Blue Card

What Blue Card does

Blue Card, operated by Turvas Eğitim Grup A.Ş., is a Turkish immigration consultancy founded in 2010 that facilitates EU Blue Card work permits and related work-authorization pathways for Turkish professionals seeking employment in European Union member states, with a primary focus on Germany. The company positions itself as Turkey's first and only EU Blue Card activator, offering end-to-end services spanning credential equivalence (denklik) processing, employer matching, visa application support, and post-arrival settlement guidance. Over 13 years of operation, the platform has accumulated 16,000+ candidate registrations and relationships with 3,000+ employers across 79+ cities, with the broader EU Blue Card program having issued 35,000+ cards in Germany alone by October 2015 as a reference for addressable demand.

The company's service portfolio spans seven distinct offerings: core Blue Card consultancy, an Ausbildung vocational training program placing candidates in 3-year German apprenticeships across 300+ professions, the proprietary BCIB (Blue Card Internet Branch) online portal with separate candidate and employer interfaces, credential recognition services (diploma/certificate denklik), the Fırsat Kart job search visa, qualified immigration support under Germany's Skilled Immigration Act (Nitelikli Göç), and trade certification services for journeyman and master craftsmen (Kalfalık/Ustalık). The technology backbone is a web-based platform (www.BlueCard.com.tr) with an extensive searchable occupation database covering hundreds of professions, document upload and tracking capabilities, and two-sided employer-candidate matching functionality. No AI/ML capabilities, APIs, or SDKs are disclosed.

Blue Card operates a hybrid B2B/B2C consulting model with a 30-person professional team distributed across four Turkish branch offices (Istanbul headquarters, Istanbul central branch at Trump Towers, Izmir, and Ankara). Revenue is generated through individual consulting fees for credential equivalence advisory services (bireysel, EUR-denominated and converted to Turkish Lira), corporate per-candidate fixed fees for bulk denklik processing (kurumsal, EUR plus VAT), and platform membership access (free 1-year initial, 2-year for individual members, renewable at prevailing rates). Customer acquisition occurs through the website, pre-registration forms, email/SMS direct marketing, YouTube testimonials, and downloadable e-magazines. The company is privately held with no disclosed external funding, institutional investors, or public listing.

Name

Blue Card

Legal name

Turvas Eğitim Grup A.Ş.

Website

https://bluecard.com.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Blue Card (Turvas Eğitim Grup A.Ş.) is a Turkish immigration consultancy, founded in 2010, that helps Turkish professionals obtain EU Blue Card work permits and related authorizations—primarily for Germany—through credential equivalence, employer matching, and visa processing, serving 16,000+ candidates and 3,000+ employers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immigration Consulting Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Work Permit & Employment Authorization Services (THACAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Immigration Case Management Platforms & Document Workflow (THACAKAD), Immigration, Visa & Work Authorization Support (HSAKAJAF), Corporate Immigration Compliance & Employer Sponsorship (I-9/Right-to-Work, Policy, Audits) (THACAKAC)

Keywords

• Immigration consulting services
• EU Blue Card assistance
• Credential equivalence advisory
• Skilled immigration consulting
• Work permit advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Istanbul

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Consulting Services: TURVAS charges individual (bireysel) consulting clients a fee for Mesleki ve Akademik Denklik Belgesi (credential equivalence) advisory services. The service is described as paid, with pricing listed in EUR (converted to Turkish Lira at the prevailing rate on the service date). Individual membership provides free access to the platform for 2 years, with renewal at the then-current price.
2. Corporate/Employer Consulting Services: TURVAS charges corporate (kurumsal) client companies a fixed fee per candidate (3. Sahıs/Müşteri) for consulting on the denklik process. The fee is quoted in EUR plus VAT. For each candidate submitted by the corporate client, TURVAS earns a flat fee upon acceptance of the candidate's information.
3. Membership Platform Access: Free 1-year platform membership is provided to candidates as part of the initial service. The platform remains accessible for 1 year from registration. Extended access is available at the prevailing annual renewal rate. Individual membership provides 2 years of free access.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Blue Card is an immigration consultancy that helps Turkish professionals obtain EU Blue Cards and related work-linked residence permits for employment in European Union countries, primarily Germany. The firm provides end-to-end services including pre-application registration, credential equivalence (denklik) processing, employer matching with 3,000+ partner firms, visa application support, and Ausbildung vocational training placement, delivered through its proprietary BCIB online platform and four Turkish branch offices. It serves both individual candidates (B2C) and corporate employers seeking to hire qualified Turkish talent (B2B).

