Update : 03.09.2015 Overstaying in Turkey might occur in three possible ways; A foreign national, might overstay a visa; or might breach the 90 in 180 days rule during his/her stay in Turkey, or might continue to stay in Turkey without renewing his/her residence permit after its expiry period.
| 90 in any 180 Days Rule In compliance with the Decision of the Council of Ministers dated 10.10.2011, No: 2011/2306, starting from 01 February 2012, total duration of stay of foreigners who visit Turkey as tourists cannot exceed 90 days in any 180 days period. Foreigners, who are intending to stay in Turkey longer than mentioned period (90 days in 180 days period), are required to apply for residence permit. |
An overstayer, in all mentioned circumstances, will be subject to administrative fine and as well as might be barred to re-enter Turkey lawfully for a fixed term.
ADMINISTRATIVE FINES
In case of overstaying tourist visa (or breaching 90/180 days rule) or exceeding validity period of residence permit, foreigners will be subject to administrative fines. According to Law on Duties no: 492 section 6, failing to apply for residence permit or failing to renew the existing one, does not prevent collection of the fees for overstayed period. Administrative fine may vary according to the nationality of the foreigner. This fee is calculated on the basis of double amount of existing permit fee charges. In addition to the permit fees, if applicable, administrative fine may include residence permit card fee and single entry visa fee. (For details permit fees page.)
| LIST A | LIST B | LIST C | LIST D | LIST E | ||
| 2015 RESIDENCE PERMIT FEES | OTHER COUNTRIES | AlbaniaPhilippinesIsraelJapanCambodiaMacedoniaMaliOmanTajikistan | BelgiumBelarusAlgeriaSpainKuwaitJordanLuxemb.MaltaSingaporeTaiwan | EthiopiaSouth KoreaHong KongMicronesiaRussia | MoroccoIvory CoastIraqMontenegroEgyptTunisia | SerbiaFijiNorwayChileK. Marino |
| DAILY FEES | 1 $ | 0.5 $ | 0.4 $ | 0.3 $ | 0.2 $ | 13,30 TL |
| MINIMUM MAXIMUM | 10-25 $ | 5-14 $ | 4-9 $ | 3-7 $ | 2-5 $ | 24,80-126,70 TL |
| FIRST MONTH | 25 $ | 14 $ | 9 $ | 7 $ | 5 $ | 126,70 TL |
| REMAINING MONTHS | 5 $ | 3.5 $ | 2.5 $ | 1.5 $ | 0.5 $ | 84,20TL |
RE – ENTRY BAN FOR OVERSTAYING IN TURKEY
An entry ban is imposed to the foreign nationals who are staying in Turkey illegally when they don’t have valid visa or a valid residence permit.
In case of an overstay of less than 10 days, no entry ban will be imposed. Moreover “entry ban order will not be issued against the foreigners who exceed the duration of visa, visa exemption or residence permit for more than ten days and arrive at the border gates to exit before a removal decision is taken against them. However, the foreigners who violate the mentioned durations of visa, visa exemption, work permit or residence permit will pay a fine.” (For more information you may consult to the Ministry of Interior Directorate General of Migraion Management –Frequently Asked Questions about Foreigners.)
The Length of ban is approximately corresponds to the length of overstayed period. Notification about the entry ban period and the administrative fine is issued at the border gates. In case of failing to pay imposed administrative fine, a foreign national might be barred to enter Turkey for five years period.
Maximum duration of an entry ban to Turkey is five years. “The entry ban to Turkey for foreigners whose visa or residence permit has expired and who has applied to the governorates to exit from Turkey before their situation is established by the competent authorities upon which a removal decision has been taken, shall not exceed one year.” (Art.9/4 Law no 6458 on Foreigners and International Protection)
Entry ban might be lifted in case the overstayed person applies to the Turkish missions abroad for the relevant type of visa. Applications are forwarded to the Turkish Ministry of Interior for approval and the visa can be issued upon the affirmative instructions of the Ministry.
RELATED LEGISLATION
- For Entry Ban, you may consult to Articles 9 and 10, for new deportation rules you may consult to the second part (section 4) of the Law no.6458.
- For the interpretation of the Law no.6458,you may consult to the official page of Directorate General of the Migration Management. Frequently Asked Questions about Foreigner
Hello Sir/Mdm,
I am currently a Malaysian exchange student in Turkey. Far Malaysian nationals, we can stay up to 3 months in Turkey without residence permit. I have overstayed over 3 months now without residence permit due to some complications. Now i would like to know how much fine i need to pay and where can i pay them. The period of my overstay is 40 days. Thank you so much and i will be awaiting for your reply.
