Bonjour a tous,
Il est plutot dur de trouver des réponse sur des cas particlulier ducoup je me permet de crée cette discussion qui a certainement été faite. Ne trouvant pas les bonnes réponses ou les bons conseils.
Mon cas est plutot simple. Il y a deux ans je me suis vu refusée un visa de type J1, du moin accordée puis par la suite annulée. Alors du coup je me vois estampillé canceled without prejudice et la consule me dit que ca n'affecteras mes futurs demarche pour voyage touristique... Bon décus j'oublie et je continue ma vie.
Maintenant j'ai eu une oportunité pour cette été de rendre visite sur la napa valley de domaine. Rien a avoir avec une envie de travaillé labas....
bref je lis tous ce qui ce passe sur les forums et waooooo, la je m'inquiete.
je souhaite faire une demande d'esta que j'ai dejas réaliser avant le visa, reussie.
Donc me rappelant plus ou moin les démarches il y a cette question fatidique demandant ci oui ou non on c'est déjas fais refusée un visa. Pour toutes les autres question je repond non et je suis clean judiciarement avec une vie stable et tres bon boulot.
Jai dejas essayer de me renseigner sur le CBP info center mais toujour pas de reponse de leur part
Devrais je appele le consulat et payer les 14 euros de communication pour leur parler?
Le plus simple ce serait de faire la demande d'ESTA, en disant oui pour visa refusé.
A priori les autorités US vont vérifier ce point, et normalement ça ne devrait pas bloquer l'autorisation pour l'ESTA.
Si jamais l'ESTA était refusé, il faudrait faire une demande visa touristique qui coutera bien plus cher, et don't le résultat ne sera non plus jamais garanti à l'avance.
Je doute que le CBP s'engage sur le fait que la demande d'ESTA ou de visa sera acceptée, suite à une simple demande de renseignement. Il faut juste faire la demande officiellement (ESTA, ou ensuite VISA) et ensuite elle sera traitée.
Le moins cher c'est l'ESTA avec de bonnes chances de réussite, et si c'est refusé ça veut dire que de toute façon il aurait fallu faire la demande de visa. Au pire 14$ de perdus.
Quelqu'un avec le pseudo leoferrari avait son visa "cancelled without prejudice". Il a repondu "oui" a la question, et apres un delai son ESTA a ete accepte.
Comme Derviche666, je ne pense pas qu'un appel à l'Ambassade soit d'une grande utilité.
Même si un agent te répond que ton ESTA sera accordée, tu n'auras la réponse qu'après avoir déposé ta demande.
Et tu ne trouveras pas la réponse sur un forum de voyage.
Alors, commence par faire ta demande. A la question :
7) Vous a-t-on déjà refusé un visa américain dont vous avez fait la demande avec votre passeport actuel ou un ancien passeport ? OUI - NON.
Il faudra répondre OUI.
Après tu seras fixé.
Bonne chance et tiens nous au courant.
Il est vrai que ci on tente pas on ne sais pas après tous c'est toujour eux qui on le mot final et ils me l'ont bien prouver quand il on annulé mon visa.
Bref je vais le faire quoi qu'il en coute et espérer que ca passe. Surtout que cest pour cette été alors il le faut cinon devoir faire la demande de visa tourist risque de prendre trop de temps.
Le theme australien est intéressant mais je pense qu'ils doivent avoir de différentes relation entre leurs pays je ne sais pas ci ce cas est représentable avec nous surtout depuis les attentas, ils deviennent intransigent pour les autorisations d'esta.
Merci pour vos commentaires je vous tiendrais au courant de ci ca passe ou ca casse😄
Voila voila, je suis APPROUVE. Après 4 jours de suspense je me reconnecte sur le site pour vérifier ou ça en est parce que en faite il ne t’envoie pas de mail pour te dire. Pas trop grave, suffis juste de te connecté.
Donc une fois les identifier inscrits....ta direct le message; approuvé; en attente; refusé. Plus ou moins.
