Turkey: Electronic Airport Transit Visa

Key Points  

  • Turkey introduced an electronic airport transit visa for nationals of 10 different countries transiting to select airports from Istanbul Airport 

Electronic Visas at the Istanbul Airport 

On 15 April 2024, the government of Turkey introduced an electronic airport transit visa for nationals of 10 different countries transiting to select airports from Istanbul Airport. This includes nationals of Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Guinea, India, Mauritania, Nepal, Somalia and Yemen planning to travel to Mexico, Panama, Colombia or Venezuela.

Looking Ahead  

Continue to check the government of Turkey’s website and Envoy Global’s website for the latest updates and information.

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