Obtention du visa pour la Guinée à Bruxelles ou à Dakar?
by Stello
This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.
Original post
Bonjour,
Partant en véhicule de Dakar à Conakry... mais venant de Belgique en avion; Pensez vous qu'il est préférable de prendre le visa à Dakar ou à Bruxelles??
Quelqu'un connait les prix??? pour + d'1 mois.
Merci Merci...
stello
bonjour,
je me rends regulierment en guinée et j'ai pris l'habitude de prendre mon visa a dakar (compter 24 heures et 30 ou 40 000 FCFA). Je suis de nationalité française. je pense que c'est pareil pour les belges. Les conditions d'obtention sont plus souples qu'a l'ambassade a paris par exemple.
bon sejour en guinée
salut
en plus du visa, un passe avant est necessaire pour franchir la frontiere avec un vehicule.
sinon prevoir quelque billet pour les douaniers.
par quel poste comptes tu passer ? (sambaïlo, lougé, boundou fourbou ?) les postes moins fréquentés par les taxis et les routiers sont souvent plus tranquilles pour négocier... bon sejour en guinée, merveille de la sous région...
salut
salut,
par koundara, la piste est bonne (on peut meme dire tres bonne pour la guinée). je les faites en janvier dernier. la frontiere se pase a boundou fourbou au millieu du parc forestier. c'est super beau, les rivieres, les montagnes, la faune (beaucoup d'oiseaux, de singes...)
n'oubliez pas qu'il faut un permis de passage pour le véhicule).
renseignes vous a l'ambassade de guinée a dakar. sinon il faudra negocier a la frontiere.
ensuite en guinée, il y a peu de possibilités d'hebergement confortables mais la solution chez l'habitant ou dans des cases de passage est toujours possible>.
si vous voulez des contact sur conakry, n'hesitez pas, j e peux vous proposer le telephone d'un copain qui pourrait vous trouver une solution d'hebergement.
django
merci pour tes infos. Pour les logements, nous on s'en fout, en prent ce qu'il y a et même camping. POur le laisser passer, on va demander à Dakar, mais je pense pas en avoir besoin car notre voiture à des plaques sénégalaises avec un nom sénégalais (c'est ca le plus corsé!). POUr Conakry, on est des adresses. Merci encore.
ok, juste pour ton information, je circule egalement avec un vehicule immatriculé au senegal et le laisser passer est obligatoire. moi meme, je m'en passe et je palabre au poste frontiere (ce qui est en general plutot sympa, on noue des amitiés avec les policiers et les douaniers !). prevoir tout de meme quelques billets et de larges sourires.
django
je vois que tu es en ligne, j'en profite pour te preciser qu'il n y a pas de campings en guinée !!! mais en revanche comme partout en afrique, on trouve toujours un coin ou dormir ds les vilages. evitez le camping sauvage, la guinée est un pays un peu dangereux, les bandits sont fréquents sur les routes la nuit. dernier conseil : NE ROULEZ JAMAIS DE NUIT !!!
bonjour,
je me rends regulierment en guinée et j'ai pris l'habitude de prendre mon visa a dakar (compter 24 heures et 30 ou 40 000 FCFA). Je suis de nationalité française. je pense que c'est pareil pour les belges. Les conditions d'obtention sont plus souples qu'a l'ambassade a paris par exemple.
bon sejour en guinée
Bonjour Django, Cette année je descend de France avec un vieux 4*4. Il faut refaire entiérement les ailes arriéres et le repeindre. Connaitrais tu un carrossier sérieux en Conakry succeptible de faire ce travail ?
Bonjour Django, Cette année je descend de France avec un vieux 4*4. Il faut refaire entiérement les ailes arriéres et le repeindre. Connaitrais tu un carrossier sérieux en Conakry succeptible de faire ce travail ?
BONJOUR,
j ene connais pas de carossier particulièrement, mais il est certain que tu trouveras ton bonheur, tu connais conakry, on peut tout y faire.
j'ai un ami a conakry qui peut chercher, si tu veux je peux lui demander.
django
Je ne connais pas Conakry.
L'endroit ayant le plus de modernité que je connaisse est Kamsar.
