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Information and Services in Turkey Section => Residency in Turkey, Visas, Work Permit Questions => Topic started by: Stressed Eric on December 29, 2009, 09:16:09 AM

Title: What will be the 2010 residency visa charges?
Post by: Stressed Eric on December 29, 2009, 09:16:09 AM: Hi,
My 5 year residency visa expires on 1st January, but on visiting the passport police this morning, I am told they will not take my application until the new year and that I must return next week.

Very annoying as I will no doubt have to pay more.

Does anyone know what it will cost to renew a 5 year residence visa in 2010? I've searched the internet, but can't find anything.
Title: What will be the 2010 residency visa charges?
Post by: Stressed Eric on December 29, 2009, 11:33:35 AM: Cheers KKOB. I will confirm the price as soon as I can get it sorted.
Title: What will be the 2010 residency visa charges?
Post by: Stressed Eric on January 05, 2010, 14:08:21 PM: sorted the renewal of my residency visa today...5 years cost 3134tl...10% increase !!!!! i thought the rate of inflation was down ??!!!
Title: What will be the 2010 residency visa charges?
Post by: stuart on January 06, 2010, 04:27:23 AM: the only thing these days that seems to go down is the value of the pound.!
Title: What will be the 2010 residency visa charges?
Post by: starman™ on January 07, 2010, 07:12:06 AM: They work it out at 400 pounds per year now up here
Title: What will be the 2010 residency visa charges?
Post by: KKOB on January 07, 2010, 10:30:39 AM: I've just had this email from the Honorary British Consulate in Fethiye.

Thank you for your e-mail of 06 January. We are unable to find a Turkish government website where the new prices are available either.

However we inquired with the passport office in Fethiye about the new prices of residence permit which shown below.

1 year GBP 370,00
2 year GBP 730,00
3 year GBP 1090,00
4 year GBP 1450,00
5 year GBP 1810,00
Residency permit book is TL 138,00

For more information about the new prices and increase please visit the passport office in Fethiye.

Kind regards,
Ahmet Dorduncu
Pro Consul
British Honorary Consulate
Ataturk Caddesi
Likya is Merkezi
Kat:2 No: 202
48300 Fethiye Mugla
Tel : + 90 252 614 63 02
Fax: + 90 252 614 83 94
e-mail : bhcfethiye@superonline.com
Web : The British Embassy in Turkey UK in Turkey

So, using an exchange rate of 2.4 TL / £

1 year = 888 TL
2 year = 1,752 TL
3 year = 2,616 TL
4 year = 3,480 TL
5 year = 4,344 TL

To calculate the costs of a permit for any periods not covered above it's £40 for the first month and £30 for each subsequent month, However, for UK citizens payment must be made in Turkish Lira at the published exchange rate on the day of application.

So, at 2.30 TL / £ it'll cost 851 TL for a 1 year permit, but at 2.70 TL / £, it'll be 999 TL.
Title: What will be the 2010 residency visa charges?
Post by: Old Daffodil on January 07, 2010, 10:50:40 AM: So why did Stressed Eric pay 3134.00 lira? I am confused.
Title: What will be the 2010 residency visa charges?
Post by: KKOB on January 07, 2010, 10:55:27 AM: So am I !

Indirim var mi ? Migros Card var mi ? ;)
Title: What will be the 2010 residency visa charges?
Post by: Stressed Eric on January 07, 2010, 16:06:51 PM: So am I !!! I have to say, what I was charged seems more in line with what the 2009 charges were. 3134tl is what the tax office in Fethiye wanted when i went to pay.
No questions were asked when i took the receipt together with my other bits and pieces to the passport police.
Very strange.
Title: What will be the 2010 residency visa charges?
Post by: KKOB on January 07, 2010, 17:23:38 PM: It might be worthwhile taking some cash with you when you go to collect your new one. They might try to spring the difference on you.
Title: What will be the 2010 residency visa charges?
Post by: Stressed Eric on January 08, 2010, 08:25:12 AM: We have some other friends who are applying to renew their visa in the next week or so. I'll let you know what they are charged.
I do hope they won't ask for more money...if i'd have known it was going to be 50% increase from one year to the next, i'd have not bothered and just done the 3 monthly trip to Meis.
Title: What will be the 2010 residency visa charges?
Post by: Stressed Eric on January 12, 2010, 12:42:51 PM: Went back to the passport office today to enquire whether the 3134tl i was asked to pay last week for my 5 year residency renewal was enough. I was told i needed to return to the tax office to pay more money. Not wanting to pay anymore money, they have aggreed that I can have a 44 month visa.
When asked why such an increase, i was just told that it's the same for Turks going to the UK.
It does make me ask what exactly are we getting for our money, in comparison to a Turk who lives in the UK? big difference me thinks.
Title: What will be the 2010 residency visa charges?
Post by: KKOB on January 12, 2010, 13:38:02 PM: :D[^]
Title: What will be the 2010 residency visa charges?
Post by: sugarybaba on January 12, 2010, 20:54:48 PM: I feel that an uprising may be in order ! :-\
Title: What will be the 2010 residency visa charges?
Post by: brianthegardener on January 13, 2010, 06:17:15 AM: that wont happen or bring the costs down.
Title: What will be the 2010 residency visa charges?
Post by: Stressed Eric on January 13, 2010, 06:28:00 AM: found this info on the internet regarding visa costs for Turks wanting to stay in the uk...

https://www.visainfoservices.com/Pages/Content.aspx?Tag=VisaFees_PAGE

Hows is this like for like ?
Title: What will be the 2010 residency visa charges?
Post by: captainjon on January 14, 2010, 09:59:27 AM: On this subject I notice in todays Hurriet,that at a meeting with the Turkish PM and Mr putin, visa restrictions for Russians are to be removed.This follows similar relaxing of restrictions for Iranians and possibly Syrians.So, as leading writers have posed questions in some of turkeys independant newspapers as to the direction turkey appears to be heading,East,or West? maybe here is your answer.