AS OF 10TH OF APRIL 2014, E-VISA WILL REPLACE “STICKER”- AND “STAMP-TYPE” VISAS

• Since 17 th April 2013, Turkey started to issue Electronic Visa (e-Visa) via the internet site “www.evisa.gov.tr” .

• At this moment the bearers of the passports of the countries listed below are eligible for e-Visa. If you are not a national of one of the countries listed below, you are either exempt from visa to enter Turkey or you need to visit the nearest Turkish Embassy/Consulate General for a visa application

Afghanistan

Algeria

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

China

Comoros

Congo, Republic of the

Congo, the Democratic Republic of the

Côte d'Ivoire

Croatia

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus

Grenada

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Haiti

Hong Kong (BN(O))

Hungary

India

Indonesia

Iraq

Ireland

Jamaica

Kenya

Kuwait

Lesotho

Liberia

Madagascar

Malawi

Maldives

Mali

Malta

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Moldova

Mozambique

Namibia

Netherlands

Niger

Nigeria

Norway

Oman

Pakistan

Poland

Portugal

Qatar

Rwanda

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

São Tomé and Príncipe

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Slovakia

Somalia

South Africa

Spain

Sudan

Swaziland

Taiwan

Tanzania

Togo

U.S.A

Uganda

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

Vietnam

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe

• As of 10th of April 2014, e-Visa will replace “sticker”- and “stamp-type” visas issued at the Turkish border crossing for the time being.

• E-visa applicants obtain their visa electronically after entering required information and making payment by credit card via the internet site “www.evisa.gov.tr” .

• After completing the application successfully, e-Visa is e-mailed to the applicant. Applicants must print out their e-Visa, show it to airport and customs officers and carry it with them at all times during their travel.

• e-Visa is only valid for travels of tourism or trade purposes. For other purposes such as work or study, an application must besubmitted at Embassies or Consulates.

• Turkish authorities can deny entry to a holder of e-Visa to Turkey in certain cases. Holders of visas issued by Turkish embassies or consulates are also subject to the same procedure.

• To apply for e-Visa, you need to have a minimum 6-month-valid passport, flight (or any other possible means of transportation) reservation and a credit card (Master or Visa).

• The validity period of your e-Visa begins from the date specified in your application. You can enter Turkey on any date within this period.

• For further questions, you can visit the internet site “www.evisa.gov.tr” .

You may also watch the following videos to learn more about the application process:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBGIBBIwGrk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaXBBuyr-4k