Actuellement nous sommes en train de remonter l'amérique à vélo et lorsque nous serons aux etats-unis nous voudrions faire un circuit qui demandera aux environs de 150 jours.
Quelqu'un peut-il nous renseigner s'il est possible de passer par exemple 88 jours aux etats-unis, sortir 2 ou 3 jours au mexique et re-rentrer aux etats-unis pour avoir une nouvelle autorisation de passer 90 jours ?
Tout ceci bien sûr pour éviter des demandes compliquées de visa pour dépasser l'autorisation "de base" de 90 jours.
Il n'y a pas, je crois, de durée minimum entre 2 Visa Waiver Program (le truc qui permet d'entrée aux usa sans visa justement).
Par contre, il y a une reglementation spécifique quand on sort des USA pour seulement quelques jours vers le Mexique, le Canada ou les îles proches qui est telle que ce n'est pas possible de faire ce que tu comptais faire ...
Si j'ai bien compris, en gros, si tu quittes les US vers un pays voisin "ça ne compte pas" et l'écoulement de tes 90 jours continue comme si tu y étais toujours 🤪
Pour prendre un exemple si tu passes 30 jours aux Etats-Unis puis que tu sors pour voyager 30 autres jours au Canada puis que tu re-rentres aux USA tu n'auras plus le droit qu'à 30 jours de séjour.
Dans ton cas si tu passes 88 joursaux USA que tu sors 3 jours au Canada, tu seras déjà à 91 jours sur ton WVP et donc en situation illégale ... Ça m'étonnerait que tu puisses rerentré ... 😠
Non, tu ne peux pas faire ça... pour plusieurs raisons dont celle que t'a epliqué MadeinUSa.
Pour entrer aux USA sans visa (ou pas visa waiver, programme d'exemption) il faut avoir un billet d'avion aller ET retour.. si ce n'est pas le cas, ça ne va pas bien le faire.
Si tu as un retour par un autre pays, ça le fait, mais tu ne peux pas rester plus de 90 jours d'affilée aux USA.
Si tu passes une frontière avant ces 90 jours, ton temps sur le territoire US sera decopmpté d'autant de jours que tu es resté dans l'autre pays.
Si tu repasses au bout de 92 jours, tu te retrouves en situation irrégilière, ton visa waiver faisant foi.....et donc tu as toutes tes chances de rester dans l'autre pays.
ça pourrait marcher si tu restes beaucoup plus longtemps que ces quelques jours dans un autre pays.Il ne faut pas prendre les douaniers Americains que pour des idiots😛
Can a VWP applicant for Admission Be Readmitted To the United States Follwing a Short Trip To an Adjacent Island, Canada, or Mexico?Generally, VWP applicants admitted under the VWP may be readmitted to the United States after a departure to Canada or Mexico or adjacent islands for the balance of their original admission period. This is provided they are otherwise admissible and meet all the conditions of the VWP, with the exception of arrival on a signatory carrier, in which case the inspecting officers have the discretion to grant the applicants entirely new periods of admission.The VWP applicant is admissible and may be readmitted to the United States under the VWP after a departure to Canada or Mexico or adjacent islands provided the person: Can identify an authorized period of admission that has not expired, Plans to depart the United States prior to the expiration date of their period of admission, Presents valid, unexpired passports which reflect admission to the United States under the VWP, and Continues to meet all criteria set forth in 8 CFR 217 and section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act), with the exception of arrival on a signatory carrier.What Islands Are Included Within the Meaning of Adjacent Islands?