Regards,
Fasya
Hi there,
I have aquestion requiring the re-entry after the permit expires. I am from Slovakia and at the moment Im having a year residence permit due middle of month june. After that i will become a touris again as i wont be extending my permit visa. My question is, that how long after my residence permit visa expires i can entry Turkey again. Is there any regulations of being back a tourist after my visa expiration or can i entry Turkey anytime again of course applying the 90 days of 180 days rule?One week after my expiration of my residance visa permit I would like to travel back to Turkey for a few days. So I would like to know what i should expect from the check points at the airport ( dont mean the check- ins about the tickes but the actuall entrance to country in the airport ).b kindly waiting for the response.
Best regards,
Monika
Hello Good Morning
Hope you all are right
I am from afghanistan and i overstay more than 6 month in turkey, and now i dont know how much they are going to charge me, if you please let me know how much they are going to charge for me and what i should do next
Thanks for your nice answer in advance
Dear assistant that helps.
my 2 children have overstayed in turkey for 1 year.
i came with them , and left them there with their mother ( syrian) that does not need a visa.
now i have to bring them back to UK as mother is travelling europe seeking refugee status. my kids are british, i dont want to pay fine.
as they are 16 and other 13. will they be permitted to leave turkey without paying ban just by taking a flight straight to UK.
again dont want to pay the fines and they will travel alone
Hi,
I have been in Turkey since september 2014. I had a student resident permit my first year (sept 2014 – sep 2015).
The second year I began the procedure at september 2015, but by jaunary 2016 they did not give me a new one. Because of last fall semester I did study. Thus, they refused to give me a new resident permit. But now I am studying my Master.
My question is: I want to go back to my country (Rep. Congo) on next vaccation (june 2016). Will I face a re-entry ban even if I should pay the fine? If yes, how long it can be? Because I have not finished my Master yet.
Thank you.
I waiting for your answer.
My resident permit expired for four months so I was ask to go it of the country and come back in again… Which I did but at the airport I paid a fine of 270tl which I did… When I came back, I was given a paper at the airport which was saying that I should go and make my ikamet within ten, unfortunately for me I didn’t read the paper, so I went to make my resident permit after ten days and now they are saying I will have to go out again. I will be going back to my country in June, will I be banned from turkey??? I am from nigeria and a student
Hi if anyone can help me I wud be so happy I am from England and over stayed my visa by 3 months when I left turkey I did not pay a fine as I never had the money 1 was given 5 year ban and was not able to travel back I have had a baby and want to go back to see his dad and let baby be with family but I’m baned what sud I do to go back I really don’t no so far I’m waiting one year but I can’t wait 4 more I want to see my family and show my baby to his dad I traveled and paid for my flights but they just keep sending me back to the UK so what can I Don please help
hi..
iam east african. i entered Turkey with a bussiness visa in november of 2015. and now its april of 2016, 6 months later and iam still here!! i was very reluctant when it came to applying for a residence permit because i really did not like this place much in the begining, so i thought i would stay for a couple of months and ask for deportation when the time came for me to leave. at that point i did not mind a five year ban.. about two months ago i moved from istabul to izmir.i met some realy nice people and also got a really good job. now i want to apply for my residence permit.. but it seems alittle too late. i guess my question is is ıt possible for me to get a residence and work permit after over staying for three months? or do i have to return to my home country, get a new visa and come back? please help.. any one with any answers?
Hello Ms. Sophie,
Thank you for your message.
First of all, yes, you should leave the country and pay a penalty at the airport for overstayed period of time. Later you can come back to Turkey and apply for residence permit at the Immigration office. If you failed to pay the administrative fine, you can get a re-entry ban.
Regarding work permit, it is possible to apply for work permit from your homecountry and enter to Turkey on the basis of work permit. The detailed information could be found here https://www.expatguideturkey.com/work-permit-applications/
Best regards,
ExpatGuideTurkey
hello
Im from Iraq , and i have canceled my resident permit, i have overstayed in turkey for 38 days , and im planning to leave trukey not by plane , but by the Bus , so will i be banned from re-entring Turkey??
Hello Sir,
Thank you for your message.
In case if you pay a penalty at the Customs border for the overstayed days, then you won’t be banned from re-entering Turkey.
Kind regards,
ExpatGuideTurkey team
Me and my wife made visa run from Georgia to Turkey and we were on Turkish side just 5 minutes and then went back, but Turkish officer didn’t put stamp in our Passports, we are planning to travel in Turkey soon and we found suspicious that we don’t have exiting stamp and we’ve been to Turkish embassy today, they told that we still “stay in Turkey” by their computer and they can’t help us, so “overstay” is about 7 month already, but we are not in Turkey and does anybody know what will happen when we will try to enter Turkey again?