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Most visitors may enter
Turkey without a visa,
or by easily
buying a "sticker visa" at
the airport, maritime port, or border-crossing
point.
You hand the clerk your passport and
the fee in CASH,
the clerk sticks a stamp in
your passport and you're on your
way. The clerk doesn't look you up
in a database or scan your passport
or take your name or anything. The
whole thing takes 10 seconds.
Basically, the sticker
visa fee is just a tourist tax.
Be
sure your passport is valid
for at least six months from
the date you enter Turkey or
you may not be admitted. (Here's
how to get
a U.S. Passport fast.) 
You can obtain your visa in
advance, before you arrive
in Turkey, from any Turkish
consulate, but it entails
time, trouble, and extra expense
(you'll pay a "visa processing
fee.") It's much simpler to
just buy your visa at the border.
If your passport is from one of the
countries below, you probably don't
have to obtain a visa in advance of
your trip. (Who
does?)
The information below
was obtained from the Turkish Ministry
of Foreign Affairs website (updated
August 2009), but I
cannot guarantee the accuracy of
the information! For
definitive information you must check
the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs website or contact
a Turkish consulate. (Please
do not contact me—I
have no more information. I will just
tell you to contact
a Turkish consulate.)
(S) means you may
buy a sticker visa, valid for the number
of
months shown, upon
entry to Turkey. Have the exact
amount of
euros or US dollars or UK pounds sterling—in
cash!—to
pay for your visa. No travelers
checks, no credit cards, no other currencies, no
exceptions!
No (S) means
you may enter Turkey for the number
of days shown with
just a valid passport;
you do not need a visa.
Passport |
No
Visa |
Visa
Needed |
|
Days |
Months |
Euros |
US$ |
Albania
(S) |
|
2 |
€10 |
$15 |
Armenia
(S) |
|
1 |
€10 |
$15 |
Australia
(S) |
|
3 |
€15 |
$20 |
Austria
(S) |
|
3 |
€15 |
$20 |
Azerbaijan |
30 |
|
|
|
Belarus
(S) |
|
2 |
€15 |
$20 |
Belgium
(S) |
|
3 |
€15 |
$20 |
Bosnia-Herzegovina |
60 |
|
|
|
Brazil |
90 |
|
|
|
Bulgaria |
90 |
|
|
|
Canada
(S) |
|
3 |
€45 |
$60 |
Chile |
90 |
|
|
|
Cyprus
(TRNC) |
|
? |
|
|
Cyprus
(Greek) (S) |
|
1 |
€15 |
$20 |
Croatia |
60 |
|
|
|
Czech
Republic |
90 |
|
|
|
Denmark |
90 |
|
|
|
Finland |
90 |
|
|
|
France |
90 |
|
|
|
Georgia |
90 |
|
|
|
Germany |
90 |
|
|
|
Greece |
90 |
|
|
|
Hong
Kong (BNO*) (S) |
|
3 |
€15 |
$20 |
Hungary
(S) |
|
1 |
€15 |
$20 |
Iceland |
90 |
|
|
|
Iran |
90 |
|
|
|
Ireland
(S) |
|
3 |
€15 |
$20 |
Israel |
90 |
|
|
|
Italy |
90 |
|
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Japan |
90 |
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*“British Protected Persons
(BPP)” passport holders, and
"British National Overseas“ (BNO)
passport holders (with the exception
of Hong Kong), are NOT issued visas
at Turkish borders. They must apply
to a Turkish consulate for a visa in
advance of their trip. (Hong Kong BNO
passport holders may obtain sticker
visas at Turkish borders.)
If your passport is not in the list
above, or on Visa
Page 2, click
here.
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Buying
sticker visas at Atatürk
Airport, Istanbul.
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Turkish
"sticker visa"—you
pay your fee in cash upon arrival
in Turkey, they stick the stamp
in your passport, and that's
it. (It's basically a tourist
tax.) |
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