Product overview

Blue Card is a consultancy platform operated by Turvas Eğitim Grup A.Ş. that provides end-to-end immigration services for Turkish professionals seeking EU Blue Cards. The core offering consists of Blue Card consultancy (guiding candidates through work-linked residence permit applications), the Ausbildung vocational training program in Germany, and the BCIB online portal for candidates and employers. Supporting services include credential recognition (diploma denklik), job search visa (Fırsat Kart), and qualified immigration support under Germany's Skilled Immigration Act. The company also serves professionals with vocational trade certifications (Kalfalık/Ustalık). All services are accessible through the BCIB platform for individual candidates and corporate clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Blue Card (EU Blue Card Consultancy Service) End-to-end consultancy service assisting non-EU nationals (primarily Turkish citizens) in obtaining EU Blue Card work-linked residence permits for European Union countries, including credential recognition, employer matching, and visa processing support.
• Ausbildung Programı (Meslek Okulu) Vocational training program placement in Germany offering 3-year apprenticeships across 300+ professions, where students work as apprentices while receiving salary and having living expenses covered, earning globally recognized diplomas upon completion.
• BCIB (Blue Card Internet Branch)

Quantifiable outcome

• 35,000+ Blue Cards issued in Germany alone by October 2015, demonstrating the scale of the program that Blue Card Turkey facilitates

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Newland Chase: Global immigration and mobility services firm (part of CIBT) providing corporate immigration, work permits, and talent mobility solutions. Overlaps with Blue Card's corporate client offering of Blue Card sponsorship and credential verification for EU-bound talent.
• CIBT (CIBTvisas): Global visa and immigration services company offering corporate and individual visa application support, document management, and immigration compliance. Comparable as an incumbent delivering end-to-end visa and work-permit processing across many corridors, though with less specialization in the Turkey-to-Germany Blue Card flow.
• Fragomen: World's largest dedicated corporate immigration law firm, handling work permits, Blue Cards, and credential recognition globally. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping EU Blue Card and employer-sponsored immigration services, though serving enterprise clients rather than individual candidates.
• Smith Stone Walters: UK-headquartered immigration law and advisory firm with strong EU/Germany work-permit practice. Comparable as a broad incumbent providing work-permit consulting for skilled migrants, including EU Blue Card pathways similar to Blue Card Turkey's core offering.
• Berry Appleman & Leiden (BAL): Major corporate immigration law firm providing work permit, visa, and credential recognition services for multinational employers. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the immigration advisory space, particularly on employer-sponsored work authorization analogous to Blue Card sponsorship.

Direct peers

• World Education Services (WES): Leading credential evaluation service that assesses foreign academic credentials for recognition in the U.S. and Canada. Directly comparable to Blue Card's denklik (credential equivalence) service line, though focused on North America rather than the EU.
• Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE): Non-profit credential evaluation service providing reports used by employers, universities, and licensing bodies. Comparable to Blue Card's diploma denklik workflow as a specialized credential evaluation provider, albeit U.S.-focused.
• Boundless: Tech-enabled U.S. immigration platform that guides individuals through visa and green card applications with document management and case tracking. Directly comparable as an immigration-focused technology platform serving individual candidates with end-to-end application support, although operating in the U.S. immigration corridor.

Others

• Anabin / BQ Portal: Official German government database providing recognition recommendations for foreign higher-education qualifications, plus the BQ Portal for vocational qualifications. Functions as both a partial substitute and a key upstream dependency that Blue Card Turkey's denklik service navigates on behalf of candidates.
• KPMG Immigration Services: Big Four advisory practice with a global immigration/mobility team supporting corporate clients on work permits, compliance, and global mobility. Adjacent rather than directly competing, but represents enterprise advisory competition for Blue Card's corporate employer clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bluecardtr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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