visa

[saoirse]

but if thats the case then why have a 180 day period on the visa?

The system you are describing is 90 days out of ANY previous 180

[stoop]

How I read it was that your visa lasts for 180 days but you can only be in the country for 90 days within that 180. Once you have used up your 90 days you must leave for 90 days before you can return again - or if the 180 days are up (say for example that you use your last 7 days in the last week of your 180) then you should be able to go out and come back in for another 90 days in the next 180.

So technically if you come and go as you please within the 180 day period and only use your allowed 90 days then you would have been out of the country for 90 days within your 180 day period. If you stay the whole 90 days in a row then you would have to leave until your 180 days have expired - ie 90 days.

Make sense?

[saoirse]

but if its a max of 90 days during the 180 day period of the visa, and doesnt say when during that period the 90 must be used, whats to stop you taking 7 at the outset, followed by 83 at the end

[stoop]

Nothing but you would still only have been in the country 90 days out of 180. That's what they want I think. 90days in and 90 days out in any 180 day period.

[saoirse]

but thats exactly the crux of my query

is it ANY 180 day period or the 180 day period of the visa-big difference

[vonny]

The price is what was in the Fethiye times article today but apart from that i do not know the price.

[Ovacikpeedoff]

Stoop I agree with you in that my understanding is that overall you must spend 90 days out of Turkey in every 180 day period. With the first 2 visas you could spend 179 consecutive days in the country. By getting a visa on day one and leaving then coming back 89 days prior to the end of the 180 day period and then getting a further visa which would allow you the next 90 days. Whatever way you do it you have to spend 90 days out of the country.

If you live permanently or visit for long periods then it has to be residency.A number of people that I know are really being hard done by this change as they come in May and leave in October.They will either have to cut their holidays shorter or buy residency.

The impact of recent changes will have a major impact on the economy both in terms of existing expats and potential new expats. If changes were made to the house purchase process to ensuring everyone who purchases a property has residency then I  existing fragile housing market will totally collapse. This combined with the change in the car buying process will have serious consequences for the economy of Fethiye which is reliant very much on the foreign community.

The new rules are more beneficial to tourists who may come twice a year as they have only to purchase one visit.

[hamilton]

After your 90 visa days have expired you have two choices either leave Turkey or submit an application for residency. It appears that you can stay in Turkey during the process of obtaining your residency even though your visa has expired. I assume that your residency will be dated from the date of application and not receipt? I feel unless something is done to speed up the process and not forgetting that 63 different Countries are involved it could take a considerable amount of time. A long time without your passport at hand could also cause other difficulties in cases of emergency?

[starman™]

In Istanbul if you apply for a residence you are without your passport for one day. The whole process takes up to 5 working days. Maybe the other emniyets should take a look at the Istanbul system as they process many many more residences then any other province.

[Scunner]

Relatively ages ago it was announced that this was all to be processed entirely in Fethiye. Now an influx from the citizens of 68 countries is expected, I bet those plans are no closer