As the “work permit in Turkey” Foreigners who are exempt from work permit in Turkey and arrive in the country after obtaining a visa from our foreign representative offices that is appropriate for their purpose of visit will not be obliged to obtain a residence permit for stays up to ninety days if their visa durations are sufficient. If they submit documents to prove their situations at the end of this period, they will be given a “short-term residence permit.” Foreigners who have arrived in Turkey without obtaining a visa appropriate for their purposes and stated that they are exempt from work permit and proved their situations with a document obtained from the relevant institutions or organizations, will be given a “short-term residence permit” after paying an entry visa fee regardless of whether they are subject to visa or not.” and “work permit exemption confirmation document” will be regarded as a residence permit, those having a valid work permit in turkey are not required to receive a residence permit additionally. Duration of work permit and work permit in Turkey exemption confirmation document are added to the total duration in calculation of residence permit duration

A valid work permit in Turkey can substitute for a residence permit now pursuant to the Law on Foreigners and International Protection. However, those who arrived in Turkey before 11 April 2014 by obtaining a work permit but have not received a residence permit yet can continue to use their work permits after paying the residence permit fee for the duration of the work permit in Turkey. This procedure is carried out at the governorates.