Short term visa

[suehugh]

On leaving Turkey on 29/12., the passport guy tried to say we had overstayed our visa from 5/7. We pointed out it ran out on the 31/1 (180 days)
As per the days calculator featured on CBF.       
He accepted our argument, but pointed out, we could not return for another 180 days. We know this, but we are aware a lot of people still don't understand this amongst the visitors we met in Turkey.

[saoirse]

Why do you think you cant return for another 180 days?

Surely you buy your next visa in Feb?

[Karennina]

Could I also have clarification on this please, I understand it to be when the current visa you have runs out you can then purchase a new one at the start of your next trip? 180 days to be not be allowed back in is nearly 6 months!

[suehugh]

Why do you think you cant return for another 180 days?

Surely you buy your next visa in Feb?

This is my understanding from this website and others. 90 days stay in 180 days, then wait another 180 days
I WOULD LOVE TO BE PROVED WRONG AND SHOT DOWN IN FLAMES
Hugh

[saoirse]

So its actually 90 in 360 not 90 in 180?

[Scunner]

Our 90/180s ran out the day before we arrived in October. I didn't fancy waiting another 180 days and didn't have to. We just got new ones.

[saoirse]

Thanks for that Scunner thought I was going mad ( madder)

[suehugh]

I am happy to be totally wrong in this case.
To clarify
The next 180 day period can start immediately after the previous one
Thanks for that.
Guess I will have to put the passport control man right next time.

[Scunner]

It is astounding how many passport control staff don't understand the visa system. With the new online visa you could go for the last 90 days of the 180 , go to Rhodes for the day and return and use up the first 90 days of the second visa - meaning you can be in Turkey for 180 days in a row with a quick hop over to Rhodes or Meis in the middle.

What they'd make of that is not worth wondering.

There is simply no situation, however you take the 90 days within the 180 on the visa, where upon expiry you cannot return for 180 days. The maximum would be if you used the first 90 days of the 180, then left - and then you couldn't return to Turkey for the next 90 days.

But even then I reckon you could

[JohnF]

I thought it was 90 days out of the preceding 180 days?

JF