Turkish Consulate General in Houston United States of America

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Contact No.	(+1) 713-622 58 49 (+1) 713-622 03 24
Fax	(+1) 713-623 66 39
Email	[email protected]
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Head of Mission: Mr Akil Ã–ktem, Consul General

Please Note:

Visits to the Turkish Consulate General in Houston are strictly by appointment. For specific services, visitors must visit the designated section at the embassy and book an appointment accordingly on the email addresses mentioned above. For instance, if you want to apply for consular services, you should visit the Consular Section. To book an appointment, you can directly mail the high commission or consular email section or email on [email protected].

Consular Services:

The Turkish Consulate General in Houston offers a wide range of consular services, including the processing of visas and passports and document legalization. To apply for a new passport, renew your old passport, want to change the particulars on your current passport, or need to report about a lost or damaged passport, book an appointment with the high commission's passport service.

These consulate services are listed below:

In case you want to apply for an identity card, report about your lost or stolen Turkey ID card, or need to edit or change your particulars on the Identity verification card, consult the high commission.

Remember that passport applications take at least six weeks to process. Dual nationals must declare the other nationality before applying for the renewal of their Turkey passport. If you want to regain Turkish citizenship, wait until the completion of the regaining process. Furthermore, passports are delivered to the applicant via postal services, and there's no need to visit the high commission.

In the wake of the pandemic, visitors are requested to provide a registered, secure, and trackable envelope with their full address and pre-paid postage stamps to receive their sensitive documents via post. The envelope must indicate the applicant's full name and postal code while having enough return postage. Moreover, anyone visiting the Turkish Consulate General in Houston must abide by the necessary SOPs, wear a mask, and comply with social distancing rules

Visa Services:

The Turkish Consulate General in Houston offers visa facilitation services to those not eligible for an electronic visa Turkey. You can contact the Mission to obtain information about the type of visas you need to apply for, and apply for your desired single-entry, double-entry, and multiple-entry visa, transit visa, and diplomatic official visa. The Embassy also facilitates East African Visa and Referred Visa.

Remember that single-entry visa can be obtained for tourism and business purposes whereas diplomatic official visa is only for people traveling to Turkey on official duty. A multiple-entry visa is issued to British citizens only, and other citizens' applications are diverted to the immigration headquarters for further processing. To obtain an entry permit for a brief stop-over in Turkey or an overnight stay, you need to apply for a transit visa. The East African visa is a multiple-entry visa granted to tourists visiting Turkey, Rwanda, and Uganda. Referred visas are issued to members of certain countries. The immigration services director approves their visas.

Please note that applications submitted without complete support documents will not be processed. It may take up to three business days for the embassy to process your visa application.
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Complete Guide to the Turkish Visa and Visas Types

1- Turkey Visas for Tourism and Business Purposes

Turkey Tourist Visit Visa
Single Transit
Double Transit
Business Meeting/Commerce
Conference/Seminar/Meeting
Festival/Fair/Exhibition
Sportive Activity
Cultural Artistic Activity
Official Visit
Visit to Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

2- Turkey Student Visa

Internship Visa
Internship ERASMUS
Internship AISEC
Turkish Language Course Purpose
Course Purpose
Education Purpose
Education in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

3- Turkey Working Visa

Employment Purpose/Special Employment Purpose
Assigned Lecturers/Academics
Assigned Sportsperson
Assigned Artists
Assigned Free Zone Workers
Assigned Journalists
Montage and Repairman Purposes

4- Official Visa

Assigned for duty
Courier

5- Other Visas

Archaeological Excavation, Exploration Purpose
Documentary Purpose
Tour Operator Representative
Medical Treatment Purposes
Accompaniment Purpose
Family Unification Purpose
Freight Vısa
Seafarer Visa

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Yasin Guzeldereli

I moved from Chicago to Houston. I want to register to your consulate and renew my Turkish ID. Can I get an appointment and required paperwork? Thank you

Muhammad Usman

Hi, your phone numbers are not working. I need the earliest date for an in-person appointment for a tourist visa. My flight is this week and my visa was rejected through the evisa.