The Q & A day
I want to respond to two different questions today. The first question is from Janet. She asks;
“Dear Orhan,
My partner is a Turkish national who has lived and worked in Britain for 10 years as a British citizen. He plans to return home to Turkey in the near future and would like some help answering some questions please.
He recently visited the pensions/insurance offices in his home town in Turkey to make enquiries about his pension but was left a little confused, so I am hoping you can help. He worked in turkey for 9 years as a sergeant in the army before moving to England, where he has worked for 10 years. We believe that he can pay a fee to the Turkish government to cover his missed contributions and the days/years he has worked in England will be taken into consideration for his retirement in Turkey. Is this the case and what does he need to do, what evidence should he provide from the U.K. to satisfy the Turkish government?
In addition to this, I intend to go with him as his wife and work there, would I have entitlement to a Turkish pension and could the years I have worked in England be taken into consideration if I were to pay the applicable fee to the government. If so how do I apply and what documentation do I need to do so. Many thanks. Best regards, Janet.”
Dear Janet, your husband has two options about retirement from Turkish Social Security Institution, or SSI (Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumu). Firstly, he can pay a fee to Turkish SSI for his worked in England will be taken into consideration for his retirement in Turkey. He must apply to Kamu Görevlileri Emeklilik İşlemleri Daire Başkanlığı (a related unit of SSI) for this option. This unit is located at Kızılay/Ankara.
The second option of your husband is making joining service (hizmet birleştirmesi). According to the Turkey-UK bilateral social security agreement, if a worker has run at both countries, all of works are taken into account while retiring. With this option, your husband does not have to do any payment to Turkish SSI. He can apply to any SSI city directorates for this option. For both options, he must certificate the works in the UK from official authorities.
The second question from Jana. S/he asks about residence and work permit.
“Dear Sadettin,
I would like to ask about residence permit and work permit in Turkey. I found your articles on the internet, so I am writing you.
I am from Slovakia and next year, I would like to move to Turkey and find a job there. Here is my problem, if I want to work in Turkey, firstly I have to get work visas and after ask for residence permit? Or residence permit allows me to work in Turkey too? Or I can ask for residence permit and when I will find some job, and then I have to ask for work visas?
I am really confused about this all, so I would be really thankfull and glad, if you can help me. Thank you really so much for answer. Jana.”
Dear Jana, if you want to work in Turkey, firstly you have to apply to work permit. If you can take the work permit, then you can apply to residence permit. So, primarily you should apply to work permit.
For your questions: [email protected]
www.sadettinorhan.net
“Dear Orhan,
My partner is a Turkish national who has lived and worked in Britain for 10 years as a British citizen. He plans to return home to Turkey in the near future and would like some help answering some questions please.
He recently visited the pensions/insurance offices in his home town in Turkey to make enquiries about his pension but was left a little confused, so I am hoping you can help. He worked in turkey for 9 years as a sergeant in the army before moving to England, where he has worked for 10 years. We believe that he can pay a fee to the Turkish government to cover his missed contributions and the days/years he has worked in England will be taken into consideration for his retirement in Turkey. Is this the case and what does he need to do, what evidence should he provide from the U.K. to satisfy the Turkish government?
In addition to this, I intend to go with him as his wife and work there, would I have entitlement to a Turkish pension and could the years I have worked in England be taken into consideration if I were to pay the applicable fee to the government. If so how do I apply and what documentation do I need to do so. Many thanks. Best regards, Janet.”
Dear Janet, your husband has two options about retirement from Turkish Social Security Institution, or SSI (Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumu). Firstly, he can pay a fee to Turkish SSI for his worked in England will be taken into consideration for his retirement in Turkey. He must apply to Kamu Görevlileri Emeklilik İşlemleri Daire Başkanlığı (a related unit of SSI) for this option. This unit is located at Kızılay/Ankara.
The second option of your husband is making joining service (hizmet birleştirmesi). According to the Turkey-UK bilateral social security agreement, if a worker has run at both countries, all of works are taken into account while retiring. With this option, your husband does not have to do any payment to Turkish SSI. He can apply to any SSI city directorates for this option. For both options, he must certificate the works in the UK from official authorities.
The second question from Jana. S/he asks about residence and work permit.
“Dear Sadettin,
I would like to ask about residence permit and work permit in Turkey. I found your articles on the internet, so I am writing you.
I am from Slovakia and next year, I would like to move to Turkey and find a job there. Here is my problem, if I want to work in Turkey, firstly I have to get work visas and after ask for residence permit? Or residence permit allows me to work in Turkey too? Or I can ask for residence permit and when I will find some job, and then I have to ask for work visas?
I am really confused about this all, so I would be really thankfull and glad, if you can help me. Thank you really so much for answer. Jana.”
Dear Jana, if you want to work in Turkey, firstly you have to apply to work permit. If you can take the work permit, then you can apply to residence permit. So, primarily you should apply to work permit.
For your questions: [email protected]
www.sadettinorhan.net