90-180 day visa comes into play feb 12th 2012

[Eric]

Ah, but.....this year is a leap year so you would have to stay in Rhodes for 6 days.

[Scunner]

quote:Originally posted by Highlander

Can I just say that although it doesn't affect us

It could affect you - and anyone - if you visit in (say) May and decide it was so good that you book to go back in October - booking flights/a holiday arriving within the original 180 days but leaving after the 180 days is up.

[Marggie]

quote:Originally posted by Scunner

There really is no need for all this confusion - you can stay for 90 days in any 180 day period. It is impossible to island hop as you can only stay for 50% of the year. The best you could do is line two up, stay the last 90 days of the first and the first 90 days of the second (if it could be practical) - meaning a 6 month stay preceded by a 90 day period out of Turkey and followed by another 90 day period out of Turkey. This quite obviously does not allow expats to live full time in Turkey without residency, I am sure that is now crystal clear. The nett result, however you use your 90/180 day visas is: 50% of the year in Turkey, 50% out.

The 91 days people are talking about is where you get your 90 day/180 visa and take it to the maximum straight away (i.e. use it to stay the first available 90 days. Due to the 180 day rule, you have now used you 90 days up for that visa and 91 days later is your next chance to enter Turkey - 91 days being the day after the 180 day visa you took runs out. Nothing to do with 91 days after the 180 days!!!

Also, if that wasn't explanation enough, I understand issue of consecutive visas at places like Kas is over for good.

[Scunner]

No Marggie, the idea is YOU write something, not repost something someone said days ago...

[Marggie]

The way I understand it is if you have been in Turkey for a maximum of 90 days out of your 180 days and leave Turkey on your 180th day you can then purchase a new 90/180 day visa on the 181st day.  Surely you do not have to return to the UK to obtain this!
Surely it an be obtained in Meis or Rhodes!

[kenkay]

http://www.timeanddate.com/date/dateadded.html?d1=01&m1=06&y1=2011&type=add&ay=&am=&ad=89&aw

I think I got this off here a while ago and it's very handy for time/date calculations

[Scunner]

quote:Originally posted by Marggie

The way I understand it is if you have been in Turkey for a maximum of 90 days out of your 180 days and leave Turkey on your 180th day you can then purchase a new 90/180 day visa on the 181st day.  Surely you do not have to return to the UK to obtain this!
Surely it an be obtained in Meis or Rhodes!

Turkish Visas have never been obtainable in Meis or Rhodes. Even if you could go to Meis or Rhodes, you STILL can't stay in Turkey permanently - 90 days after returning from Meis or Rhodes, you must leave Turkey for 90 more days. So to explain once again - you can stay in Turkey for 50% of the year maximum, whether you choose to go to Rhodes, or Meis, or the UK.

And to reiterate the other point - I understand people going to Meis from Kas for the day will not be getting a new visa on their return anymore - and this is likely to be the same in Marmaris and Fethiye for those having a nice day in Rhodes.

The days of living in Turkey permanently on consecutively running visitor visas are well and truly over folks - 6 months in every year is all you will be able to wangle from now on.

[Ovacikpeedoff]

I am struggling to see what all the fuss is about. You can spend a maximum 90 days in a 180 consecutive day period in Turkey.You can come and go as much as you like providing you do not spend more than 90 days in that 180 day visa period. If the 90th day is also the last day of the 180 day period, yes you can go to Rhodes and get a new 90/180 visa on the way back.bear in mind what Scunner said this is stopping because people living the islands near Turkey will be able to enter without a visa.You will still have to spend 90 days out of the country during the life of the new visa.That is how I understand the rules.

If you visit Turkey more than once you will just have to plan it to ensure you stay within the 90/180 day rule or you may have to do a trip out of the country during your visit.

This subject has been beaten to death.

[BM06]

So as I see it its 90 in 90 out thats what its all about   woorrrrrrrr   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK0M0v-j4-c :D

[cheers]

PMSL!  :D:D