Turkey Visa Requirements
The Turkey e-Visa allows a more accessible way to travel to Turkey for tourism, business, or transit purposes. By enabling online application and online issuance, the Turkish e-Visa is a quick and easy process, for all citizens eligible to apply for a Turkey e-Visa and travel to Turkey. In just a few simple steps, eligible applicants can submit their e-Visa online without having to go to a Turkish consular representation abroad in order to apply. A Turkey e-Visa is usually issued within 48 hours from the date of application.
The requirements you will need to meet to apply for a Turkey e-Visa depend on your nationality. While everyone who requires a visa to enter Turkey will need to provide the same basic requirements, some passport holders will be asked to provide additional requirements and details regarding their planned trip to Turkey. Regardless of the level of requirements you are asked to provide, all e-Visa applications can be easily applied for online and processed quickly.
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Who Can Apply for Turkey e-Visa?
Unless you are a citizen of a visa-exempt country, you must apply for a visa prior to travel to Turkey.
Depending on the nationality of the Turkish e-Visa applicant, some nationalities are required to provide just the basic requirements, while other nationalities are required to provide further additional requirements in addition to the basic requirements.
Please check below to know whether you are eligible to apply for the Turkey e-Visa, which requirements you are required to provide, or whether you are exempt from obtaining a Turkey visa altogether.
Turkey Visa Requirements
Applicants who are eligible to apply for the Turkey e-Visa by submitting only “basic requirements” will most likely be permitted a multiple-entry Turkey e-Visa. The number of days a multiple-entry e-Visa permits a traveler to be in Turkish territories is usually 90 days. However, travelers of some nationalities may only be allowed in Turkish territory for 30 days with a multi-entry e-Visa, yet still only need to submit the general Turkey e-Visa requirements.
The following requirements are for all applicants eligible to apply for the Turkey e-Visa by providing only basic requirements:
Passport
A passport that will be valid for a minimum of 60 days after the approved and stipulated duration of stay in Turkey.
Credit card
A credit/debit card to pay the visa fee.
A valid email address.
Please note that you will also need to comply with the temporary requirement of submitting a ‘Form for Entry to Turkey’ including a negative PCR test that must be completed a minimum of 72 hours before the time of departure.
Citizens of the following countries are eligible for the Turkey e-Visa by submitting only the basic requirements:
| Antigua and Barbuda | Armenia | Australia |
| Bahamas | Bahrain | Barbados |
| Bermuda | Canada | Dominican Republic |
| East Timor | Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus | Grenada |
| Hong Kong (BN(O)) | Jamaica | Maldives |
| Mauritius | Mexico | Oman |
| Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Saudi Arabia |
| South Africa | Suriname | United States of America |
| United Arab Emirates |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
| Armenia |
| Australia |
| Bahamas |
| Bahrain |
| Barbados |
| Bermuda |
| Canada |
| Dominican Republic |
| East Timor |
| Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus |
| Grenada |
| Hong Kong (BN(O)) |
| Jamaica |
| Maldives |
| Mauritius |
| Mexico |
| Oman |
| Saint Lucia |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Saudi Arabia |
| South Africa |
| Suriname |
| United States of America |
| United Arab Emirates |
Turkey e-Visa Additional Requirements
Applicants for the Turkey e-Visa of certain nationalities will be required to submit “Additional Requirements”, in addition to the basic requirements listed above. These requirements vary from nationality to nationality and are required, in addition, to the basic requirements listed above. Note that some nationalities may only be asked to provide some of the following additional requirements, and not all of them. You can find out which Turkey application requirements correspond to your country by entering your nationality into the [Turkey e-Visa application form]. If an applicant needs to provide additional requirements, this usually means they will be eligible for a single-entry Turkey e-Visa, which allows no more than 30 days in Turkey.
The additional requirements include, but are not binding or limited to, the following:
Accommodation
Proof of an accommodation (eg. a hotel reservation).
Tickets
Booked travel through Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs approved airlines. These airlines vary depending on the traveler’s nationality and country of origin. Travellers can find out which airlines correspond to them, after entering their nationality into the application system online.
