Frontier Formalities in Turkey / Visa Information
Make your visa application in person and one month before you proceed to Turkey to avoid any inconvenience. The information about visa requirements for tourists can be obtained from Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Explanations:
- The term “official passports” covers diplomatic, service, special and official passports.
If you are going to study or work in Turkey, you must obtain appropriate visa from Turkish diplomatic/consular missions, prior to proceeding to Turkey.
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- Visa regime for truck drives of country may differ from the overall visa regime effective for citizens of that particular country.
- Despite the visa regime applied towards the citizen of a country, the travel document holders of that country need to obtain visa from Turkish missions beforehand.
- All foreigners, except for those exempt from visa requirement should obtain their visas at the Turkish missions. Those foreigners, who can obtain sticker type visas at the Turkish border gates, may also have their visas at the Turkish missions, alternatively.
- Foreigners who will shoot a documentary film , conduct a research or an archeological excavation should get a special permission from the Turkish authorities in advance.
If you have a valid visa, you do not need a residence permit up to 90 days. On the other, foreigners who shall reside, work or study in Turkey, should register themselves at the nearest local police department upon their arrival in Turkey, regardless of the validity of their visa.
Information on work permits
To work in Turkey, you must apply to the nearest Turkish mission to obtain work permit
and visa. Your passport, visa application form and a letter from your employer are just
needed for your application. Other documents should be submitted to the Turkish Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) by your employer within three working days after your
application. Applications are finalized by the MLSS within ninety days at the latest. Right after your arrival in Turkey (before starting to work), you should be registered at the local police department within one month to obtain the necessary residence permit.
Currency Regulations / Turkish Currency
a. Importation of Turkish currency and instruments denominated in Turkish currency shall be free, while their exportation is free under the following principles: ,
i. Residents in Turkey and non-residents shall be free to transfer Turkish currency abroad via banks.
ii. Travelers may freely take Turkish currency abroad on their person, up to the equivalent of US$ 5.000.
iii. Exportation of instruments denominated in Turkish currency shall be free.
- b. Non-residents may freely make payments, collect money and make deposits in Turkish currency in Turkey.
- c. Banks shall inform the authorities to be determined by The Ministry to which the Undersecretariat of Treasury is attached about Turkish lira transfers abroad, excluding payments for exports, imports and invisible transactions that are above the equivalent of US$ 50,000.-, within a 30 day-period starting from the date of transfer.
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