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GENERAL VISA INFORMATION TO TRAVEL TO TURKEY

Visa information for Turkey is also available on 09068 347 348

GENERAL INFORMATION ON VISA REQUIREMENTS

 # All applicants are required to apply in person to this Consulate General to obtain visa. If you are unable to attend in person due to a compelling reason, please contact the Consulate beforehand to be exempt from this general rule.

# Visa application form must be filled in full before submittion to the visa officer during the appointment . Application form can be downloaded from the website or can be obtained from this Consulate General by sending a self addressed & stamped envelope with a brief letter explaining your request.

# All passport holders are required to have a minimum of three months validity on their passports when they leave Turkey.

# All travel document holders are required to have a minimum of one year validity on their travel documents from the date of entry into Turkey.

# All payments (visa and other administrative fees)  must be paid in cash or by postal order/company cheque (made payable to 'Turkish Consulate General').  Credit/debit cards, personal cheques are not accepted.

# Visa fees differ as to nationality and types of visa and, depending on your nationality, may not be refundable in case of refusal.

# If you wish to apply for a work visa, please contact the Labour Attache on (44) 0207 591 69 18 to make an appointment. Work visa requirements are also available on our website.

# Travel Agencies are permitted to make up to 3 visa applications at once.

# Family members (partners & children) are permitted to make their applications at the same time during one appointment. Group applications will not be accepted

# Under normal conditions, visa applications take up to 3 working days to process. However, depending on your nationality, your status in the UK and the type of visa requested, your applications may need to be referred to the relevant Turkish authorities for their approval which generally takes minimum six to eight weeks. Please clarify your status during the application.

# If you are a visitor in the UK, regardless of your nationality, your application will have to be referred to the relevant Turkish authorities for approval which generally takes minimum 6 to 8 weeks to finalize.

# Third country nationals resident or working in the UK are required to have at least 6 month residence/work permit as of the date of application. Otherwise, depending on their nationality, their application will have to be referred to the relevant Turkish authorities for approval which generally takes minimum 6 to 8 weeks to finalize.

# Please note that the validity of a visa starts on the day it was granted by this Consulate General unless otherwise specified. Please check your visa before leaving the Consulate.

TOURIST VISA FOR UK TRAVEL DOCUMENTS

If you are a British passport holder, please see footnote 4 below.

If you are not a British passport holder; yet you have a  travel document (not Certificate of Identity) issued by the Home Office of the UK, you need to obtain visa before traveling to Turkey. For more information on what a travel document issued by the UK is and upon what basis it can be issued, please see http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Please note: tourist visas 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.

See also Travel Arrangements. Click here to make an online appointment for visa applications to Turkey.

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INFORMATION ON RESIDENCE VISA REQUIREMENTS

If you wish to reside in Turkey longer than the normal period allowed to tourists or set up a business with or without a Turkish partner, you will need  a residence visa. 

All documents for residence visa must be submitted to this Consulate General at least eight weeks before the intended date of departure. 

British nationals can also apply for residence visa while in Turkey. They need to apply to the nearest police headquarters after their 3 month-sticker type visa obtained at the border gate expires.

If you wish to obtain a residence visa from this Consulate, you will need to submit the following documents in person:

  • Visa application form "Must be filled in FULL"
    Application forms can be obtained from this Consulate General by sending a self addressed & stamped envelope with a brief letter explaining your request. Alternatively click here for HTML or here for MS WORD formats.
  • A passport size photo attached to the visa application form
  • Latest bank statement (original to be returned) & a photocopy. Bank statement must show  the applicant's current financial standing
  • Reference letter from your employer / school / accountant (if applicable)
  • Visa fee (85 GBP for the year 2007) in cash or by postal order/company cheque made payable to "Turkish Consulate General"
  • £5 administrative fee (for 1-2 passports) and £7 administrative fee (for 3 and more passports)
  • A self-addressed envelope (no stamp is necessary) to receive your passport back by post.( if you wish to have your passport returned by post,  you should submit your documents to this Consulate General at least two weeks before your departure for Turkey).
  • A letter specifying the reasons for the applicant's intended settlement in Turkey
  • Details of pensions or other assets from which the applicant receive a regular income & a photocopy
  • Particulars of any assets in Turkey (if any), and a photocopy
  • Any other evidence supporting your application, if any

Please note that applications must be referred to the relevant Turkish authorities for their approval. Therefore, applicants are advised to contact  this Consulate General to find out the outcome in due course. (Nationals of European Union countries and nationals of  Australia, Canada, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and USA  may be issued a one year resident visa in a week depending on their circumstances).    

