Visa required for short stay in Turkey (under 24 hours) ?
#1
Visa required for short stay in Turkey (under 24 hours) ?
I'm a UK citizen and I will be in Istanbul next month on a flight back from Asia to change to a connecting flight back to Western Europe. I know that usually UK citizens need to buy a 90 day tourist visa at PoE as the UK has no reciprocal visa waiver agreement with Turkey, however cruise passengers are exempt as long as they do not stay for over 24 hours.
I've booked an airport hotel since my lay over there is around 19 hours so I considering airport check in time etc I will only need to be on Turkish soil for around 16 hours (just long enough to get to my hotel, have some food, a shower, some sleep and back to the airport again). Will I still have to pay for a 90 day tourist visa at the border or does anybody know if there is any special arrangement for really short stays? I have been there before but the longest wait was around four hours so I just didn't leave the airport terminal so I'm a bit clueless to how Turkish immigration works unfortunately.
I've booked an airport hotel since my lay over there is around 19 hours so I considering airport check in time etc I will only need to be on Turkish soil for around 16 hours (just long enough to get to my hotel, have some food, a shower, some sleep and back to the airport again). Will I still have to pay for a 90 day tourist visa at the border or does anybody know if there is any special arrangement for really short stays? I have been there before but the longest wait was around four hours so I just didn't leave the airport terminal so I'm a bit clueless to how Turkish immigration works unfortunately.
#3
Re: Visa required for short stay in Turkey (under 24 hours) ?
If you want to leave the airport, you have to pay for a VOA sticker
http://www.turkishconsulate.org.uk/e...asp?PageID=2#2
See 'transit visa' for details.
http://www.turkishconsulate.org.uk/e...asp?PageID=2#2
See 'transit visa' for details.
#4
Re: Visa required for short stay in Turkey (under 24 hours) ?
I suspected that would be the case, thanks anyway Meauxna.
#5
Re: Visa required for short stay in Turkey (under 24 hours) ?
Take two showers to make it worth it?
#6
Re: Visa required for short stay in Turkey (under 24 hours) ?
I think the chance for a hot meal and few hours sleep in a bed after a long flight back from Tokyo should be compensation enough.