Visas
Jun 25, 2014, 6:51 am
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 17
Visas
My wife and I have a trip planned in August that includes 3 days in Paris, 10 days in the maldives, and a 12 hour layover in Istanbul that we have a private tour scheduled for.
My question is can we just show up to customs at all these airports and get through? Or is there something we need to do ahead of time to exit the airport?
Thanks
My question is can we just show up to customs at all these airports and get through? Or is there something we need to do ahead of time to exit the airport?
Thanks
Jun 25, 2014, 7:23 am
#2
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: LAN
Posts: 172
If entering Turkey you will need a visa. E-visa will save some time: https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/
Jun 25, 2014, 10:21 am
#3
Join Date: Oct 2008
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You do not state your country of citizenship. You should go to the website of each of these countries embassies/consulates to determine the visa requirements for your particular situation.
Jun 25, 2014, 4:05 pm
#6
Join Date: May 2009
Location: LGA, JFK
Posts: 1,018
If entering Turkey you will need a visa. E-visa will save some time: https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/
The answers are: Yes, you can just show up to customs [and at passport control] at all these airports [including Istanbul, Turkey] and get through.
No, there is nothing you need to do ahead of time to exit the [Istanbul] airport, absent other, extraordinary circumstances.
Jun 25, 2014, 10:16 pm
#7
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 288
This doesn't really answer the questions.
The answers are: Yes, you can just show up to customs [and at passport control] at all these airports [including Istanbul, Turkey] and get through.
No, there is nothing you need to do ahead of time to exit the [Istanbul] airport, absent other, extraordinary circumstances.
The answers are: Yes, you can just show up to customs [and at passport control] at all these airports [including Istanbul, Turkey] and get through.
No, there is nothing you need to do ahead of time to exit the [Istanbul] airport, absent other, extraordinary circumstances.
Jun 26, 2014, 6:15 am
#8
Join Date: May 2009
Location: LGA, JFK
Posts: 1,018
As STBCypriot stated, no one can provide any answers to his questions unless we know the issuing country and type of passport he holds. Some passports are eligible for visa on arrival, others need a visa in advance, others need no visa, and others are not admissible under any circumstances. Maybe YOU can "just show up" but that doesn't mean the OP can.
Jun 26, 2014, 11:30 am
#9
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Jun 26, 2014, 1:05 pm
#10
Join Date: May 2009
Location: LGA, JFK
Posts: 1,018
(either way, my answers are right, I think)
Jun 27, 2014, 6:32 am
#11
Join Date: Oct 2008
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I wouldn't bet too much money on that. As a previous holder of an official US passport, I have encountered many other official US passport holders that do not know how to properly pluralize a noun.
Jun 27, 2014, 3:40 pm
#13
Join Date: May 2009
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No longer considered an "error," but still, I had to chuckle.)