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May 17, 2004 | 11:37 am

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Visas to Turkey

I have been reading on other threads that the visa cost to Turkey has been reduced from US100 to US25 - does anyone know if we can get visas at the airport and if this is a hassle? We are US and EU citizens.

May 17, 2004 | 11:49 am

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Yes you can get visa at the Airport - The counter(s) is right next to the passport-control/immigration booths. They have indeed dropped for US citizens to I think USD20.

May 17, 2004 | 11:54 am

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It went down to $20 on April 1. It's a piece of cake at the airport.

May 17, 2004 | 12:03 pm

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Thanks to you all for the information -

May 17, 2004 | 1:40 pm

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The rules for nationals of EU countries are different for each country. For instance Germans don't need a visa at all, Dutch pay € 10.

May 17, 2004 | 5:18 pm

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The UK is 10 GBP. As noted above, the vast majority of EU countries do need visas and the level is different for each.

May 17, 2004 | 5:40 pm

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I know this sounds strange-

But is there any way to get the visa before arrivial- i.e. the normal take your passport to the embassy route?

May 18, 2004 | 4:50 pm

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You can, but it really isn't necessary and quite frankly a hassle.

May 21, 2004 | 5:19 pm

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Don't miss the visa booth!

Just make sure to keep your eyes peeled when deplaning (it's easy to miss). In all likelihood, most of the other pax on your flight won't require a visa and will head straight for the immigration inspector. If you do the same, you'll end up having to double back, stand in line for the visa, then end up at the back of the immigration line.

May 21, 2004 | 8:06 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bradford

I know this sounds strange-

But is there any way to get the visa before arrivial- i.e. the normal take your passport to the embassy route?

I'm sure the situation varies (depending on the nationalities of the people on your flight), but in my case I had to stand in line behind 3 people and the immigration agent was taking an average of maybe 15 - 20 seconds to process each visa.

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