The European Community Association Agreement (ECAA) with Turkey allows citizens of Turkey the right to have their application to establish themselves in business in the United Kingdom considered under more favourable rules. A Turkish citizen who is legally here in another capacity may therefore apply to stay for this purpose.
A decision by the Association Council of the agreement also gives certain rights to citizens of Turkey who are already legally working in the United Kingdom.
If you are a Turkish citizen legally employed in the United Kingdom because you have a visa that gives you permission to work, you may:
apply for further permission to stay in the United Kingdom after working here for one year, so that you can continue to work for the same employer, if a job is available;
change employers after working here for three years, provided you continue to work in the same type of job and your employer tried to hire a European Community citizen to do the job but was not able to do so; and
work in any type of job for any employer after four years.
I wonder if anyone knows the clause "If you are a Turkish citizen legally employed in the United Kingdom because you have a visa that gives you permission to work" covers turkish citizens currently residing in the UK on a student visa.
Thanks
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