Immigration and Citizenship Law
OVERVIEW
Immigration and citizenship law covers entry, residence, employment, international protection, removal and administrative detention, as well as the acquisition and loss of Turkish citizenship. Time limits and application requirements are particularly important because most procedures are administrative in nature.
Principal service areas
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Short- and long-term residence permits and family and student residence permits
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Work permit applications and changes of permit type
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Acquisition of Turkish citizenship through the general, exceptional or marriage-based routes
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Administrative and judicial remedies against refusal of citizenship applications
- 05
Challenges to removal decisions and entry bans
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Objections to administrative detention and alternative obligations
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Applications concerning international and temporary protection status
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Real estate acquisitions and family-law procedures involving foreign nationals in Türkiye