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.)
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| 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, My question regards an expired visa. I am a United States citizen living in Turkey that will have to apply for a residency permit and I overstayed my visa 31 days. I have came back to the United States as reqired. Do I have to stay in the United States for 90 days or 31 days. No one at the airport security could give me any information and I visited two security stations. Could you possibly help me or direct me to someone that could?
Hi,
I entered Turkey on 9th August 2016, with a touristic VISA of only 12 days. According to my VISA i have to leave turkey on 20th August 2016, but recently applied for Resident permit and got an appointment of 29th December 2016.
According to my Business Plan, i was about to leave by 10th September, but now i do not understand, what should i do? either to leave on 20th August 2016, which is the expiry of my current VISA ? Or should i finish my work by 10th September and then leave ?
What will happen if i leave on 10th September ? before the appointment date 29th December 2016 and after the expiry date 20th August 2016
I am stuck !!
Please respond at the earliest.
Thanks in advance
Good day Sir,
Thanks for your message.
İf you leave Turkey before your visa is expired, you will not face any administrative fine at airport. İf you decide to overstay visa, you should pay the fine or will be banned to return back to Turkey.
Kind regards,
Hello there, thank you for this blog it is very useful but I do have a query of my own which I hope you can help with.
1) My current residence permit for Turkey expires on the 9th Sep 2016
2) I am currently in the UK (UK National) and fly out to Turkey on August 1st 2016
3) I plan to relocate to the UK by the end of September start of October (its not clear as I have so many things to sort out)
4) Since I have personal reasons to continue to come and go to Turkey I cannot risk being banned from the country
5) I do not wish to apply for the extension of my ikamet izin as I believe its a lengthy process which just wastes money and time and I do not need it as I will stay another 1-2 months max. They probably won’t even see my application during this time.
6) I plan to over stay by 30-40 days
Could you please let me know, what I would be expecting at the border control? Please also advise what you think is a better option.
Thank you for your help
Hey my dad’s future wife came to Turkey a year ago and overstayed for a month after her tourist visa expired , they asked her to pay a fee at the airport for overstaying but unfortunately her credit card wasn’t working at that time , they have banned her from entering turkey for 5 years , so now how can she come back im worried about my father living all by himself what is the procedure everything must have a solution …
Thanks for your great site and service.
My residence permit expires in August. I have already (in July) applied for a permanent residence permit (having lived here for eight years). I have been given a randevu for the permanent residence permit in January.
My question is can I stay here legally until the date of my randevu, and can I go abroad and back in the interim?
Many thanks.
Hello. Thank you for the amazingly helpful article. However I failed to do the calculations for the over staying fee. I hope you can help me.
I and my financé, both from Iran, stayed in Turkey for a period of 50 days a month ago. We went back to Iran and was there for about a month (this adds up to 80 out of 180 days). Now we are back in Turkey for another 50-day stay.
I have three questions actually:
1. Is this subject to re-entry ban?
2. How much will the fee be for each of us?
3. We heard a rumer about a 75 day period of allowance for staying. Is it true? Is there a different time period than the 90 day for Iranians?
(And just for showing good faith in the word of law, we are applying for a residence permit very soon, but let’s imagine we are not and we will have to pay the fee.)
Thank youso much in advance.
hello i have a big problem i have been deported at the border of turkey for 5 years and i could not pay in time. but i can pay fine now if its possible.A big reason is that my husband is in prison now and i worry i need to go to turkey to visit him.please i need help what can i do for going back to turkey may i pay now? please answer my qustion thank you in advance
Hi,
I missed my flight 12th december 3015…and overstayed in Istanbul by 48hrs only(duration of stay was 5 days but visa was till valid for 90days)I couldn’t pay the penalty so I later learned I had gotten a 5yr bann .what can I do to have the bann lifted. Ave tried applying visa to travel again but they can’t process coz of the bann.
Kindly advice.
Hello
M’y Name Is adam from Morocco. I was in turkey as a tourist and i stayed more than 3 months and they deport me in 2014 and i signed à paper giriş. Yasaği for 2 years
Now im asking if it Is possible to go back there after 2years and i need à lawyer to go back there ?
Please help me
I’m due to go to turkey 29th June but I currently have a visa that runs out the 6th of July but in planning to stay from June until September all within my 90/180 days as I’ve only used 10 up in May can I buy a new visa before I leave on the 29th and they scan that one at the airport will it bring up the old visa or new overlapping one? If it brings up the old one I may have to do a trip to Rhodes for the day for a new visa