Turkey e-Visa 2026: Requirements, Fees and Application by Nationality

• Updated: July 2026. Sources: evisa.gov.tr (the official Turkish e-visa portal) and mfa.gov.tr (Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs).*

Turkey is one of the most accessible destinations for many travellers — but everything depends on your passport. Depending on your nationality, you fall into one of four cases: visa-exempt, eligible for the direct e-visa, eligible for the conditional e-visa (the least well-explained case on the internet, yet the one that applies to several African nationalities), or required to go through a consulate. This guide covers each case, the real fees and the official process, step by step.

Ordinary passport holders from many countries enter Turkey without a visa for 90 days in any 180-day period. This notably includes:

• Morocco and Tunisia (90 days) — the only two fully exempt African countries;
• most EU/Schengen countries (France, Belgium, Switzerland…), plus the United Kingdom;
• since a decree published on 23 December 2023: the United States, Canada, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Oman and Bahrain (90 days);
• a special case: Libya, whose exemption only applies to certain age brackets (under 16s and over 45s, according to the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs) — others fall under the conditional e-visa.

If this is you: no form, no payment. The only requirement is a valid passport (the official Turkish rule requires validity of at least 60 days beyond your authorised stay; in practice, aim for 6 months to avoid boarding issues).

Around twenty nationalities get the e-visa online with no supporting documents at all. On the African side: South Africa (free e-visa), Mauritius and Namibia. The same applies to Mexico (free), Taiwan, Armenia and several Caribbean countries.

Direct e-visa key facts:

• Validity: 180 days from the arrival date you choose;
• Length of stay: 30 or 90 days depending on nationality (shown automatically on the portal);
• Fee: from free to about USD 60 depending on nationality — the exact amount is displayed on evisa.gov.tr before payment;
• Processing: a few minutes in most cases; still allow a 48-hour buffer.

This is the most misunderstood regime. Some nationalities can only obtain the Turkish e-visa if they already hold a valid visa or residence permit issued by a Schengen country, the United States, the United Kingdom or Ireland.

• African nationalities concerned (official evisa.gov.tr list, July 2026): Algeria, Cape Verde, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Senegal*. Also concerned, among others: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, Palestine, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Yemen.

The cumulative conditions of the conditional e-visa:

1. A valid visa OR residence permit from Schengen, the USA, the UK or Ireland. Warning: an electronic e-visa from those countries is not accepted as a supporting document — you need a "physical" visa or residence card, valid on the day you enter Turkey.
2. Arrival by air on an approved airline: Turkish Airlines, Pegasus or AJet (Egyptians may also fly EgyptAir and Air Cairo). No land or sea entry with this e-visa.
3. A hotel reservation covering the stay.
4. Financial means of at least USD 50 per day of stay (bank statement, cash, card).
5. The conditional e-visa is single entry, 30 days maximum.

Special age rules applied automatically by the portal: for Algeria, the e-visa is only open to under-18s and over-35s; for Egypt, the youngest travellers and over-45s are exempt from the supporting-document requirement; for Libya, the conditional e-visa covers ages 16-45. Anyone outside these brackets must apply at a consulate.

• Crucial point*: these documents are not mere declarative formalities. They are checked at boarding by the airline and may be checked again by Turkish border police. An e-visa issued on the back of an expired Schengen visa = denied boarding or refusal at arrival, with no refund.

If your nationality appears on none of the lists above, the e-visa is closed to you. That is the case for most sub-Saharan African passports: Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo, Guinea, DR Congo, Congo, Niger, Madagascar, Ghana, Nigeria, etc. You must apply at a Turkish embassy or consulate (often via an approved visa centre): application form, passport valid 6 months, photos, flight and hotel bookings, bank statements, travel insurance, and consular fees that vary by country. Allow several weeks — submit your file at least a month before departure.

1. Go to www.evisa.gov.tr — it is the only official website of the Turkish government.
2. Click "Apply", select your passport-issuing country and document type. The portal immediately tells you your regime (direct, conditional, or not eligible).
3. Choose your arrival date: the e-visa is valid for 180 days from that date.
4. Enter your personal details exactly as they appear in your passport (a single digit error invalidates the e-visa). For the conditional e-visa, declare your supporting visa/residence permit.
5. Pay by card (Visa, Mastercard, UnionPay). The official amount is shown before you confirm.
6. Receive the e-visa as a PDF by email — often within minutes, sometimes up to 24 hours. Print it and keep a copy on your phone.

• Unofficial websites. Dozens of sites imitate the Turkish portal and charge USD 20-50 in "service fees" on top of the official rate — sometimes for an e-visa that never arrives. Check the URL: the only official domain is evisa.gov.tr. No other.
• The e-visa is not a guarantee of entry. The final decision rests with border police, especially for conditional e-visas whose supporting documents are re-checked.
• Applying while your Schengen visa expires before the trip. The supporting document must be valid on the day you enter Turkey, not just on the day you apply.
• Confusing validity (180 days) with length of stay (30 or 90 days). Overstaying leads to a fine and an entry ban.
• Leaving it late if you fall under the consular regime: appointment queues in some African capitals run into weeks.

Before booking, check the exact requirements for your passport and destination with our visa checker — Turkish lists change regularly, and only evisa.gov.tr is authoritative at the time of application.