Nous voila tout nouveau sur ce site et apres l'avoir un peu epluche quand meme, on aimerait avoir une petite info precise :
Nous sommes actuellement a Oulan Bator et nous voudrions faire nos visas chinois. Mais pour ce faire, il nous faut un ticket de train, d'avion de sortie du territoire. Et notre probleme est que nous ne savons pas quand ni par ou rellement nous allons sortir. Nous avons reussi a chopper une info qui parlait d'aller voir une agence de voyage ici et de leur demander de faire un faux ticket .. est ce que cela est possible, est ce que quelqu'un l'a deja fait ..?? et sinon, il y a t il d'autres solutions sans passer par un billet d'avion a un prix exhorbitant ou meme un train trop cher ..!!??
Merci d'avance pour vos reponses !!
Sac au dos ou sur nos velos, garde le sourire amigo !! (...c'est la moindre des choses...)
Bon ben en fait c'est bon ... merci a yolapin et tous les autres qui nous ont file des bons tuyaux ...
Donc pour l'info : si vous voulez faire votre visa chinois a Oulan Bator sans payer de billet d'avion ni aller ni retour, ni d'hotel, nous avons procede comme suit (... mais si ca se trouve on s'est complique la vie ...)
- billet d'avion entree et sortie : nous avons fait des reservations a AIR MARKET, agence pour les vols internationaux situee entre la place Soukhe Bator et le pub Irish pub ...ca donne sur la peace avenue juste en face de la Poste Centrale. (Urguu Plaza)
Un billet Oulan Bator-Pekin et un billet Shanghai-Tokyo
- reservation d'hotel : on a reserve l'hostel Far east hotel a Pekin par le biais de Sinohotel.com ..
Mais tout ca ne nous a permis d'obtenir qu'un visa de 20 jours.
Donc l'astuce serais de le prolonger une fois la bas, apparament c'est pas trop cher ...
voila on donnera peut etre la suite des infos si jamais il y en quelques unes interessantes ..
A plus et encore merci !
Sac au dos ou sur nos velos, garde le sourire amigo !! (...c'est la moindre des choses...)
Nous sommes une famille qui nous apprêtons à faire un voyage de 1 an en Asie du Sud-Est et pour nous y rendre nous partirons de France en train.
Nous sommes en plein casse-tête des visas.
Nous allons prendre le transsibérien au départ de Moscou via Oulan-Bator puis Pékin et enfin un autre train pour Hanoï point de départ de notre boucle.
Nous sommes confrontés au même pb que vous pour le visa chinois et ses exigences de billets A/R car nous prendrons nos billets au fur et à mesure et pensons à chaque fois passer quelques jours à chaque arrêt du train (Moscou - Irkoutsk - Oulan-Bator - Pékin) par conséquent nous n'avons aucune idée de nos dates d'entrée ni de sortie du territoire chinois.
Vous avez obtenu vos visas chinois directement à Oulan-Bator, c'est bien ça ? En combien de temps ? Vous parlez d'avoir acheté des billets via une compagnie locale est-ce qu'ensuite vous avez annulé vos billets après obtention du visa ou bien est-ce que vous êtes resté liés par ces billets ?
Autre visa, autre souci : le visa mongol
Vu que vous étiez en Mongolie, peut-être pourrez-vous aussi nous guider sur la marche à suivre pour ce visa. Nous n'habitons pas non plus la région parisienne et venons d'apprendre que l'ambassade mongole ne délivrait plus de visa par correspondance, sauf via les grosses agences touristiques type Homevisa, comment avez-vous fait ?
Combien de temps pensez-vous rester en Asie du Sud-Est ??
Bonne continuation de voyage !
Merci par avance pour vos réponses à nos questions.
Zanguy
Sac au dos ou sur nos velos, garde le sourire amigo !! (...c'est la moindre des choses...)
Et d'abord chapeau de faire ca version nombreuse ... surtout sans trop prevoir !! mais je pense que ca se fait ... En tout cas, jusqu'ici (cad en Chine) tout est a peu pres organise pour que ca se passe pas trop mal ...
Alors ...reponse que je vais essayer de faire precises et concises ... donc premiere chose a savoir, les visas chinois sont les plus relous a obtenir .. donc le conseil presque serait de le faire de France, en passant par une agence ... ce qu'on a pa fait bien sur , mais du coup, la on se retrouve un peu dans la memerde avec un visa pourri de 20 jours tres chiant a ralonger sur place, mais bon, explication plus bas .. De France, (Sources selon les voyageurs rencontres sur la route ) soit tu passe par une agence et tu peux demander a peu pres le nombre de jours que tu veux (selon les sources differentes version, 30 a 90 jours ..) mais y a une agence Lyon visa je crois qui apparament est pas mal (selon gars d'une asso sympa rencontres en Russie et ils expliquent rapidos sur leur site : Dialogue sur Terre ) Je crois que le delai pour valider le visa est de 3 mois donc si vous ne faites que la Russie avant, ca suffit, vu que le visa russe n'est que de 1 mois ...! ah oui, il n 'y a pas de date precise d'entree contrairement a la Russie, donc les dates d'entrees et de sortie peuvent etre a peu pres bidons ... Mais bon, voila comment nous avons fait :
On les a fait depuis l'ambassade chinoise a Oulan Bator. On nous avait demande des billets d'avions qu'on est aller reserver dans une agence privee a Oulan Bator ... mais la reservation ne suffisait pas .. etait ce parce que les dates de nos visas tombaient en plein pendant les 60 ans de la revolution (tous les ans, une des seul semaine de vacances pour les chinois... du 1er au 10 octobre, nous on est en plein dedans mais c'est a eviter vraiement vraiment !! ) bref ou etait ce parce que nos tetes ne leur revenaient pas !!?? car on rencontres des francais qui font tout ca a velo et qui on du faire la demande 3 jours avant nous et eux, en trichant un peu et en imprimant la bonne partie d'une page internet de reservation de billets d'avion (qu'il n'avait donc pas payes du tout .., .) ils ont eu 60 jours ... va comprendre !!
