OVERSTAYING

[zooniverse]

hey all
I spent my summer in turkey this year, after 3 months i took a trip 2 rhodes in aug even tho there was all this hoo har about the new visa..not ture at all as was easy peasy just like normal anyway i wanted to come home for christmas so would have 2 leave the country november 10th however i left november 12th stupidly thinking there wouldnt be a problem. As i was leaving the country at the airport i was told i had 2 pay i fine of 156 lira but i didnt have any money 2 pay this fine therefore my passport was photocopied and i was given paper telling me i was banned for 5years (bit steap) unless i applied for my next visa at the turkish consulate in london. I took all my documents to london applied for the visa and they said yes and have now sent it off to the turkish missions abroad to get there aprovel, i know have to wait 6 weeks to hear anything and im going out of my mind. im wondering if anyone else is in this situation and could share there story? i was wondering if all this is a waste of time and they may just turn round and refuse me OR it could be real simple and easy to get ???

ANY IDEASSS??


thanks
zooniverse xxxxx

[Katiehutchinson_1991]

hiya sorry to hear about your troubles
i stayed in turkey for 91 days this summer so i had to go to rhodes just for one extra day
but i had been warned by everyone that i had spoken to not to chance it because the turkish authorities are so strict when it comes to overstaying on the tourist visas
i hope the change doesnt go ahead as i wont be able to stay as much as i like and im sure it will limit many others too
hope they accept you
let us all know please how it turns out
xxxxx