Before you Begin:
- Travelers on cruises ships do not need a visa to travel to Turkey if they are visiting ports of calls and not flying in, around, or out of Turkey.
- Business Visa applicants are required to apply for visas prior to departure to Turkey. Turkish Business visas are generally issued for single or multiple entries, with a maximum stay of up to 90 days per entry, valid for up to one year.
- Tourist Visas may be issued upon arrival in Turkey for stay up to 90 days for a $20 fee
Step 1: Gather the items listed below
Valid Passport
Submit your passport containing two blank facing visa pages. Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months from date of entry. If you do not have blank visa pages in your passport, Swift Passport can help you obtain extra pages or help you renew your passport; contact us for more information. Please note that the last 2 pages in your passport ARE NOT counted as visa pages, those are amendment pages.
Turkey Visa Application
Complete and sign a Turkey Visa Application
One Passport type Photo
Photo Requirements: Photos must have been taken in the last 6 months, be 2 inches by 2 inches in size, and have white background. Please face forward in your photo.
Option 1: email a photo to Swift Passport Services orders@swiftpassport.com using the following guidelines. Swift Passport will size and print your passport photos for a nominal fee of $15.
- Photo file needs to be attached to the email as a .jpeg file. Other file formats cannot be properly formatted
- Have someone else take the picture of you; please do not send pictures you take of yourself.
- Please do not attempt to resize or format the photo in any way
Option 2: Obtain 1 passport photo from a passport photo service (Walgreens, CVS, FedEx, etc.).
1 Letter of Authorization
Print and sign the Letter of Authorization
Additional Items for Business Visas
A letter from the company which is sending you to Turkey, on company letterhead, which must be signed by the management in charge of the applicant. It should contain the following:
- Job position and job description of the applicant
- Assignment description and information about the end-purpose of the intended activities in Turkey (sales, purchases, coordination, auditing, etc.);
- Date(s) and place(s) of the meetings and information on periodicity, average length and assignment description of future trips, if any
- Financial responsibility for the trip, if applicable
Proof of Travel
- Computer generated flight itinerary from the airline or travel agency or copy of airline tickets is required.
- A copy of confirmed hotel and/or cruise reservation. If staying in various hotels, please provide copies of each reservation. A letter from inviting family member or friend is required if they are providing accommodations to the applicant.
Payment
There are 3 fees associated with this service that can be paid with all major credit cards or a money order
- Swift Passport Service Fee: 8 day processing ($55), 4 day processing ($75)
- Turkish Consulate Fee (must be a postal money order):
- Single Entry Visa: $60.00
- Multiple Entry Visa: $200.00
- Swift Passport can obtain a postal money order for you upon request for $5.
- Fees for non-U.S citizens vary, please call Swift passport for more information
- Shipping: starting at $15. Swift Passport Services offers inbound and outbound shipping upon request
If you would like Swift passport to print your photos, there is a $15 fee as mentioned above Submit your order to make payment for the above fees.
