Work Permit for Foreign Students
According to the New Law on the İnternational Labor Force, foreign students who are enrolled in formal graduate programs as Master’s or Ph.D program in a higher education institution in Turkey are able to work and apply for work permit.
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However, foreign students who are enrolled in associate degree or undergraduate programs in Turkey are given the right to work no more than 30 hours a week following the first year of studies.
Work permits granted to the foreign students do not terminate the valid student residence permit and the rights granted by this residence permit. Procedures and principles regarding the employment of foreign students are determined by the Ministry by taking the opinions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and by taking into consideration the principles determined by the Immigration Policies Committee.
In the event that the foreigners who completed their higher education in Turkey apply for a work permit within one year as of their graduation date, the application shall be evaluated in accordance with the principles determined by the International Labour Policy Advisory Board.
Important: Please be informed that foreign students who granted state scholarship in Turkey during the Bachelor degree are not able to get work permit after the graduation even if their type of residence permit has been changed to the short term residence permit.
Hey Merhaba! Currently i’m studying in the Kadir Has University Cibali campus Istanbul. I want to ask a Question related to Student working is legal in Istanbul or not. and If it is legal then how we can apply for it. your guidance on this matter will be highly appreciated and I will be thankful for you.
I am selected for an EU funded project which is a work contract, I will be joining as an early stage researcher but under the scope of project I will be enrolled in a PhD program. Should I apply for work visa or student Visa.
If I apply for a student Visa, Would I be able to apply for a work permit on arriving turkey instead of residence permit? Because I ll be needing a work permit to get paid by EU.
I am trying to avoid the work visa because of the long time it takes for processing.
good day
i am a foreign student doing my masters degree in turkey. can i work a part time without a work permit. for example working only three days a week.
looking forward towards your response. thank you
Hello
I’m just here for enquiry
so what if i was a Turkish citizen but didn’t know the language well. lets say i’m applying for undergraduate level at a university. can i still get a work permit? and how many hours per week will i be allocated?
hi i have a query is someone is going to EMU for PHD or MASTERs and have vise from TRNC does he need separate visa for turkey or is this good enough to move around and work
What is the limit to work in Turkey for masters student?
I mean that How many hours can work in a day for masters student?
Dear team,
I am from pakistan and i will study in MBA program. I paid 20 % program fee and got the student visa for 90 days which validity from 15 Sep 2018 to 14 March 2019 and I arrived on 28 September 2018.
When I reached at university, they required remaining balance of the program within a week and I will enrolled after paid remaining balance. But if I will failed to paid that remaining balance then they told me that just go back to your country then get the new visa and come back for next term registration . Next term registration will started in the end of Jan 2019.
I do not want to go back to my country neither repeat the same process.
Please suggest me that can I apply residence permit without enrolled in the university if I will be failed to pay the remaining balance of program. If any legally way to me then I will paid remaining balance in Jan 2019 registration and I will enrolled in next term.
hello Team
hope you are doing good and also appreciate for your feed back.
Well my question is i have done my bachelors in Nursing and want to get admission in master programme, and also want to work. i am married and i wish to immigrate with my husband,so any clue, surely let me guide.
Hi,
I am PhD student, my question is is there any limit for work hours per week for a PhD student?
Hi,
My situation is following. I have been working in Turkey for a year and during this year also started studying as a Yüksek Lisans student. Now my work permit has expired and we failed to get an extended permit. I tried to apply for student residence permit, but they said that as my permit has already expired 2months ago, and I’m here illegally, they can not give me the permit until I go out of the country, pay the fee for overstaying and return with a fresh entry date.
So my concern is about re-entering the country. I’m an EU citizen. Would the 90/180 tourist entry rule apply to me in this case? Or what do you suggest to do now if I want to continue studying and eventually also working in Turkey?