ECAA Extension of Stay for Turkish Workers or Business Persons

This route is for ECAA workers, business persons and their family members who are in the Isle of Man and already hold permission in that capacity and are seeking an extension of their permission.

(a) the applicant must be a Turkish national;

ECAA 3.1. To meet the ECAA worker requirement— (a) the applicant must— (i) have permission as an ECAA worker; and (ii) have been lawfully employed in the Isle of Man for at least 3 years with the same employer; or (b) have been lawfully employed in the Isle of Man for at least 4 years, including at least 3 years with the same employer and the remaining time in the same occupation.

ECAA 4.1. To meet the ECAA business person requirement, the applicant must meet all the following requirements— (a) the applicant must have permission as an ECAA business person; (b) the applicant must have established, or intend to establish, take over or become a partner or director of, one or more genuine businesses in the Isle of Man; (c) the business or businesses must be viable; and (d) the applicant must genuinely intend to operate, or have genuinely operated, one or more businesses in the Isle of Man.

ECAA 1.1. A person applying for permission to stay on the ECAA route must apply using the required paper application form posted on the Immigration Service webpage of the Isle of Man Government website: https://www.gov.im/immigration.

(d) the applicant must be in the Isle of Man.

ECAA 7.1. A person applying— (a) as a child applying for entry clearance as a dependant on the ECAA Extension of Stay route must apply online on the gov.uk website on the following specified form—“Join or accompany a family” on the “Find and apply for other visas from outside the UK” form; or (b) as a child or a partner applying for permission to stay (a partner must already be in the Isle of Man and cannot apply for entry clearance) as a dependant on the ECAA Extension of Stay route, must apply using the required paper application form posted on the Immigration Service webpage of the Isle of Man Government website: https://www.gov.im/immigration.

A person with permission on the ECAA route can apply for settlement under Appendix ECAA

ECAA 6.1 If the applicant meets the ECAA worker requirement and meets the requirement in ECAA 3.1.(a), but does not meet the requirement in ECAA 3.1.(b), they will be granted permission to stay for up to 12 months. ECAA 6.2. If the applicant meets the ECAA worker requirement and meets the requirement in ECAA 3.1.(b), they will be granted permission to stay for up to 36 months. ECAA 6.3. If the applicant meets the ECAA business person requirement, they will be granted permission to stay for up to 36 months.