Visa questions

[PaulaJK]

We're booked on Voyager from Singapore through the UAE and off in

Istanbul. The web page indicates some visa requirements but only

gives ZVS for info......and ZVS doesn't post until 90 days in advance.

 

--Does anyone know whether if we disembark in Istanbul and stay there 1 night we need a visa?

--Do we need a visa for Qatar even tho this is a ship stop?

[Rickey 88]

1. You will be "landing" (i.e. Leaving the ship) in Istanbul, therefore a Turkish visa is a necessity.

 

2. Qatar did not require individual visas when we were last there. The ship obtained a blanket visa for the day..

 

Have a great time!

[Captain Canuck]

we have done a couple of cruises into Istanbul...never needed a visa...they want in to the EU so treat everybody coming from EU countries on cruises under treaty...if you fly into Istanbul and join your cruise the same day you need a visa even though you are leaving the same day...only complication is your staying 2 days...this may change things but I doubt it...even if you need a visa you most likely can get one day of arrival like you can at the airport....so I would say relax and wait for more definate info...but if you are like me you NEED to know...turkish embassy is online..email them and ask

[JMARINER]

 

2. Qatar did not require individual visas when we were last there. The ship obtained a blanket visa for the day..

!

 

I am on the Discovery Cruise this fall and Qatar is requiring a visa for the one day stop.

 

J

[PaulaJK]

One thing that's clear about visas....is that it's not very clear at all!

From everyone's notes, I can only gather that the rules keep changing.

 

I'll post when I get the answers to my specific questions.

Thanks

[Travelcat2]

Our TA advised us last week that that we will need a visa for Turkey (Istanbul) and that we can purchase it when we disembark.

[colleenmf]

The Republic of Turkey

2525 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20008

 

Telephone: (202) 612-6700

Fax: (202) 612-6744

E-mail: contact@turkishembassy.org

URL: http://turkishembassy.org/

 

 

Back in 1993 I called the Turkish Embassy to ask a few questions and they were very helpful.

 

I have recently emailed Sweden and Denmark and had quick answers.

 

http://www.embassy.org/embassies/index2.html#t

[neviboy]

PaulaJK, read my remarks below your posting on "Brazil visa problems."