Visa Information for Foreigners for entering Turkey
Electronic visa (e-Visa) has replaced a “sticker visa” which was issued at the border crossings. Applicants need to log on to www.evisa.gov.tr, provide the requested information, (after the application is approved) make online payment and download their e-Visa.
• Please note that e-visa is only valid when the purpose of travel is tourism or commerce. Other purposes, such as work and study, require regular visa given by Embassies or Consulates.
• Your travel document or passport should be valid for at least 6 months as from the date of your arrival in Turkey
• If you have a valid visa, you do not need a residence permit up to 90 days. On the other hand, foreigners who shall reside, work or study in Turkey, should register themselves at the nearest local police department upon their arrival in Turkey, regardless of the validity of their visa.
• Information on Work Visa: To work in Turkey, you must apply to the nearest Turkish mission to obtain work permit and visa. Your passport, visa application form and a letter from your employer are the necessary documents for your application. Other documents should be submitted to the Turkish Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) by your employer within ten working days after your application.
You may find the list of those documents in the MLSS’s website (http://www.csgb.gov.tr). Applications are finalized by the MLSS within thirty days at the latest. Right after your arrival in Turkey (before starting to work), you should be registered at the local police department within one month to obtain the necessary residence permit.
Afghanistan: Diplomatic passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Ordinary, Special and Service passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Albania: Official passport holders, who are appointed to the diplomatic, consular missions or representations of international organizations accredited in Turkey, are exempted from visa for the period of their assignments. Official and ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels with touristic purposes and transit from Turkey, up to 90 days within six months starting from the first entry date.
Algeria: Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Algerian nationals aged below 18 and over 35 holding ordinary passports may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr.
Andorra: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Angola: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr.
Antigua-Barbuda: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can obtain three month-multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr.
Argentina: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Armenia: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can obtain one-month multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr.
Australia: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can obtain three month-multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr.
Austria: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month-multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Azerbaijan: Ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa requirement for their travels to Turkey up to 30 days. Official passport holders are exempt from visa requirement for their travels up to 90 days.
Bahamas: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month multiple e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Bahrain: Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey and they can obtain their 90 day period multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Bangladesh: Bangladeshi nationals holding diplomatic and official/service passport are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their single entry e-Visas valid for one month e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr, provided that they meet certain conditions.
Barbados: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travel up to 90 days.
Belarus: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 30 days.
Total period of stay should be no longer than 90 days within 1 year.
Belgium: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three-month multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Belize: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Benin: Ordinary, Special and Service passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their single entry e-Visas valid for one month e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr, provided that they meet certain conditions. Diplomatic passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Bhutan: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can get their 15 day period visas from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad.
Bolivia: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Bosnia-Herzegovina: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 60 days.
Botswana: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr.
Brazil: Official and ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Brunei: Official and Ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days within 180 days starting from the first entry date.
Bulgaria: Diplomatic and service passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 30 days. Ordinary passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days within 6 months starting from the first entry date.
Burkina Faso: Diplomatic passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Official/service and ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Burkinabe passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr.
Burundi: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr.
Cambodia: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Cameroon: Official passport (Diplomatic, Service and Special) holders and members of official delegations are exempted from visa requirements to enter into, exit from, transit through and stay temporarily in Turkey for a maximum period of 90 days, reckoned from the first entry date. Official passport (Diplomatic, Service and Special) holders, who are not members of official delegations, are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Ordinary passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr.
Canada: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can obtain three-month multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Cape Verde: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr.
Central African Republic: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr.
Chad: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr.
Chile: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
People’s Republic of China: Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 30 days.
Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa. These passport holders can obtain their 30 days single entry e-Visas via the web sitewww.evisa.gov.tr
Colombia: Colombian nationals holding diplomatic, official and ordinary passport are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Comoros: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Costa Rika: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 30 days.
Cote d’Ivoire: Official and ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Croatia:Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month-multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr or from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad.
Cuba: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Czech Republic: Official and ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Democratic Republic of Congo: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the websitewww.evisa.gov.tr
Denmark: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Djibouti: Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days within 6 months starting from the first entry date. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Dominica: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can obtain three month-multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Dominican Republic: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can obtain three month-multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
East Timor: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. East Timor citizens may get their 30 days single entry e-Visas via the web site www.evisa.gov.tr
Ecuador: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Egypt: Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders may obtain their 30-day single-entry e-Visas via www.evisa.gov.tr, provided that they have a valid Schengen or OECD visa or residence permit and that they travel to Turkey with Turkish Airlines or Egypt Air.
Besides, those ordinary passport holders who are under 20 or over 45 years old may get their 30-day single-entry e-Visas via the websitewww.evisa.gov.tr
El Salvador: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Equatorial Guinea: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Eritrea: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Estonia: Official and ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days within 6 months starting from the first entry date.
