Overseas departure fee In this article, you will find the answers to all your questions about the international exit fee, such as what it is, where it is paid, how much is the international exit fee, who is exempt from the international exit fee, will the international exit fee change at New Istanbul Airport.
UPDATE 1
8 on July 2019 AKP Group Deputy Chairman Mehmet Muş announced the details of the new bag law. According to the new bag law, the departure fee from 15 TL will increase to 50 TL. The change has not been approved yet, it is in the proposal stage. However, if it is approved, there is a possibility that it will be increased to 150 TL under the authority of the president.
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What You Will Find In This Article
What is the Overseas Departure Fee?
Overseas departure fee, as it is known among the people because it is given as stamps. foreign exit stamp, After the Marmara earthquake, it is one of the taxes that entered into force with the Law on Departure Fee No. 23 published in the Official Gazette dated March 2007, 26471 and numbered 5597, and later became permanent.
It is not possible to go abroad without paying the international departure fee. When you want to exit from airports or land crossings, the passport police want to see the receipt or fee stamp showing that you have paid the international exit fee with your passport. If they don't have both, they send you back to pay the fees. You can pay the international departure fee from payment points at the airport or border crossing points or from contracted banks.
How much is the 2019 International Exit Fee?
The international departure fee, which was 15 TL, became 50 TL with the increase. As of August 1, 2019, we will pay a tribute of 50 TL to go abroad. After this date, old stamps will be invalid and will not be refunded.
Although there is a perception that the 20 Euro service fee, which is said to be charged for departures from the New Istanbul Airport, will be the same as the international departure fee, that service fee will be reflected on the plane tickets and will be different from the departure fee.
Where and to which banks is the Overseas Exit Fee Payable?
International exit fee can be paid at airports, at border crossings, at international exit fee payment points or from contracted banks.
Also, new kiosks are being built, unmanned stamp purchasing machines. They have not been activated yet, they will be opened for use at the airport and / or border gates soon.
There are two international departure fee payment points at Atatürk Airport, one on the incoming and outgoing passenger floor of the international terminal, and one on the outgoing passenger floor at Sabiha Gökçen Airport. If you are crossing the border by land, there is definitely a payment point at the border gates you cross.
They set up kiosks to pay departure fees at both the new Istanbul Airport and Sabiha Gökçen Airport. If you want, you can pay your exit fee in cash or with your credit card.
Overseas departure fee payment points can be crowded during peak seasons such as holidays and holidays. Those who do not want to wait in line for the fee can make a payment to the pre-contracted banks and make transactions with the receipt they will take with them, which is what I usually do. I never get into the rush of paying last minute fees.
Contracted Banks Receiving Overseas Departure Fee Payment
Overseas departure fee can be paid to the following banks with which the Ministry of Finance has an agreement.
- Akbank
- Aktifbank
- Albaraka Turk Participation Bank
- Alternative Bank
- Anadolubank
- Arab Turkish Bank
- Citibank
- denizbank
- BurganBank
- FibaBank
- financial bank
- Garanti Bank
- HSBC Bank
- ING Bank
- Kuveyt Turk Participation Bank
- Odea bank
- şekerbank
- TC Ziraat Bank
- ICBC Turkey Bank A.Ş.
- TurkishBank
- Turkland Bank
- Turkish Economy Bank (TEB)
- Türkiye Finans Participation Bank
- People's Bank of Turkey
- Turkey Business Bank
- Turkey Foundations Bank
- Building and Credit Bank
The following information should be included in the receipt you will receive from the bank where you deposited the passport fee. When receiving your receipt, make sure that none of them are missing.
- Name and Surname
- Your TR ID number
- “Charged” stamp on the receipt
- Signature of the collecting officer
Apart from the banks in the above list, fees can be deposited to the treasury or property directorates and cashiers of provinces and districts affiliated to the Ministry of Finance.
Is it paid online?
You can pay the international departure fee online or through the mobile applications of banks. I saw the applications of İşbank and Cepteteb, I think other banks are doing it too.
How to Refund the Overseas Departure Fee?
There is no time limit for the overseas departure fee. If you go abroad frequently, you can buy more than one stamp and not have to worry about making payments every time you go out. It has happened that you have paid the departure fee, but you did not go abroad and you want to get your money back, it is possible to do so.