Je ne doute pas qu'il y ait des carrossiers à Conakry mais je dois trouver quelqu'un de confiance pouvant assurer l'intégrité du véhicule et étant un bon professionnel.
En effet certains cannibalisent les véhicules c'est à dire échangent les piéces.
Si tu peux me recommander quelqu'un en confiance cela peut m'interesser.
Si tu peux me recommander quelqu'un en confiance cela peut m'interesser.
je t'envois un message privé avec le mail d'un ami de grande confiance. Il te trouvera quelqu'un
Salut,
Aurais tu des adresses sympa sur la route au Sénégal et Guinée avant d'atteindre Labé??? et dans le Niokolo.
Merci pour tes infos.
Au fait le laisser-passer c'est chérot?? En général backchich de combien en guinée? J'ai pas trop de rapport... au mali et mauritanie jamais eu besoin d'en donner!
Merci encore;
stello
Bonjour a tous,
je suis actuellement a St Louis du senegale, et descend vendredi en casamence. Je pense passer ensuite par la guine pour rejoindre le mali. Une question, le visa faut il obligatoirement le prendre a dakar, ou peut t on le prendre a la frontière ??
Je n'est pas de vehicule. Taxi brousse, bus et stop ...
si tu ne sais plus où tu vas regarde d'où tu viens !!
Bonjour,
Pour ta réponse oui il faut prendre le visa à l'ambassade de Guinée à Dakar, c'est +-30000 fcfa par mois de visa. Si tu es en voiture prend le laisser passer special véhicule (20000 fcfa) ca facilite beaucoup; On a fait le trajet fin decembre et la on est a conakry, on remontea dakar la semaine prochaine.
Bon voyage
Bonjour,
Pour ta réponse oui il faut prendre le visa à l'ambassade de Guinée à Dakar, c'est +-30000 fcfa par mois de visa. Si tu es en voiture prend le laisser passer special véhicule (20000 fcfa) ca facilite beaucoup; On a fait le trajet fin decembre et la on est a conakry, on remontea dakar la semaine prochaine.
Bon voyage
Bonjour,
Je sais que le sujet date, mais j'aurai besoin de savoir si l'on peut toujours obtenir un visa pour la Guinee Conakry a Dakar; et si oui, pourriez vous me donner l'adresse de l'ambassade Guinenne a Dakar (ils ne repondent pas au tel).
Merci!
Charles
Bonjour,
Je sais que le sujet date, mais j'aurai besoin de savoir si l'on peut toujours obtenir un visa pour la Guinee Conakry a Dakar; et si oui, pourriez vous me donner l'adresse de l'ambassade Guinenne a Dakar (ils ne repondent pas au tel).
Merci!
Charles
Charles
bonjour charlyboy
tu peux facilement prendre ton visa pour la guinée à l'ambassade à dakar.
je n'ai pas l'adresse, mais tu trouveras facilement sur place (les taximans connaissent en general).
cependant, j'attire ton attention sur la situation un peu instable en guinée depuis 6 mois (elections présidentielles qui on eu lieu entre juin et novembre 2010). La situation à la frontière n'est pas toujours très sure. Il est tout à fait possible de te rendre en guinée mais soyez un minimum prudent, il ya des coupeurs de route ds la zone frontalière senegal guinée et il y a un risque de se faire dévaliser... j'ai des amis guinéens à qui cette mésaventure est arrivée recemment.
par ou comptez vous passer ? kedougou ? sambailo koundara ??.
je vous conseille de constituer un convoi avec des taximan ou des camionneurs afin de franchir la zone de manière plus tranquille.
si tu veux des infos sur la région, contactes moi, je passe tres souvent ds le coin en moto et j'ai pas mal d'infos sur les pistes entre la guinée le mali et le senegal (koundara, kedougou, faleah....)
a plus
django
Salut Jango,
Merci pour ta reponse, plus qu'exhaustive!