The term "adjacent islands" is defined in section 101(b)(5) of the Act and for the purposes of the VWP includesAnguillaAntiguaArubaBahamasBarbadosBarbudaBermuda BonaireBritish Virgin IslandsCayman IslandsCubaCuracaoDominicaDominican RepublicGrenadaGuadeloupeHaitiJamaicaMarie-GalanteMartiniqueMiquelonMontserratSabaSaint-BarthelemySaint ChristopherSaint EustatiusSaint Kitts-NevisSaint LuciaSaint MaartenSaint Martin Saint PierreSaint VincentGrenadinesTrinidadTobagoTurks and Caicos IslandsOther British, French and Netherlands territory or possessions bordering on the Caribbean Sea.Tu vois, ils ont pensé à tout🤪🤪😕
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow mindedness, all foes to real understanding. Likewise, tolerance, or broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in our little corner of the earth all one's lifetime. -- Mark Twain
Si j’ai bien compris l’histoire ça voudrait dire que le résident martiniquais que je suis ne peut pas passer 2 mois et demi en vacances par exemple, rentrer chez moi, puis y retourner quelque chose comme 10 jours après pour affaire et y rester 15 jours.
Mieux vaut être con et fermer sa gueule que de l'ouvrir pour le prouver.
C'est la premiere chose qui m'est venue a l'esprit en lisant ce texte.
Je pense qu'il doit y avoir des cas particuliers comme celui des Français residant aux Antilles.Le texte a été fait pour une généralité, pas pour des cas particuliiers.
Si tu es dans ce cas, il vaudrait mieux demander directement à l'ambassade🙂
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow mindedness, all foes to real understanding. Likewise, tolerance, or broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in our little corner of the earth all one's lifetime. -- Mark Twain
VWP travelers must olds onward/return ticket (or electronic ticket record or return passages) with a final destination to a country other than Canada, Mexico or countries/islands situated in or bordering the Caribbean Sea, unless passenger holds proof of residence in or transits to such country/islands, in which case onward/return ticket to that country accepted.
Quand même à partir du moment ou tu sors des USA pour retourner "chez toi" c'est accepté comme une "vraie" sortie apparemment. Heureusement !
Franchement, pour moi ce n'est pas si clair....
Pour notre cas nous allons passer avec notre camping car 3 mois dans le sud et sur la cote est des US, 2 mois au canada 1 mois en alaska (US aussi...) 3 mois sur la cote ouest des US
en tout ca va faire 7 mois aux US sans jamais passer plus de 90 jours, mais avec de vraies sortie pas juste pour "tromper" les douanniers. Le vehicule, lui a une authorisation de 1 an, allez comprendre...
Selon d'autres experiences, c'est possible ou en tout cas ca l'etait il y a qq années, donc,
Est ce possible aujourd'hui sans visa ?????
Vous passez 2 mois au canada ok. Mais 2 jours, 2 mois au vue des douaniers ca ne fait pas une grosse différence à partir du moment où vous n'êtes pas canadien.
Surtout que je suppose que ce n'est pas 2 mois en continu au canada mais usa+canada+usa(alsaka)+canada+usa donc bon ...
Franchement même si c'est "possible" (ce qui m'étonnerait beaucoup) vous serez beaucoup plus tranquille pour votre voyage avec un visa.
Imaginons ne ce serait-ce que quelques instants la situation extrème (que je ne vous souhaite pas): une panne quelconque du camping car le 90ième jour de votre présence côte-ouest ...
Ça vous oblige a rester 1 jour de plus sur le territoire US, donc à entrer dans l'illégalité, et fout en l'air le reste du séjour puisque ce ne sera plus possible de rentrer dans les USA après ça !
Oui, c'était tout à fait possible il y a quelques années.
Et je dis itou que Madeinusa...VISA
Mais bon, nous on ne travaille pas à l'ambassade, alors le mieux c'est encore de leur téléphoner pour avoir le précieux renseignement.
Je suis tout a fait convaincue que tu ne vas pas immigrer illégalement, mais c'est le douanier qu'il faut convaincre.. et engénral un petit visa B2, ça évite bien des deconvenues à la frontière😉
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow mindedness, all foes to real understanding. Likewise, tolerance, or broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in our little corner of the earth all one's lifetime. -- Mark Twain
Il s'agit bien de passer 2 mois continus au canada....
le probleme avec le visa, s'il n'est pas necessaire dans ce cas, c'est que nous sommes 5 avec les enfants, alors....coté budget et aussi file d'attente, organisation du dossier et debalage de la vie privée, si on pouvait s'en passer....
en tout cas, merci pour les reponses !!
