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
hi I’m an Iranian tourist who went to turkey on 29.11.2012 and returned to iran on 8.03.2013 wich will equal to 99 days of staying in turkey.when i was returning to iran by train in iran turkey border , they told me to pay a fine the next time i intended to enter turkey….I wanted to know the penalties and consequences of this 9 days of overstaying for me..I want to travel to turkey a few months from now that will be 4 years and 7 months since last i left turkey..would you please help me with this? pleaseee
Dear Ashkan,
The penalty fine MUST be paid when you get abroad of Turkey. If you haven’t paid the fine you might be forbidden to enter the Turkish Territory for a temporary time. The lenght of this ban depend on the time of overstay and other factors and will be told you at the custom.
Best Regard,
ExpatGuideTurkey Team
Hi ExpatGuideTurkey team,
thank you for all the useful information.
I am right now in the situation that I entered Turkey in the beginning of September with a tourist visa, applied for a residence permit that is valid from 01.10.2016 until 01.02.2017 and left in the middle of January. I am planning to visit friends around mid-end of February and I am now not sure if I can enter again, since I don’t know if the days of the residence permit count as visa days and therefore I don’t have any of my 90 days of tourist visa left (and would overstay though).
If you have any information/clue about this, I would be grateful if you could help me out on this.
Best Regards,
Nicky
Dear Nicky,
As I understood you were staying in Turkey on residence permit and left the country when your residency was valid yet. As your residence permit has already been expired you can come back to Turkey on the basis of evisa and stay here for 90 days within 180 days.
Thank you and kidn regards,
ExpatGuideTurkey team
Hı dear, I overstay in turkey and on departure i paid the penalty after two month I ‘re enter and police give me a letter that I should apply for residents permit in 10 days but I couldn’t and again on my departure I paid the penalty please let me know can I can give the letter for 10 days to apply for residents permit bcz I have one year valid visa multiple
Dear Sir/Madam,
If you didn’t applied for a residency permit the second time you might be banned from entering Turkey for a certain amount of time. In order to get a more accurate answer for your cvase you should check with the nearest consulate to you.
In most case the second time you enter Turkey you have 10 days to apply for the residency permit, if you fail to this you cannot get a third Visa. However as i told you it is better for you to get in touch with the nearest Turkish Consulate or Embassy to you in order to get more accurate information about your case.
Best Regards,
ExpatGuideTurkey Team.
Hi, I am Hakimah, student from Malaysia. I am joining student exchange programme in Turkey for almost 5 months. I already applied and had my ikamet. However, it will expire on 25 Jan 2017. During that times, I already being outside from Turkey which is London and I will return back to Turkey on 26 January. In my case, will there be problem for me to enter Turkey?
And my second question, after I return back to Turkey from London, I will stay a week in Turkey before my flight back to Malaysia. During that times, my ikamet has already expired. So, can I travel in Turkey and taking domestic flight? And if there is problem for me to exit Turkey, what can I do? Thank you in advance
Dear Mr. Hakimah,
Thank you very much for your message and sorry for delayed answer.
Once you leave Turkey and your residence permit is expired, you can come back to Turkey only on the basis of visa. You can take domestic flights in Turkey.
Thank you,
Hi, I am American and I was given a three month ban for overstaying in Turkey. I want to return as soon as possible, my three months are over soon. Can I just print a new visa and return? What do I have to do to enter the country when my ban is over?
Hello Amie,
Thanks for your message.
Once the re-entry ban will be over, you can get a new e-visa and come back to Turkey. İf you plan to stay here for more than 90 days, my suggestions will be to apply for short term residence permit.
Thanks and best wishes,
Hello I wonder if you could help me? In November last year I over stayed my visa as a result and mess up with my flight. I was left with no money and unable to pay my fine and the airport and banned for 5 years. I have been told many things from being able to go to my local Turkish enbassay and pay a fine and be able to go back and then also been told I have to apply for a Turkish residency visa. I need answers please also if I have to apply does anyone have answers to how Much money I have to have in my bank account. Many thanks
i wont to know what to do now because my passport has expired with my residence permit and i have overstay for 7 months..i will be going coming month..if i pay my overstay…do i have have any problem of coming to turkey
Dear Madam/ Sir,
As you have overstayed for 7 months, you should pay the administrative fine on departure day in airport and come back to Turkey on the next day. (Please keep the receipt until next coming to Turkey!)
Hello, I found this website very useful so I want to describe my problem.
I entered in Turkey on 19 July 2016 with my family.
I have a work vista until december 2018 and I have applyed for resident permit visas for the other member of the family. Two children 9-7 years old and a new bord (1 year now).
I obtained the visa for my 9 years old son, then i went to the randevu meeting yesterday 18 january. I discovered that my wife’s meeting was cancelled and fixed on 26 december (I think because an error made by my company). So she miss the appointment. For her I took another randevu meeting on 24 march.
The others two children was okay.
Now. The officer told my wife to leave the country pay the penalty and come back in Turkey even the day after.
I would like to ask:
Is this the correct procedure?
When my wife is out she wil be able to come back?
The police at airport told me that she need to have the V84 form. Do you know that form?
Please let me know because with the new born cildren the situation is now critical.
