Before, citizens of group A countries that stayed longer than their visa permitted, used to be able to exit Turkey without facing an entrance ban by paying an overstay fee corresponding to the number of overstay days.
According to the new regulation, those overstaying on their visa will face an entrance ban lasting the same number of days as the overstay. In order to avoid this ban, one must pay a fee at the Foreign Police Department and obtain residence permit recognised as exit permission before exiting the country
Group A Countries: EU and OECD member countries, USA, Germany, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Holland, United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Japan, Canada, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, New Zealand, Greece, Ireland, Czech Republic, Hungary, South Korea, Mexico, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Malta and Southern Cyprus