After obtaining the visa, you are required to register with the local police  within a month following the arrival in Turkey in order to obtain a residence permit. If you wish to extend your permit for a further period, you should apply to the same police headquarters before the permit expires.

Household items may be taken into Turkey through a system called "temporary import" provided that the validity of the residence permit is not less than one year. For details of the relevant regulation please contact with the Office of the Finance and Customs Counsellor at Turkish Embassy in London which can also provide information on the regulation concerning the temporary import of a car into Turkey. Information on Turkish Customs Regulation is available at the the official website of Turkish Customs Administration on http://www.gumruk.gov.tr

Please Click here to make an online appointment for visa applications to Turkey.

INFORMATION ON WORK VISA REQUIREMENTS

To apply for this type of visa, please submit the following documents to this Consulate General in person:

- Passport with a minimum validity of one year & a copy of passport (only the page with the photograph),

- Visa application form to be filled in capital letters. Application form can also be downloaded from the Consulate General's website. Please make sure that you have written a telephone number on the form to reach you when needed. Work visa application form is the same as regular visa application form.

- A photograph,

- A proof of a job offer normally in the form of a letter from the prospective employer,

- Visa fee (200 GBP) in cash or by postal order/company cheque made payable to "Turkish Consulate General", plus work permit document fee which depends on the type of the document to be obtained by the prospective employer from the Ministry of Work and Social Security. See below for work permit document fees:

work permit document fee (1 year) : 8 GBP

work permit document fee (3 years):23 GBP

work permit document fee (indefinite): 38 GBP

work permit document fee (sel-employed/independent): 76 GBP

Applications should be made to this Consulate General at least eight weeks prior to the intended date of departure.

Work visa applications are admitted from 09.00 to 12:30 noon from Monday to Friday except bank holidays in Turkey and in the UK.

Please click here for more information on work visa requirements.

For further enquiries, please do not hesitate to call the Office of the Labour Attache at the Consulate General on 020 75916918.

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TOURIST VISA FOR ORDINARY PASSPORT HOLDERS (ALL COUNTRIES)

Please note: tourist visas 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.

