To obtain a visa you need to decide the purpose of your visit to Turkey (depending on it: there will be different form of invitation and the procedure for its completion). There are the following main types of visas and travel purposes:
- Tourist Visa – tourism
- Business Visa – conferences, business meetings;
- Work Visa – work in a Turkish company.
Pakistani citizens who are willing to visit Turkey could get a touristic visa in 2 ways. One of them by getting e-visa online, another option is to apply documents to the Turkish Consulate in case if 1st option could not be applicable to this category of people.
İn order to get an e-visa online, the applicant should meet the requirements below as
- To have a valid passport, which will cover the period that will be staying in Turkey.
- Have valid Supporting Document (Valid visa OR valid residence permit from one of the Schengen Countries, USA, UK or Ireland
İn case if the applicant can’t meet the criterias for evisa application, he should apply for touristic visa via Turkish Consulate in Pakistan. Please follow the list of requirement documents which should be submitted to the Turkish Consulate in Pakistan as
- İnvitation letter / İncome status
- Biometric photo
- Flight itinerary reservation
- Hotel booking
- Bank statement
Once the foreigner get a touristic visa, he can come to Turkey and stay here legally for the certain period of time. İf Pakistani citizen would like to extend its visa, he has a right to apply for short term residence permit. The application should be done while visa is still valid. Once the visa will be expired, foreigner cannot apply for residence permit in Turkey. The short term residence permit allow foreigner to stay in Turkey legally, but it doesnt give any right to work in Turkey legally.
The residence permit could be transferred to work permit later in case if the foreigner have a job offer from the employer. Please note that foreign employee cannot apply and get a work permit by himself. The one and only who can get a work permit for employee is employer. Employer should apply for a work permit to the Ministry of Labour. Generally the application process and evaluation takes 30 working days. The initial work permit is granted for 1 year and subsequently is renewable further.
The work permit application and procedure could be found in our website https://expatguideturkey.com/work-permit-applications/
Dear Sir / Madam,
I am Turkish and my fiancee is Pakistani. We both work and live now in Germany and have a blue card. But we would like to get married in Turkey. Which documents are needed for the marriage? We read that we need birth certificate and unmarried certificate. Must unmarried certificate be from Pakistan or from Germany?
Thank you for your answer from now on.
Best wishes,
Nilüfer
Dear Madam,
Thank you for your comment.
To obtain a detailed list of the documents needed for marriage should direct your question to the registrar’s office. The documents you are talking about should be taken from the country of origin of the person applying for it or through the intermediation of the embassy or consulate.
Kind Regards
Dear sir I studied your website.I have a question can I apply for the residence visa appointment being here in Pakistan and after getting the appointment I get the evisa and leave for turkey to submit the remaining documents.tell me if your company can assist me in this matter
Sir ..
i will come to turkey in coming month as a work permit .
i want a guide about the jobs and also want to know about the studies procedure fr undergraduates(medicine).
Dear Mr. Saad,
Thank you for your comment,
Unfortunately, we do not have information on this matter.
Kind Regards
Hi, my company is sponsoring my work / resident permit (myself, spouse and Kids). I would like my parents to stay with me for a continuous 90 to 120days duration with multiple entry. Is this possible? Pls guide.
Dear Sir/Madam
Thank you for your comment.
Your parents may apply for a residence permit in Turkey on the basis of a valid tourist visa.
Kind Regards
Dear As you said about documents that should i have So i have all thatdocuments wich you mention above & i am in turkey right now but when we Go to Bulidiya They couldnt help us & they are saying we couldnt Register this marriage i dont understand really what should i do now kindly where should i go & contact for this thing cz i have just 15 days visa & i wana finish this work in 15 days & brother from where i can apply for Short term Residents visa?
I am Rai QAMAR from Pakistan i am doing business of textil Faisalabad Pakistan and member of chamber and commerce industry Faisalabad I need invitation for visiting to turkey how can I get and how much it’s fee.
Dear Mr. Rai Qamar,
Thank you for your comment.
Unfortunately, we can not help you. We do not have information on this matter.
Kind Regards
Hi sir…i wanna marry with turkish girl..she aslo wanna marry me. But she have no job latter and bank statement..she couldn’t send me invitation later…so how can i apply turkey visa
Dear Haroon,
Thank you for your comment.
We do not know what nationality you are, but if you need an invitation, you will not get a visa without it. If you want to get married, someone from your fiance’s family can send you an invitation and bank statement.
Kind Regards
Hi .
This is Adnan from Pakistan.I have the USA multiple visa and on behalf of that I can get evisa.my question is if I come on tourist evisa and apply for the residence permit.can I get that within the certain period of entry or I have to leave the country when it expires.or it will automatically be extended when I make an application for residence permit .and if after getting the residence permit can I apply for the work permit .because I need to start a business there.please tell me the procedure before I leave for turkey.
Dear Mr. Adnan,
Thank you for your comment.
Before your visa expires, you should apply for a residence. You may be legally resident in Turkey while waiting for your application to be processed. For more information, I encourage you to read the information on our website.
https://www.expatguideturkey.com/residence-work-permit-in-turkey-for-citizens-of-pakistan/
Kind Regards
Dear i need a Small help
I got married with turkish girl in pakistan past 2 months back & we have registered Marriage certificate of Pakistan authorities but unfortunately we had a short time in pakistan we didnt Register our marriage in Turkish embassy So for this Reason i am comming to turkey next week to register our marriage in Turkey So kindly could you help me what to do & which documents should i bring? I shall me thankfull to you.
Dear Sufyan,
Thank you for your comment.
From Pakistan you will need a birth certificate with an apostil, a certificate of no criminal record and a marriage certificate. All documents must be translated into Turkish and notarized.
Kind regards
Dear As you said about documents that should i have So i have all thatdocuments wich you mention above & i am in turkey right now but when we Go to Bulidiya They couldnt help us & they are saying we couldnt Register this marriage i dont understand really what should i do now kindly where should i go & contact for this thing cz i have just 15 days visa & i wana finish this work in 15 days & brother from where i can apply for Short term Residents visa?
Hello Expat Guide Turkey team.
I would like to asked you if I take residence permit Turkey. Can I sponcer to my wife for residence permit too.
Like UAE I am doing job here and she is on my visa.
Is this possible in Turkey?
Hello Sir,
Thank you for your comment.
Once you get your residence permit in Turkey, you will could also have a right ot make an application on basis of your valid RP as well.
Kind Regards