Turkey offers a range of visa options depending on your nationality, purpose of travel, and length of stay. Before applying, travelers should check eligibility, visa exemptions, passport validity, health insurance, and other entry requirements.

This guide covers Turkey visa types, conditions and exemptions, application requirements.

Who is Eligible to Apply for an eVisa?

Travellers who hold a valid passport from any eligible country for Turkey eVisa can apply online through the portal. Before applying, make sure you meet all entry requirements.

Types of Turkish eVisa Available

Depending on your nationality, choose from the following available eVisa types:

• Turkey Tourist/Business eVisa - An option for eligible travellers who are visiting Turkey for tourism or business purposes.
• Turkey Airport Transit eVisa - For eligible travellers who are transiting through Turkey on the way to their next destination.

Validity & Stay Duration for Turkey eVisa

Note: The availability of eVisa categories and entry types vary by your nationality.

Application Process for Turkish eVisa

• Fill out the Application: Based on your selected nationality, choose your preferred eVisa type, and enter all your personal, passport and travel information accurately.
• Upload the Documents: Provide legible scans of all the valid documents required for application processing.
• Pay the Fee: Complete the fee payment for your eVisa by using any available payment option at the time of application.
• Receive Approval: After the application is processed, the approved eVisa will be sent to you via email. Print out a copy for travel to Turkey.

Types of Turkish Visa Available Through Embassy/Consulate

Turkey issues short-term visas (Type C) and long-term visas (Type D) depending on the purpose of stay, duration, and nationality of the applicant. The period given is up to 30,60 or 90 days within six months for a single-entry. For multiple-entry, it is usually 60 or 90 days per visit within six months. Below is the type of visa of Turkey:

Following types of Visas are offered by the Turkish government:

• Turkey Employment Visa: Issued to nationals who will work in Turkey or assigned person in the field of journalism, entertainment, construction, education, etc
• Turkey Official Visa: Issued to those who are assigned for official duties
• Turkey Education Visa: For nationals who will study in Turkey, interns of ERASMUS and AISEC, and any other educational purposes
• Turkey Conditional Visa: Issued to seafarers, freight workers, truck drivers, or nationals entering the country for research, documentary, medical treatment, companionship, family unification, etc
• Turkey Working Visa: Foreigners can apply for a working visa through consular offices in the country of their residence. In order to work in Turkey, you have to obtain Turkey work visa from the Turkish mission in your country. The necessary documents for applying for a working visa are a valid passport, a filled visa application, and a letter from your employer in Turkey. Other documents may be submitted by your employer in the country within ten working days. The Turkish ministry of social and labor security deals with the approval or disapproval of the working visa applications. Work permits are considered equivalent to residence permits. For working in the free zones of the country, working permits are offered by the Turkish ministry of economy. The foreigners will be charged for work permit certificate fee, entry visa fee, and residence fee. After the arrival in Turkey, the foreigners have to register themselves at the local police station to obtain the necessary residence permit.
• Turkey Internship Visa: Issued for study, temporary work, being entertainer, visiting for international programs, athletes.
• Turkey Assigned Journalists: The international press member who is willing to visit Turkey for a short period of time is not required to get a visa annotated for the press. It is enough for them to have a tourist visa and temporary press-member cards may be issued to them by the Turkish ministry of Press and Information. These temporarily issued press cards are valid for a period of three months from the issuance date.
• Turkey Tour Operator Representative Visa: The representatives of foreign tour operators are all spared from getting a working visa if they are visiting Turkey for a period of fewer than eight months. However, if the tour representatives are asking for a residence permit, they may consult the Provincial Directorate of Migration.
• Turkey Transportation Visa: If the foreigner is successful in submitting all the documents, multiple transportations visas may be offered to him with the validity of one year. However, visa regimes for truck drivers from different countries may vary from country to country.
• Turkey Documentary and Exploration Purpose Visas: Foreigners who are wishing to visit Turkey for shooting a research documentary or for the purpose of excavation should get permission from the Turkish authorities in advance. It is necessary for a foreigner to enter Turkey by obtaining a relevant visa for the purpose of research and scientific study. All the foreigners are requested to apply directly to the institutions for scientific research, photos and documentary shootings, historical, sociological, and geological researches.

Applicants need to obtain a work permit from the Turkish ministry of labor and social security. The following foreigners do not need to apply for a work permit:

• The persons who are spared from the work permit through bilateral or multilateral agreements between the countries.
• The persons who are wishing to visit Turkey for a period of less than one month for the purpose of scientific and technical studies, cultural, and artistic activities.
• The foreigners who are visiting Turkey for the purpose of installation, maintenance, and repairing of machinery which has been recently imported to Turkey for a period of fewer than three months.
• The foreigners who are visiting Turkey for the purpose of training in the use of products and services for a period of fewer than three months.
• The foreigners who are representatives of the tour operators for a period of fewer than eight months.

Turkey Visa Application

In 2014, Turkey's border authorities required travelers to get a Turkish sticker Visa to gain entry. Eligible nationals obtain Sticker Visa by visiting a Consulate for face-to-face application. It usually takes time to know the result of the interview. Paperwork and idle time are just a few challenges of getting a sticker visa. Countries lean towards a sustainable and convenient way of obtaining travel documents. With the evolving community and growing number of travelers every year, visa procedure starts to get amended little by little. Hence, the electronic application gets established.

Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs inaugurated the Turkey e Visa Application System in April 2019. They aim to produce smooth and quick transactions with the use of modern technology. Eligible countries for turkey visa can apply for their visa using phones and laptops.

Documents, payment, and validation will happen electronically, eliminating the appointment to the Turkey Consulate or Embassy. In the meantime, eligible applicants can get an Turkey e-Visa for Business and tourism purposes. Otherwise, they have to apply directly to a Turkish Embassy . The system can indicate if nationals are eligible for an e-Visa.