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of the foreign citizen made in the representative offices of Turkey
abroad.
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Article 7/3:
Regarding the in-country applications, it is stated that
the application form and all required relevant documents shall be
submitted to the Ministry within six business days following the
online submission of the application.
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Article 8:
Subparagraphs 6 and 7 of Article 8 are abrogated. The
aforesaid subparagraphs stipulated that the document issued by
the Ministry regarding the renewal applications shall be valid for
90 days.
Furthermore, whereas in the former regulation, it was stated that the
foreign citizens or the sponsoring employer was obliged to submit the
former work permit certificate to the Ministry with the application form
and other supporting documents listed in the annex of the regulation; in
the current Regulation, this obligation is abrogated.
In subparagraph 5 of Article 8, it was stated that the foreign citizens
who applied for the extension of existing work permit could continue
working, provided that the nature of his work remains the same and he
works for the same employer and in the same profession until the renewal
process is finalized. In the current Regulation, it is stated that the foreign
citizen who applied for the extension of work permit can continue working
for a maximum of 45 days, provided that the nature of his work remains
the same and he works for the same employer and in the same profession.
It is also stated that work conducted during the application process period
will be considered lawful stay and work in the country and obligations of
the foreign citizen, the relevant authorities and the employer will remain
in force and the foreign citizens who applied for renewal shall be notified
to the Ministry online.
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Article 9:
Pursuant to this article, in the cases where the required
documents by law are incomplete in order to grant work permit,
the applicant shall be notified and allowed “thirty days of period”
to complete and forward the required documents to the Ministry.
The period of thirty days will commence from the date in which
the first application form and incomplete documents have been
submitted to theMinistry. It is stated that in the event the application