Citizenship Areas
Advice on extensions, family applications and settlement for eligible existing ECAA holders.
Advice for people who already hold Turkish Worker or Turkish Businessperson permission under the legacy arrangements.
Assessment of continuing permission, eligible family applications and the route to settlement.
These routes are closed to new main applicants. Eligible existing holders can still seek extensions and settlement under the applicable provisions.
We check your previous grants, current conditions and work or business history before advising on the next application.
We assess the provisions applying to your existing permission and coordinate the next steps with your family’s position.
Check your ECAA category, immigration history and expiry date.
Consider continuing work or business activity, settlement and family options.
Help organise relevant evidence and present the application.
Explain the outcome, conditions and future planning.
Eligible existing Turkish Worker visa holders can apply to extend from within the UK. We review your lawful employment history and the conditions applying to your current grant.
The work you are permitted to undertake can depend on your period of lawful employment. Do not assume that you can freely change employer or occupation without checking the relevant provisions.
We assess proposed changes and the appropriate timing for an extension or settlement application.
Eligible holders can apply to extend their permission to continue running a viable UK business. We review your involvement, business activity and ability to support yourself and your dependants.
Changes to a business, partnership or your personal circumstances may affect the assessment. We advise on the immigration implications before preparing the next application.
Businessperson permission is different from permission to take employment. We check your conditions before advising on a change in activity.
Eligible partners and children with dependant permission may be able to extend their stay under the relevant arrangements.
There are provisions for eligible children to join an existing holder. These do not create a general new partner entry route.
We review each person’s existing permission, age and family circumstances. The rules distinguish existing dependant extensions from new applications to join a holder.
Settlement and permission after the main applicant settles also need individual assessment. The main applicant’s grant does not automatically extend or settle their family.
Eligible Turkish Workers and Businesspersons may qualify for indefinite leave to remain after the relevant qualifying period, normally five years, subject to the applicable residence and other requirements.
We assess your immigration history, absences and continuing employment or business position, together with the separate requirements for any dependants.
Settlement does not automatically grant British citizenship. Nationality eligibility and the appropriate application must be considered separately.
We advise on the appropriate application and timing. If your circumstances no longer fit the ECAA provisions, we can assess other available immigration options.