Ethiopia: Ethiopian nationals holding diplomatic passport are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Official/service and ordinary passport holders are required to have visa. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Fiji: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders may obtain their one-month single-entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr. They can also get their 90-day multiple-entry visas from Turkish missions.
Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Finland: Official and Ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days within 180 days starting from the first entry date.
France: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Gabon: Gabonese nationals holding diplomatic passport are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Official/service and ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Gabonese passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may obtain their 30-day single-entry e-visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Gambia: Ordinary, Special and Service passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their single entry e-Visas valid for one month e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr, provided that they meet certain conditions. Diplomatic passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Georgia: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Germany: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Ghana: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Greece: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Grenada: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Guatemala: Official and ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Guinea: Guinean nationals holding diplomatic passport are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Official/service and ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Guinean passport holders who are travelling with Turkish Airlines or Pegasus Airlines with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one-month-period single entry e-Visas via the websitewww.evisa.gov.tr
Guinea-Bissau: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Guyana: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can get their 15 day period visas from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad.
Greek Cypriot Administration: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Both official and ordinary passport holders may obtain their 30-day single-entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Haiti: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can obtain three month-multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Honduras: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of PRC: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC: Ordinary and official “Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China ( SAR ) Passport” holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Hong Kong citizens who have “British National Overseas Passport” are subject to visa and they can obtain their three month period multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr Holders of “Document of Identity for Visa Purposes-Hong Kong (D.I)” must get their visas from the Turkish diplomatic or consular missions abroad.
Hungary: Official and Ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days within 180 days reckoned from the date of first entry.
Iceland: Ordinary and Official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
India: Diplomatic passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels to Turkey up to 90 days. Ordinary, Special and Service passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary, Special and Service passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their single entry e-Visas valid for one month via the website www.evisa.gov.tr, provided that they meet certain conditions.
Indonesia: Indonesian nationals holding diplomatic and official/service passport are exempted from visa for their travels up to 30 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa. These passport holders can obtain their one month period entry e-Visas via the websitewww.evisa.gov.tr
Iran: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Iraq: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Ireland: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can obtain three-month multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Israel: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Italy: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Jamaica: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Japan: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Jordan: Diplomatic, official and ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels with touristic purposes and transit to/from Turkey up to 90 days within six months starting from the first entry date. Diplomatic and official passport holders, who are appointed to the diplomatic, consular missions or representations of international organizations accredited in Turkey, are exempted from visa for the period of their assignments. Truck and bus drivers and co-drivers, crew members of civil airplanes, trains and ships, engaged in international transport of goods and passengers, are exempted from visa for their travels and transit to/from Turkey, up to 90 days within six months, starting from the first entry date.
Kazakhstan: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 30 days.
Kenya: Citizens of Kenya holding diplomatic, official, service and special passport are exempted from visa for their travels and transit to/from Turkey up to 90 days within 180 days, starting from the first entry date. Ordinary passport holders can get their three-month period multi entry visas from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad. Ordinary passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Kiribati: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Kosovo: Citizens of Kosova holding diplomatic, official and ordinary passport are exempted from visa for their travels with touristic purposes and transit to/from Turkey up to 90 days within six months, starting from the first entry date.
Kuwait: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days within last 180 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey and they can obtain their three-month period multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr or from Turkish diplomatic Representations abroad.
Kyrgyzstan: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Laos: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Latvia: Ordinary passport holders are exempt from visa requirement for their travels up to 30 (thirty) days. Diplomatic, special and service passport holders are exempt from visa requirement for their travels up to 90 (ninety) days.
Lebanon: Official and ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels with touristic purposes and transit to/from Turkey up to 90 days within six months, starting from the first entry date. Diplomatic and official passport holders, who are appointed to the diplomatic, consular missions or representations of international organizations accredited in Turkey, are exempted from visa for the period of their assignments. Truck and bus drivers and co-drivers, crew members of civil airplanes, trains and ships, engaged in international transport of goods and passengers, are exempted from visa for their travels and transit to/from Turkey, up to 90 days within six months, starting from the first entry date.
Lesotho: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Liberia: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Libya: Citizens of Libya holding diplomatic, special and ordinary passport are exempted from visa for their travels with touristic purposes and transit to/from Turkey up to 90 days within six months, starting from the first entry date.
Liechtenstein: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Lithuania: Official and Ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days within 180 days starting from the first entry date.
Luxemburg: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Macao Special Administration: Ordinary and official Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 30 days.
