How to Pay Visa Overstay Fee in Turkey Airport | Turkish Visa Overstay Fine, Entry Ban, Deport Rules

How to Pay the Visa Overstay Fee in Turkey

If you stay in Turkey longer than your visa, your visa-free period or your residence permit allows, you have overstayed (a "visa violation"). You will have to pay a fee when you leave, and if the overstay is long, or you leave without paying, you can be banned from entering Turkey again. This guide explains how the overstay is counted, how the fee is calculated, how to pay it at the airport, which entry bans apply now and what to do instead of overstaying.

How an Overstay Is Counted: the 90/180 Rule

Most visitors may stay in Turkey for up to 90 days in any 180-day period, whether they enter with an e-Visa, a consulate visa or visa-free. Some nationalities are allowed fewer days, so check your e-Visa or the visa information for your country on mfa.gov.tr.

• The 180 days are a rolling period. On any day, count back 180 days and add up the days you spent in Turkey. The total must not be more than 90 (or the number allowed for your nationality).
• Leaving and coming back does not reset the count. The days you have already used still count when you return.
• The overstay starts on the first day after your permitted stay ends. Even one extra day is an overstay.
• Residence permit holders overstay if they remain after their permit expires without applying for a renewal in time, or do not leave within the period given after a refusal or cancellation.

Read more in our guide to the 90/180 days rule and visa violation in Turkey.

How the Overstay Fee Is Calculated in 2026

There is no single overstay fine for everyone and no fixed daily rate. The overstay fee is calculated from the residence permit fees (ikamet izni harcı) that apply to your nationality, for the period you overstayed. The police at the border work out the amount when you leave, from your passport and your entry and exit records, so it depends mainly on your nationality and on how long you overstayed.

The current residence permit fees by nationality are published by the Presidency of Migration Management: document fee and fee amounts (Belge Bedeli ve Harç Miktarı) on goc.gov.tr. Look up your country there to see the amounts the calculation is based on. Online "overstay calculators" are not official. To confirm your amount before you travel, ask the provincial migration office (İl Göç İdaresi Müdürlüğü) or call the Foreigners Communication Centre, YİMER, on 157.

How to Pay the Overstay Fee at the Airport

• Arrive early. Allow at least three hours before an international flight, because the calculation and payment take time.
• Check in first. You need your boarding pass.
• At Istanbul Airport (IST), go to the Visa Violation Office on the departures floor, next to Ticket Sales Island A, once you have your boarding pass.
• At other airports, sea ports and land border gates, tell the officer at passport control that you have overstayed. The officer calculates the amount and shows you where to pay.
• Payment: the overstay fee is paid in cash, in Turkish lira. Bring enough lira with you to the airport.
• Keep the receipt. You show it at passport control. Keep it, and a photo of it, for future trips and visa applications.

Entry Bans for Overstaying: the Current Table

Whether you get an entry ban depends on how long you overstayed, whether you leave on your own before the authorities discover the overstay, and whether you pay. If you go to the border yourself before the overstay is detected and pay in full, the entry bans announced by the Presidency of Migration Management in June 2020, which still apply in 2026, are (the restriction code is shown in brackets):

• Up to 3 months of overstay: usually no entry ban
• 3 to 6 months: 1 month entry ban (C-167)
• 6 months to 1 year: 3 months entry ban (C-101)
• 1 to 2 years: 1 year entry ban (C-103)
• 2 to 3 years: 2 years entry ban (C-104)
• More than 3 years: 5 years entry ban (C-105)

These shorter bans apply only if you leave voluntarily and pay. If you leave without paying, an entry ban of up to 5 years can be applied (usually recorded with code C-120), and you will not be let in again until you pay what you owe, even after the ban has ended. Since a December 2019 change to Law No. 6458 (article 9), the entry of a foreigner with unpaid administrative fines or other public debts can also be made subject to prior permission until the debt is paid.

If the police or the migration authorities find the overstay before you leave, for example during an ID check, the table above does not apply. You can be held at a removal centre, a deportation (removal) decision can be made, and the entry ban is normally longer than in the table above. By law an entry ban can last up to 5 years, and where there is a serious threat to public order or public security the Presidency of Migration Management can extend it by up to 10 more years (Law No. 6458, article 9).

Entry bans are recorded with a restriction code; see our article on immigration restriction codes and deportation cases. If you want to challenge a deportation decision or an entry ban, please consult an independent lawyer registered with a Turkish bar association without delay, because the deadlines are short.

What Happens If You Cannot Pay

If you cannot pay at the border, you can usually still leave, but the unpaid amount is recorded and an entry ban is applied. The debt does not disappear: you must pay it before you can enter Turkey again, even after the ban has ended. Paying in full when you leave is almost always the better choice, so arrange the money before your travel day.

Instead of Overstaying: Apply for a Residence Permit in Time

If you want to stay longer than your visa or visa-free period allows, apply for a short-term residence permit before your permitted stay ends.

• Apply online at e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr and book an appointment at the provincial migration office.
• Keep your application document. It lets you stay in Turkey legally until your application is decided, but it gives you no right to re-enter if you leave in the meantime.
• Prepare your documents, usually your passport, biometric photos, valid health insurance and proof of address, such as a notarised rental contract or a title deed. You pay the residence permit fee, which depends on your nationality and the length of the permit, and the card fee of 964 TL in 2026.
• Tourism-purpose permits are examined strictly and are not granted automatically, especially renewals. As of October 2026 all neighbourhoods are open to residence permit applications; closures have been used before, so check your address in e-ikamet before you sign a rental contract.
• If your application is refused, you are normally given 10 days to leave Turkey. Leave within that period to avoid an overstay.

Turkey Residence Agency can help you choose the right permit type, check your documents and complete the e-ikamet form; you apply in your own name and the decision rests with the migration authorities. See our residence permit service.

Fees and rules checked in October 2026. They change often, so confirm them with the Presidency of Migration Management (goc.gov.tr) or YİMER 157 before you travel.