Originally Posted by
painintheuk
I found it interesting when looking at guidebooks to plan my trip that the visas for each country are charged in that country's currency rather than local currency. Canadians require CAD (and a lot of them!), Europeans Euros. Is exact change needed? Do other countries do this as well?
Dr. PITUK
I would take exact money in the currency required (pounds for British citizens, for example). I think one can now pay for a Turkish visa on arrival by card, but I'd prefer to pay in cash if at all possible.
Ordinary visas (i.e. ones that the traveller must obtain before travel by application to an embassy or consulate) often have their prices quoted in the currency of the issuing country, but they are usually paid for by card, or sometimes in the local currency with the amount determined (obviously enough) by a conversion factor, which may or may not be current or advantageous to the purchaser.
Time was when many visas were issued gratis, but that seems to be rather rare this days.