Turkey Tourist Visa
A visa, in its simplest terms, is a permit issued by the official authorities of a state to foreigners traveling to its country and processed in their passports. States have subjected foreigners who will travel to their countries using their national sovereignty powers to different visa regimes according to their nationality.
Every year a large number of tourists come to our country for the purpose of taking a vacation. Some of them are citizens of the country where Turkey applies for an exemption, and some are citizens of the country where it applies a visa regime. The visa regime applied by Turkey differs from country to country in accordance with the reciprocity principle.
Citizens of the country where Turkey applies for a visa must obtain a visa before coming to our country. Foreigners who come to Turkey for the purpose of vacation, travel and tourism are required to apply for a Tourist Visa to Turkey.
How to Get a Tourist Visa for Turkey?
Tourist Visa applications, as a rule, are received from the foreign representative office of the Republic of Turkey of the country of permanent residence of the foreigner. However, some citizens of the country can apply for a tourist visa electronically without actually going to a foreign representative office. A document indicating the income status, a document supporting the return, a hotel reservation and an invitation are requested from a foreigner applying for a visa. The purpose here is to ensure that the person checks whether his visit is suitable for his purpose.
Foreigners applying for a visa to Turkey are required to have a valid passport or valid document instead of a passport for at least 60 days after the expiry of the visa.
In order to come to Turkey, in cases where a foreigner applies for a tourist visa by invitation letter, the invitation letter must specify the identification number of the Turkish citizen who has submitted an invitation, the address of residence, the contact number, the length of stay of the foreigner and for what purpose he has arrived. In cases where the foreigner applying for a visa has a kinship relationship with the inviting Turkish citizen, it is desirable to indicate this in the invitation letter. In addition, in cases where the invitee states that he will bear all the costs of housing a foreigner, the applicant is not required to have sufficient financial order. In this case, a document is required that indicates the income status of the inviting person.
It may not always be natural persons (individuals) who send an invitation letter to a foreigner, sometimes legal entities also send an invitation letter. In cases where companies and institutions send an invitation letter, a tax plate is requested. In addition, it is requested to declare that the return and presentation of the foreigner sent the invitation will be covered by this institution. In this case, the foreigner is not asked for a document stating that he has sufficient financial order. The document in question is issued by the inviting institution.
When applying for a tourist visa, a foreigner is asked for a document supporting the return. The purpose of the consulate in requesting this document is to create an indication for the person’s return. In particular, citizens of countries with an underdeveloped economy and a high unemployment rate come to Turkey on a tourist visa for the purpose of working informally. In order to prevent illegal immigration, official authorities require documents supporting repatriation. Documents stating that a foreigner has assets or permanent work in his country are considered supporting documents. For example, a person’s payroll, workplace activity certificate, student certificate, bank account statement, real estate deed are counted as supporting documents.
Documents Required for a Tourist Visa in Turkey
Foreigners applying for tourist visas through the Turkish Foreign Office are requested to come to the appointment in person by preparing all the documents on the day of the appointment. If Elektronik is applying for a visa, the online application form will be filled out, the requested documents will be scanned and uploaded to the system. Although the documents requested by Turkey for tourist visa applications vary from country to country, as a rule, the following documents are requested.
Passport or other valid document;
Biometric Photo;
A document indicating the income status or the income status of the inviting person;
Flight booking;
Hotel reservation or invitation;
The document supporting his return (Deed, work permit, payslip, bank statement, etc.);
Travel Insurance.