Et heureusement que tu n'habites pas à l'autre bout de la France.
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow mindedness, all foes to real understanding. Likewise, tolerance, or broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in our little corner of the earth all one's lifetime. -- Mark Twain
Mais soyons positif, c'est de l'emmerdement en plus auj mais c'est de la tranquilité gagnée pendant votre voyage 😎
Vous serez vachement plus flexible, il n'y aura plus ces dates butoires à la con de 90 jours. Après tout, sur la route, sans compter les emmerdes que je citais plus haut, on découvre toujours des endroits inattendu et sympa dans lesquels on est heureux de pouvoir s'attarder quelques jours de plus que prévu 😉
Bonjour, je suis un espagnol nouveau dans ce forum qui va voyager bientôt aux USA.
J'ai encore un doute sur cette affaire: est-ce-que je pourrais quiter les USA après 89 jours (sans visa) pour le Costa Rica (qui n'est pas inclu dans les pays et îles à proximité des USA) puis revenir aux USA passer encore 3 mois avant de revenir en Espagne?
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I’m bringing Seresta, an anxiolytic (tranquilizer) from the benzodiazepine family,
to help me sleep.
I’ll have the prescription with me.
Will this be a problem at customs, and do I need to declare it?
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I’m heading to Laos next spring, but I have a question about the Thai arrival/departure form. I’ll be flying PAR-BKK, then taking the train to Laos (so exiting Thailand), and later re-entering Thailand by train to catch my return flight. Do I need to fill out two forms in this case?
Hi there,
I have a 9-seater passenger vehicle that I use for my business in Paris, transporting people.
I’m planning to go to Algeria with my family.
The vehicle registration lists my company as the owner.
Can I get a TPD (Temporary Admission Document)?
Will I need a KBis extract or a power of attorney?!?
Thanks for your help.
Worst case, I can add my personal name as a co-owner on the registration, but that would be a real shame!
Hi,
I’m writing to ask for some info—I’ve heard that you **must** have travel insurance to land in Zanzibar.
What’s the process, and which insurance should I get?
Thanks in advance for your feedback!
Best,
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Hi there,
I’m a French citizen living in Switzerland, and I set up an RV LLC in Montana, USA. Through that, I was able to register 3 vehicles (an RV, a Jeep, and a Harley) with Montana plates.
I’d like to spend 3 months in Mexico, but it seems complicated—maybe even impossible—to cross the border from the US with all 3 vehicles.
Can anyone give me some advice?
Hi, are there any travelers who’ve recently crossed the border between Karakalpakstan (Uzbekistan) and Beineu in Kazakhstan?
It was closed for a while.
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I bought a one-way flight (Ryanair) and a return flight (EasyJet) to spend a week in Morocco in April.
My passport expires 3 weeks after the return date.
Some websites say the passport must be valid for 3 months at the time of entry.
However, it will still be valid both on entry and return, but its validity will only be 1 month at the time of entry (and 3 weeks on the return date, everything prepaid).
It's an individual family trip.
The consulate can't give me an answer—they're still looking into it (really!)
Last year, we stayed for 3 months in Thailand, north of Khao Lak, and were able to benefit from the 2-month visa exemption, renewable for one month by going to Takua Pa to validate a 1-month extension (1,900 baht).
This year, it’s a disaster for us—not only were we planning a 4-month stay, adding a visa run in between (which some say is quite risky), but the law is apparently changing in the coming months with the return of the 1-month exemption (plus the usual 1-month option). So, we looked into applying for a 6-month multiple-entry visa, allowing a maximum of 60 consecutive days in Thailand. However, I can’t find anywhere the minimum time required outside Thailand between two stays—do any of you have an idea?
Thanks for the info! If you’d like tips on Khao Lak and the surrounding areas, we’ve got some experience, though things change fast!
Cheers,
Bruno.
My partner, our 8-year-old daughter, and I are going on vacation to Gex.
