BRITISH holidaymakers have issued a warning to others of Turkish evisa rip-off websites after falling for paying extortionate rates.

Only last month, Voices reported how up to 100 UK holidaymakers had bought e-visas which were only found to be fake on arrival in Turkey – at which point authentic visas had to re-bought at the airport.

The only official website to use for evisas is: https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/ where an evisa costs between £13 and £14. The cost of the evisa is $20 – about £12.50 at today’s exchange rate. There is also a credit card admin charge of about £1.25.

However, as the summer season, cracks on Voices readers have, in recent days been coming forward with information of falling for ripoff websites for visas.

One person related to buying two visas at turkey.evisas.org for £69 each.

Another web user described the same circumstances, but used http://turkey.evisa-agency.com/

Some other websites to AVOID include:

https://turkey.evisas.org/ConfirmPayment.aspx An E-Visa costs: £69

www.evisa.eu.com/ An E-Visa costs: £55

https://turkey-evisa.com:7098/ An E-Visa costs: £27.99 

https://www.estaplus.com/e-visa.html – An E-Visa costs £20.

Following the problems of rip-off visas last month, Nikki White, ABTA’s head of destinations and sustainability, said: “We would always recommend going directly to the relevant official government website.

“The problem of fraudulent e-visas to Turkey is particularly concerning as many of these sites look bona fide.

“If you are unsure, check with your ABTA travel company or visit the FCO’s travel advice online to obtain the official website address. 

If you are based in the UK and have concerns about transactions regarding an evisa, then our advice is to get in touch with your credit card provider and trading standards.

Have you been ripped off by an evisa website, then email us at info@voicesnewspaper.com with your experience.