Visa for Turkey from Gabon: price, documents and processing time 2026

Yes. A Gabonese passport does not exempt its holder from a visa for Turkey: it must be obtained before departure, even for a short tourist stay. The Turkish mission responsible for your place of residence processes the application. The general entry conditions by nationality are listed at mfa.gov.tr.

The published fee is the government charge alone. Two or three other lines are added before the visa is in the passport, and they are what makes the final bill.

• Government feeNot published in a source we can verify

  Paid to the state, non-refundable if the visa is refused.

• Application centre feeVariable, set by the operator

  Only when the post uses an external centre. The amount is set locally and we do not publish a figure we cannot verify.

• Agency or online serviceOptional, added on top

  Never compulsory. An intermediary fills the form for you, it does not change the decision or the processing time.

• ExtrasVariable

  Courier return, SMS tracking, compliant photo, insurance, sworn translation or legalisation, depending on what the post requires.

We only display amounts published by an official source. Confirm the total before paying anything.

The file includes the signed form, a passport in good condition with enough blank pages for the visa, recent photos meeting the mission’s requirements, an accommodation booking, proof of funds and travel insurance. For visa fees and how to pay them, the only reliable source is the Turkish embassy or consulate.

Contact the Turkish embassy or consulate that covers you to learn the procedure and book an appointment. Fill in the form using exactly the details in your passport: name, number, dates. At the appointment, hand over the file in person and check with the officer that nothing is missing.

Then the application goes to the post accredited for Gabon, often in a neighbouring capital, or to a state acting on its behalf. Confirm which post is competent with the official source before travelling to a third country to apply, a rejected file at the wrong counter costs the trip and the fee.

The regime follows your nationality, not where you live. If you reside in Gabon but travel on another country's passport, the rule on this page is not yours. Filing usually still happens from your country of residence, at the post competent for it, but the requirement itself comes from your passport.

Expect a variable processing time, depending on the mission and the period: no response date is guaranteed. Submit your file early, keep bookings cancellable, and only buy your plane tickets once the visa has been issued. Before leaving, reread the visa to check its validity dates and the spelling of your name.

Non-compliant photos, typos in the form and damaged or nearly full passports are among the most avoidable causes of delay. Add to these tickets bought before the decision and intermediaries selling fake appointments. A final check of each document before submission avoids most of these pitfalls.