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(iii) For the liaison offices, a person to whom (not more than one individual) a certificate ofauthorisation (Power of Attorney) is issued and granted by the foreign parentcompany.In addition, with regard to the employment in liaison offices, Article 6 of the Work PermitRegulation for Foreign Key Personnel states that a maximum of one person holding acertificate of authorisation (Power of Attorney) in a liaison office operating pursuant to theDirect Foreign Investment Law shall be granted a work permit by the Ministry, providedthat a minimum of 200,000-USD or its equivalent in any other foreign currency has beentransferred from abroad for funding the operations of the liaison office in the previousyear.Work permit applications under the Work Permit Regulation for Foreign Key Personnel canbe filed either from abroad or in Turkey.Applications to be filed in TurkeyOnly foreigners from “A Group” countries as determined by the Ministry of Interior of theRepublic of Turkey, with valid residence permits for at least 6 months, or their employerscan make an application for a work permit directly to the Ministry in Turkey, together withthe relevant documents. The countries categorized as A Group by the Ministry of Interiorshould be checked once again at the time of the work permit application.Applications to be filed AbroadIn order to apply for a work permit from abroad, an application must be filed in writing oronline to the Turkish diplomatic representatives of Turkey in the foreigner's country oforigin or country of permanent residence, together with the foreign personnel applicationform and the other required documents. The Turkish diplomatic representatives shall thensubmit the application to the Ministry via internet. The documents required from theemployer in Turkey must be submitted to the Ministry on the date the foreigner applies tothe relevant Turkish diplomatic representatives or within 10 days from this date. Inaddition, work permit applications submitted by the employer in Turkey to the Ministry 10days before the date of application to the Turkish diplomatic representatives shall also beevaluated.It should also be noted that each application is subject to the evaluation of the Ministryofficials and the decision to grant or not to grant a permit is at their sole discretion. Inpractice we know that it is the experience of many foreign personnel that the procedure forobtaining a work permit takes longer than the periods stated under the legislation.13