Visa Information

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FOOTNOTES:

FOOTNOTE 1)  You need to apply to  this Consulate General to obtain tourist visa. Your application is going to be referred to the relevant Turkish authorities for their approval which generally takes minimum six to eight weeks to finalize.

FOOTNOTE 2) You need to apply to  this Consulate General to obtain tourist visa. 

FOOTNOTE 3) You require  visa to enter Turkey. You can obtain a 90 Days multiple entry sticker type visa at the port of entry in Turkey.

FOOTNOTE 4) You require  tourist visa to enter Turkey. You can obtain a 90 Days multiple entry sticker type visa at the port of entry in Turkey.

British passport holders can obtain tourist visa either at the port of entry in Turkey for £10,00 or from this Consulate General for £ 68.00.

IMPORTANT NOTE: British National Overseas, British Subject Passport holders and British Protected Person passport holders should contact visa section of this Consulate before traveling to Turkey.

FOOTNOTE 5) You do not require tourist  visa to enter Turkey for your stay up to 90 Days.

FOOTNOTE 6) You do not require tourist  visa to enter Turkey for your stay up to 30 Days. 

FOOTNOTE 7) You do not require tourist  visa to enter Turkey for your stay up to 60 Days.

FOOTNOTE 8) You do not require tourist  visa to enter Turkey for your stay up to 90 Days (This visa exemption does  not apply to those who enter Turkey through following Turkish custom points: Sarp, Posof-Türközü, Çıldır-AktaÅŸ, IÄŸdır-Dilucu, AÄŸrı-Gürbulak, Hakkari-Esendere, Van-Kapıköy, Nusaybin, Yayladağı, Cilvegözü, Öncüpınar, Islahiye, Çobanbey, Akçakale, Åženyurt). You do require a visa for your transit passages.  Your application is going to be referred to the relevant Turkish authorities for their approval which generally takes minimum six to eight weeks (Depending on your residential status in the UK, this period of time can be reduced to one-two week. Therefore, please clarify your residential status during your application). 

FOOTNOTE 9) You require tourist  visa to enter Turkey. You can obtain a 15 Days sticker type entry visa at the port of entry in Turkey.

FOOTNOTE 10) Please note that you are required to have a certain amount of money (50 $ per day) while you enter Turkey.

FOOTNOTE 11) Please note that you are required to have a certain amount of money (100 $ per day) while you enter Turkey.

FOOTNOTE 12)   You require entry visa to enter Turkey. You can obtain a 30 Days sticker type entry visa at the port of entry in Turkey.

FOOTNOTE 13) You need to apply to  this Consulate General to obtain tourist visa. 

FOOTNOTE 14) You require entry visa to enter Turkey. You can obtain a 60 Days entry - sticker - type  visa at the port of entry in Turkey (The visa to be issued at the port of entry is multiple for the nationals of Belarus, Russian Federation, Ukraine).

FOOTNOTE 15) You require entry visa to enter Turkey. You can obtain a 30 Days sticker type entry visa at the port of entry in Turkey.

FOOTNOTE 16) You require  visa to enter Turkey. You can obtain a sticker type visa with a duration of stay up to 30 Days at the port of entry in Turkey.

FOOTNOTE 17) You do not require visa (for tourism or business purposes) to enter Turkey for your stay up to 90 Days. However, you cannot overstay 180 days in a year without visa.

FOOTNOTE 18) You do not require tourist visa to enter to Turkey for your stay up to 90 days within 180 days.

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 OTHER VISA CATEGORIES:

STUDY, LONG TERM BUSINESS/MULTIPLE ENTRY VISA, VISA FOR LORRY DRIVERS: Please send a letter with a self addressed & stamped envelope  to this Consulate General or Turkish Diplomatic Missions in your resident country to receive information about it. Then, you will be sent brief information and necessary application forms.

Important: The visa types above do not give you the right to take up paid or unpaid employment or to reside, or to study (including student exchange program) or to establish yourself in business in Turkey.

MARRIAGE: If you  are married to a Turkish national, you can obtain  long term residence permit by applying to local police regardless of your current visa type (you will be required to produce necessary documents regarding your marriage).

TRANSIT VISA:
A) By AIR: If you are a visa-national (other than those who can get visa at the port of entry), you will not need visa for transit as long as you pass in immediate and continuous transit through a Turkish airport. Please note that you cannot leave airport transit area and you must  hold a ticket  to a destination outside of Turkey.  You must also have  permission/visa to enter the destination country, if such permit/visa is required.

B) By SEA or LAND: If you intend to travel by sea or land  via Turkey, you will need a visa. Please refer to Information on Tourist Visa for Ordinary Passport Holders (for all countries). The application procedure is the same as tourist visa.

VISAS FOR FILMING AND ACADEMIC RESEARCH:  If you wish to prepare documentary films related to scientific research and observation, make commercial and promotional films or conduct conduct archeological excavations within Turkey you must obtain prior permission from Turkish authorities. You will thereafter be issued with the appropriate visa. Please contact the Turkish Culture and Tourism Office in London for commercial and promotional films and the Turkish Embassy in London for all other permissions. Filming make by tourists for personal use does not require prior permission.

VISA FEES AND PAYMENTS:
Visa fees differ as to nationality and types of visa and may not be refundable depending on the nationality.  All payments (visa and other administrative fees)  must be paid in cash or by postal order (made payable to 'Turkish Consulate General').   Credit/debit cards, personal cheques are not accepted.

TOURISM INFORMATION AND CUSTOMS REGULATIONS:
Tourism information & brochures are available from the Turkish Embassy Tourist Office. Information on Turkish  Customs Regulation is available at the the official website of Turkish Customs Administration on http://www.gumruk.gov.tr

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TRANSFER OF VISAS TO NEW PASSPORTS:

Foreign tourists who have valid visas for Turkey but in their old passports that they had previously used (expired or no blank pages left), are not allowed to enter Turkey unless they have a valid visa in their new passports. They are advised to apply to Turkish missions for the transfer of their valid visas to their new passports.

At the ports of entry to Turkey, those tourists who could show valid single entry visas which are issued in the old passports together with their new and valid passports, will be accepted to Turkey, only one time, in order to not cause any inconvenience.

In case they have a long term and/or multiple visas, they will be allowed to enter Turkey issuing a single entry visa at the port of entry. After their stay, they are expected to have their long term or multiple visas be transferred to their new passports by applying to the Turkish missions abroad.

The period of residency of a long term visa could not exceed the validity of the passport; in case a tourist applies with a letter served by the Turkish border authorities, his/her visa will be transferred to his/her new passport with the same validity and without charge.

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For more information please visit legal pages from the Turkish Government 

 Republic of Turkey  Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

http://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa