What you need to enter Turkey with a Paraguayan passport

Authorization system

e-Visa (evisa.gov.tr)

Electronic visa system, single or multiple entry depending on type, valid for stays of up to 90 days within a 180-day period. Only applies to nationalities eligible for the e-Visa (not every passport we track needs one).

Fee

The fee varies by nationality (roughly USD 20-80 per recent non-official sources). The only official fee table found (mfa.gov.tr, "Country fees for e-Visa" PDF) is dated 10/11/2014 — over a decade out of date, so it isn't used as a source for this figure. Left null until a current official fee table is found.

Processing time

The online application is usually resolved within minutes, up to a stated maximum of 72 hours.

Required documents

• A travel document valid for at least 60 days beyond the duration of stay granted by your visa, e-Visa, visa exemption or residence permit
• In practice, to enter on a 90-day permitted stay your passport must be valid for 150 days at the moment of entry (90 + 60)
• A valid visa or e-Visa, if your nationality requires one

Vaccinations

• No mandatory vaccines for entry: no international certificate of vaccination (yellow fever included) is required under the International Health Regulations.

Health insurance

Not mandatory for this destination.

Transit rules

Maximum stay of 90 days within any 180-day period for those using the e-Visa or entering visa-exempt for tourism.

Customs limits

Cash

Declare if carrying TRY 185,000 or €10,000 (or the equivalent) or more in cash when leaving Turkey; customs officers may ask for an explanation of the source even below that threshold.

Alcohol

1 litre of drinks over 22% alcohol, or 2 litres of drinks up to 22%, duty-free (age 18+).

Tobacco

600 cigarettes, or 50 cigars, or 250g of rolling/pipe tobacco, duty-free (age 18+).

Overstay penalties

Türkiye grades its entry ban by how far you overstayed. Up to 3 months over, someone who comes to a border gate of their own accord to leave before the authorities detect their situation may settle it by paying an administrative fine. Beyond that the ban escalates: 3 to 6 months over, a 1-month ban; 6 months to 1 year, 3 months; 1 to 2 years, 1 year; and 2 to 3 years, a 2-year ban. Entry bans may not exceed five years, unless there is a serious threat to public order or public security, in which case the period may be extended by a maximum of ten further years.

Common reasons for denial

• Holding a passport that does not cover the 60 days of validity required beyond your permitted duration of stay: that alone is a ground for refusal at the border, even where the visa or e-Visa is in order.
• Being subject to a live entry ban for having previously overstayed your legal stay.