thought I would throw this one in.

British citizens residing in another EU country coming to Turkey and not coming via the UK but Madrid, do they still have to pay for the visa in pounds?

you don't need to pay for the visa in just pound notes anyway, i have a bunch of stamps in my visa also showing the prices in Euros and Dollars and have paid, granted on a bit of a random exchange rate for my Turkish visa in Lira (certainly takes the officials a little by surprise). Guess the cost though is dependent on the nationality it says on your passport not where you live. Prices in mine show 10 pounds, 15 Euros or 20 Dollars.

[quote user="starman" post="99807"]thought I would throw this one in.

British citizens residing in another EU country coming to Turkey and not coming via the UK but Madrid....[/quote]

No big deal, done it lots of times coming in from Italy, Qatar, USA, Greece etc. although in the past they insisted on pounds, as GD states it can now be paid for in Euros, USD although you tend to get stitched up because of the currency conversions that they use, which is why I've stuck with paying in GBP

Everyone who have to pay for visa can(must) pay for it in USD or Euro.
It is only those with an English passport are allowed to pay with GBP.

Thank you for reminding me to check if I have 30 USD or 20 Euros - need that for my visa in a few weeks.

Mikla, do they ask visa from u? From Finnish they dont want...

Yes they do! Norway is NOT in EU and we are so lucky to pay double and only get 1 month at arrival.
2 years ago I paied 300 NOK (~65 YTL) for 3 month visa at the Turkish embassy here.

nothing to do with the EU, it's all down to the reciprocal arrangements that the countries have or how they view each other politically. For instance Italy is one of the few countries that at the moment doesn't require a tourist visa, whereas the vast majority of EU countries do and some of these are only allocated a one month visa; Poland for instance.

There is nothing stopping you though paying it in Turkish Lira as well although they normally charge around 30YTL for a 15 Euro visa so you lose out a bit on currency exchange. If you turned up with a 10 pound note for a 3 month visa but were not a British citizen i imagine there would not be a problem, same as the fact they would give you a Euro or Dollar one if you pay in those currencies. Dont try paying with Northern Irish or Scottish pound notes though, saw a Scottish guy at the Bulgarian border having no luck persuading the visa guy that Scottish pound notes are legal tender.

[quote user="GBSahne" post="99958"]nothing to do with the EU, it's all down to the reciprocal arrangements that the countries have or how they view each other politically. For instance Italy is one of the few countries that at the moment doesn't require a tourist visa, whereas the vast majority of EU countries do and some of these are only allocated a one month visa; Poland for instance.[/quote]

When I first came I was allowed to stay 6 months without visa... Now I dont know anymore, maybe they tropped it down to 3???

[quote user="Jyrays" post="100003"]When I first came I was allowed to stay 6 months without visa... Now I dont know anymore, maybe they tropped it down to 3???[/quote]

It's still quite possible that it's 6 months. I believe Canadian tourists still get 6 months for their $50 US (Ouch!)...

Germans don't need a Visa, or indeed a Passport. The ID is sufficient.

Don't know how long I can stay, but assume it's 3 months. (Have never been here so long without leaving the country)