Donc pour résumé, j'ai bien coché OUI a la question : vous à t'on déjas refusée un visa américain dons vous avez fais la demande si oui ou et quand?. Donc j'ai mis oui et le lieu qui était l'embassade américaine a paris et la date, juste le mois et l'année du refus.
Pour toute les autres question c'était non....J'ai tous rempli correctement et il te demande de vérifier une seconde fois avant de validé le dossier ce que j'ai fais pour évitez toute erreur stupide et te mettre dans une mauvaise cituation que tu préfère evitez à tous pris surtout que quand je le remplissais j'avais un peu d'angoisse.
Bien sur j'ai déjas un travail donc j'ai donné toutes les coordonées.
Par contre je n'ai aucun point de contact au USA alors j'ai juste inscrits les renseignement de l'auberge ou je vais resté la premières semaine. Alors pour ca je ne sais pas ci ca joue de réservé à l'avance au cas ou il vérifie les coordonnées et ci t'es dans les registre de l'hotel???
Comme pour ceux qui choisissent de faire l'esta longtemps à l'avance et n'ont aucun plan dutout. J'ai préférez prendre le risque de résevé l'avion allez retour et l'hotel avance les démarches de l'esta. (assurance annulation bien sur)
Bon bien sur comme ils le disent à la fin de la déclaration de l'esta et avec un air sournois, L'esta nous autorise à voyagé sur le continent américain mais ne vous garantie pas l'entrée. Seul l'officier des douanes vous autoriseras ou non a rentré sur le territoire.
😄Ha bin oui alors. Ce serais bien le pire parce que te voir refusée lesta sur internet, t'es chez toi, à la maison, bon t'arrete tous ou tu continue à l'ambassade ton projet mais te faire refoulé au douane avec dans tes baggages tous t'on projet que ta plus cas jetez par la fentre de l'avion dans ton vole retour que bien sur tu dois payer en plus, donc revenir ruinée🏴☠️....non merci
je vous tiendrais au courant de cette étape ci ca passe.
Bon j'espère que cette discussion pouras aidez d'autre.
Comme vous le dîtes très bien c'est l'officier d'immigration qui seul est habilité à vous laisser entrer que cela soit sous régime ESTA ou VISA.
Sinon les aides pourrez plier sont très claire et pour le point de contact vous auriez pu mettre UNKNOW .
L'esta nous autorise à voyagé sur le continent américain mais ne vous garantie pas l'entrée. Seul l'officier des douanes vous autoriseras ou non a rentré sur le territoire.
Ce qui est normal. C'est le travail de l'agent à la frontière de déterminer l'admissibilité au pays, et devine quoi...c'est partout pareil sur la planète!
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Entièrement d'accord avec vous , mais malheureusement les Français semblent l'oublier et ne connaissent pas le parcours du combattant pour avoir un visa Schengen et/ou les problèmes pour entrez dans Schengen.
Ravi pour toi. Et merci pour ton retour qui enrichit le forum.
Par contre, si quelqu'un d'autre suivait ton exemple :
"J'ai préféré prendre le risque de réserver l'avion allez retour avant les démarches de l'esta. (assurance annulation bien sur)"
Je ne sais pas pour UK, mais en France je ne pense pas que l'assurance annulation fonctionnera si c'est toi qui n'a pas les bons documents.
Exemple des conditions restrictives pour mon assurance :
Exclusions relatives à la garantie Modification/Annulation de voyage :
- Non présentation pour quelque cause que ce soit, d'un des documents indispensables au voyage garanti tels que passeport, visa, billets de transport, carnet de vaccination.
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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?
Thanks in advance!
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.
hi everyone,
I’m French and live in France, and my Thai girlfriend just told me she’s pregnant—she lives in Thailand. First step, a paternity test to set my mind at ease. What steps do I need to take to recognize the child? Can I do it before the birth or only after? Where do I need to go, and what paperwork is required?
Just to clarify, I want him to stay in Thailand but be able to come to France anytime without any issues!
Thanks for taking the time to read and reply.
