Global InformationVisa policy of Turkey information
Politics of Turkey |
|---|
 |
 Turkey portal
|
The visa policy of Turkey deals with the requirements that a foreign national wishing to enter Turkey must meet to be permitted to travel to, enter and remain in the country.[1]
Visitors to Turkey must obtain a visa from one of the Turkish diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the 90 visa-exempt countries and territories or one of the 31 countries and territories whose citizens are eligible to apply for an electronic visa. Turkish visas are documents issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its subsequent diplomatic missions abroad with the stated goal of regulating and facilitating migratory flows.[2][3]
Visitors of most nationalities must hold a passport valid for no less than 150 days from the date of arrival. The passport validity requirement does not apply to citizens of Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland who can enter with a passport expired for less than five years, citizens of Germany who can enter with a passport or an ID card expired for less than one year, citizens of Bulgaria who are only required to have a passport valid for their period of stay.[4] An identity card is accepted instead of a passport for citizens of Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Northern Cyprus, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and Ukraine.
The validity period requirement also does not apply to nationals of countries whose identity cards are accepted.[5][6][7][8][9]
Even though Turkey is a candidate country for membership of the European Union, it has a more complex visa policy than the visa policy of the Schengen Area.[2] Turkey requires visas from citizens of one EU member state (the Republic of Cyprus), as well as Schengen Annex II countries and territories – Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, East Timor, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Palau, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Tonga and Tuvalu. However, citizens of most of these countries can obtain electronic visas. On the other hand, Turkey grants visa-free access to citizens of other countries and territories – Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belize, Bolivia, Ecuador, Indonesia, Iran, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Jordan, Lebanon, Mongolia, Morocco, Qatar, Russia, Thailand, Tunisia and Uzbekistan.
The Turkish government announced that effective from 2 March 2020, visas are not required for passport holders from the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Ireland, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom.[10]
The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that effective from 23 December 2023, visas are not required for passport holders from the following countries: Bahrain, Canada, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and the United States.[11][12]
- ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ a b "From Rep. of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı Turkish Embassy in New Delhi". Archived from the original on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
- ^ "Passport Validity Requirements While Entering Turkey by Law on Foreigners and International Protection". Turkish MFA. Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
- ^ "Countries whose citizens are allowed to enter Turkey with their national ID's / Rep. of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Mfa.gov.tr. Archived from the original on 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ^ Polonya Cumhuriyeti'nin Kimlik Kartı Hamili Vatandaşlarının Türkiye'ye Yapacakları Her 180 Gün İçinde Azami 90 Gün İkamet Süreli Turistik Amaçlı Seyahatlerinde ve Transit Geçişlerinde Vize Muafiyeti Sağlanması Hakkında Karar (PDF) (Cumhurbaşkanı kararı 5423) (in Turkish). President of the Turkish Republic. April 18, 2022. Archived 2022-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bulgaristan Cumhuriyeti'nin Kimlik Kartı Hamili Vatandaşlarının Türkiye'ye Yapacakları Her 180 Gün İçinde Azami 90 Gün İkamet Süreli Turistik Amaçlı Seyahatlerinde ve Transit Geçişlerinde Vize Muafiyeti Sağlanması Hakkında Karar (PDF) (Cumhurbaşkanı kararı 5887) (in Turkish). President of the Turkish Republic. July 27, 2022. Archived 2022-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bosna Hersek'e kimlik kartıyla seyahat dönemi". 6 September 2022.
- ^ "CUMHURBAŞKANI KARARI (Presidential decision)" (PDF). 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "Türkiye'den 11 ülkeye vize muafiyeti". NTV. 2020-03-02. Archived from the original on 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- ^ "Turkey's New Visa Exemption for Canadians and Americans". Gaba Travel Blog. 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Turkey grants visa exemption to citizens of six countries, including the United States and Canada". VisaIndex.com.