[neil&hannah]

Hi...

I am planning on working in Kusadasi (ladies beach) in April 2006.. but i hear they may not take on English people due to tradition, the reason i would like to work there is i no a lot of turkish friends there more then the centre.

could anyone fill me in on this.

ITS THAT GOOD I WANT TO LIVE THERE!

Hannah

[**claire**]

Hi Hannah,
its nothing to do with tradition.
There are really strict working laws in Turkey.

A foreign national cannot LEGALLY do a job that a local person could do.

there is a list of jobs that foreigners cannot do, these include bar & restaurant work.

To work legally in Turkey you have to obtain a work Visa which must be applied for by your employer.

You do see some foreign nationals working illegally in Turkey .. it is a risk you can take, but if you are caught, you risk being fined and banned from Turkey for up to 5 years

[**claire**]

Work permits law in Turkey

Foreigners in Turkey may work only at those jobs which are not prohibited to foreigners. Persons who intend to work in Turkey are required to obtain permission from the security authorities and to have this status registered in their residence permits. In some cases a separate work permit may also he issued. Turkish organizations or private individuals employing foreigners are required to submit a written report concerning the foreign employee and his work to the nearest police or gendarme station.

[neil&hannah]

Hi Claire,

sorry to be a pain, i am slightly confused.

If i got a job out there for 6 months at Ladies beach are you saying its illegal or theres no problem as long as i sort my visa out

Hannah x

[**claire**]

Originally Posted by neil&hannah

Hi Claire,

sorry to be a pain, i am slightly confused.

If i got a job out there for 6 months at Ladies beach are you saying its illegal or theres no problem as long as i sort my visa out

Hannah x

if you are offered a job, you have to make sure that the employer gets you a work visa .. you cannot apply for it yourself! they must do it!

without a visa it will be illegal

what would the job be? .. if it is working in one of the bars or restaurants the employer would probably expect you to work illegally (as a foreign national cannot do these jobs legally)

also ... a standard visitors visa is only valid for 3 mths, so you would have to leave the country after that time to re-new your visa.

[neil&hannah]

Hi

How would i do that apparently i have heard that people go to Samos on the ferry and back again is that true and could i do that, i am planning on stopping 6 months also.
Does that make it worse


H xx

[Mella]

Yeah people do that. They just goto Samos, then come back and get another 3 month visa. So it's a possibility for you to do that in the middle of your 6 month stay.

A friend of mine worked illegally in Kus and she said it doesn't cause too many problems and sometimes 'they' turn a blind eye to it. But I still wouldn't do it, I don't think i'd risk getting deported and banned from Turkey for 5 whole years!

[neil&hannah]

thanks for that....

so what is the plan then

I get of at Izmir airport get my visa there for 3 months, get a job and then in 3 months time go to samos renew visa for 3 months and then go home at the end.....just like that or not

I am very sorry for being a pain in the arse.
He is a friend of mine where i hopefully would be working.

where does the deported bit come in to it, what do i need for that not to happen.

Sorry H xx

[**claire**]

Originally Posted by neil&hannah

thanks for that....

so what is the plan then

I get of at Izmir airport get my visa there for 3 months, get a job and then in 3 months time go to samos renew visa for 3 months and then go home at the end.....just like that or not

I am very sorry for being a pain in the arse.
He is a friend of mine where i hopefully would be working.

where does the deported bit come in to it, what do i need for that not to happen.

Sorry H xx

Hannah your not being a pain

yes basically just as you have said .. pay your £10 at Izmir for the 3 mth then, then before the 3mths is up you will need to go to Samos to get a new 3 mth visa.

The being deported bit ... if you get caught working illegally, the authorities can fine you & deport you (& stamp your passport stating that you cannot enter Turkey again for 5 years)

As Mella said, people do work out there Illegally, but the authorites are getting tighter on this every year, i know of people who were caught in the Altinkum area this summer & they were deported!

[neil&hannah]

its me again, i am looking at flights to go out there for 6 months and every web site i have been on only go up to 4 weeks, what can i do and which airline does it for a long peroid of time!

thanks

Hannah xx