Social Security Rules Related To Sponsoring Work Permits In Turkiye

Turkiye's immigration procedures, like most countries, are very impacted by local social security requirements. Issues related to social security law, employment law and tax must be considered by the Turkish employer sponsoring the work permit.

When a Turkish company sponsors a work permit, they must fully consider all options for complying with employment, tax and social security requirements; in this article we will focus on social security related matters.

As in many European countries, Turkiye has many bilateral social security treaties ("Treaty") and is also a party to European Convention on Social Security ("European Convention") whereby social security registration and payment of premiums in the home country (which is a party to the Treaty or European Convention) for the work permit holder may satisfy the Turkish employer's social security obligations to that work permit holder. So for instance, if a Spanish national is registered and their social security