Many travelers need no visa for Turkey at all: citizens of the USA, Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and most EU countries can visit for up to 90 days. Others apply online for an e-Visa before they fly. Everyone needs a passport valid for at least 60 days beyond the end of their stay (with a 90-day stay that is about five months from arrival, so six months is the safe rule).
Who needs a visa for Turkey?
It depends on the passport you travel on. As of October 2026, ordinary passport holders of these countries can visit Turkey for tourism without a visa, usually for up to 90 days in any 180-day period:
- United States and Canada
- United Kingdom and Ireland
- Australia and New Zealand
- Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and most other EU countries
- Japan, Brazil and, since January 2026, China
Citizens of some other countries, for example South Africa and Mexico, need a visa but can get it online as an e-Visa. Some nationalities, such as India, can use the e-Visa only if they hold a valid Schengen, US, UK or Irish visa or residence permit; otherwise they apply at a Turkish consulate. Rules change, so check your own nationality on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs list before you book flights. We check the rules for every guest’s passport when we plan your trip.
A visa exemption or e-Visa covers tourism and business visits. To work or study in Turkey you need a visa from a Turkish consulate.
How to apply for the Turkish e-Visa
If your nationality needs one, the e-Visa takes about ten minutes online and is usually issued straight away. Apply only on the official government site, www.evisa.gov.tr.
- Open www.evisa.gov.tr, choose Apply and select your nationality and travel document.
- Enter your arrival date. The site shows how long the e-Visa is valid and how many days you may stay.
- Confirm the conditions, for example that you travel for tourism or business with a return ticket and a hotel booking.
- Fill in your details exactly as they appear in your passport. You can add family members to the same application.
- Confirm the link that arrives by email, then pay by card. The fee depends on your nationality and is shown before you pay.
- Download the e-Visa as a PDF. Print a copy and keep one on your phone: airline staff may ask to see it at check-in.
Beware of unofficial e-Visa websites
Search for “Turkey e-visa” and you will find many sites that look official but are not. They fill in the same government form for you, add a large service fee, and you share your passport and card details with an unknown company. One of our guests noticed only at the payment step that she was being charged more than twice the official fee.
The only official site is www.evisa.gov.tr, a .gov.tr address. Sites ending in .org, .com or .info are not run by the Turkish government, however official they look.
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