American Embassy in Ankara

Visits to the American Embassy in Ankara 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 .

The American Embassy in Ankara 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:

• Process passport applications
• Process visa applications
• Legalization of documents
• Issuing emergency travel documents
• Power of attorney
• Birth Certificate
• Application forms
• Authentication of documents

Visa types granted by the United States of America are;

• United States of America Emergency Visa (on Holidays/Weekends)
• United States of America Visa for Diplomatic/official/ Laissez-Passers Passport Holder
• United States of America Visa for individuals working in designated US Agencies or technology areas
• United States of America Tourist Visa
• United States of America Business Visa
• United States of America Employment Visa
• United States of America Transit Visa
• United States of America Medical Visa
• United States of America Student Visa (Study/Research/Internship)
• United States of America Entry Visa
• United States of America Conference Visa
• United States of America Mountaineering Visa
• United States of America Missionary Visa
• United States of America Journalist Visa(Journalist/Documentary filming)
• United States of America Film Visa: Visa for shooting Feature Films

Here are some ESTA articles that might help you.

• ESTA Application for Traveling to USA
• ESTA Visa Guide
• US Passport / Visa Photo Requirements
• List of Eligible Countries for ESTA Visa
• ESTA Documents Requirement

The United States of America and Turkey enjoy cordial bilateral relations. The high commission's diplomatic mission's mandate is to forge stronger and closer ties between the two countries. Pursuing bilateral and multilateral cooperation in diverse sectors, including culture, defense, tourism, trade and investments, science and technology, security, and other fields while safeguarding mutual benefits, is vital for their relations. The countries are cooperating to resolve global issues like climate change, piracy, terrorism, cybersecurity, etc. The United States of America is the most important source market for tourism in Turkey.