donc voila .. maintenant il fautqu'on prolonge nos visas et ca ... est ce que c'est de nouveau la faut a l'anniversaire ou aut chose, en tous cas, c'est la pure galere !! on ne nous demande meme plus de billet d'avion, mais tout simplement .. d'ouvrir un compte bancaire dans une banque en Chine avec 3000 $ pour une prolongation de 1 mois ... sont un peu a la masse, ils calculent qu;on depense 100 $ / jours ... avec le repas a 1E ... re-bref que en plus, cette prolongation prend effet quand on fait la demande et donc annulent les jours restant sur le premier visa et qu'il faut ouvrir le compte dans la ville de la demande de prolongation ... ILS SONT FOUS CES CHINOIS !! ca ne nous a pris que ... 3jours a courir tout Beijing (qui est immensement grande !) pour ne serait ce que comprendre tout ca ...
En resume voila notre experience, celle des autres et donc maintenant a vous de voir !! mais avec des enfants, si vous arrivez a regler ces visas avant et pour une duree de 90 jours , je pense que quelques Euros em plus vous eviterons bien des jours et beaucoup d'energie perdue !!!
Pour les visa Mongole, je dirais pas d'hesitation!! on les a fait avant de partir (60 E, obligation de monter sur Paris, 5 jours de delai et encore la poste nous avait egares notre precieux papier pour recuperer nos passeport ;-) arghhh mais bon, pas besoin d'invitation ni de billets entre/sortie, donc les plus facile a obtenir) alors que a Irkoutsk, petite bourgade des alentours du Baikal avant la frontiere Mongole ca prend autour de 40 E, 3 jours sans documents aucun ... le temps d'aller visiter les bords du Great Baikal qui vaut vraiment le coup !!
Donc ... a vous de choisir une fois de plus !!
En tout cas, bon voyage !! c'est, pour l'instant une experience de toutes les minutes et vraiment enrichissante, bonne education je pense pour des enfants (passez du temps en Mongolie si vous aimez les espaces sauvages et les acceuillants nomades) mais bon, la chine vaut son pesant en paysages !!! Bravo encore et n'hesitez pas a nous poser d'autres questions, on se ferat un plaisir de vous repondre des qu'on peux !!
A tantot !!
et pour nos dates de voyages, ben on est en cdi ... conges a duree indeterminees !! donc on pourra peut etre se retrouver !!
Pierro et Elisabeth
Sac au dos ou sur nos velos, garde le sourire amigo !! (...c'est la moindre des choses...)
Alors comment avez-vous finalement fait avec toute la petite famille avec ses visas russe, mongol et chinois?
et ensuite vs avez continuer vers ou?
en fait on prevoit de faire le meme chemin avec mon copain en octobre!
A oui ok !
Bon alors je pensais que c'était facile d'obtenir ce fameux visa Chinois à oulan Bator, avec les bidouilles de air market ...
En fait ça change tout le temps à ce que je comprend !
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Hi there,
I’m heading to Senegal in January for a month and was wondering if I just need my French driver’s license or if I should get an international permit?
Thanks!
JL
Hi,
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?
Same question for antibiotics?
Thanks a bunch!
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,
Seb
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.
Thanks for any info!
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?
Thanks for your feedback!
Elisabeth
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?
Thanks in advance!
Elisabeth
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?
Thanks in advance!
Hi there,
I’m spending a few days in San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) and would like to cross the Argentine border to make a loop toward Salta and then return to Chile to drop off the rental car.
I’ve heard that crossing the border can be tricky!
Is it possible with a rental company’s authorization? Which company, and at what cost?
Thanks for sharing your experiences!
Best regards,
Arnale
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?
Is it possible to handle these steps in advance, before arriving in China?
Hi there,
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.
Does anyone have any recent info on this?
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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?
Thanks in advance for your experiences and tips! 😊
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?
Thanks in advance for your insights—I can’t find the answer online.
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.
In short, how can we **100% guarantee** that we’ll get our 4 60-day visas before our trip this summer?
Hello, HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026!
We’re heading back in October for a trip through Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
I have a question: for our route, we’ll need to cross the Zambia and Zimbabwe borders twice each. From experience, I know we won’t have any issues with Botswana.
But for the other two countries, I can’t find a clear answer.
All your tips are welcome!
I’m currently a student on a gap year, and I don’t plan to go back to school right away. That said, traveling really interests me. But I’ve been wondering: does being a student come with any perks when you decide to go abroad? The real question is whether I should re-enroll in a program just to keep that status without actually attending.
