ECAA Worker Requirement For The ECAA Route
To meet the ECAA worker requirement the applicant must:
- have permission as an ECAA worker; and
- have been lawfully employed in the UK for at least 3 years with the same employer; or
- have been lawfully employed in the UK for at least 4 years, including at least 3 years with the same employer and the remaining time in the same occupation.
The applicant must show that they will continue to be employed in the UK throughout the period of permission requested.
The above referred requirements must be proved by evidence that the applicant:
- holds a valid employment contract with the employer; and
- continues to receive payment for services as part of that contract.
The following absences will be treated as periods during which the applicant was lawfully employed:
- annual holidays; and
- statutory maternity leave, paternity leave or shared parental leave; and
- statutory adoption leave; and
- sick leave (up to 6 weeks in any 12 months, or longer if there are compelling circumstances); and
- absence due to an accident at work; and
- periods of involuntary unemployment (provided that the applicant registered with the relevant employment authorities and made a reasonable effort to re-join the workforce).
Period Of Grant Of Extension Of Turkish ECAA Worker Visa
The length of time you can apply to extend your stay for and what job you can do depends on how long you have legally worked in the UK.
| How long you’ve worked in the UK |
Length of permission to be in the UK |
What you can do |
| 3 to 4 years |
Up to 1 year |
Change employer, but in the same occupation |
| 4+ years |
Up to 3 years |
Work in any occupation for any employer |
The grant will be subject to all the following conditions:
- if the applicant meets the ECAA worker requirement and has been lawfully employed in the UK for less than 4 years, work is allowed only for the applicant’s current employer, or in the same occupation with a different employer; and
- no access to public funds (subject to any bi-lateral agreements); and
- study is permitted, subject to the ATAS condition in Appendix ATAS.
How Can We Help?
Our specialist team of immigration solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representations on fixed fee basis in relation to your application for extension of Turkish ECAA Worker visa. Our fixed fee for your immigration application will cover all the work of our immigration solicitors on your immigration application until a decision is made by the Home Office UKVI on your application for extension of Turkish ECAA Worker visa. The casework to be carried out by our immigration solicitors in relation to your immigration application will entail the following:
- Advice on requirements: Our immigration solicitors will advise you on the relevant requirements you have to meet for your immigration application to succeed.
- Advised on documents: Our immigration lawyers will prepare and email you a comprehensive list of supporting documents to be submitted in support of your application for extension of Turkish ECAA Worker visa;
- Assessment of documents: Our immigration lawyers will assess your documents to make sure that all the documents you provide in support of your application are in accordance with the requirement of the immigration rules.
- Completing application form: Our immigration lawyers will complete the relevant application form for your application for extension of Turkish ECAA Worker visa.
- Booking an appointment with the application centre: After the online submission of your application, our immigration lawyers will book your appointment with the application centre for you to enrol your biometrics.
- Preparing a detailed cover letter: Our specialist immigration solicitors will prepare a detailed cover letter in support of your application explaining how you meet all the legal requirements for your application to be approved by the Home Office UKVI.
- Uploading documents online: Before the biometrics enrolment date, our immigration lawyers will upload online all the supporting documents to be considered in support of your application for extension of Turkish ECAA Worker visa.
- Follow up work: Our immigration lawyers will carry out all the follow up work until decision by the Home Office UKVI on your application for extension of Turkish ECAA Worker visa.
Our One-Off Services For Immigration Applications
Our immigration solicitors can also provide a wide range of one-off legal services for UK visa and immigration applications. Using our one-off services can help those who do not want to use our full service for the immigration application. You can use one of the following one-off legal services offered for UK visa and immigration applications:
Our Fixed Fees For UK Turkish ECAA Worker Visa Applications
- Our immigration solicitors will charge a fixed fee ranging from £800 to £1,500 (no VAT) for your application for extension of Turkish ECAA Worker visa UK. The agreed fixed will depend on the complexity of the application and the volume of work involved in the Turkish ECAA Worker visa visa application.
- Our fixed fee for the application does not cover any disbursements e.g. UKVI fee for the application and the applicant has to separately pay the Home office UKVI fees for the application.
