Unofficial English translation for information only. In case of discrepancy, the Turkish text prevails. This translation is not legal advice.
Turkish source: Law No. 492, Official Gazette 17/07/1964, No. 11756. Turkish text as published on mevzuat.gov.tr, checked on 26 October 2026: https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/mevzuat?MevzuatNo=492&MevzuatTur=1&MevzuatTertip=5
PART SIX – Passport, Residence Permit, Work Permit, Work Permit Exemption, Visa and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Certification Fees
CHAPTER ONE – Tax Liability
Article 83 – Subject matter
The matters listed in Tariff No. (6) annexed to this Law, concerning passports, residence permits, work permits, work permit exemptions, visas and certification by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are subject to fees.[29]
Article 84 – Person liable
Persons requesting that the transactions subject to fees concerning passports, residence permits, work permits, work permit exemptions and certification be carried out shall be liable for payment of those fees.[30]
CHAPTER TWO – Exemptions and Exclusions
Article 85 – Transactions exempt from fees
The following passports to be issued in accordance with the provisions of the Passport Law, residence permits, work permits, work permit exemptions and certification transactions are exempt from fees:
a) Diplomatic passports, special passports and service passports,
b) Passports to be issued to persons going abroad solely for education, both when leaving Türkiye and until they complete their education abroad,
c) Passports to be issued by the consulates of the Republic of Türkiye to Turkish citizens proven to have become destitute abroad, solely for the journey back to Türkiye, valid for that journey and to be used within no more than three months from the date of issue,
d) Passports to be issued to persons proven to be travelling for purposes that will provide a cultural, commercial or social benefit to Türkiye, and to teachers, students and athletes travelling in groups with the permission of the Ministry of National Education to conduct scientific research or to participate in sports events and competitions abroad,
e) Certification by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of documents drawn up or certified by Turkish consulates abroad,
f) Residence permits to be issued to employees of foreign consulates in Türkiye and to foreigners residing with and serving the career officers of those consulates (on condition of reciprocity).
g) (Added: 11/8/1999-4444/11 art.) Residence permits, work permits and work permit exemptions to be issued to nationals of countries to be determined by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, having regard to the principle of reciprocity[32]
h) (Added: 29/1/2016-6663/4 art.) Passports to be issued to persons pursuing education who have not reached the age of 25.
Article 86 – Persons exempt from fees
(Amended: 20/3/1981 - 2430/2 art.)
Workers going to foreign countries for employment through the Employment and Labour Agency shall be exempt from passport fees for passports issued for a period of two years only, as shall persons recorded or to be recorded in the accompanying persons section of those passports during the same period.
Article 87
Visas free of charge shall be issued to persons coming to Türkiye for national or international history, culture and fine arts celebrations and festivals, sports competitions, congresses and conferences, exhibitions and fairs, and to persons transiting through Türkiye to attend or participate in international events of the same nature held in other countries.
A visa free of charge shall also be issued, subject to the prescribed conditions, to persons arriving for tourism, medical treatment or a change of climate at places to be designated by the President of the Republic.[33]
Entry visas referred to in this Article shall bear the “Tourist” stamp.
Article 88
Residence permits are issued free of charge to the following foreigners:
a) Students studying at Turkish schools or faculties,
b) Those working exclusively as correspondents for press and broadcasting organisations,[34]
c) Professors and experts employed by the State, special provincial administrations, municipalities, State Economic Enterprises and official institutions affiliated with them, and their spouses and children who have no occupation of their own,
d) Persons in need whose financial circumstances are considered unsatisfactory by the authorities authorised to issue residence permits,
e) Foreign nationals of Turkish descent who are attached to Turkish culture.
f) (Added: 4/4/2013-6458/123 art.) Holders of a long-term residence permit,
g) (Added: 4/4/2013-6458/123 art.) Victims of the offence of human trafficking.
h) (Added: 10/9/2014-6552/23 art.; Amended: 28/7/2016-6735/27 art.) Those who have obtained a work permit or work permit exemption from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security.
i) (Added: 28/7/2016-6735/27 art.) Foreigners holding a Turquoise Card, their foreigner spouse, and their and their spouse’s minor or dependent foreigner children.
CHAPTER THREE – Basis and Rates for Charging Fees
Article 89 – Basis of assessment of fees
Fees for passports, residence permits, work permits, work permit exemptions and certifications are collected on a fixed-fee basis for the transactions listed in Tariff No. (6), according to the type and nature of the transaction.[35]
Article 90 – Re-collection of the fee
The full fee is collected for residence permits, work permits and work permit exemptions renewed because their periods have expired; half the fee is collected when lost residence permits, work permits or work permit exemptions are renewed.[36]
Article 91 – Half fee for residence permits
Half of the basic fee is collected for residence permits issued to children who have not completed eighteen years of age.
Article 92 – Authority of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is authorised to increase the certification fees it collects, on the basis of reciprocity, for nationals of certain States and, where necessary, to reduce them to the basic amount.
CHAPTER FOUR – Payment of the Fee
Article 93 – Method of payment
Fees for passports, residence permits, work permits, work permit exemptions, visas and certifications by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are collected against a receipt or by affixing a printed stamp.[37][38]
Article 94 – Time of payment
Fees for passports, residence permits, work permits, work permit exemptions and certifications are collected in advance.[39]
Tariff No. (6) – Fees for passports, residence permits, work permits, work permit exemptions, visas and certifications by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs [100]
Amounts and rates are those currently applied, as shown in brackets in the consolidated Turkish text (fixed amounts are revalued every year; for 2026 see General Communiqué No. 98 on the Fees Law, Official Gazette No. 33124 (5th Duplicate) of 31/12/2025). The column of amounts originally introduced by law is not reproduced.
