muscari

there was no problems for us ...we went 12th october and they were really nice to us...no issue at all got 3months even got a nice smile from them...hope this makes someone happy who may be worried about this topic...

MiniBean

When I arrived in Bodrum on 6th October, I was given a 30 day visa that had the '90 day' stamp over the top. It is legible, although it takes quite a lot of reading. I'm returning to Turkey in December, but entering the country at Istanbul - I'm undecided whether to just buy a new visa, or see if the immigration complain.

largrangegdns

We have just returned from holiday in Altinkum and we got a US Dollar stamp put in our passport which was valid for 30 days even though we paid £10. When we went to Bodrum airport yesterday to return to UK I queried this and he pointed out that there is a stamp over it saying valid for 90 days.

sallylamb

Has anyone else heard that the 90 day visas are getting cut to 2 months come January 2008

janeth

I am finally retiring in May tthis year. We have a house in Belek where we hope to spend many months. As we have grandchildren we hope to come home a few times a year although we are not certain how often as they will also visit us. Which would be the most cost effective - pay for flights around 4 times a year buying 90 visa's or residency and what are any other implications. I have read other messages but just end up even more confused - sorry to sound so stupid - I will be grateful for any advice

KayaKoyuOldBoy

If you intend going back to the UK more than once in a year, then it's more cost effective to just use a Tourist Visa.

Take to price of a Residence Permit as roughly 600 YTL / £265 pa and then divide by the number of days that you intend to be in Turkey for.

Then do the same calculation against a Tourist Visa at 90 YTL / £40. ( 4 X 3 month visas )

Since the change in rules regarding vehicle purchase, there's no great advantage in having a Residence Permit at the moment, unless you want to become a citizen after 5 years.