Migrapreneurs - a Research on Migrant Entrepreneurship

The National Need Analysis Report of Turkey has been developed in order to outline; the current situation about migrants’ employability and entrepreneurship, needs of highly skilled migrants (HSM) in order to become entrepreneurs in Turkey, from the perspective of HSMs and organizations working with migrants as well as other bibliographic resources.
It also aims to enlighten the gaps in training offered to migrants found through the research activities, as well as propose solutions for the improvement of training available for HSMs in these areas. The report contents relies on the results gathered through a comprehensive desk research and field research activities. The primary dimensions of the report comprise of the results from focus groups meetings and in-depth interviews with highly skilled migrants and stakeholders.

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Constraints and problems found

• Constraints originating from travel related regulations: The limited permission to migrants for both domestic and international travel,causes several problems for Syrian employers and entrepreneurs, such as not being able to travel out of the Turkish borders and even within the borders and not being able to bring customers from other countries because of visa problems. They found the solution as extending visa period and similarly to extend the working permit period in parallel to duration of stay, instead of applying and getting a visa every year.
  

• Problems with the implementation of legislation: Another challenge for Syrian employers and entrepreneurs is the differences in the implementation of legal regulations in Turkey. The limited knowledge of the legislative arrangements and the limited services of the institutions that guide migrant entrepreneurs are causing difficulties.