Eligible Countries for Turkey Visa

This set of rules determines the eligibility of your Turkish Visa. In order to enter and remain within the boundaries of Turkey, you need to obtain some permissions that coincide with the Visa Policy.

For an optimum solution, one can easily obtain an E-visa by applying online. It can be completed from any location provided that the applicant has the necessary documents and a suitable Internet connection.

The visa application process will be different for longer and shorter stays. For shorter stays, one can apply for a tourist visa or a business visa, depending on the purpose of traveling. On the other hand, for a longer stay, one needs to apply for an on-spot embassy visa (from a Turkish Embassy).

There are several other policies, including the required documents, visa types, visa eligibility, and so on. The policies are indicated in the respective articles. Therefore, please go through the visa policy of every topic in order to know which one is applicable in your case.

Here is the list of countries eligible for Turkey eVisa

Not all countries of the world are eligible for a Turkish Visa. Before you apply for a Turkish visa, you need to make sure the country of your passport is under the eligible list of countries for the visa.

If you find the country of your origin, or more precisely, the country of your citizenship in the above-mentioned list of countries, you are eligible for a Turkish Visa under the circumstance that you are also eligible according to the Visa Issuing Policy, stated at the beginning of the article. The type of your visa may vary depending on the country you are applying for the visa form from.

If you find the country of your origin, or more precisely, the country of your citizenship in the above-mentioned list of countries, you are eligible for a Turkish Visa under the circumstance that you are also eligible according to the Visa Issuing Policy, stated at the beginning of the article. The type of your visa may vary depending on the country you are applying for the visa form from.

Apart from the above mentioned countries, there are also cases where you do not actually need to apply for a visa additionally. For some countries, a Visa application is not compulsory provided that it is for a short visit to Turkey. Citizens of nearly 80 countries (or more) are not needed to apply for a Turkish Visa. The residence period may differ from 30 to 90 days, depending on the country of the individual and the purpose of travel. By owning a valid and updated passport and being from a visa-free travel-eligible country, you can easily travel to Turkey without any additional stress. Some people might also get through the process by using their national IDs instead of their passports. As mentioned earlier, all of these vary depending on an individual’s situation. Therefore, be sure to check properly for specifically your situation and conditions, and whether or not you are eligible for visa processing.

The citizens/nationals from the countries mentioned below are NOT required to file for a Turkish Visa.

Apart from being a national of the above-mentioned countries, there are also certain conditions upon which a visa is not required for you to enter Turkey. If you are from Albania, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Mongolia, Norway, Qatar, Serbia, or the United Kingdom, and you want to visit Turkey only for the sole purpose of tourism, then you can enter Turkey visa-free.

Again, some citizens from other countries too can visit Turkey visa-free on the following mentioned conditions:

  • Nationals of Algeria who are under the age of 15, or over the age of 65, can stay inside the Turkish territory for a span of 90 days, within a 180-day period.
  • The individuals who have Libyan passports, under the age of 15, or over the age of 65, can reside in Turkey for up to 90 days within a 180-day period.
  • The Palestinians can stay in Turkey visa-free by having a valid VIP passport.
  • The applicants who are nationals of Cyprus can gain visa-free access in Turkey provided that they reside in Northern Cyprus and they arrive in Turkey either from the Ercan International Aiport, the seaports of Famagusta, Kyrenia, or Karavostasi.

Citizens of some selected countries are allowed to enter the Turkish territory just with their national IDs. They are mentioned below:

  • Germany
  • Belgium
  • France
  • Georgia
  • The Netherlands
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Italy
  • Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  • Liechtenstein
  • Luxemburg
  • Malta
  • Portugal
  • Ukraine
  • Greece
  • Poland
  • Bulgaria

People from some nations are also allowed to visit turkey even having expired passports. The nations are named below:

  • Germany
  • Belgium
  • France
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Luxemburg
  • Portugal
  • Bulgaria

Required Visa from Embassy:

In the maximum of the above cases, the rule will work if their passports expired in the last five to six years.

For any case, please go through all the lists mentioned in the article to find out which case goes with your current situation. In that way, you can be sure of what documents you need and what additional process you need to go through, in order to apply for the accurate visa. If you do not read carefully, you are more likely to make a mistake while applying for an accurate visa, hence resulting in a catastrophe in your travel and journey. You should check the ‘Types of Turkish Visa’ section too, to coordinate with your situation. Thus it will be easier to come to a decision while applying for a visa. Make sure to note down the probable causes in your case and then mark them one by one for similarity in your situation. Overall, it would be fruitful to read the whole article and get the most out of all the information.

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