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Lenght of visa?
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05 Nov 2006 Sun 09:28 pm |
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I returned this afternoon from Turkey and while waiting at Antalya Airport I noticed that my current visa is just a one-month-visa (I did not see it when I got it because then I would have said anything about it). The two earlier visa this year, all got in Istanbul, were automatically three-months-visa. Can anybody tell if this is common in a touristy place like Antalya, is it a mistake of the customs or a way to get more money (because when I go back within 3 months now I have to buy a new one and else I wouldn't)?
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05 Nov 2006 Sun 10:01 pm |
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i was in marmaris in oct they gave me a three mmonth one... did you still pay 10 quid? I think maybe they diddled ya anything on their embassy website?
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06 Nov 2006 Mon 12:10 pm |
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I've never heard of this happening before? :-S
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07 Nov 2006 Tue 01:10 am |
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I've seen it before. But if you plan ahead, you can get the 5 year visa too
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07 Nov 2006 Tue 01:29 am |
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I've always been given a 3 months visa - this is strange...!
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07 Nov 2006 Tue 02:02 pm |
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How much does a 5 year visa cost? 
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07 Nov 2006 Tue 09:05 pm |
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Quoting susie k: How much does a 5 year visa cost? |
$65 USD
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07 Nov 2006 Tue 09:41 pm |
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Quoting KeithL: Quoting susie k: How much does a 5 year visa cost? |
$65 USD |
How can it be that cheap?
For a 9 month student visa cq residence permit, I paid 55 euros at the embassy in Holland and another 70 YTL at the Turkish police office who issued my papers. That equals (55 € = 70 $) + (70 YTL = 48 $) = 118 $.
And how can you get a 5 year visa? Or would that be a 5 year holiday visa?
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08 Nov 2006 Wed 01:17 pm |
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08 Nov 2006 Wed 05:18 pm |
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No, you cannot get the 5 year Visa at the airport. This needs to be done at a Turkish Consulate or Embassy.
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12 Nov 2006 Sun 05:33 pm |
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Thankyou Keith!
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12 Nov 2006 Sun 05:34 pm |
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Quoting KeithL: No, you cannot get the 5 year Visa at the airport. This needs to be done at a Turkish Consulate or Embassy. |
Can you just get it as a tourist? Or are there extra demands, like working and/or living in Turkey? Is it available for not UK-residents, because I never heard about this in Holland.
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12 Nov 2006 Sun 05:46 pm |
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12 Nov 2006 Sun 07:10 pm |
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14 Dec 2006 Thu 08:41 pm |
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After all most a month I got a reply from the Turkish consulate here in Rotterdam about my visa-question: is a one month visa an error or not? No, it is not. The customs officer at the border decides whether you get a one month visa or a three months visa, is their answer. Well, but the officer in Antalya never asked me anything or said anything.
Therefore I think every tourist should pay attention to what kind of visa-sticker they get and if necessary ask for another one.
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14 Dec 2006 Thu 09:37 pm |
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Quoting Trudy: After all most a month I got a reply from the Turkish consulate here in Rotterdam about my visa-question: is a one month visa an error or not? No, it is not. The customs officer at the border decides whether you get a one month visa or a three months visa, is their answer. Well, but the officer in Antalya never asked me anything or said anything.
Therefore I think every tourist should pay attention to what kind of visa-sticker they get and if necessary ask for another one. |
This reminds me my Irish experience. I applied for one month visa. They turned it down. They said make it 15 days and we could grant one. so did I. And when entering, I asked for more from the officer at the border. He allowed me one month stay in Ireland.
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14 Dec 2006 Thu 11:04 pm |
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I don't understand this. I'm an EU citizen and I've never applied to get a 3 month tourist visa and I've also never paid for it.
But I have paid more than 300 ytl for just one month extension of my tourist visa.
In the long run I will probably be living in Turkey and I'm really curious to know more about the 5 year visa - I've never heard of it before. How can you get it? Also I don't understand how it can cost $65, when I paid 300 ytl for a single month. That's unlogic. There must be a catch somewhere?
Can anyone give me more information about the 5 year visa, please? 
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14 Dec 2006 Thu 11:20 pm |
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Quoting azade: I don't understand this. I'm an EU citizen and I've never applied to get a 3 month tourist visa and I've also never paid for it.