Visa
A valid, physical visa or resident permit from a Schengen country, the United Kingdom, Ireland, or the United States of America.
Funds
Proof of sufficient financial capacity for entire stay in Turkey (approx. $50 for each day).
Citizens of the following countries are eligible for the Turkey e-Visa by submitting both basic and additional requirements:
| Afghanistan | Algeria | Bangladesh |
| Bhutan | Cambodia | Cape Verde |
| China | Egypt | Equatorial Guinea |
| Fiji | India | Iraq |
| Libya | Nepal | Pakistan |
| Palestine | Philippines | Senegal |
| Solomon Islands | Sri Lanka | Taiwan |
| Vanuatu | Vietnam | Yemen |
| Afghanistan |
| Algeria |
| Bangladesh |
| Bhutan |
| Cambodia |
| Cape Verde |
| China |
| Egypt |
| Equatorial Guinea |
| Fiji |
| India |
| Iraq |
| Libya |
| Nepal |
| Pakistan |
| Palestine |
| Philippines |
| Senegal |
| Solomon Islands |
| Sri Lanka |
| Taiwan |
| Vanuatu |
| Vietnam |
| Yemen |
Countries Not Eligible for the Turkey e-Visa
Citizens from certain countries are not eligible to apply for the Turkey e-Visa. However, they may still apply for a visa to travel to Turkey using the traditional “sticker” application method, requiring the applicant to apply in person at a Turkish consular representation abroad. This visa is known as a “sticker visa” and is issued with a physical sticker in the applicant’s travel document. Note that the Turkey visa requirements for a Turkey sticker visa can differ from the requirements for Turkey e-Visas.
Citizens of the following countries are not eligible for the Turkey e-Visa:
| Angola | Anguilla | Aruba |
| Benin | Botswana | Burkina Faso |
| Burundi | Cameroon | Cayman Islands |
| Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros |
| Congo | Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Cook Islands |
| Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | Cuba | Djibouti |
| Dominica | Eritrea | Ethiopia |
| Faroe Islands | Gabon | Gambia |
| Ghana | Greenland | Guadeloupe |
| Guam | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau |
| Guyana | Haiti | Kenya |
| Kiribati | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | Laos |
| Lesotho | Liberia | Madagascar |
| Malawi | Mali | Marshall Islands |
| Martinique | Mauritania | Mayotte |
| Micronesia | Mozambique | Myanmar |
| Namibia | Nauru | New Caledonia |
| Niger | Nigeria | Norfolk Island |
| Palau | Papua New Guinea | Puerto Rico |
| Reunion | Rwanda | Samoa |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Sierra Leone | Somalia |
| South Sudan | Sudan | Swaziland |
| Syria | Tanzania | Togo |
| Tonga | Turkmenistan | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Tuvalu | Uganda | Zambia |
| Zimbabwe |
| Angola |
| Anguilla |
| Aruba |
| Benin |
| Botswana |
| Burkina Faso |
| Burundi |
| Cameroon |
| Cayman Islands |
| Central African Republic |
| Chad |
| Comoros |
| Congo |
| Congo (Dem. Rep.) |
| Cook Islands |
| Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) |
| Cuba |
| Djibouti |
| Dominica |
| Eritrea |
| Ethiopia |
| Faroe Islands |
| Gabon |
| Gambia |
| Ghana |
| Greenland |
| Guadelope |
| Guam |
| Guinea |
| Guinea-Bissau |
| Guyana |
| Haiti |
| Kenya |
| Kiribati |
| Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of |
| Laos |
| Lesotho |
| Liberia |
| Madagascar |
| Malawi |
| Mali |
| Marshall Islands |
| Martinique |
| Mauritania |
| Mayotte |
| Micronesia |
| Mozambique |
| Myanmar |
| Namibia |
| Nauru |
| New Caledonia |
| Niger |
| Nigeria |
| Norfolk Island |
| Palau |
| Papua New Guinea |
| Puerto Rico |
| Reunion |
| Rwanda |
| Samoa |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
| Sierra Leone |
| Somalia |
| South Sudan |
| Sudan |
| Swaziland |
| Syria |
| Tanzania |
| Togo |
| Tonga |
| Turkmenistan |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Tuvalu |
| Uganda |
| Zambia |
| Zimbabwe |
Countries Exempt from the Turkey Visa
Turkey exempts citizens of certain countries from requiring a visa to travel to Turkey. If you qualify as a visa-exempt traveler, you do not need to apply for a Turkey visa to travel to Turkey and can stay in Turkish territory for up to 90 days within the 180-day period.
