July 30, 2016

Getting a Turkey e-Visa

In preparation for a day in Turkey, we needed to obtain an e-Visa.  During our last trip to Turkey, you could easily purchase a visa on the ground.  While there was a line, it was short and there was no issue in getting the visa and then heading through passport control.  Since our last trip, Turkey has launched an e-Visa program where you can apply online, pay for the visa, and download it as a PDF to bring along with you.  Essentially, you have to go through this process as (at least from what I understand) Turkey is no longer offering visa on arrival (VOA) to US Citizens.

I found purchasing the visa to be really straightforward and the entire process took me less than five minutes.



First, go to this website.  Obviously, you 'll need your passport and a credit card to complete the process.


Enter your country and ID type.


Select your date of arrival.  Note that the visa is good for 90 days.  You can select a date prior to your arrival - the expiration will extend 90 days from that date.


You'll enter your personal information including your passport info and then checkout.  Make sure to pay with a credit card that will not add foreign transaction fees to the purchase (I used my Chase Sapphire Preferred Card).  I would make sure to bring the card used for the purchase in case you run into any issues.


You'll receive an on-screen message that your application has been completed.  My e-Visa was ready immediately.  I also received an email containing the links to download the PDFs (one for each of us).  That's it!  All that's left to do is travel.

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