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
am a Kenyan working in turkey my question is how long can i stay in turkey after my working visa is cancelled?
Dear Mr Heisen,
Before the 23 January of 2017 foreign citizen whose work permit expire or is cancelled were allowed to apply for a residency permit in the next 10 days of the cancelation or the expiration of there work permit. Howver, since the 23 of january 2017 the immigration put in force a new regulation stating that foreign citizen whose work permit were cancelled or expired after this date were not allowed to apply for a residency permit. Also you are allowed to leave Turkey in the next 10 days of the expiration or cancellation of your work permit without having to pay any penalty.
Best Regards,
ExpatGuideTurkey Team
Hi please i need your help i came to turkey with a student visa but i came late to my school . so my school said they can not give me a student certificate now for my residence permit , that i have to wait till May when they will be having their next intake and then i have to reapply . but i need a residence permit that can cover me till that May . i applied to tomer program so i can use their document to obtain a residence permit . but they rejected it . i have also gone there with my university acceptance latter but they also rejected it .
i am a little bit confused on what to do because my appointment date have passed . should i wait till that May and then reapply. and if i do that what will be my overstay penalty. please what will you advice me to do ?
Dear Sir/Madam,
If your Visa has expired and you didn’t went to the appointment, unfortunately you will be considered to have overstayed from the last day of your Visa. You will have to pay a penalty at the customs. This penalty is defined by officer at the custom.
In your case you should have applied for a short term toursitic Visa to be able to stay in Turkey an then re-apply for a Student Visa. Unfortunately, since you are considered overstaying in Turkey right now you can’t apply for any residency permit, you will be allowed to do it only when you re-enter Turkey legally.
We trully hope you will find a solution.
Best Regards,
ExpatGuideTurkey team
Hi. I was searching about long overstays in Turkey and came across this page. I read where the expat team made the following comment…..’As i understand, you overstayed 2 time in Turkey and both time you paid the penalty at your exit.
Unfortunately, in most case, after the second overstay Visa isn’t given to foreigners.’ posted as a reply on Feb 16, 2017…..
ı am super curious as to where that info came from.. I have read tons of ages and never seen anything like that written. I looked on another page and asked about a long overstay of 19 months and was told that I would get a huge fine and a ban but bans are 5 years unless you have made some huge problems while in Turkey.
Can you please tell us where the ‘Unfortunately, in most case, after the second overstay Visa isn’t given to foreigners.’ info is from? This can help many people and maybe not scare the daylights out of someone.
thanks
SVM
Dear Mrs Shelly,
Since 2015, foreign nationnal overstaying in Turkey have to Pay fine in order to have the right to re-enter in Turkey. This fine is calculated according to the nationality, the dureation of the overstay and other factors. The fines are calculated at the airport or custom by police officers.
Once the foreigner has paid its at the Customes in airport he is allowed to enter back to Turkey but with the condition of making a residence permit application within first 10 days. İn case if the foreigner doesnt make a residence permit application within these 10 days and again overstayed his visa, on the leaving day he will be agained fined and also banned to re-enter to Turkey for certain period of time.
All of the informations on this website given by our team are reliable. These informations are based on the legal procedure as well as our personnal experience. Sometime the law isn’t specific enough to explain how it will be applied thus make the application of law ambigious. These ambiguity and new rules might be applied by specifical Governmental Institution which won’t be published in official statements but can only be experienced. I hope this clarify your questions.
Best Regard,
ExpatGuideTurkey Team
I have just one day overstay in Turkey. what would like to know how much i am going to pay?
Dear Mr Mohamed,
Unfortunately we can’t tell you how much you will have to pay exactly. However you haven’t overstayed for a long period o time so you will have to pay only a very small amount of penalty.
Best Regard,
ExpatGuideTurkey Team
Hi.
My name is Kabir and i am from afghanistan, i have a question and your answer will be appreciated . we entered turkey in 22 oct 2016 about 3 months ago with tourist visas which was valid for 30 days during its validity we applied to unhcr as asylum and we moved to a province which unhcr told us , here we got our foreign kimilik which is issued from valilik of this province. now my parents want to apply for ikamet to stay anywhere they want to stay in turkey . now my question is that will turkey gov will issue ikamet for them although their visas are expired and they are overstayed more than 3 months ? ( in this period they had a residence permit which is foreign kimilik ) thanks in advance for the answer 🙂
Dear Mr Kabir,
As i understand you are legally staying in Turkey with a internationnal protection residency, however your parents applied for a touristic residency permit.
According to the law to get a residency permit in Turkey Foreigners must have a legal residency in Turkey, this mean at least a Visa first. If your parents has overstayed in Turkey nothing can be done for them, they must first exist and re-enter Turkey to apply for a residency permit.
Since we didn’t understand exactly the kind of residency your parents got (Foreign Kimlik ?), we would like you to send us the photo of these kimlik so we can answer your inquiry more accuratly, and give you the best answer possible for your case.