Afghanistan (see footnote 1 & 10 below) Albania (see footnote 14 below)
Algeria (see footnote 2 & 10 below) Andorra (see footnote 5 below)
Angola (see footnote 1 & 10 below) Antigua-Barbuda (see footnote 4 below)
Argentina (see footnote 5 below) Armenia (see footnote 10 & 15 below)
Australia (see footnote 4 below) Austria (see footnote 4 below)
Azerbaijan (see footnote 6 below) Bahamas (see footnote 4 below)
Bahrain (see footnote 15 below) Bangladesh (see footnote 1 below)
Barbados (see footnote 4 below) Belarus (see footnote 10 & 14 below)
Belgium (see footnote  4 below) Belize (see footnote  2 below)
Benin (see footnote 1 below) Bhutan (see footnote 2 below)
Bolivia (see footnote 5 below) Bosnia-Herzegovina (see footnote 7 below)
Botswana (see footnote 1 & 10 below) Brazil (see footnote 17 below)
Brunei (see footnote 2 below) Bulgaria (see footnote 8 below)
Burkina Faso (see footnote 1 below) Burundi (see footnote 1 & 10 below)
Cambodia (see footnote 1 below) Cameroon (see footnote 1 & 10 below)
Canada (see footnote 4 below) Cape Verde (see footnote 1 below)
Central African Republic (see footnote 1 below) Chad (see footnote 1 below)
Chile (see footnote 5 below) China (see footnote 1 & 10 below)
Colombia (see footnote 1 below) Congo (see footnote 1 & 10 below)
Costa Rika (see footnote 6 & 10 below) Croatia (see footnote 7 below)
Cuba (see footnote 2 below) Czech Republic (see footnote 5 below)
Cote d'Ivoire (see footnote 1 below) Denmark (see footnote 5 below)
Djibouti (see footnote 1 below) Dominica (see footnote 4 below)
Dominican Republic (see footnote 15 below) East Timor (see footnote 13 below)
Ecuador (see footnote 5 below)  
Egypt (see footnote 2 below) El Salvador (see footnote 5 below)
Equatorial Guinea (see footnote 1 below) Eritrea (see footnote 1 below)
Estonia (see footnote 15 below) Ethiopia (see footnote 1 & 10 below)
Fiji (see footnote 2 below) Finland (see footnote 5 below)
France (see footnote 5 below) Gabon (see footnote 1 below)
Gambia (see footnote 1 & 10 below) Georgia (see footnote 5 below)
Germany (see footnote 5 below) Ghana (see footnote 1 below)
Greece (see footnote 5 below) Grenada (see footnote  3 below)
Guatemala (see footnote 5 below) Guinea (see footnote 1 & 10 below)
Guinea-Bissau (see footnote 1 below) Guyana (see footnote 2 below)
Greek Cypriot Admin. (see footnote 15 below)  Haiti (see footnote 4 below)
Honduras (see footnote 5 below) Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC (see footnote 5 below)
Hungary (see footnote 15 below) Iceland (see footnote 5 below)
India (see footnote 1 & 10 below) Indonesia (see footnote  2 below)
Iran (see footnote 5 & 11 below) Iraq (see footnote 13 below)
Ireland (see footnote 4 below) Israel (see footnote 5 below)
Italy (see footnote 4 below) Jamaica (see footnote  4   below)
Japan (see footnote 5 below) Jordan (see footnote 15 below)
Kazakhstan (see footnote 6 below) Kenya (see footnote 2 below)
Kiribati (see footnote 1 below) Kuwait (see footnote 12 below)
Kyrgyzstan (see footnote 6 below) Laos (see footnote 1 below)
Latvia (see footnote 15 below) Lebanon (see footnote 1 below)
Lesotho (see footnote 1 & 10 below) Liberia (see footnote 1 & 10 below)
Libya (see footnote 2 below) Liechtenstein (see footnote 5 below)
Lithuania (see footnote 15 below) Luxembourg (see footnote 5 below)
Macao Special Administration Region (see footnote 6 below) Macedonia (see footnote 7 below)
Madagascar (see footnote 1 below) Malawi (see footnote 1 & 10 below)
Malaysia (see footnote 5 below) Maldives (see footnote  4 below)
Mali (see footnote 1 below) Malta (see footnote 4 below)
Mauritania (see footnote 2 & 10 below) Mauritius (see footnote  10 & 12  below)
Mexico (see footnote 13 below) Micronesia (see footnote 13 below)
Moldava (see footnote 10 & 15 below)  
Monaco (see footnote 5 below) Mongolia (see footnote 6 below)
Morocco (see footnote 5 below) Mozambique (see footnote 1 below)
Myanmar (Burma) (see footnote 1 below) Namibia (see footnote 1 below)
Nauru (see footnote 2 below) Nepal (see footnote 1 below)
Netherlands (see footnote 4 below) New Zealand (see footnote 5 below)
Nicaragua (see footnote 5 below) Niger (see footnote 1 & 10 below)
Nigeria (see footnote 1 & 10 below) North Korea (see footnote 1 below)
Norway (see footnote 15 below ) Oman (see footnote 4 below)
Pakistan (see footnote 1 & 10 below) Palau(see footnote 2 below)
Palestine (see footnote 1 & 10 below) Panama (see footnote 2 below)
Papua New Guinea (see footnote 2 below) Paraguay (see footnote 17 below)
Peru (see footnote 2 below) Philippines (see footnote 2 & 10 below)
Poland (see footnote 15 below)
Portugal (see footnote 4 below) Qatar (see footnote 12 below)
Romania (see footnote 16 below) Russian Federation (see footnote 14 & 10 below)
Rwanda (see footnote 1 & 10 below) St Christopher Nevis (see footnote 4 below)
St Lucia (see footnote  4 below) St Vincent and the Grenadines (see footnote 4 below)
San Marino (see footnote 5 below) Sao Tome and Principe (see footnote 1 below)
Saudi Arabia (see footnote 12 below) Senegal (see footnote 1 & 10 below)
Serbia (see footnote 15 below)
Montenegro (see footnote 5 below)		 Seychelles (see footnote  2 below)
Sierra Leone (see footnote 1 & 10 below) Singapore (see footnote 5 below)
Slovakia (see footnote 15 below) Slovenia (see footnote 4 below)
Solomon Islands (see footnote 2 below) Somalia (see footnote 1 & 10 below)
South Africa (see footnote  12 below) South Korea (see footnote 5 below)
Spain (see footnote 4 below) Sri Lanka (see footnote 1 below)
Sudan (see footnote 1 & 10 below) Surinam (see footnote 1 below)
Swaziland (see footnote 1 & 10 below) Sweden (see footnote 5 below)
Switzerland (see footnote 5 below) Syria (see footnote 1 below)
Taiwan (see footnote 13 below) Tajikistan (see footnote 6 below)
Tanzania (see footnote 1 & 10 below) Thailand (see footnote 1 below)
Togo (see footnote 1 below) Tonga (see footnote 1 below)
Trinidad and Tobago (see footnote 5 & 10 below) Tunisia (see footnote 5 below)
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (see footnote 5 below) Turkmenistan (see footnote 6 below)
Tuvalu (see footnote 1 below) Uganda (see footnote 1 below)
Ukraine (see footnote 14 & 10 below) United Arab Emirates (see footnote 12 below)
United Kingdom (see footnote 4 below) United States of Americas of America (see footnote 4 below)
Uruguay (see footnote 5 below) Uzbekistan (see footnote 6 below)
Vanuatu (see footnote 2 below) Vatican City (see footnote 5 below)
Venezuela (see footnote 5 below) Vietnam (see footnote 1 below)
Western Samoa (see footnote 1 below) Yemen (see footnote 2 below)
Zaire (see footnote 1 below) Zambia (see footnote 1 below)
Zimbabwe (see footnote 1 below)  

