Originally Posted by
kaye
Has any US passport-holder gotten a visa on arrival / been allowed to board a flight to Turkey outside the US?
The Turkish airlines tweet implies a "banderole visa" is a visa on arrival, but I spoke to Turkish Airlines in Berlin and they thought it meant (only) a visa from the embassy...
I'm due to travel to Istanbul in the next 4 weeks from London. I live in the UK but hold a US passport. The Turkish Airlines tweet confused me as well, so I contacted the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Their response was as follows:
US citizens can obtain visa upon arrival, on the condition that they fly in from countries other than US.
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So on that note, I'll be continuing with my trip as planned. Hopefully all goes well.