You can apply to the tax offices or the relevant customs accounting offices for the return of the exit fee paid by taking a departure fee stamp or against a receipt. If you have a stamp or receipt showing that you have paid the international departure fee, and if you have a canceled ticket, you can get a refund by presenting the documents regarding the ticket cancellation. You can also see the sample petition published in the official gazette below.
…….. TO TAX OFFICE DIRECTORATE
The tickets issued for the persons whose names and surnames are given below have been canceled as there is no departure from abroad.
I would like to request the refund of the costs of the abroad departure fee stamps, which have been canceled by affixing them on the ticket. …/…/…..
Relevant person/institution and signature
Appendix: 1list (… pages)
CANCELED TICKET INFORMATION
| Period : … /… /…. | Passenger's Name and Surname | Ticket Issued Date | Serial and Sequence No. of the ticket | Serial Number of International Exit Fee Stamp |
| Must | ||||
| 1 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 3 | ||||
| 4 |
Who Is Exemption From Overseas Exit Fee Applicable?
While the international exit fee is mandatory for all passport types of Turkish citizens, the following groups are exempt from the international exit fee.
- Those who have a residence permit abroad as of the date of departure,
- Those who have not completed 7 years of age,
- Crews of land, sea, air and railway public transport and freight transport vehicles traveling abroad for commercial purposes,
- Turkish Citizens who have a residence permit abroad are exempt from fees if they present their residence permit documents when leaving Turkey, without the need for any further action,
- Dual citizens do not have to pay fees as they can travel with a foreign passport.
Public officials who go abroad on official duty cannot benefit from the exemption from fees.
I hope you were able to find the answers to your questions about the international departure fee in this article.
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22 Comments
I went to Yunsistan 3 times with internet payment. At the 1st time, they bowled while I was at the airport.
It's good to know that, normally it says that all official sources should have a stamp. In which bank did you operate?
Do you have any information about the fee stamps are taken in foreign travels with an identity card?
Yes, you need to buy a fee stamp at all exits.
As of August 1, 2019, it has become 50₺.
Hello, today I also deposited foreign fees from the bank, I asked 15 TL, I was told, "50 TL information was not given," he said, the validity period is 1 month, I am going to Greece by ship on August 18, a friend said, maybe you can pay the difference, believe me, I am very confused, and the receipt bowl is wet. I also forgot to sign it, so no one knows it well, let me warn you in August. If you have an old 50 euro, return it. It is out of circulation. The sizes of 100 and 100 euros have shrunk, be careful, return it to the exchange offices, I wish everyone a good holiday
I know that a wet signature is a must on the receipt, I don't understand how the bank gave it without a signature.
It is not clear how the difference payment etc will be.
Thanks for the Euro info.
My wife is a foreign national. His passport is also a foreign country passport. My wife lives in Turkey and when she wants to go to her country, does she have to pay the FEE TO EXIT ABROAD?
Exit fee is applied only to Turkish Citizens
I paid via Internet Banking. However, there is no stamp on the receipt. I don't know if there will be a problem with the transition. Some of my friends are stamping the receipt from the branch. but it seemed silly to me.
As far as I know, stampless receipts are not considered valid, you have to stamp them from the branch.
I wonder if the stamp fee has started to be paid as 50 TL. Does this law not have an effective date? Has this law started to be implemented immediately. I need to buy it today. Do I have to pay 50 TL now.
It has not yet been published in the official gazette, but it is published tomorrow and takes effect today.
I could not see the validity period of the bank receipt anywhere. Do you have any information? On another site, a user said 15 days, but there is no clear information other than that, the receipt does not write anything about the validity period.
Hello, I do not know the validity period of the receipt. However, the amount is written on the receipt, so after 50 TL comes into effect, you probably cannot switch with a 15 TL receipt. These details are not yet known
What is the validity period of the decor we deposited from the bank? For example, if we invest 3-5 gods before the raise comes, how long do we have to use them?
The amount is written on the bank receipt. That's why it doesn't work.
You can buy stamps, there is no number on the stamp, but they can easily find a solution by changing the stamp design.
So it is not an area to invest much in.
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Has anyone ever paid from internet banking?
Unable to pay via internet banking
I did it through isbank internet banking, but after reading what was written here, I was skeptical. The bank said it would be okay but what would the police say?
What I know is that the stamp is requested, I don't know if there has been a change in the application.
Does anyone pay from internet banking?