Visa regulations
The likely cost of bringing a car into the country will likely be between 5,000 and 6,000 euros.
This week, I want to respond two different questions. The first of them is about tourist visas. A reader asks:
“Dear Orhan;
I am the owner of a business, but I do not work. I have two Turks who run my business. Can you tell me if this information is correct regarding non-work residence permits?
Foreigners who were previously able to make an exit and immediate return to obtain a new 90 visa will no longer be able to do so. If you try to enter on your passport alone without waiting 90 days outside of Turkey you will not be allowed entry. I asked for clarification about this saying I have friends who are now outside of the country after having been here for 90 days on a tourist visa. They have only been outside of the country for one month, will they be let in? The officer said that they wouldn't be let in. The only way to come back as a tourist is to wait 90 days or to apply at a Turkish consulate or embassy outside of Turkey?”
Dear reader, visa applications are varies from country to country. However, we can talk about some general rules. These rules are:
· Without a resident permit, you can not stay in Turkey more than 90 days with a tourist visa.
· After the 90-days visa period, to receive a new visa you need to stay abroad 90 days. At the end of these 90 days, you can apply for a new tourist visa.
The most important reason for this regulation is to prevent the illegal activity (i.e. illegal working). As a result, the information given is true.
* Editor’s Note: As the Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review went to print Friday, the Interior Ministry had said it was temporarily delaying the new visa procedures requiring foreign nationals without a residence permit to stay abroad for 90 days at the conclusion of their 90-day Turkish tourist visa. Please see the Daily News’ South Weekly supplement on Monday for more information.
The second question is about bringing a car to Turkey. Reinis’ question is as follows;
“Dear Sadettin,
I am a citizen of the EU. This September I will be coming to Balıkesir for a year of European Voluntary Service. The period of my stay will be one year (12 months, September to September). Currently I am considering bringing my 20-year-old retro vehicle with me (EU registration, EU insurance, EU mot). What are my options? What documentation and costs should I prepare? Many thanks.”
Dear Reinis, I have previously written about bringing a car to Turkey. Here, I will repeat the regulations. First, for bringing a car to Turkey, you must obtain an Alien Vehicles Temporary Entrance Carnet from the Turkey Touring and Automobile Association, or TTAA. The documents required for the Carnet are as follows:
· Residence Permit (working purpose), passport and driving license;
· Work permit photocopy issued by relevant state authority;
· Ownership document (license, invoice) as the evidence of the vehicle belongs to him/her, if any vending;
· Writing from workplace specifies his/her task and its term addressed to the TTAA;
· Security according to engine capacity and year model of vehicle;
· Application form to be completed and signed by owner of the vehicle (you can download it from “turing.org.tr”).
For your car bringing to Turkey, you must consideration these costs:
· Transportation of the vehicle;
· The Carnet fees to TTAA;
· Security deposit (this deposit is returned to you when you go abroad);
· Customs fees;
· Insurance (green card);
· Tax fees;
· And notary fees.
The total costs vary depending on the type of vehicle, but for an average car, it may cost you about 5,000-6,000 euros.
Hurriyet Daily News/30.07.2010
This week, I want to respond two different questions. The first of them is about tourist visas. A reader asks:
“Dear Orhan;
I am the owner of a business, but I do not work. I have two Turks who run my business. Can you tell me if this information is correct regarding non-work residence permits?
Foreigners who were previously able to make an exit and immediate return to obtain a new 90 visa will no longer be able to do so. If you try to enter on your passport alone without waiting 90 days outside of Turkey you will not be allowed entry. I asked for clarification about this saying I have friends who are now outside of the country after having been here for 90 days on a tourist visa. They have only been outside of the country for one month, will they be let in? The officer said that they wouldn't be let in. The only way to come back as a tourist is to wait 90 days or to apply at a Turkish consulate or embassy outside of Turkey?”
Dear reader, visa applications are varies from country to country. However, we can talk about some general rules. These rules are:
· Without a resident permit, you can not stay in Turkey more than 90 days with a tourist visa.
· After the 90-days visa period, to receive a new visa you need to stay abroad 90 days. At the end of these 90 days, you can apply for a new tourist visa.
The most important reason for this regulation is to prevent the illegal activity (i.e. illegal working). As a result, the information given is true.
* Editor’s Note: As the Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review went to print Friday, the Interior Ministry had said it was temporarily delaying the new visa procedures requiring foreign nationals without a residence permit to stay abroad for 90 days at the conclusion of their 90-day Turkish tourist visa. Please see the Daily News’ South Weekly supplement on Monday for more information.
The second question is about bringing a car to Turkey. Reinis’ question is as follows;
“Dear Sadettin,
I am a citizen of the EU. This September I will be coming to Balıkesir for a year of European Voluntary Service. The period of my stay will be one year (12 months, September to September). Currently I am considering bringing my 20-year-old retro vehicle with me (EU registration, EU insurance, EU mot). What are my options? What documentation and costs should I prepare? Many thanks.”
Dear Reinis, I have previously written about bringing a car to Turkey. Here, I will repeat the regulations. First, for bringing a car to Turkey, you must obtain an Alien Vehicles Temporary Entrance Carnet from the Turkey Touring and Automobile Association, or TTAA. The documents required for the Carnet are as follows:
· Residence Permit (working purpose), passport and driving license;
· Work permit photocopy issued by relevant state authority;
· Ownership document (license, invoice) as the evidence of the vehicle belongs to him/her, if any vending;
· Writing from workplace specifies his/her task and its term addressed to the TTAA;
· Security according to engine capacity and year model of vehicle;
· Application form to be completed and signed by owner of the vehicle (you can download it from “turing.org.tr”).
For your car bringing to Turkey, you must consideration these costs:
· Transportation of the vehicle;
· The Carnet fees to TTAA;
· Security deposit (this deposit is returned to you when you go abroad);
· Customs fees;
· Insurance (green card);
· Tax fees;
· And notary fees.
The total costs vary depending on the type of vehicle, but for an average car, it may cost you about 5,000-6,000 euros.
Hurriyet Daily News/30.07.2010
