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IMPACT – HIGH
What is the change? A new law in Turkey set to take effect in April will make significant changes to residence permit eligibility and other immigration procedures.
What does the change mean? The law will create several new residence permit categories and require most initial residence permit applications to be filed at a consular post overseas, as opposed to domestically.
Background: The Law on Foreigners and International Protection, Law No. 6458, is set to go into effect on April 12. The law will create a new Immigration Administration General Directorate under the Ministry of the Interior and revamp many existing rules and procedures.
“This is the most significant overhaul of immigration-related law in almost a decade,” said Maria Celebi, immigration attorney and partner at Bener Law Office in Istanbul. “Once all ministries implement the changes, we hope to see greater efficiency for transfer of employees, although transfer of their dependents may become somewhat more complicated.”
Here are a few of the main changes to residence permit rules:
Other procedural changes include:
BAL Analysis: Employers should plan for the coming procedural changes, and in particular the new overseas filing requirement for most initial residence permit applications. The impact on processing times will be clearer when the consular posts set out the new documentary requirements and procedures. As for the new work permit that will double as a residence permit, companies should prepare to file as usual for a residence permit until the new version of the work permit is issued.
This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice group and our network provider located in Turkey. For additional information, please contact your BAL attorney.
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