Best Regard,
ExpatGuideTurkey Team
Dear Sir/madam
Thanks a lot for the reply. this foreign kimilik is a temporary residency card which is issued from the valilik of this province. and it is a legal residency card. I could not attached the photo of it and i could not find any email through which i can send you its photo. kindly let me know how to send you the photo of it.
Dear Mr Kabir,
You can send your documents to the mail : info@expatguideturkey.com
We hope to be able to provide you help.
Best regards,
Expat Guide Turkey Team.
Hi,
Thanks a lot for the response , I sent the photo through email to the address you mentioned above and waiting for the reply.
hello , i’m from egypt and i visited turkey last summer as visit visa , i stayed overstaying for 27 days , police in sabiha airport told me ” u have tp pay 90 tl now or u can pay ot when u get visa and come again ” , i agreed to pay when i will come again ,
i applied for second visa last month and i got it i didn’t tell them that i overstaying without paying , and they give me normal visa i traveled there and in ataturk airport they told me ” u have ban ” , and i traveled bk to egypt ,
note : i went to embassy to asked them to remove this ban they told me apply for new visa and write paper to embassy that asked to remove this ban
my question : what the suitable step to take visa and remove ban ?
Hi Ahmed Ali,
What kind of visa did you apply the second time? And how long was the ban?
Regards,
Saeid
Dear sir or madam,
My duration of stay in turkey is 90 days I become overstay 21 days and on departure I paid penalty on my re-enter police give me a letter to sign that I should apply in 10 days for residence permit but I could not and after 20 days on my second departure I paid penalty again, can I re-enter to turkey to get another 10 days to applying for residence permit,
kind regards
Mustafa
Dear Mr Mustafa,
As i understand, you overstayed 2 time in Turkey and both time you paid the penalty at your exit.
Unfortunately, in most case, after the second overstay Visa isn’t given to foreigners. To get more information about your case you should go to the turkish Consulat in Egypt, and ask there for a Visa, not an e-Visa. If the consulat provide you with a Visa, then once you re-enter Turkey you will be able to apply for a residency permit. If you can’t get the Visa from the Consulat, you won’t be able to enter Turkey and thus won’t be able to apply for a residency permit.
Best Regard,
ExpatGuideTurkey Team
Hello,
first of all thanks for this valuable website,
I have already valid visa and on my departure I become overstay I paid the penalty, on my re-enter police give me a letter for 10 days and I could not apply for residence permit in these days, on my departure I paid penalty again and now I don not know can I re-enter again to get another 10 days with this visa to apply for residence permit or not.
kind regards,
Osman
Dear Mr Osman,
As i understand, you overstayed 2 time in Turkey and both time you paid the penalty at your exit.
Unfortunately, in most case, after the second overstay Visa isn’t given to foreigners. To get more information about your case you should go to the turkish Consulat in Egypt, and ask there for a Visa, not an e-Visa. If the consulat provide you with a Visa, then once you re-enter Turkey you will be able to apply for a residency permit. If you can’t get the Visa from the Consulat, you won’t be able to enter Turkey and thus won’t be able to apply for a residency permit.
Best Regard,
ExpatGuideTurkey Team
Dear sir or madam
I become overstay and on departure I paid penalty on my re-enter to turkey the police give me a letter for 10 days but I could not apply for ikamat and on my departure I paid again penalty now I don not know that can I re-enter to turkey to get 10 days for apply ikamat or not please help me I appreciate a lot.
best regards
Mustafa
Dear Mr Mustafa,
As i understand, you overstayed 2 time in Turkey and both time you paid the penalty at your exit.
Unfortunately, in most case, after the second overstay Visa isn’t given to foreigners. To get more information about your case you should go to the turkish Consulat in Egypt, and ask there for a Visa, not an e-Visa. If the consulat provide you with a Visa, then once you re-enter Turkey you will be able to apply for a residency permit. If you can’t get the Visa from the Consulat, you won’t be able to enter Turkey and thus won’t be able to apply for a residency permit.
Best Regard,
ExpatGuideTurkey Team
Ikamet expired – returning with new e-visa?
My 6 month Ikamet expired in December, and I applied for a 2 year renewal in Mersin. Because I will not live in Mersin now, I would like to cancel my application, leave Turkey for a day, and return with a new e-visa, then re-apply in Ankara where I will live. I have one question:
1-Can I pay a fine, leave Turkey and return the next day with an e-visa?
I’m afraid they will tell me to stay outside for 90 days.
Thank you
Jonathan
Dear Jonathan,
To answer your question, yes you can pay your fine and re-enter in Turkey but this can be a problem in some cases.
As if you don’t got to the appointment you will be considered to have overstayed from the last day you stayed legally in Turkey. You should consider this point. For this you should first cancel your application and then, as you said, get abroad and re-enter with a Visa in Turkey and apply for a Residency Permit in Ankara.
Best Regard,
ExpatGuideTurkey Team