Citizens of the following countries are exempt from entering Turkey with a visa and need not apply for the Turkey e-Visa:
| Albania | Andorra | Argentina |
| Austria | Azerbaijan | Belarus |
| Belgium | Belize | Bolivia |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Brazil | Brunei |
| Bulgaria | Chile | Colombia |
| Costa Rica | Croatia | Czech Republic |
| Denmark | Ecuador | El Salvador |
| Estonia | Finland | France |
| Georgia | Germany | Greece |
| Guatemala | Honduras | Hong Kong(S.A.R) |
| Hungary | Iceland | Indonesia |
| Iran | Ireland | Israel |
| Italy | Japan | Jordan |
| Kazakhstan | Korea, Republic of | Kosovo |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kuwait | Latvia |
| Lebanon | Liechtenstein | Lithuania |
| Luxembourg | Macao | Macedonia |
| Malaysia | Malta | Moldova |
| Monaco | Mongolia | Montenegro |
| Morocco | Netherlands | New Zealand |
| Nicaragua | Norway | Panama |
| Paraguay | Peru | Poland |
| Portugal | Qatar | Romania |
| Russian Federation | Saint Kitts and Nevis | San Marino |
| Serbia | Seychelles | Singapore |
| Slovakia | Slovenia | Spain |
| Sweden | Switzerland | Tajikistan |
| Thailand | Trinidad and Tobago | Tunisia |
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | Ukraine | United Kingdom |
| Uruguay | Uzbekistan | Vatican |
| Venezuela |
| Albania |
| Andora |
| Argentina |
| Austria |
| Azerbaijan |
| Belarus |
| Belgium |
| Belize |
| Bolivia |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Brazil |
| Brunei |
| Bulgaria |
| Chile |
| Colombia |
| Costa Rica |
| Croatia |
| Czech Republic |
| Denmark |
| Ecuador |
| El Salvador |
| Estonia |
| Finland |
| France |
| Georgia |
| Germany |
| Greece |
| Guatemala |
| Honduras |
| Hong Kong(S.A.R) |
| Hungary |
| Iceland |
| Indonesia |
| Iran |
| Ireland |
| Israel |
| Italy |
| Japan |
| Jordan |
| Kazakhstan |
| Korea, Republic of |
| Kosovo |
| Kyrgyzstan |
| Kuwait |
| Latvia |
| Lebanon |
| Liechtenstein |
| Lithuania |
| Luxembourg |
| Macao |
| Macedonia |
| Malaysia |
| Malta |
| Moldova |
| Monaco |
| Mongolia |
| Montenegro |
| Morocco |
| Netherlands |
| New Zealand |
| Nicaragua |
| Norway |
| Panama |
| Paraguay |
| Peru |
| Poland |
| Portugal |
| Qatar |
| Romania |
| Russian Federation |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| San Marino |
| Serbia |
| Seychelles |
| Singapore |
| Slovakia |
| Slovenia |
| Spain |
| Sweden |
| Switzerland |
| Tajikistan |
| Thailand |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
| Tunisia |
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus |
| Ukraine |
| United Kingdom |
| Uruguay |
| Uzbekistan |
| Vatican |
| Venezuela |
Turkey visa FAQ
What are the documents required for a Turkey visa?
The documents required for a Turkish sticker visa include: a valid passport, two passport photos, a completed and signed Turkish Visa application form, a return or roundtrip airline ticket, proof of financial means during stay in Turkey, certified proof of occupation, proof of accommodation, medical insurance coverage. The documents required for a Turkish e-Visa include: a valid passport, a valid email address, and a credit/debit card to pay the Turkey visa fee. Please note that some nationals are required to present additional documents while applying for a Turkish e-Visa online.