Pour la Guinee, j'y vais en fait pour les affaires, et je vais sans doute rester sur Conakry. Mon agent sur place, qui doit me mettre en relation avec les clients, connait tres bien le pays (c'est un officier militaire francais qui habite la bas depuis quelques annees). Je serai donc entre de bonnes mains! Je compte me rendre a Conakry de Dakar en avion, sans doute avec Senegal Airlines. Qu'en penses tu? Est-il possible d'acheter le billet quelques jours avant le depart?
Charles
bonjour charlyboy tu peux facilement prendre ton visa pour la guinée à l'ambassade à dakar. je n'ai pas l'adresse, mais tu trouveras facilement sur place (les taximans connaissent en general). cependant, j'attire ton attention sur la situation un peu instable en guinée depuis 6 mois (elections présidentielles qui on eu lieu entre juin et novembre 2010). La situation à la frontière n'est pas toujours très sure. Il est tout à fait possible de te rendre en guinée mais soyez un minimum prudent, il ya des coupeurs de route ds la zone frontalière senegal guinée et il y a un risque de se faire dévaliser... j'ai des amis guinéens à qui cette mésaventure est arrivée recemment. par ou comptez vous passer ? kedougou ? sambailo koundara ??. je vous conseille de constituer un convoi avec des taximan ou des camionneurs afin de franchir la zone de manière plus tranquille. si tu veux des infos sur la région, contactes moi, je passe tres souvent ds le coin en moto et j'ai pas mal d'infos sur les pistes entre la guinée le mali et le senegal (koundara, kedougou, faleah....) a plus django
Merci pour ta reponse, plus qu'exhaustive!
Pour la Guinee, j'y vais en fait pour les affaires, et je vais sans doute rester sur Conakry. Mon agent sur place, qui doit me mettre en relation avec les clients, connait tres bien le pays (c'est un officier militaire francais qui habite la bas depuis quelques annees). Je serai donc entre de bonnes mains! Je compte me rendre a Conakry de Dakar en avion, sans doute avec Senegal Airlines. Qu'en penses tu? Est-il possible d'acheter le billet quelques jours avant le depart?
Charles
bonjour charlyboy tu peux facilement prendre ton visa pour la guinée à l'ambassade à dakar. je n'ai pas l'adresse, mais tu trouveras facilement sur place (les taximans connaissent en general). cependant, j'attire ton attention sur la situation un peu instable en guinée depuis 6 mois (elections présidentielles qui on eu lieu entre juin et novembre 2010). La situation à la frontière n'est pas toujours très sure. Il est tout à fait possible de te rendre en guinée mais soyez un minimum prudent, il ya des coupeurs de route ds la zone frontalière senegal guinée et il y a un risque de se faire dévaliser... j'ai des amis guinéens à qui cette mésaventure est arrivée recemment. par ou comptez vous passer ? kedougou ? sambailo koundara ??. je vous conseille de constituer un convoi avec des taximan ou des camionneurs afin de franchir la zone de manière plus tranquille. si tu veux des infos sur la région, contactes moi, je passe tres souvent ds le coin en moto et j'ai pas mal d'infos sur les pistes entre la guinée le mali et le senegal (koundara, kedougou, faleah....) a plus django
Charles
bonjour,
j'apprends avec toi et j'en suis ravi que le senegal a à nouveau une compagnie aérienne.... ça va faciliter nos déplacements ds la région. Depuis la fermeture de air senegal international c'etait devenu tres compliqué....
je te conseille de prendre ton billet à l'avance car il n'y a qu'une compagnie qui fait la liaison directe entre le senegal et la guinée (les autres passent par le mali, le burkina...). et les places doivent partir vite.
bon voyage
ambassade de guinee a dakar, oct 2012
35000 CFA et soit disant 72h de délai (je suis passé le mardi et il y avait la fete de l'aid (tabaski) le vendredi donc obtention des visas le lundi suivant!)
le scénario est bien rodé "Mr le consul pourra peut etre faire un effort pour un visa express. il faudrait rajouter 15000..."
Je n'aime pas entretenir ce mode de fonctionnement, mais j'ai cédé et j'ai négocié nos 5 "visas express" pour 30000 de plus.
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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.
Hi there,
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?
Thanks in advance for your replies.
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?
Thanks in advance for your replies.


