Residence permit applications
Short-term, family, student and long-term residence permit applications; administrative actions against refusals and cancellations.
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Immigration Law
From residence and work permits to citizenship; representation before the administrative courts against deportation, administrative detention and international protection decisions.
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In immigration law the outcome is usually determined not by the administrative act itself, but by the period within which, and the authority before which, it is challenged. The period for challenging a deportation decision is very short; an objection to an administrative detention decision follows a separate procedure, and delay has consequences that are difficult to remedy.
UTU Hukuk & Danışmanlık handles residence and work permit applications, actions against permit cancellations, acquisition of Turkish citizenship, challenges to deportation and administrative detention decisions, the acquisition of immovable property by foreigners, and the recognition and enforcement of foreign court judgments.
On the corporate side, the employment of foreign personnel, planning work permit applications alongside company obligations, and structuring contracts in line with permit periods form a significant part of the work.
Scope
Which Immigration Law matters do we handle?
UTU Hukuk provides litigation and advisory services in Ankara in Immigration Law on the following matters: Residence permit applications, Work permits, Deportation, Administrative detention, International protection, Turkish citizenship and Recognition and enforcement. The headings below are the types of work we handle most often in this area. A preliminary meeting can also be arranged on a matter not listed here.
Work permits
Work permit and extension applications for foreign personnel, employer obligations, and objections to refusals.
Deportation
Application to the administrative court for annulment of a deportation decision, and conduct of the process.
Administrative detention
Objection to an administrative detention decision before the criminal judgeship of peace, and review of the detention period.
International protection
Making the application, and pursuing objections and legal remedies against refusals.
Turkish citizenship
Preparation of citizenship applications by decision of the competent authority, through marriage, and through the acquisition of immovable property.
Recognition and enforcement
Actions for the recognition of foreign court judgments in Türkiye and for securing their enforceability.
Authorities
Which authorities hear Immigration Law cases?
Depending on their nature, Immigration Law cases are handled before Provincial Directorate of Migration Management, Administrative Court, Criminal Judgeship of Peace, Civil Court of First Instance, Family Court and Regional Administrative Court. The authority before which the matter is heard determines the applicable procedure and time limits from the outset. An application to the wrong authority usually results in lost time.
- Provincial Directorate of Migration Management
- Administrative Court
- Criminal Judgeship of Peace
- Civil Court of First Instance
- Family Court
- Regional Administrative Court
Process
How do we work?
Every file goes through the same four steps. A stage that is rushed increases the cost of the one that follows.
Preliminary meeting
We listen to the subject of the file, its stage and the time limits. A conflict-of-interest check is carried out. The meeting is held by appointment and on a confidential basis.
Document review
Existing documents, service dates and the case file, if any, are examined. We establish which time limits are running and which rights can still be exercised.
Roadmap
Options are set out in writing together with their likely outcomes and costs. The engagement and the fee are agreed in a written contract before work begins.
Execution and reporting
Information is provided at every stage as the matter proceeds. Hearings, service and time limits are notified in advance; no surprises are left.
Q & A
Immigration Law — frequently asked questions
The period is very short and runs from service of the decision. For that reason, consulting a lawyer as soon as the decision is received is decisive in avoiding loss of the case.
An action for annulment may be brought before the administrative court against the refusal. The statement of claim must set out concretely in what respect the grounds for refusal are unlawful.
For applications made from within Türkiye, the employer applies as a rule. Whether the employer meets its employment and wage obligations is decisive for the outcome of the application.
An application may be made where the value and conditions prescribed by legislation are met. The most critical stage is ensuring that the valuation report and transfer records comply with the required procedure.
No. For a foreign court judgment to take effect in Türkiye, an action for recognition or enforcement must be brought.
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Let us assess your file together.
At the preliminary meeting we discuss the stage of the file, the time limits running and the available options. Meetings are by appointment and confidentiality is essential.