We’ve decided to spend one day in Switzerland and another in Italy. Will we need ID (national ID card or passport)? Do we also need ID for our daughter?
Hello,
We’ll soon be moving to Madagascar long-term.
As a French national, I need to obtain a short-stay visa that can be converted to a long-stay one. To do this, I have to send the required documents to the Madagascar embassy in Paris.
No issues with that procedure so far.
If I get this visa, once I arrive in Madagascar, I’ll need to provide the same documents to the Ministry of the Interior in Anosy. I’m trying to find an email address or website for the Ministry to check which documents I need to submit (I think they ask for additional ones).
If you have any info on this, I’d appreciate your replies.
Best regards,
M. Buisson Eric
I’d like to know if anyone has already applied for a private visa to Russia with an invitation from a Russian resident.
I traveled earlier this year with an e-visa, but since I want to stay longer, I’ll be visiting my friend who lives in eastern Russia.
For the visa application, does the invitation need to be on an official paper form issued by the Russian ministry? And most importantly, do I need to present the original for the application, or is there an electronic version that can be sent directly to the consulate in France?
Thanks for any info if you’ve gone through this process before!
I filled out the B2 form to apply for a visa, created an account on Atvis to pay the visa fees and schedule a meet-up, but every time I try to pay with my Boursobank Visa 1st card, they refuse the payment with a message telling me to check my details (address), even though everything is correct. Does anyone know why this is happening, or maybe they don’t accept Visa cards? Are you aware of this?
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There are rumors going around about the ETA: it must absolutely be on your smartphone in the "ETA" app.
Paper documents might not be accepted.
Is this real or just a hoax?
Thanks, I’m leaving in 3 weeks. My passport is good to go and my ETA is still valid for a year, but I only printed the email I received.
Thanks everyone.
Hi there,
We need to apply for a B2 visa because we visited Iran in 2018. It currently costs $185, but they’re planning an additional $250 fee per person for the same visa—it’s been approved but not yet implemented. Does anyone know when this fee will take effect?
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Hi there,
In November, we're heading off on a 4-month trip. We'll be landing in China and plan to leave the country via a land border into Vietnam.
I’ve read that China may ask for proof of exit within 30 days (flight ticket or other reservation). Since we’d be leaving by land, I’m wondering how this works in practice.
Has anyone here been in this situation recently?
Did the airline ask for an exit ticket before boarding?
Did Chinese authorities require proof upon arrival?
Is a train/bus ticket to Vietnam sufficient?
Is a cancelable or flexible reservation accepted?
Hi there,
Just a question that’s probably been asked before (though usually the other way around for my situation :))
My wife and I are heading to the US.
On her ticket, it only has her maiden name (e.g., Martine DUPOND).
On her passport, it’s written as Martine DUPOND épouse AVRY.
No issues for travel, I hope I did the right thing with the ticket?
Then for the ESTA, is just Martine DUPOND enough, or do I need to include the "épouse AVRY" part like on the passport?
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I saw on the French Embassy in Peru’s website and the Peruvian Consulate in Paris’s site that the rule is to have a passport valid for 6 months *after the arrival date* (not the return date).
I arrive in Peru on August 13, 2019 (for about twelve days), and my passport is valid until February 16, 2020.
That’s 6 months and 3 days after my arrival date in Peru. In my opinion, I’m good to go.
But could I still be denied entry if they say I don’t cover the return date or that I’m too close to the 6-month mark?
I read on the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs website that it’s possible to apply for a temporary driving permit in China, valid for 1 month.
I’m planning to rent a car (without a driver) to explore part of the country next August, so I was wondering:
Has anyone here already gone through this process upon arrival?
How long do the formalities take on the spot?