Many thanks
Alberto
I did this, along with my adult son. It didn’t help anything at all except we had to pay fines. Came back to Istanbul from Kos, Greece and we were in the same boat. Ours had been expired maybe only a few months. Any longer and you are in trouble. I worry about that late appointment for your wife. This happened to my son. I had made a mistake and chose “family” for the online application and appointment because I thought the appointment would be for both of us. It was not. It was only for me. I got the appointment and my permit card. We went online and got another appointment for my son several months later. When he went, they told him not possible for a resident permit card and he must leave the country and they didn’t know the penalty. They also gave him a paper that we couldn’t read. My advice is not to leave the country unless you are prepared to take the risk of not being readmitted. We got lucky. I don’t know at which point they will not let you back into the country. I know when we reentered in Bodrum, they gave us a hard time and I was worried about them letting us back in. I rent an apartment here in Istanbul and everything I own is here along with my life.
Dear Mr. Alberto,
That is correct, once the visa has been expired you cannot get a new appointment date for your wife. The only way is to leave the country, pay the penalty and come back on the basis of new visa. Once she enter back to Turkey, she should apply for residence permit within 10 days.
Thanks,
Thanks for posting such useful info. I’ve accidently overstayed my Turkish residence permit by 10 days. It was just a silly mistake on my part that I thought my residency was expiring at the end if the month when actually it expired mid-month. Anyway, I immediately booked a trip outside if the country so that I can pay my fine and get a tourist visa when I return to Turkey. My question is: Will a travel ban be applied to me equivalent to the time I overstayed? I wasnt aware of this and I booked a 2 day trip… I appreciated your help and advice.
Dear Mr. Taylor,
İf the penaly will be fully paid by your side in the airport, you can come back to Turkey on the next day. Once you enter Turkey you have 10 days in order to apply for residence permit.
Thanks and kind regards,
ExpatGuideTurkey team
Hi a Friend of mine has a problem and I will like some help he entered turkey with a transit visa and he was planning to leave after the 5days but unfortunately he had some issues and he couldn’t make it so he overstayed for 1 month 5 days .he want to know if it will be possible for him to register for a school for masters pay for his overstay fine and get a student residence and be legal .
Dear Raissa,
Thanks for your email.
As your friends has been overstaying in Turkey. I will suggest him to leave the country and pay fine in airport. Once he will return back to his homecountry, he should apply for student visa at the Turkish representative in his own country. Once the visa will be issued he can come back to Turkey for studying.
Best regards,
Expat Guide Turkey.
Hi dear
Thanks for your previous reply it was really helpful. Nevertheless I have another question if someone overstays in turkey let’s say for 2 or 3 months and leaves while leaving he pays his fine .can this be a reason for a visa refusal if the person applies for a student visa for France from his home country?and also in case the person gets The Student visa for France and later on want to come back to turkey just as a tourist just for some few weeks will the Turkish embassy grant him the visa.
Greetings,
Thank you for such an informative and helpful website. I had a question that hopefully you can help me with.
My family and I were living in Aksaray for 1 year on a 1 year tourist residence permit. When it came time to renew we were not able to renew and exited the country and returned a few days later and were given a 90 day tourist visa. Before our 90 day tourist visa expired we made an appointment in Konya for a student visa for me to learn Turkish and a family visa for my family. My family was rejected because I didn’t have a visa yet and I was rejected a few days later because they said I needed apply for the student vise from inside my country (I am American). We have been given 10 days to establish residency in a new city. We have plans to leave Turkey for New Years and return on January 8th. We had these plans before we were rejected. It appears we will overstay the 10 days by a couple of days. We didn’t make a new appointment because we were told we were not supposed to leave the country if we have an appointment at the Goc office. Here are my questions:
1. We fly out of Konya to Istanbul and then out of the country. Where will we pay the fine for overstaying?
2. Do you think we will get a ban from returning?
3. Do you think we will be allowed back in on Jan 8th to establish residency in another city due to the 90/180?
4. When we fly back on Jan. 8th can we pay a fine or sign a document saying we are going to establish residency in 10 days somewhere?
Thank you very much for any help you can give.
Sincerely,
William
Dear William,
We appologise fo the late reply.
To answer your question :
1- You will pay the fine at the customs, in Istanbul, when you are living the country.
2-We don’t think you will get a ban if you pay your penalty.
3-The 90/180 day rule might result in problems to get a Visa, but since we don’t know exactly your time spent in Turkey we can’t answer this quaetion accuratly.
4-There is no actual document you can sign at the Airport stating you will get back for residency permit in Turkey. Residency Permit are the subjet of immigration offices only.
Best Regard,
ExpatGuideTurkey Team
Hello, Am from ghana and a student, My resident permit renewal was delayed because i could not obtain my new passport in time. I overstayed for a year before getting the new passport. Can i know how much i am expected to pay(estimation) so i can prepare before i get to the airport to avoid the ban. Thank you
Fred
Dear Fred,
Thank you very much for your message.
As you mentioned correctly in order to get a residence permit, firstly you should leave Turkey and pay a penalty at Customs in airport. We cannot tell you how much it will be excatly the administration fee. My suggestions will be to go to airport in order to check out the amount of fee.
Thanks and best regards;
ExpatGuideTurkey team