Obtention du visa indien pour les Belges
by Lisa078
This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.
Original post
Bonjour à tous,
Mon mari et moi partons en Inde en Octobre prochain 😎. Nous avons prévu de nous rendre après-demain à l'ambassade d'Inde à Bruxelles pour déposer la demande de visa...
Si je résume, d'après ce que je comprends, pour chaque visa, nous devons compléter manuellement le formulaire disponible sur le site de l'Ambassade d'Inde de Bruxelles, joindre 2 photos d'id, apporter 50 eur tout rond en cash et nos précieux passeports valables 6 mois après le retour et disposant de pages vides.
Mais en lisant les forums sur le sujet, j'ai pensé à une chose. La carte d'identité belge (comparable à une carte de crédit...) ne contient pas notre adresse. Le passeport biométrique non plus. Doit-on apporter la preuve de notre lieu de résidence pour la demande de visa (composition de ménage ou un document identique...) ?
Le formulaire français ne semble pas être le même que celui que nous devons compléter et je me pose encore une seconde question : ils demandent 2 adresses à laquelle ils peuvent nous joindre en Belgique en cas d'Ur. et 2 autres adresses en Inde pour la même raison. Partants en circuit préparé depuis la france, je ne dispose pas d'adresses particulières en Inde qui permettraient d'être joignable en cas d'urgence. Ces adresses sont-elles indispensables ?
Merci pour votre aide à tous.
Bonsoir...
Sur le formulaire français, la partie "B" où est demandé de mentionner 2 adresses en Inde n'est pas à remplir par les demandeurs de visa touristique...
En France, à aucun moment de la procédure on ne demande de montrer la carte d'identité ou un justificatif de domicile... Pourrait il en être autrement en Belgique ?...
Le dossier complet comprend : - Passeport... - Photocopie des 4 premières pages du passeport... - Formulaire rempli daté et signé... - 2 photos - Montant des frais... (en France : 62€)
Sur le formulaire français, la partie "B" où est demandé de mentionner 2 adresses en Inde n'est pas à remplir par les demandeurs de visa touristique...
En France, à aucun moment de la procédure on ne demande de montrer la carte d'identité ou un justificatif de domicile... Pourrait il en être autrement en Belgique ?...
Le dossier complet comprend : - Passeport... - Photocopie des 4 premières pages du passeport... - Formulaire rempli daté et signé... - 2 photos - Montant des frais... (en France : 62€)
Merci bcp pour la réponse 🙂.
Effectivement, je ne vois pas comment il pourrait en être autrement pour la demande de visa en Belgique. Si ces mentions ne sont pas requises, je ne vais pas m'inquiéter pour rien.
Juste que vu que nous en avons pour 3h de train-aller et 3h de train-retour, nous voulons mettre toutes les chances de notre coté pour ne pas revenir bredouilles 😛, d'où mon post.
Pour les adresse d'urgence, je mets l'adresse de mes parents et sur place, je met l'adresse d'un hôtel d'un guide.....
Mais, partant avec une agence, renseignes-toi quand même si c'est pas eux qui font les visas. Comme ça, tu ne devras pas te déplacer.
Aussi non, pour gagner un aller-retour d'Arlon, tu peux obtenir ton visa dans la journée mais pour cela, il faudra que tu arrives vers 8h30 et te mettre dans la file...
Lors de la remise des documents, on te donnera alors un ticket pour retirer ton passeport le jour même entre 17h et 17h45.
Tu verras, à l'ambassade indienne de Bruxelles, on est déjà un peu en Inde......😛
Bon voyage.
Mais, partant avec une agence, renseignes-toi quand même si c'est pas eux qui font les visas. Comme ça, tu ne devras pas te déplacer.
Aussi non, pour gagner un aller-retour d'Arlon, tu peux obtenir ton visa dans la journée mais pour cela, il faudra que tu arrives vers 8h30 et te mettre dans la file...
Lors de la remise des documents, on te donnera alors un ticket pour retirer ton passeport le jour même entre 17h et 17h45.
Tu verras, à l'ambassade indienne de Bruxelles, on est déjà un peu en Inde......😛
Bon voyage.
Balades autour de la boule : Inde, Bangladesh, Turquie, Népal, ..
Récit Bangladesh
Récit Inde 2001
Bonjour !
Merci pour ta réponse 🙂.
Pour l'agence malheureusement non, ils ne s'occupent pas des visas. Je pars avec un organisme français et étant belge habitant en belgique, l'agence ne s'en occupe pas et nous renvoie à action-visa.com...
Nous avons prévu de tenter le tout-en-une-journée 😎 ... j'ai dit "tenter" !!! Nous prenons le train cet aprem et avons pris une chambre près de l'ambassade (enfin près ... tout est relatif) ... pour être dans la file tôt ... le but étant de tenter (bis) de récupérer les passeports le jour même comme tu le mentionnes.