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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. Click here to make an online appointment for visa applications to Turkey.

FOOTNOTE 2) You need to apply to  this Consulate General to obtain tourist visa.  Please click here to make an online appointment for visa applications to Turkey

FOOTNOTE 3) You require  visa to enter Turkey. You can obtain a three month-multiple entry sticker type visa at the port of entry in Turkey. If you would like to obtain your visa through this Consulate General, please click here to make an online appointment for visa applications to Turkey.

FOOTNOTE 4) You require  tourist visa to enter Turkey. You can obtain a three month  multiple entry sticker type visa at the port of entry in Turkey. If you like to obtain your visa through this Consulate General, please click here to make an online appointment for visa applications to 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 £ 50,00.

IMPORTANT NOTE: British National Overseas 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 three months .

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

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

FOOTNOTE 8) You do not require tourist  visa to enter Turkey for your stay up to three months (This visa exemption does  not apply to those who enter Turkey through following Turkish custom points: Sarp, Posof-Türközü, Çıldır-Aktaş, Iğdır-Dilucu, Ağrı-Gürbulak, Hakkari-Esendere, Van-Kapıköy, Nusaybin, Yayladağı, Cilvegözü, Öncüpınar, Islahiye, Çobanbey, Akçakale, Şenyurt). You do require a visa for your transit passages. For your transit visa, you need to apply this Consulate General, please click here to make an online appointment for visa applications to Turkey. 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 fifteen days sticker type entry visa at the port of entry in Turkey. If you would  like to obtain your visa through this Consulate General, please click here to make an online appointment for visa applications to 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 one month sticker type entry visa at the port of entry in Turkey. If you would like to obtain your visa through this Consulate General, please click here to make an online appointment for visa applications to Turkey.

FOOTNOTE 13) You need to apply to  this Consulate General to obtain tourist visa.  Please click here to make an online appointment for visa applications to Turkey.

FOOTNOTE 14) You require entry visa to enter Turkey. You can obtain a two-month-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). If you would like to obtain your visa through this Consulate General, please click here to make an online appointment for visa applications to Turkey.

FOOTNOTE 15) You require entry visa to enter Turkey. You can obtain a one month sticker type entry visa at the port of entry in Turkey. If you would like to obtain your visa through this Consulate General, please click here to make an online appointment for visa applications to Turkey.

FOOTNOTE 16) You require  visa to enter Turkey. You can obtain a sticker type visa with a duration of stay up to one month at the port of entry in Turkey. If you would like to obtain your visa through this Consulate General, please click here to make an online appointment for visa applications to Turkey.

FOOTNOTE 17) You do not require visa (for tourism or business purposes) to enter Turkey for your stay up to three months. However, you cannot overstay 180 days in a year without visa. If your total stay in Turkey is more than 180 days in the year that you are intending to go to Turkey, you will need to apply to this Consulate to obtain a visa. Please click here to make an online appointment for visa applications to Turkey.

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HOW TO APPLY:
 If you require a visa from this Consulate General, you have to make an online appointment through our website at www.turkishconsulate.org.uk before coming to the Consulate. Please contact the Consulate General for assistance if you are unable to make an online appointment or if you need an emergency appointment. You can contact the Turkish Consulate General on 0207 591 6900 and by fax 0207 591 6911. For enquiries by post, please also send a self addressed and stamped envelope, along with a brief letter explaining your request.

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. If you are a British passport holder, please look at footnote 4 above for visa fees. Please click here for more details and visa fees.

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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