visa

[stoop]

Come on guys. If the British Embassy have posted it on their site there must be some substance to this. I think it's a little more than scaremongering or a rumour started in a bar.

Time will tell and if it happens it will be good for those that only do a couple of trips a year. We normally go June/Sept so it would be ideal for us. For those that live there without residency - well the tourist visa was never meant for that was it?

[Scunner]

The main question is nothing to do with people living in Turkey without residency, or people who only do a couple of trips a year. The question is, can you buy another before the first has expired. With that answer, all questions are answered. It is still totally cloudy for the holidaymaker who returns to Dalaman just inside the 180 days but will depart just outside.

[Diverbaz 1]

Two disclaimers on the same article, but we must beleive it eh! stoop.
The only thing concrete at the moment is that there is a 90 day in 180 day visa. All the rest might have come from a bar on the seafront where a couple of guys were having a quiet drink and didn't know what to talk about.

Please note that as yet this information has only been given to the British Embassy orally.  We urgently are seeking clarification from the Turkish Government.  New information will be posted here when we have it.

Disclaimer:  Please note that this information was provided by the Turkish Security Police Directorate  (Foreigners Department).  Although we do our best to ensure that the content is correct, we cannot take responsibility for Turkey's immigration policy or the application of it.  If you have further queries, please contact the relevant Turkish Foreigners Police Department in the area where you reside.


 

quote:The main question is nothing to do with people living in Turkey without residency, or people who only do a couple of trips a year. The question is, can you buy another before the first has expired. With that answer, all questions are answered. It is still totally cloudy for the holidaymaker who returns to Dalaman just inside the 180 days but will depart just outside.

Thats basically what I said about 10 pages ago

[koukla]

Hi everyone. Can anybody help please. I came in on the 17th May, intending to stay until late October. I now don't know what I can or can't do. Because my Passport has the old style visa, does this mean I can go to Meis or Rhodes one time....i.e.....in the next couple of weeks, returning with the new style Visa or do I have return to England after the 90 days? In other words, is it only people who came in on and after 14th July who are affected by this change? Many thanks in advance for any advice.

[stoop]

quote:Originally posted by Scunner

The main question is nothing to do with people living in Turkey without residency, or people who only do a couple of trips a year. The question is, can you buy another before the first has expired. With that answer, all questions are answered. It is still totally cloudy for the holidaymaker who returns to Dalaman just inside the 180 days but will depart just outside.

Well the answer to that has to be YES otherwise some people who have not used up their 90 days will not be allowed back into the country or might outstay their visa allowance. How it will be policed will be the problem as far as I can see.

We are going round in a circle here so the best thing is to just wait and see what happens. Unless someone knows where to get the official answer from (without disclaimers).

[stoop]

quote:Originally posted by koukla

Hi everyone. Can anybody help please. I came in on the 17th May, intending to stay until late October. I now don't know what I can or can't do. Because my Passport has the old style visa, does this mean I can go to Meis or Rhodes one time....i.e.....in the next couple of weeks, returning with the new style Visa or do I have return to England after the 90 days? In other words, is it only people who came in on and after 14th July who are affected by this change? Many thanks in advance for any advice.

God knows!

Sorry I have no idea.

[saoirse]

well Stoop going by the "info" guarded though it is, on the UK govt website the answer is a firm NO. One would have to wait until after the 180 days to get a new visa-making my farcical example of 1 week mid Jan means no 3 week holiday in July correct!


what a way to attract tourists and especially repeat tourists

[Mrs Bouquet]

Look at the Fethiye Times this week. It tells all!!!

[Scunner]

For God's sake, NO IT DOESN'T

[hamilton]

quote:Originally posted by koukla

Hi everyone. Can anybody help please. I came in on the 17th May, intending to stay until late October. I now don't know what I can or can't do. Because my Passport has the old style visa, does this mean I can go to Meis or Rhodes one time....i.e.....in the next couple of weeks, returning with the new style Visa or do I have return to England after the 90 days? In other words, is it only people who came in on and after 14th July who are affected by this change? Many thanks in advance for any advice.

As the new rule did not start till after the 17th of july, one would assume that all visa's issued before that date are valid as stamped in your passport and the 180 day rule should not apply. The 180 day rule came in after the 17th July any visa that is stamped with the old 90 day visa after that date needs clarification. I would assume that that there should be no problem renewing your visa if the old one is dated before 17th july, but this is Turkey and clarification is required.