Si ca ne va pas, on reviendra visiter Bruxelles 😉.
Ce qu'on veut juste éviter, c'est d'y aller et s'entendre dire "il manque ce document, désolé, faut revenir" ... 🤪
Je vous tiens au courant 😉
salut,
Alors pour le visa indien en, belgique, il te faudra:
ton passepot avec validité de 6 mois après le retour. 2 photos didentité remplir le document sur place ou avant si tu las fait via le net et 50 euros
attention:
50 euros cash ne fais pas la demande le jeudi, les autres jours de la semaine sont ok. Pour la demande de visa, il faut sy rendre entre 9h et 12h tu viendras chercher le passeport avec visa le jour même ou le lendemain entre 17h et 17h30.
sinon pour les adresses, mets juste une adresse de belgique à contacter si urgence. pour ladresse en inde tu nes pas obligée de la remplir, sinon mets une adresse dhôtel par exemple.
bon voyage en Inde
ton passepot avec validité de 6 mois après le retour. 2 photos didentité remplir le document sur place ou avant si tu las fait via le net et 50 euros
attention:
50 euros cash ne fais pas la demande le jeudi, les autres jours de la semaine sont ok. Pour la demande de visa, il faut sy rendre entre 9h et 12h tu viendras chercher le passeport avec visa le jour même ou le lendemain entre 17h et 17h30.
sinon pour les adresses, mets juste une adresse de belgique à contacter si urgence. pour ladresse en inde tu nes pas obligée de la remplir, sinon mets une adresse dhôtel par exemple.
bon voyage en Inde
sirine
Bonjour.
Bien entendu, vous faites comme vous l'entendez. Toutefois, à votre place, je téléphonerais directement à l'ambassade à Bruxelles pour avoir les renseignements exacts.
Par expérience, je sais que ce qui est demandé comme renseignement dans l'ambassade d'un pays en Belgique ne correspond pas toujours à ce qui est demandé dans l'ambassade du même pays dans un autre pays.
Un exemple concret : à l'ambassade de Syrie à Bruxelles, vous devez produire la preuve d'une réservation de logement en Syrie. A l'ambassade de Syrie à Paris, ce n'est pas du tout le cas.
Ce serait quand même ennuyeux de vous retrouver à l'ambassade sans les documents dont vous avez besoin.
Bien entendu, vous faites comme vous l'entendez. Toutefois, à votre place, je téléphonerais directement à l'ambassade à Bruxelles pour avoir les renseignements exacts.
Par expérience, je sais que ce qui est demandé comme renseignement dans l'ambassade d'un pays en Belgique ne correspond pas toujours à ce qui est demandé dans l'ambassade du même pays dans un autre pays.
Un exemple concret : à l'ambassade de Syrie à Bruxelles, vous devez produire la preuve d'une réservation de logement en Syrie. A l'ambassade de Syrie à Paris, ce n'est pas du tout le cas.
Ce serait quand même ennuyeux de vous retrouver à l'ambassade sans les documents dont vous avez besoin.
"Les relations, c'est comme l'argent, on n'en a jamais assez"
Bonjour.
En Belgique, ça a l'air nettement plus facile qu'en France pour obtenir ce fameux visa d'après ce que j'ai pu lire sur ce forum.
En 2006, ma boîte a déposé mon passeport le matin avec le formulaire de demande rempli de façon électronique et je l'ai récupéré le lendemain avec mon visa à entrées multiples.
A aucun moment, on ne m'a demandé ma carte d'identité.
Bref, c'est très rapide.
@+
Thibaut
bonjour,
en france, en 2006, c'est aussi tres facile.
maintentant les frontieres indiennes se ferment doucement et c'est de plus en plus difficile a avoir des visas surtout ceux pour travailler.
Disons que tout dépend du type de boulot qu'on veut y faire.
Mon employeur par exemple emploie plus de 40.000 personnes en Inde donc forcément, ça facilite pas mal les choses. Dans mon cas, il s'agissait d'une mission de 6 mois durant lesquelles j'aurais continué à être employé (et payé) par mon employeur en Belgique => pas besoin de permis de travail.
Pour la petite histoire, le projet fut annulé et je n'ai jamais mis les pieds en Inde; mais ce n'est que partie remise.
@+
Thibaut
c'est ce qu'on appelle la réciprocité...
Bonjour à tous et merci pour vos réponses rapides et précieuses !
Voilà, je les ai, les fameux visas 🙂.
