Visa overstay penalty calculation and payment in Turkey for foreigners who made visa violation
By Burak Ünal, Founder & Managing Partner, Gordion Partners
· · 2 min read
In short
A foreigner who stays beyond the visa or residence permit period owes an overstay penalty and may also receive an entry ban. Visa-exempt visitors may stay 90 days within 180 days. The penalty is calculated from fees set for each nationality and is paid at the airport visa violation office before leaving.
Foreigners need to make overstay penalty payment if they stay more than their visa duration or residence permit duration in Turkey. In this video, I show the calculation of overstay penalty in Turkey.
Foreigners can stay in Turkey during their visa duration. If they stay more than their visa duration, it means they are overstaying their visa. There are two possible penalties of overstay: they need to pay money penalty and also they might get entry ban for some period. If a foreigner enters Turkey without visa, they can only stay 90 days within 180 days.
If a foreigner is in visa overstay, he needs to pay the overstay penalty before leaving Turkey. The calculation of overstay penalty is below:
1. The residence permit card fee as penalty (the amount is set each year by the authorities)
2. Twice the amount of residence permit fee as penalty. This residency fee is different for each nationality and is set by the authorities.
3. If foreigner entered Turkey without visa, then he also needs to pay the single-entry visa fee if he is in overstay. This fee is also set each year by the authorities.
4. Example calculation: a German citizen who overstays his visa for 1 month pays the residence permit card fee, twice the residence permit fee for German citizens and the single-entry visa fee; the current amounts are in the official fee list.
5. For the list of all countries, you can check this link and apply the same calculation method: https://www.goc.gov.tr/belge-bedeli-ve-harc-miktari
To pay your Turkish visa overstay penalty, you need to go to the airport. There is visa violation office at the airport. You need to go there with your boarding pass. They will calculate your visa overstay penalty amount and then you can pay it in cash as Turkish Lira. After payment is done, you can take your flight to leave Turkey.
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