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Türkiye: Visa for official, diplomatic and special passport holders in Australia

  • Appointment Required
  • Checked 24 October 2026

Check with the office. The official pages for this service leave out some details, or are older than a year. Use this page as a starting point and confirm fees and documents before you apply.

Holders of diplomatic, service or official passports (including Australians) need a sticker visa lodged at a Turkish consulate; ordinary passport holders use the e-visa or are exempt.

Where to apply in Australia

Consulate-General in Sydney (Woollahra) and Consulate-General in South Melbourne (visa lodging 2:00pm to 4:00pm Monday to Friday per Melbourne contact page)

Melbourne's 2018 page lists an AUD 81 fee; Sydney's pages give none.

Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of Türkiye.

How to apply

Complete the pre-application at visa.gov.tr and click Submit | book an appointment via konsolosluk.gov.tr | attend with passport, photo, printed form, itinerary, insurance, hotel bookings, two months of bank statements, proof of Australian status and the fee

Applications are handled through https://www.visa.gov.tr.

Documents you need

Fees and processing time

Processing time: About 4 to 6 weeks (Melbourne page).

Good to know

Melbourne announcement dated 10.08.2018 and fee may be outdated; it mixes ordinary-passport wording. Contact page lists 2024 holidays.

Official sources

Check before you apply

This page summarises information published by Türkiye's official channels, last checked on 24 octubre 2026. Fees and requirements can change at short notice, so confirm with the office that will handle your case.

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