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				| 1. | 06 Sep 2006 Wed 11:35 pm |  
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	hi everyone, 
 can anyone please tell me what requirements are needed for a turkish person to get a 6 month holiday visa???  i think they have to show some savings but how much ? he would be iving with me and i can afford to feed him etc.  i have read so many different answers to this . and also is it best that i go to the embassy with him and what paperwork do we both need to take??? also is it better to apply in northeren cyprus???
 
 thanks every one
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				| 2. | 06 Sep 2006 Wed 11:47 pm |  
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	if he is a turkey citizen it will be difficult to get visa. but as ı heard it is easy to get visa fron south cyprus if he is from cyprus.		 |  |  
	
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				| 3. | 07 Sep 2006 Thu 03:34 am |  
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	hi there,
 i think it's probably best to contact the embassy of the country he will be visiting... i am not sure where u r living...
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				| 4. | 07 Sep 2006 Thu 06:55 pm |  
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	hi,
yes he is turkish but he only wants a hoilday visa -- not a working or settlement one! i live in the uk  ---- so if anyone has any info on this or knows someone who has successfully got a holiday visa please,please let me know ,elaine xx
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				| 5. | 07 Sep 2006 Thu 08:09 pm |  
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	Hi
 He wıll need to show quıte a few thousand pound ın hıs bank account for a six month stay. I have a friend here who ıs goıng to the UK for 3 week stay but he was marrıed to englısh woman and I know he had to show good bıt of money. Also I have heard that ıt ıs sometımes harder to get a holıday vısa than a settlement vısa. He may be lucky and get vısa 1st tıme on applıcatıon and you wıll have to wrıte a letter of ınvıtatıon to hım so he can take ıt to the authorıtıes here. Istanbul usually do the ıntervıews for vısas. Best you look on web-sıte for England to see what they want as well as Turkey. If my frıend not already gone to England for vısıt I wıll ask hım tomorrow cos I have to go hıs offıce ın mornıng.
 
 What Turkey worry about wıth a holıday vısa ıs that they may not come back. Also has he done hıs army yet.
 
 SelcanMy Webpage
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				| 6. | 07 Sep 2006 Thu 09:31 pm |  
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	thanks selcan  have lookes on the uk government website  and they say that they accept 80% of holiday visas!!!! some how i do not believe them!!!!!
 
 i have also been told that if he takes a letter from his boss in turkey saying that he has a job in turkey next season this will be good for him .  i will write letter of invite and i can also show that i have enough money to keep him whilst he is in england . but i think he will still need to show money of his own???
 
 do youknow if we would need to marry before he gets a settlement visa?? if this is easier we will do it-- just seems a shame to have to rush.
 
 and , yes, he has done his army.
 
 thanks for your help-- you were great!!!
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				| 7. | 07 Sep 2006 Thu 10:27 pm |  
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	Turkish Consulate
 Have a look at the website, link above and you should be able to find out everything you need about visa requirements to the UK.
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				| 8. | 07 Sep 2006 Thu 11:48 pm |  
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	hi all!!!
 done a bit more research on the visa front !! and is seems like a settlement visa is easier but only if i marry him!!!!! apparentley hecan then live and work here for 2 years providing we stay together-- if we are still together after 2 yrs then it is extended!!! so looks like we will be getting married sooner rather than later!-- wouls still like some more info on all of this tho  -- if anyone can help me!!!
 
 also back to the wedding , i have read that you need a health certificate--- why? and would i get this in england or in turkey???
 
 i am just looking at all the options at the mo xx
 
 ELAINE X
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				| 9. | 07 Sep 2006 Thu 11:48 pm |  
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	hi all!!!
 done a bit more research on the visa front !! and is seems like a settlement visa is easier but only if i marry him!!!!! apparentley hecan then live and work here for 2 years providing we stay together-- if we are still together after 2 yrs then it is extended!!! so looks like we will be getting married sooner rather than later!-- wouls still like some more info on all of this tho  -- if anyone can help me!!!
 
 also back to the wedding , i have read that you need a health certificate--- why? and would i get this in england or in turkey???
 
 i am just looking at all the options at the mo xx
 
 ELAINE X
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