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The other day I flew to Istanbul. Upon arrival at the passport control, I greeted the customs officer in Turkish and he asked me about a residence permit in Turkey, then they began to say that I had a problem with my passport (the deadline ends at the end of July 2014, I flew to Istanbul for the 3rd time, the last time I flew on 01/05/14, I had a return ticket and insurance and a paid hotel in my hands. I flew with relatives for 3 days in total) they started sending me from window to window, but they let me in anyway. (This despite the fact that almost all my pages are occupied Schengen) On the way back, they also asked about a residence permit on the passport, again answered that they didn’t, he twisted the passport and stamped the exit. What is the reason for this and that it’s better for me not to fly to Istanbul now ??? I have a new clean passport, will everything be ok with it or not?
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And Schengen stamps do not play any role.
And after all, nothing happened, they let you in, let you out, and the fact that they asked around a little - it's okay.
Don't beat yourself up, everything will be fine.
And after all, nothing happened, they let you in, let you out, and the fact that they asked around a little - it's okay.
Don't beat yourself up, everything will be fine.
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answered 11 years ago
... and I don't like it when in distant countries they try to communicate with me in Russian ... I feel like a stupid package guy)))
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answered 11 years ago
Fly safely to Istanbul as you wish. You have a stay limit and if you haven't overstayed anything, all you can expect is to be asked around and let you through.
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answered 11 years ago
All's well that ends well. Calm down, you will need to fly again, fly, you did not violate anything, so there are no problems.
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answered 11 years ago
In his question, the author independently found the answer))) There is nothing to be nice to the customs officers in their native language - they take it for someone who came to work in search of happiness .. it was noticed more than once))
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answered 11 years ago
I greeted the Turkish border guard in his language, he answered me and there were no problems or consequences.
“has been seen repeatedly” - in your experience?
“has been seen repeatedly” - in your experience?
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answered 11 years ago
my female acquaintances - they are greeted in their language, they answer, and then unnecessary questions arise - both at customs, and in duty, and the concierge at the hotel ...
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answered 11 years ago
The most interesting thing is that no one is considering the option that a person can complete a foreign language and speak fluent Turkish))) and fly to Turkey not in search of "happiness", but just for the weekend or to friends)
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answered 11 years ago
I'm more interested in why they interrogated about a residence permit, okay there, but why back? (after all, on hand and bylets and insurance and a paid hotel)
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answered 11 years ago
I’m telling you - for example, it’s very long and tedious to agree to break through the goods without a landing pass. Forgetting your boarding pass happens everywhere, and buying without it is quite simple - name your flight.
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answered 11 years ago
I don't see any connection between the forgotten boarding pass and the greeting of the border guard when crossing the border. Also, I don't see any connection between the greeting of the border guard in Turkish and, as you called him, the concierge at the hotel.
Many times we were in Turkey, the border guards, the reception staff greeted in their native language and there were no problems, on the contrary, one continuous positive on their part.
To the author of the question: perhaps the border guards were confused by your third arrival in their country in a short time.
Many times we were in Turkey, the border guards, the reception staff greeted in their native language and there were no problems, on the contrary, one continuous positive on their part.
To the author of the question: perhaps the border guards were confused by your third arrival in their country in a short time.
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answered 11 years ago
The arrival was the third in 8 months, two for 7 days and this one for four
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answered 11 years ago
I agree with sent2008 - never in any country I visited had problems because I turned to the locals in their own language. And even when it is quite obvious that the tourist does not know anything other than "hello / thank you", everyone is pleased. This is courtesy.
angliavilla, do you think that if you hadn't said hello in Turkish, you wouldn't have agreed to "long and tedious" to break through the goods in duty free, but quickly and briskly? I think you are mistaken.
angliavilla, do you think that if you hadn't said hello in Turkish, you wouldn't have agreed to "long and tedious" to break through the goods in duty free, but quickly and briskly? I think you are mistaken.
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answered 11 years ago
i-r-i-w-k-a, did you ask before applying the passport to the scanner or after? Simply, if you do not have a rare surname, a variant with a namesake is possible.
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answered 11 years ago
The discussion is taken too seriously. Stop it) You need to control the situation and be a customs officer (you never know what kind of mood) in order to answer the question in the thread in a non-joking way. The rest of the assumptions - so, with a pitchfork on the water and talking about nothing. There are a lot of options and even more will come up with those gathered here. If you want to be calm - go to the experts.
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answered 11 years ago
By the way, customs here, in general, have nothing to do with it. Those who check passports are border guards.
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answered 11 years ago
Irishka. Good evening. Although you didn’t say exactly what the problem with the passport is .. I can assume two versions. The first one that you indicated yourself - the validity period expires in July 2014. Although I did not understand exactly - January 05 was your very arrival or recently arrived. when less than 6 months, there may be problems..
at the expense of a residence permit .. this is such a document that it must be presented upon arrival and departure. Although, as I understand it, you never had it ..
And the fact that you were welcomed in Turkish - like there should be nothing like that. It’s just that you didn’t take into account one moment - Turkish border guards don’t say hello - apparently they have too busy work, so they don’t have time for it ... in Odessa, for example, since I remember, they usually say hello. But you must admit that there are probably 1000 times fewer tourists arriving there compared to Istanbul ...
Will a new passport bring fewer problems? I guess not. because they scan the passport, and there the codes do not change, except for the dates of validity and the serial number ... the rest of the data remains as it is.
at the expense of a residence permit .. this is such a document that it must be presented upon arrival and departure. Although, as I understand it, you never had it ..
And the fact that you were welcomed in Turkish - like there should be nothing like that. It’s just that you didn’t take into account one moment - Turkish border guards don’t say hello - apparently they have too busy work, so they don’t have time for it ... in Odessa, for example, since I remember, they usually say hello. But you must admit that there are probably 1000 times fewer tourists arriving there compared to Istanbul ...
Will a new passport bring fewer problems? I guess not. because they scan the passport, and there the codes do not change, except for the dates of validity and the serial number ... the rest of the data remains as it is.
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