I–Passport Fees
1. Ordinary individual and collective passports:
(Including passports issued by consulates)
Valid for up to 6 months — TRY 2,806.50
Valid for 1 year — TRY 4,103.00
Valid for 2 years — TRY 6,698.50
Valid for 3 years — TRY 9,516.00
Valid for more than 3 years — TRY 13,410.40
For ordinary individual and collective passports, a separate fee shall be charged for each person recorded in the passport. No fee shall be charged for children under 7 years of age recorded as accompanying persons.
Extensions of validity are subject to the same fee.
2. The fees charged for ordinary individual and collective passports shall likewise be charged, in accordance with the principles set out in paragraph 1, for stamped passports for foreigners referred to in Article 18 of Passport Law No. 5682.
3. Consulates shall extend the validity of expired passports with effect from their expiry date, without imposing a penalty.
II – Visa application and visa fees [101]
1. Entry visas:
a) Single entry — TRY 9,376.40
b) Multiple entry — TRY 31,410.00
2. Transit visas:
a) Single transit — TRY 9,376.40
b) Double transit — TRY 18,813.80
(For collective passports, the fees specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be charged in full for each person.)
(Amended provision: 25/12/2003 - 5035/37 art.) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is authorized to determine, taking the principle of reciprocity into account, the nationals of which countries shall be charged a visa application fee, the nationals of which countries shall be charged a visa fee, and the amounts of the fees.
3. Return visas for individual passports to be issued, at the request of foreigners, upon their departure from Türkiye — TRY 15,672.10
III – Fees for residence permits to be issued to foreigners and certifications by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1- (Amended: 25/12/2003-5035/37 art.) Residence permit:
For each day up to 1 month — TRY 348.10
(For the first month, this amount may not be less than 10 million (653,70 TL.) or more than 50 (3.359,90 TL.) million per permit.)
For each month after the first month — TRY 2,232.30
In calculating the fee for months after the first month, fractions of a month shall be counted as a full month
2. Fees for certifications by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs — TRY 5,448.30
(Additional sentences: 28/12/2001-4731/6 art.) (Failure to obtain a residence permit or to extend its validity shall not prevent collection of the fee calculated according to the tariff applicable to the period exceeded. The fee calculated in this manner shall be collected at twice the amount, without applying a penalty or default interest. (Additional sentence: 12/6/2002-4761/7 art.) The Ministry of Finance is authorized to determine the fees for residence permits, taking the principle of reciprocity into account.
IV- (Added: 27/2/2003-4817/34 art.; Amended: 28/7/2016-6735/27 art.)
Work permit and work permit exemption documents to be issued to foreigners:
1. Fixed-term work permit document and work permit exemption document:
Up to 1 year (including 1 year) (Extensions are also subject to the same fee for each year.) — TRY 12,574.90
2. Permanent work permit document: — TRY 125,802.20
3. Independent work permit document: — TRY 125,802.20
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is authorized to determine the fees for work permit documents, taking the principle of reciprocity into account. No fee shall be charged to foreigners whose work permit exemption is issued for a validity period of less than three months, Turquoise Card holders, their foreign spouses, or their minor or dependent foreign children or those of their spouses.
Notes
[29] By Article 27 of Law No. 6735 dated 28/7/2016, the phrase “work permit, work permit exemption,” was added after the phrase “residence permit,” in this Article.
[30] By Article 27 of Law No. 6735 dated 28/7/2016, the phrase “, work permit, work permit exemption” was added after the phrase “residence permit” in this Article.
[32] By Article 27 of Law No. 6735 dated 28/7/2016, the phrase “, work permit, work permit exemption” was added after the phrase “residence permits” in this subparagraph.
[33] By Article 51 of Decree-Law No. 700 dated 2/7/2018, the phrase “by the Council of Ministers” in this paragraph was amended to read “by the President of the Republic.”
[34] By Article 59 of Law No. 5228 dated 16/7/2004, the phrase “those working as newspaper correspondents” in this subparagraph was amended to read “those working as correspondents for press and broadcasting organizations.”
[35] By Article 27 of Law No. 6735 dated 28/7/2016, the phrase “, work permit, work permit exemption” was added after the phrase “residence permit” in this paragraph.
[36] By Article 27 of Law No. 6735 dated 28/7/2016, the phrases “, work permits and work permit exemptions” and “, work permits and work permit exemptions” were added after the phrases “renewed residence permits” and “lost residence permits,” respectively, in this paragraph.
[37] By Article 43 of Law No. 5281 dated 30/12/2004, the phrase “residence permit and certification fees, by affixing fee stamps to the relevant papers and documents” in this Article was amended to read “residence permit, visa and Ministry of Foreign Affairs certification fees against a receipt.”
[38] By Article 27 of Law No. 6735 dated 28/7/2016, the phrase “work permit, work permit exemption,” was added after the phrase “residence permit,” in the first paragraph of this Article.
[39] By Article 27 of Law No. 6735 dated 28/7/2016, the phrase “, work permit, work permit exemption” was added after the phrase “residence permit” in the first paragraph of this Article.
[100] By Law No. 4817 dated 27/2/2003, this heading, which read “Passport, visa, residence permit and Ministry of Foreign Affairs certification fees:”, was amended to read “Passport, visa, residence permit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs certification fees and fees for work permits to be issued to foreigners:”; it was subsequently amended as shown in the text by Article 27 of Law No. 6735 dated 28/7/2016.
[101] By Article 37 of Law No. 5035 dated 25/12/2003, this heading, which read “II- Visa fees”, was amended to read “II- Visa application and visa fees”.