Visa for Visiting Relatives or Friends

• Please note that it is important to submit all the required documents to facilitate a quick decision.
  
  
• Application for Schengen Visa, completed, signed and dated.
  
  
• Family details - appendix to your application.
  
  
• Old type of passport or other travel document and copies of the first 10 pages, all pages with stamp and the last page. New type of passport should be valid at least a further 3 months after the date of expiry of the visa. The passport must be issued within the last 10 years. It should contain at least two blank pages.
  
  
• One (1) photograph 35 x 40 mm in colour, not older than 6 months. The photograph must show full face and taken against a plain, evenly lit and light background.
  
  
• If the applicant will bear the costs of the visit: Evidence of sufficient funds to support yourself during your stay, besides the costs for hotel, at least 40 Euro per day and person.
  
  
• Extract of Turkish family book (nüfus) showing civil status, parents, spouse, children and siblings. The documents should not be older than three (3) months.
  
  
• Evidence of occupation in form of certificate from the employer stating employment and period of granted time off, social insurance (SSK-Emekli Sandigi-Bagkur) entry and salary.
  
  
• For students: Certificate of student status.
  
  
• A proof of valid personal medical travel insurance.
  
  
• Military document for men between the ages of 20 - 36.
  
  
• Written parental consent, in original, for minors (age under 18). This document should be stamped by a Notary Public in Turkey.

Documents from the reference person in Sweden:

• The form "Invitation and Questionnaire concerning
  a person who wishes to visit you in Sweden", signed and dated.
  
• “Personbevis” showing at least spouse and children. This can be requisitioned from the nearest local tax office or from the website www.skv.se and should not be older than three (3) months.
  
• Copy of ID-card, passport or equivalent, which proves the identity.
  
• If the referee will bear the costs of the visit: Evidence of sufficient funds to cover the costs for the visit, for example copy of bank-book, salary statement or like.

Additional documents might be required after the examination of your application and an application can be submitted at the earliest 3 months before the planned trip.

A visa does not provide automatic permission to enter into the Schengen Area. It is up to the border control authorities to decide on the entry. It is therefore important that you, at the border, can present documents showing, for example, return ticket, insurance, means of support and invitation.