Avant de partir, j'avais suivi le conseil de Nabrab et j'avais téléphoné (renseignements sur les visas : entre 14h et 16h). Comme décrit dans ce post : 50 eur + passeport (valable 6 mois après retour et pages vierges en suffisance) + formulaire (téléchargé sur le site de l'ambassade d'inde à Bruxelles) complété et signé.
Voici notre parcours 🙂. Arrivés à 8h40 devant le numéro 215 de l'avenue de Vleurgat (le n° 217 est réservé à d'autres fins que les visas), nous sommes les 3e dans la file 🙂 et là, on y croit à notre "tout-en-une-journée" 😎. 9h30 tapantes, la porte s'ouvre et nous recevons un ticket. Nous entendons que le touriste devant nous pourra reprendre son passeport+visa le jour même. Et là, nous sommes heureux 😮. Dans la minute qui suit, nous fournissons tous les documents, le ticket s'imprime et l'Agent écrit "16" en nous disant avec un grand sourire "Tomorrow" et nous sommes ... anéantis 🤪 ... lolll ... Nous étions psychologiquement préparés pour reprendre le visa le jour même ou un autre jour mais nous n'avons tout bêtement pas prévu de rester 2 jours à Bruxelles ...
Moralité. Si vous allez à Bruxelles pour ce visa, préparez-vous à revenir le lendemain ou le surlendemain de 17 à 17h30 (et arrivez vers 16h00).
Nous avons de la chance, nous avons pu choisir de rester sur place pour nous éviter 4x 3h de train en 24h. Et comparé à ce que l'on peut voir pour la France, nous avons de la chance également de pouvoir obtenir le visa en un laps temps si court !>> 1er pas vers l'Inde : ok 😎
Voilà, je les ai, les fameux visas 🙂.
Avant de partir, j'avais suivi le conseil de Nabrab et j'avais téléphoné (renseignements sur les visas : entre 14h et 16h). Comme décrit dans ce post : 50 eur + passeport (valable 6 mois après retour et pages vierges en suffisance) + formulaire (téléchargé sur le site de l'ambassade d'inde à Bruxelles) complété et signé.
Voici notre parcours 🙂. Arrivés à 8h40 devant le numéro 215 de l'avenue de Vleurgat (le n° 217 est réservé à d'autres fins que les visas), nous sommes les 3e dans la file 🙂 et là, on y croit à notre "tout-en-une-journée" 😎. 9h30 tapantes, la porte s'ouvre et nous recevons un ticket. Nous entendons que le touriste devant nous pourra reprendre son passeport+visa le jour même. Et là, nous sommes heureux 😮. Dans la minute qui suit, nous fournissons tous les documents, le ticket s'imprime et l'Agent écrit "16" en nous disant avec un grand sourire "Tomorrow" et nous sommes ... anéantis 🤪 ... lolll ... Nous étions psychologiquement préparés pour reprendre le visa le jour même ou un autre jour mais nous n'avons tout bêtement pas prévu de rester 2 jours à Bruxelles ...
Moralité. Si vous allez à Bruxelles pour ce visa, préparez-vous à revenir le lendemain ou le surlendemain de 17 à 17h30 (et arrivez vers 16h00).
Nous avons de la chance, nous avons pu choisir de rester sur place pour nous éviter 4x 3h de train en 24h. Et comparé à ce que l'on peut voir pour la France, nous avons de la chance également de pouvoir obtenir le visa en un laps temps si court !>> 1er pas vers l'Inde : ok 😎
Et voilà encore une chose de faite !!
Reste plus qu'à faire les valises...........😛
Bon voyage.
Reste plus qu'à faire les valises...........😛
Bon voyage.
Balades autour de la boule : Inde, Bangladesh, Turquie, Népal, ..
Récit Bangladesh
Récit Inde 2001
Eh oui, en lisant tout ce qui à trait à la France sur ce Forum, je crois vraiment qu'on n'a rien à leur envier.....😉
Et comparé à ce que l'on peut voir pour la France, nous avons de la chance également de pouvoir obtenir le visa en un laps temps si court !
Et comparé à ce que l'on peut voir pour la France, nous avons de la chance également de pouvoir obtenir le visa en un laps temps si court !
@+
Thibaut
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Some French friends are visiting NYC (4/5 days around mid-May) from Montreal, Canada. They’ve got their eTA and ESTA approved!
Round-trip transport by bus.
Question: Is the I-94 form required, mandatory, and should it be filled out on the bus or in advance???
Thanks for your RECENT experiences!
See you, Jean.
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
Hi there,
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!
Best regards,
Gilles
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!
Best regards,
Gilles
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
Hi,
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.
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?
Thanks for sharing your experiences! 😊
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?
Thanks for sharing your experiences! 😊
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
Hi everyone,
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?
Thanks for your feedback.
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?
Thanks for your feedback.