Macedonia: Macedonian nationals holding diplomatic, service and ordinary passport are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Madagascar: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Malawi: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Malaysia: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Maldives: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 30 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Mali: Diplomatic passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Official/service and ordinary passport holders are required to have visa. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Malta: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three-month multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Marshall Islands: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Mauritania: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can their 15 day period visa from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Mauritius: Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain one month multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr or three month period multi entry visas from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad.
Mexico: Diplomatic passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Ordinary and service/official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Holders of such passports may get their 90-day multiple-entry visas from Turkish missions abroad or obtain their 30-day single-entry e-visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Moldova: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days within 180 days starting from the date of first entry.
Monaco: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Mongolia: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempt from visa up to 30 days for their touristic visits to Turkey.
Montenegro: Official and Ordinary passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days within 6 months starting from the first entry date.
Morocco: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Mozambique: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Myanmar (Burma): Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Namibia: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Namibian nationals may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Nauru: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can get their 15 day period visas from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad.
Nepal: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Official passport holders can get one month period visas and ordinary passport holders can get 15 day period visas from from the Turkish diplomatic or consular missions abroad. Nepalese passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their single entry e-Visas valid for one month via the website www.evisa.gov.tr, provided that they meet certain conditions.
Netherlands: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month-multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr. Official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
New Zealand: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Nicaragua: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Niger: Nigerien nationals holding diplomatic passport are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Official/service and ordinary passport holders are required to have visa. Nigerien passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Nigeria: Ordinary, official/service passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their single entry e-Visas valid for one month e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr, provided that they meet certain conditions.
Diplomatic passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea): Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary and Official passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport.
Northern Mariana Islands: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Norway: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month-multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr and stay in Turkey up to 90 days within 6 months starting from the first entry date.
Oman: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month-multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr and stay in Turkey up to 90 days within 6 months starting from the first entry date.
Pakistan: Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels to Turkey up to 90 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders with a valid Schengen, OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Palau Republic: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Palestine: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Only diplomatic passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 30 days.
Panama: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa up to 90 days within 180 days starting from the first entry date.
Papua New Guinea: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Paraguay: Official and Ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days within 6 months starting from the first entry date.
Peru: Official and Ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days within 180 days.
Philippines: Nationals of the Philippines holding diplomatic and official/service passport are exempted from visa for their travels up to 30 days.
Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa. Holders of such passports may obtain their 30-day single-entry e-visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr, provided that they have a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit.
Poland: Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three-month multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Portugal: Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels with touristic purposes and transit to/from Turkey up to 90 days within six months, starting from the first entry date. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
As of 1 March 2013, Portuguese citizens may also use their valid national identity cards and passports which have expired within the last five years when entering Turkey for touristic purposes. They can obtain their visas through the e-visa system (www.evisa.gov.tr) or upon arrival by submitting identity cards or passports expired within the last five years.
Portuguese citizens who wish to enter Turkey for other purposes such as working, transportation, education, long-term stay etc. should obtain their visas from the Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Lisbon by submitting their valid passports.
Qatar: Diplomatic, service and special passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels with touristic purposes and transit to/from Turkey up to 90 days within six months, starting from the first entry date. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders may get their three-month multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Republic of Congo: Congolese nationals holding diplomatic passport are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Official/service and ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Congolese passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one-month-period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Romania: Official and ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels with touristic purposes up to 90 days within 180 days starting from the first entry date.
Russian Federation: Ordinary, service and special passport holders are exempted from visa for their touristic and business travels up to 60 days. Diplomatic passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Rwanda: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
St Christopher Nevis: Nationals of St. Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis holding diplomatic, official/service and ordinary passport are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
St Lucia: Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
St Vincent and the Grenadines: Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey and can obtain three month-multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
San Marino: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Sao Tome and Principe: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Saudi Arabia: Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels to Turkey with touristic purposes up to 90 days within 180 days, starting from the first entry date. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain their three month period multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Senegal: Senegalese nationals holding diplomatic passport are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Official/service and ordinary passport holders are required to have visa. Senegalese passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Serbia: Diplomatic, official and ordinary passport holders and holders of travel document are exempted from visa for their travels with touristic purposes and transit to/from Turkey up to 90 days within six months, starting from the first entry date. Diplomatic and official passport holders, who are appointed to the diplomatic, consular missions or representations of international organizations accredited in Turkey, are exempted from visa for the period of their assignments. Truck and bus drivers and co-drivers, crew members of civil airplanes, trains and ships, engaged in international transport of goods and passengers, are exempted from visa for their travels and transit to/from Turkey, up to 90 days within six months, starting from the first entry date.
