Ankara

Visa fee for examining Schengen visa application is 90 Euros, visa fee for children from the age of six years and below the age of 12 years is 45 Euros.

Visa fee is to be paid for processing the visa application. The payment of the fee does not imply granting of the visa, nor does it entail refund in case of refusal.

Service fee will be charged when submitting the application at the offices of the external service provider.

All fees must be paid in full when a visa application is submitted.

Estonian representations accept bank transfers paid in advance (see below). When paying the state fee from a bank outside Estonia, it may take up to 2 weeks for the funds to be received.

 

Following applicants are exempted from paying the visa fee:

• children below six years of age
• pupils, students and post-graduate students travelling for the purpose of studying or in-service training, and teachers accompanying them
• researchers travelling for the purpose of carrying out scientific research as defined in Recommendation 2005/761/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
• representatives of a non-profit association who are below 25 years of age and who participate in a seminar, conference, sports, cultural or educational event organised by the non-profit association
• a spouse, registered partner, minor child and adult child of an Estonian citizen, who due to health condition or disability is not able to cope independently, if they travel to an Estonian citizen or with an Estonian citizen
• family members of EU/EEA Member States citizens or Swiss citizens or UK nationals under the Withdrawal Agreement, if they enjoy the right of free movement under European Union law (who meet the requirements in Directive 2004/38/EC)
• persons who enter Estonia by invitation of the President of the Republic, a member of the Board of the Riigikogu, a member of the Government of the Republic, the Chancellor of Justice, the Auditor General, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or the Commander of the Defence Forces for the promotion of substantiated cultural interests, foreign policy, development policy or other significant public interest or for humanitarian considerations
• persons in the cases prescribed by a resolution of the Government of the Republic, an international agreement entered into by the Government of the Republic or legislation of the European Union or an international obligation or pursuant to international custom
• citizens of certain countries can be exempted from paying the visa fee according to visa facilitation agreements

For information on refunding of overpaid or incorrectly paid state fee, please visit this website opens in a new tab

Visa fee can be paid (if application is lodged directly to the Embassy):

• by bank card in the Embassy during lodging an application (VISA, EuroCard, Mastercard bank card must allow payments made outside of Türkiye);
• with a bank transfer to the bank account of the Ministry of Finance in Estonia (Euros). The bank transfer fees are the responsibility of the client, as the full amount of the state fee must be received in the Ministry of Finance’s account.
• with a bank transfer to Embassy’s bank account in Garanti Bank (in Euros); The bank transfer fees are the responsibility of the client, as the full amount of the state fee must be received in the Embassy`s account. 

If application is lodged in the visa application center of VFS Global, visa fee can be paid only in the visa application center during lodging an application.

Bank accounts of the Ministry of Finance in Estonia:

• SEB Pank EE891010220034796011 (BIC/SWIFT: EEUHEE2X)
• Swedbank EE932200221023778606 (BIC/SWIFT: HABAEE2X)
• LHV Pank EE777700771003813400 (BIC/SWIFT: LHVBEE22)
• Luminor Bank EE701700017001577198 (BIC/SWIFT: RIKOEE22)

Reference number: 2900073630

Bank account of the Embassy
Eesti Vabariigi Suursaatkond Ankara
Garanti Bank
324 – 9097779
Swift: TGBATRISXXX
IBAN: TR28 0006 2000 3240 0009 0977 79
Please mention applicants name and type of the visa in the clarification field of the transfer.
NB! The Bank transfer fee must be paid by the applicant!

If it is not possible to enter the reference number on the payment order of a foreign country, the reference number must be entered in the clarification field.
Please mention applicants name and type of the visa in the clarification field of the transfer.