Moving to turkey- Iranian living 20 yrs in USA- do i need work permit?

Member since 04 February 2015

TinofarzanehNew member17 June 2015 16:45:53

Hi dear i would very much like to move to turkey prefferably antalya and would like to work in resteaurants as a floor manager or waiter however im wondering if i would need a work permit or not by the way im from iran tehran and lived in usa for 20 years truly yours tino

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marleysa Active member

Member since 27 January 2013

marleysaActive member23 June 2015 09:33:21

Yes, of course you will need a work permit before coming.

tpw Member

Member since 14 August 2014

tpwMember28 July 2015 20:17:20

welcome.. first you need to get a residency permit, second a work permit..

bhnm2006 Member

Member since 12 March 2015

bhnm2006Member27 August 2015 18:47:43

salam tashrif biarin, khoshhal mishim az didaretoon
ejaze karo eghamat rahate inja.be omide didar

Maximilien ViP

Member since 20 June 2013

MaximilienViP28 August 2015 11:52:28

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Hi bhnm2006,

Can you please keep it in English

Thank you

Maximilien

matt39nyc Member

Member since 27 July 2013

matt39nycMember28 August 2015 14:11:16

Just curious, bcs I've been asked this question before , why would anyone trade USA for Turkey? What made you think you can be happier..when everone wants to immigrate to USA?

trumunro Member

Member since 09 April 2015

trumunroMember09 May 2016 08:03:58

The grass is always greener on the other side! I would not like to live in America. I came from the UK to Turkey. Yes Turkey has some problems, but everywhere has. To me, at the moment, Turkey is paradise. America (or indeed England) is not the "land of milk and honey".

halook200e03 Active member

Member since 02 November 2012

halook200e03Active member09 May 2016 11:33:26

If you can buy a house it will be easier to get permit.

Ivan Teklu Member

Member since 17 August 2016

Ivan TekluMember20 August 2016 05:38:10

A lot of people think they can come to Turkey and get a job in a restaurant. This is not necessarily true. The general rule is that you cannot get a work permit to do a job that an unemployed Turk can do. The exception is if the company you want to work for has already employed five Turkish citizens.