But I have paid more than 300 ytl for just one month extension of my tourist visa.
In the long run I will probably be living in Turkey and I'm really curious to know more about the 5 year visa - I've never heard of it before. How can you get it? Also I don't understand how it can cost $65, when I paid 300 ytl for a single month. That's unlogic. There must be a catch somewhere?
Can anyone give me more information about the 5 year visa, please? |
Apply for a visa? I just give my passport at the border plus 10 euro and get my visa. Normally three months and that is also what the website of the Turkish Embassy here in Holland says. But this time I got one for just 1 month and paid also 10 euro. Because I'm going again within 3 months it means I have to buy a new visa now. No big deal, but I just wanted to know. And if I am in Turkey and wanted to stay longer than 3 months I just hop to a Greek island for 1 day, pay 10 euro again and that's it. Apparently even the EU-countries are not all the same, I think 300 YTL is a lot of money!
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14 Dec 2006 Thu 11:34 pm |
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Quoting Trudy:
Apparently even the EU-countries are not all the same, I think 300 YTL is a lot of money! |
Yes exactly! I didn't think that EU citizens had to pay anything (although €10 may be just a symbolic amount it's still a lot of money alltogether). Danish citizens don't have to pay anything to enter.
But when you're applying for a long-term visa it's another deal. It was a real pain the one time I applied for a 1 month extension.
I have been thinking about going to Greece when my visa expires but in the long run it's too expensive.
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16 Dec 2006 Sat 01:26 am |
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16 Dec 2006 Sat 01:52 am |
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While we are on this subject, do you have a certain amount of years you can be out or your own country you live in?
I know you can get certain amount of years in a different country but what about the one you live in already? does that have any difficulties for being away in different countries for so long? I dont think it does because it is the other contries rights to allow you to enter their country is it not? :-S
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16 Dec 2006 Sat 02:04 am |
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16 Dec 2006 Sat 02:46 am |
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Quoting susie k: Quoting kai: While we are on this subject, do you have a certain amount of years you can be out or your own country you live in?
I know you can get certain amount of years in a different country but what about the one you live in already? does that have any difficulties for being away in different countries for so long? I dont think it does because it is the other contries rights to allow you to enter their country is it not? :-S |
There's no problem as far as I know. You just renew your own passport at your local embassy whilst abroad, most countries allow a dual passport except Germany who don't. |
Ahh teşekkürler Susie 
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16 Dec 2006 Sat 03:12 am |
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16 Dec 2006 Sat 10:47 am |
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Quoting susie k: Just get your residency it's a lot easier!  |
When you want to live there, yes. When you are married, yes. But being a frequent tourist?
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16 Dec 2006 Sat 10:51 am |
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Quoting Trudy: Quoting susie k: Just get your residency it's a lot easier! |
When you want to live there, yes. When you are married, yes. But being a frequent tourist? |
Easy! Get married JUST for a visa ! It would be a nice change the other way round.... hehehehe 
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16 Dec 2006 Sat 10:54 am |
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Quoting aenigma x: Quoting Trudy: Quoting susie k: Just get your residency it's a lot easier! |
When you want to live there, yes. When you are married, yes. But being a frequent tourist? |
Easy! Get married JUST for a visa ! It would be a nice change the other way round.... hehehehe |
Okay, no problem. Do you have a nice guy for me?
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16 Dec 2006 Sat 11:59 am |
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16 Dec 2006 Sat 12:16 pm |
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Quoting susie k:
I don't want to get a Turkish residency. I am happy with my Dutch one. |
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16 Dec 2006 Sat 12:20 pm |
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16 Dec 2006 Sat 03:29 pm |
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In the long run I need to get a visa that would also allow me to work, but I've heard that it's very hard to get it. Like you have to find a permanent job first and the process is really long and bureaucratic.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, because it would give me a little hope 
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17 Dec 2006 Sun 11:38 am |
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Quoting azade: In the long run I need to get a visa that would also allow me to work, but I've heard that it's very hard to get it. Like you have to find a permanent job first and the process is really long and bureaucratic.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, because it would give me a little hope |
Send SusieK a PM, I think she knows a lot about this.
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