Frequently asked questions
If the duration of 90-day-stay on your e-Visa expired within 180 days as of your first entry date, you can reapply for an e-Visa 180 days later starting from the first entry date. If you spent some part of the duration of 90-day-stay on a multiple entry e-Visa within 180 days as of your first entry date and the rest expired after 180 days elapsed as of the first entry date, it is possible to reapply for an e-Visa. Anyway, please keep in mind that you may stay in Turkey up to 90 days in every 180 days starting from the first entry date.
When your e-Visa expires, you are not allowed to apply for a new e-Visa without departing from Turkey ; but you are advised to apply at Provincial Directorate of Migration Management for a residence permit. Please click on the following link to get more detailed information regarding the application of a residence permit and other types of visa (work visa, student visa etc.) http://www.goc.gov.tr/main/En_3
|If you overstay your visa, you might be asked to pay fines, deported or banned future travel to Turkey for a specific period of time.
You are not required to change the address information that you have provided while filling ' Address ' information on the form as it does not appear on your e-Visa. Please note that the information on your e-Visa must match the information on your travel document completely; otherwise, your e-Visa will be invalid.
An e-Visa is an official document permitting entry into and travel within Turkey. Please do not look for Turkey on the drop down menu. You are expected to select the country/region written on your travel document which shows your nationality information. Please read the information notes carefully next to each step of your application.
Please check your 'junk mail' folder. Your email address may be preventing the mails coming from us. Thus, please either check and fix your email settings or make a new e-Visa application using a different and valid email address. If you still cannot get through please check with your email provider.
According to the Law on Foreigners and International Protection which entered into force on 11th April 2014, those foreigners who arrive at sea ports and intend to visit the seaport city or nearby provinces for touristic purpose are exempt from visa provided that their stay does not exceed seventy two (72) hours. However, if you arrive in/depart from our country by air for your cruise tour, you must obtain a visa.
The requirement for using your visa/residence permit as a supporting document is that it should be still valid by the date you enter Turkey. Previously used single entry visas are also accepted as long as their validity period covers your entry date to Turkey. Please note that e-Visas are not accepted as supporting document.
You should go straight to passport control at the airport and submit your printed e-Visa together with your travel document to the officer. The officer will scan your e-Visa and compare the information on it with the information on your travel document. Please make sure that the information on your e-Visa matches the information on your travel document completely and that you meet all the criteria specified during your application (if any). If there are discrepancies, your e-Visa will be invalid.
The citizens of the countries listed below are required to travel with an airline company which signed a protocol with the Turkish Foreign Ministry. At present, the airline companies that signed this protocol are Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, Onur Air , Atlasglobal Airlines and Egypt Air(Egyptian Citizens).
https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/info/are-there-any-restrictions-on-airline-companies-to-fly-to-turkey/
You need to prove that you have enough money with you-either cash or via a document which shows the credit card with adequate limit.
If asked, you need to assure airport authorities that you are able to finance your stay in Turkey. Usually, you will be asked to prove that you have at least 50 USD per day at your disposal.
You do not have to get a transit visa if you are not going to leave the transit area. Otherwise you need to apply for a transit visa or an e-Visa through the e-Visa application system (if you are eligible). For a transit visa please contact the nearest Turkish Embassy or Consulate General for a visa application.