Turkey Medical Visa for Indonesian Citizens

Turkey Medical Visa for Indonesian Citizens

Sometimes, people go to another country in order to regain health, for medical treatment purposes. Over the years, Turkey has become one of the most sought after medical destinations because of its excellent medical infrastructure and expert doctors in different fields of medicine.

Indonesian nationals who come to Turkey for treatment may need to stay in Turkey throughout the treatment process. In this case, the Indonesian national must apply for a residence permit in time in order not to violate the visa duration. Citizens of countries who come to Turkey within the scope of visa exemption can apply for residence permit before the exemption period expires, and foreigners who come with a visa before the expiry date.

The residence permit document, is issued in the form of a card after the establishment of the Immigration Administration and is a valid identity document in the Republic of Turkey, which includes the identity information, type of permit, start and end date.

With the share of health expenditures in Turkey’s tourism revenues was  1% in 2002, this rate increased to 4.5% in 2020. Due to the global pandemic in 2020, there has been a noticeable decrease in the number of health tourists and 388,150 patients preferred Turkey to receive health services. In the first quarter of 2021, 110,716 people received health services in Turkey.

The medical branches most preferred by international patients are respectively; Gynecology, internal medicine, ophthalmology, medical biochemistry, general surgery, dentistry, orthopedics and traumatology, infectious diseases and ear-nose-throat.

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