Document checklist
Samoa → Türkiye: Short-stay tourist
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
Checked by our automated verification on 20 Oct 2026: every source on this page resolves and the data is structurally complete. This does not confirm a person re-read the source text for accuracy.
Required documents
6 itemsIdentity
Parental consent (if you're under 18)
RequiredApplicants under 18 need official written approval from both parents. If your parents are officially divorced or one has died, bring documents proving custody, or the death, instead.
Valid passport
RequiredYour passport must be valid for at least 60 days beyond your planned stay in Türkiye (Law No. 6458, Article 7.1b). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs separately recommends having at least 6 months of validity from your arrival date.
Purpose of travel
Work out which application channel applies to you
RequiredTürkiye's e-Visa only covers tourism or commerce visits and is only open to some nationalities, for some of those, only if you already hold a valid Schengen, USA, UK or Ireland visa or residence permit. Everyone else applies for a sticker visa at a Turkish embassy or consulate. If your purpose is anything other than tourism or business (work, study, etc.), you need a different visa type from a Turkish mission, not the tourist/e-Visa route.
Insurance
Travel medical insurance
RequiredYou need medical insurance that stays valid for the whole of your stay in Türkiye.
Travel
Stay within the 90-in-180-day limit
RequiredWhether you're on a visa, an e-Visa or a visa exemption, your total stay can't exceed 90 days within any 180-day period. This is binding for every traveller, and you can't reset it by using a second passport.
Other
Check the exact document list when you apply
RequiredNeither Ministry of Foreign Affairs page used to build this checklist publishes a fixed, generic list of supporting documents (photo specification, funds, accommodation proof, return ticket) for the e-Visa or sticker-visa application itself, confirm exactly what's needed for your nationality and route at the point you apply.
Why applications on this route get refused
Went over the 90-in-180-day limit on an earlier visit
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs describes this cap as binding for every foreign traveller, on any visa type or exemption, and explicitly not resettable by traveling on a different passport.
How to avoid it: Track your cumulative days in Türkiye over the trailing 180 days rather than assuming each trip starts a fresh count.
Travelled on a tourist route for a non-tourist purpose
The e-Visa and tourist sticker visa only cover tourism and commerce. Entering to work, study or for another purpose without the matching visa type is a stated ground for problems at entry.
How to avoid it: Apply for the visa category that matches your actual purpose of travel, not just whichever is fastest to obtain.
Passport didn't have enough validity left
Entry requires at least 60 days of passport validity beyond your stay; travelling with less than that falls short of the stated legal minimum.
How to avoid it: Check your passport's expiry against both the 60-day legal minimum and the Ministry's separate 6-month recommendation before you book.
Sources
- Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs · checked 29 Sept 2026
- Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs · checked 29 Sept 2026
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