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My departure is slowly approaching, and now that I’ve got my Russian visa sorted, I’m fine-tuning the rest of my trip to Tajikistan. Since the Tajik visa is no longer required for stays under 30 days (for French nationals), I’ll need to visit the Ministry of Interior (OVIR) to register within 10 days of entering the country. No big deal, though, since I had to go there anyway to apply for my GBAO permit. 😉 However, I’ve *seen* several reports from travelers (mostly motorized) mentioning that you need an entry permit for Kyrgyzstan, which has to be arranged in advance at the Kyrgyz Ministry (consulate?) in Dushanbe. Otherwise, you’re *stuck* at the Kyzyl-Art border (with no Wi-Fi, of course, to try and sort it out). The most recent report was from a year ago, so I’d love to know if this is still the case and if it’s indeed at the Kyrgyz Ministry (consulate?) where you need to go for this pre-authorization.
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Hi everyone.
I’m leaving for almost 3 months in the Philippines (11 weeks total) starting in early May.
I already have my round-trip ticket.
The problem is, I don’t have time to get a 2-month visa because the process takes nearly a month.
From what I’ve read here and there, I need a return ticket valid for less than a month when I arrive in the Philippines to prove my good faith.
After that, I can apply for a 30-day extension at the immigration office.
I’m planning to either buy a fully refundable ticket to the nearest country or a fake ticket.
For 3 months, I’ll need to extend my visa two more times before my return date to France.
My question is this:
Will immigration ask me each time I extend my visa by one month to show proof of an exit ticket matching the new visa extension date?
Is it possible to extend directly by 2 months before the initial 30 days expire?
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I’ve been to Thailand several times, but it was about 20 years ago…
There’s a new system in place now, it seems.
TDAC – Thailand Digital Arrival Card.
Before arriving, I apply for a TDAC, okay.
If during my stay I cross the border to spend a few days in Malaysia and then re-enter Thailand,
do I need to submit a new TDAC application?
Do I use the same TDAC as when I first entered the country?
Or do I initially have to pay for a Thai multi-entry visa?
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My partner (Mexican) entered France on January 21st as a tourist. She was therefore entitled to stay for 90 days in the Schengen Area. She’ll be leaving for Mexico on April 16th, so she’ll have “used up” 86 days.
She plans to return to France on July 18th. According to the European Commission’s Schengen calculator, this new stay “may be authorized for a maximum of 90 days.” That’s not very clear ("may be," "for a maximum of").
The text of Article 6 of the European regulation (2016/399) states that for a stay planned in the territory of the Member States, not exceeding 90 days in any 180-day period, one must examine "the 180-day period preceding each day of the stay." That’s not very clear either.
My partner wants to return to France for a 90-day period starting on July 18th. Is this possible?
There are two ways to look at it:
1) The first day she spent in the Schengen Area was January 21st. That day will drop out of the calculation 180 days later, on July 20th.
From July 20th, she’ll get back 1 day of possible stay; on July 22nd, 2 days; and so on. All the days from her previous stay (January 21st–April 16th) need to be outside the 180-day rolling window.
The last day of her stay was April 16th. Looking 180 days ahead, that brings us to October 13th. From that date, she’ll be able to return for a full 90 days.
2) The number of allowed days is calculated for each day of the new stay. In other words: the 180-day window is recalculated every day, not fixed at the entry date.
If she re-enters France on July 18th, she’ll only have a “credit” of 4 days. But with each day of her new stay, one day from the previous stay (January–April) will drop out of the calculation. The rolling window allows her to “replace” days from the previous stay with those of the new stay, without ever exceeding 90 days in any 180-day period.
In this case, my partner could stay in France for 90 days starting on July 18th.
The Prefecture doesn’t provide any information, nor does Air France, and in the forums I’ve checked, opinions are divided. Thanks for any insights you can share!
Hello,
We’re planning to travel to Indonesia (Sulawesi with family) next July and August for a stay longer than a month (about 6 weeks).
I’ve seen that it’s possible to get a 60-day visa before departure, but I’ve also read about people having a lot of trouble getting it (some even didn’t manage and had to leave without it).
We absolutely need to have these 4 visas BEFORE leaving because once we’re in Sulawesi, I’m not sure we’ll be able to go to an embassy to request a visa extension after 30 days.
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Hello, HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026!
We’re heading back in October for a trip through Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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