i have residence permit who expired at march 2021 how i get work permit for hotle please guid me

    1. Hello,
      After you establish a company and open a hotel in Turkey you can obtain work permit as a company owner/shareholder. In order to apply for work permit your company must meet criteria of Ministry of Labor as:
      – paid capital of at least 100.000 TL
      – employing at least 5 Turkish citizens per each foreigner in the company including yourself
      Our company can assist you to establish a company and apply for work permit in Turkey. For details you can contact us at: info@expatguideturkey.com

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    1. Hello,
      Foreigners can not work in Turkey on basis of residence permit. In order to work within the country, first you need to find a job in Turkey and your future employer must apply for your work permit. Foreigners can not apply for work permit in their own name or without having a job in Turkey. Application for foreigner who has residence permit valid in total for at least 6 months can be done within Turkey. For foreigners who are not residence permit holders, application must be done via Turkish Consulate in their home country.

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  6. Dear
    I am business man into import export. I want to buy property in İstanbul can you guide me list of government projects for immigration purposes in İstanbul. Secondly cam after buying property and immigration can i get import export licence there.
    Regards
    Riaz farooqi

    1. Hello,
      There is no projects specified by Turkish government for abovementioned purposes. Foreigners can purchase any property in Turkey. In order to obtain residence permit on basis of property ownership you must buy a residential property. For Turkish citizenship by investment application properties can be either residential or commercial. If you establish a company in Turkey you will be allowed to do import and export under condition that your company will meet required criteria for particular type of products.

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  7. Please let me know who will be the employer of foreigner. can it be Govt. Department or any individual with strong business setup?? or can it be any store chain etc??

    1. Hello,
      Foreigners can be employed in companies, which meet criteria of Ministry of Labor as paid capital of at least 100.000 TL and 5 Turkish citizens employed per each foreigner in the company. Private persons can also employ foreigners in their home as child care or aged care. In both cases employer must obtain work permit for foreigners. Once the work permit is issued foreigners are allowed to start working within Turkey.

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    2. Sir Kindly guide me if i go to Turkey on touristic visa and find job within one month, Can i extend my touristic visa with valid reason of stay if yes how much budget is required and what reason should i tell, and if i get job there how much Pakistani budget is required to complete work permit.
      Thanks in advance

      1. Hello,
        In order to extend your visa you are allowed to apply for touristic residence permit, which can be granted for up to one year. In order to make an application, foreigners must have address in Turkey and health insurance obtained within the country, which is covering the whole requested period of stay. Moreover, foreigner must prove having financial resources to stay in Turkey (at least 500 USD per each month of requested stay). Funds can be proved by bank statements from foreigner’s bank account in their home country. Cost of governmental fees for obtaining residence permit for citizens of Pakistan is 80 USD + 110 TL card fee.
        Once you find a job in Turkey your future employer must apply for your work permit. Foreigners can not apply for work permit in their own name or without having a job in Turkey. Application for foreigner who has residence permit valid in total for at least 6 months can be done within Turkey. For foreigners who are not residence permit holders, application must be done via Turkish Consulate in their home country.

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