# Legal Updates

Last updated: 2026-09-26

We list changes to the rules and official practice on residence permits, work permits and Turkish citizenship, newest first by the date they took effect. Each entry links to the official source and to the pages on this site that it affects.

## 2026-01-01 — Residence permit card fee and fee tariff updated for 2026

From 1 January 2026, the residence permit card fee was reset by a communiqué of the General Directorate of Public Accounts, and the lira fee tariff by the Fees Law communiqué.

Since 1 January 2026 the residence permit card fee (kart bedeli) has been TRY 964.00 ([General Communiqué No. 97](https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2025/12/20251224-6.htm)). No nationality is exempt from the card fee.

The lira tariff for residence permit fees (ikamet izni harcı) was updated on the same date ([Fees Law General Communiqué No. 98](https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2025/12/20251231M5-28.pdf)). Because the fee depends on your nationality and on the length of the permit, e-İkamet calculates the exact amount. On 30 April 2026 the Presidency of Migration Management announced that residence permit fees had not changed ([announcement](https://www.goc.gov.tr/ikamet-izni-harc-tutarlari-hakkinda)).

Affected pages: [Official Government Fees (2026)](https://investavrasya.com/en/fees), [Residence Permits in Türkiye](https://investavrasya.com/en/residence-permit), [Long-Term Residence Permit](https://investavrasya.com/en/residence-permit/long-term)

Sources: [General Directorate of Public Accounts, General Communiqué No. 97 (Official Gazette 24.12.2025/33117)](https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2025/12/20251224-6.htm), [Fees Law General Communiqué No. 98 (Official Gazette 31.12.2025/33124, 5th repeat issue)](https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2025/12/20251231M5-28.pdf), [Presidency of Migration Management, card and permit fees (Turkish)](https://www.goc.gov.tr/belge-bedeli-ve-harc-miktari)

## 2025-01-01 — Work permit financial capacity thresholds raised

From 1 January 2025, ÇSGB's work permit evaluation criteria raised the thresholds for an employer's financial capacity and for the capital of a foreign company partner.

From 1 January 2025, the financial capacity thresholds in ÇSGB's work permit evaluation criteria (Çalışma İzni Değerlendirme Kriterleri) changed as follows ([ÇSGB criteria D.3.2–D.3.3](https://www.csgb.gov.tr/uigm/calisma-izni/calisma-izni-degerlendirme-kriterleri/)):

| Criterion | Previous threshold | From 1 January 2025 |
| - | - | - |
| Employer's paid-in capital | TRY 100,000 | TRY 500,000 |
| Employer's sales | TRY 800,000 gross sales | TRY 8,000,000 net sales |
| Capital held by a foreign company partner | TRY 40,000 | TRY 500,000 |
| Exports | USD 150,000 | Unchanged |

For renewal applications, financial capacity is assessed under the criteria that applied on the date of the first application ([criteria D.1.1](https://www.csgb.gov.tr/uigm/calisma-izni/calisma-izni-degerlendirme-kriterleri/)). The criteria have been amended since, so check ÇSGB's current text before you apply.

Affected pages: [Work Permits in Türkiye](https://investavrasya.com/en/work-permit)

Sources: [ÇSGB, Work permit evaluation criteria (Turkish)](https://www.csgb.gov.tr/uigm/calisma-izni/calisma-izni-degerlendirme-kriterleri/)

General information only; this is not legal advice. Decisions on your application rest solely with the competent authority; confirm current requirements with the relevant authority before applying. We have no official affiliation with the Presidency of Migration Management, the General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs (NVİ) or the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (ÇSGB).