Seychelles: Seychelles nationals holding diplomatic, official and ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Sierra Leone: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Singapore: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Slovakia: Ordinary passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels to Turkey with touristic purposes up to 90 days within 180 days, starting from the first entry date. Official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days within 180 days, starting from the first entry date.
Slovenia: Ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels to Turkey with touristic purposes up to 90 days within 180 days, starting from the first entry date. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels to Turkey up to 90 days within six months.
Solomon Islands: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can get their 15 day period visas from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad.
Somalia: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
South Africa: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three-month period multiple entry visas from Turkish representations abroad or one month period single entry visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 30 days.
Republic of Korea (South Korea): Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
South Sudan: Diplomatic passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels and transit to/from Turkey up to 90 days within 180 days, starting from the first entry date. Ordinary, service and special passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Spain: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month-multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Sri Lanka: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Sudan: Diplomatic passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels and transit to/from Turkey up to 90 days within 180 days, starting from the first entry date. Ordinary, service and special passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Surinam: Diplomatic, official and ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Surinamese nationals may obtain their 30-day single-entry e-visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Swaziland: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Sweden: Official and Ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days within 180 days starting from the first entry date.
Switzerland: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Syria: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travel up to 90 days within 6 months starting from the first entry date.
Taiwan: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders may get their single entry e-Visas valid for one month via the website www.evisa.gov.tr, provided that they meet certain conditions.
Tajikistan: Ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels to Turkey up to 30 days within six months, starting from the first entry date. Diplomatic passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels to Turkey up to 90 days within six months, starting from the first entry date. Service passport holders, who are appointed to the diplomatic, consular missions or representations of international organizations accredited in Turkey, are exempted from visa for the period of their assignments. Service passport holders, who are not appointed to Turkey, are exempted from visa for their travels with touristic purposes and transit from Turkey, up to 60 days within six months, starting from the first entry date.
Tanzania: Tanzanian nationals holding diplomatic and service passport are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Thailand: Ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 30 days. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Togo: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Tonga: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Trinidad and Tobago: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Tunisia: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa.
Turkmenistan: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempt from visa requirement for their travels to Turkey up to 30 days.
Tuvalu: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Uganda: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Ukraine: Ukrainian nationals holding diplomatic and official/service passport are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 60 days.
United Arab Emirates: Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can obtain their three-month period multiple entry e-Visas via the websitewww.evisa.gov.tr
United Kingdom: Diplomatic passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Ordinary, service and special passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can obtain three month-multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr. UK passports holders with “British National Overseas” and “British Protected Person” nationality are subjected to visa and they can get their visas from the Turkish diplomatic or consular missions abroad.
United States of America: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month-multiple entry visas from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad and also via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Uruguay: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Uzbekistan: Ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa requirement for their travels to Turkey up to 30 days. Diplomatic passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels to Turkey up to 90 days. Service and special passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Vanuatu: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can get their 15 day period visa from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad.
Vatican (Holy See): Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Venezuela: Ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days in each six-month period. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 30 days.
Vietnam: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Western Samoa: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Yemen: Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 30 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Zambia: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Zambian nationals may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Zimbabwe: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member’s visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr
Explanations:
The term “official passports” covers diplomatic, service, special and official passports.
Passports should be valid at least 90 days longer than the expiry date of the requested visa.
The above information is for tourists. If you are going to study or work in Turkey, you must obtain appropriate visa from Turkish diplomatic/consular missions, prior to proceeding to Turkey.
Visa regime for truck drivers of a country may differ from the overall visa regime effective for citizens of that particular country. For further information, please contact the nearest Turkish mission.
Despite the visa regime applied towards the citizens of a country, the travel document holders of that country need to obtain visa from Turkish missions beforehand.
All foreigners, except for those exempt from visa requirement, should obtain their visas at the Turkish missions. Those foreigners, who can obtain sticker type visas at the Turkish border gates, may also have their visas at the Turkish missions, alternatively.
Foreigners who will shoot a documentary film, conduct a research or an archeological excavation should get a special permission from the Turkish authorities in advance.
If you have a valid visa, you do not need a residence permit up to 90 days. On the other hand, foreigners who shall reside, work or study in Turkey, should register themselves at the nearest local police department upon their arrival in Turkey, regardless of the validity of their visa.
Information on Work Visa:
To work in Turkey, you must apply to the nearest Turkish mission to obtain work permit and visa. Your passport, visa application form and a letter from your employer are just needed for your application. Other documents should be submitted to the Turkish Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) by your employer within ten working days after your application.
You may find the list of those documents in the MLSS’s website ( http://www.csgb.gov.tr ). Applications are finalised by the MLSS within thirty days at the latest. Right after your arrival in Turkey (before starting to work), you should be registered at the local police department within one month to obtain the necessary residence permit.
Source of information: Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Republic of Turkey