Obtention du visa pakistanais et retour en Europe
by Espritnomade
This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.
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Malgre la fin des elections, le mot d'ordre de l'Ambassade de France est malheureusement toujours le meme : pas de lettre d'introduction. Et evidemment pas d'infos sur une eventuelle evolution de la situation. Qui connait un autre chemin pour retourner en Europe sans y laisser toutes ses economies ? Qui a recemment obtenu un visa pakistanais a Paris ? Qui a deja essayer d'envoyer son passeport a Paris pour obtenir ce visa ?
Pour la petite histoire, mon ami suisse a lui obtenu sa lettre dans les 24h et avec le sourire ...... c'est a vous donner envie de faire comme Johnny et de preferre les verts paturages suisses. Le conseil du service consulaire a mon egard a ete beaucoup moins sympathique : interroge sur la non possibilite de poursuite du voyage avec mon compagnon sans visa pakistanais, on m'a gentiment suggere de me separer de lui. Vive la France!
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Salut,
pas de panique.
Tu envois ton passeport directos en france et tu le fais faire a paris.
C'est ce que j'ai fait. Tu peux l'envoyer par speedpost ou DHL.
Mon passeport avec mon nouveau visa paki est arrive ce matin a la poste de panaji.
deuxieme solution tu appelle l'ambassade a Kathmandu et tu leur demande si eux ils delivrent la lettre d'intro. si oui tu peux aller faire un petit tour au nepal, car reste rapide et economique. Voir meme le bangladesh si tu es a l'ouest.
Bonne chance a toi en tout cas.
deuxieme solution tu appelle l'ambassade a Kathmandu et tu leur demande si eux ils delivrent la lettre d'intro. si oui tu peux aller faire un petit tour au nepal, car reste rapide et economique. Voir meme le bangladesh si tu es a l'ouest.
Bonne chance a toi en tout cas.
Le vrai voyage n'a pas de fin.
Merci pour cette reponse. Pour la solution Nepal, tu penses bien que nous y avons pense : je suis a Kathmandou actuellement. Selon notre charmante interlocutrice, le meme mot d'ordre a ete donne a toutes les Ambassades du secteur.
Peux-tu me donner les demarches exactes que tu as entrepris pour demander le visa pakistanais a Paris : Papiers a fournir reglement des frais effectue comment ? tout par courrier ou as tu eu une personne a Paris qui a depose la demande pour toi ? en tout depuis l'envoi du passeport, cela a pris combien de temps ?
Je te remercie pour ton aide qui m'est vraiment precieuse.
Katrin
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Salut,
1) j'envoie mon passeport a ma soeur a paris par speedpost. 2) elle depose la demande de visa a l'ambassade du pakistan a paris
pour la demande de visa il faut que tu telecharge le formulaire de demande sur internet (sur le site d'action visa par exemple), tu envoie le formulaire remplit et signe avec ton passeport. Ensuite il faut un releve de compte du dernier mois, deux photos d'indentite, et une reservation d'hotel.
Pour la reservation d'hotel tu peux la faire par internet et tu donne juste l'email de confirmation. Il faut faire une reservation a islamabad ou karachi de deux ou trois jours dans n'importe quel hotel. J'ai trouve un hotel ou je n'avais pas besoin de faire d'avance de frais, mais il y en a d'autres qui demandent une avance. Dans ce cas la verifie bien que dans les conditions de reservation tu recupere ton avance (c'est generalement le cas).
J'ai fait ca il y a deux semaines et ca a marche tres bien. Je ne peux pas pour autant garantir a 100 pour cent que ca marche pour une raison : Si a l'ambassade il voit sur le passeport que tu es toujours en inde, ils peuvent etre suspicieux. Mais il faut que la personne qui depose la demande ait une reponse toute faite. Du style tu rentre sur paris depuis l'inde juste quelques jours avant de repartir au pakistan par avion et ce n'est pas suffisant en temps pour faire la demande, donc tu la fais faire en avance.
Si tu n'as personne pour faire la demande pour toi, tu peux voir avec le site d'action visa, ou alors demander a une agence de voyage sur paris (il faut les appeler et leur expliquer ta situation).
Voila,
Bonne chance et bon voyage,
1) j'envoie mon passeport a ma soeur a paris par speedpost. 2) elle depose la demande de visa a l'ambassade du pakistan a paris
pour la demande de visa il faut que tu telecharge le formulaire de demande sur internet (sur le site d'action visa par exemple), tu envoie le formulaire remplit et signe avec ton passeport. Ensuite il faut un releve de compte du dernier mois, deux photos d'indentite, et une reservation d'hotel.
Pour la reservation d'hotel tu peux la faire par internet et tu donne juste l'email de confirmation. Il faut faire une reservation a islamabad ou karachi de deux ou trois jours dans n'importe quel hotel. J'ai trouve un hotel ou je n'avais pas besoin de faire d'avance de frais, mais il y en a d'autres qui demandent une avance. Dans ce cas la verifie bien que dans les conditions de reservation tu recupere ton avance (c'est generalement le cas).
J'ai fait ca il y a deux semaines et ca a marche tres bien. Je ne peux pas pour autant garantir a 100 pour cent que ca marche pour une raison : Si a l'ambassade il voit sur le passeport que tu es toujours en inde, ils peuvent etre suspicieux. Mais il faut que la personne qui depose la demande ait une reponse toute faite. Du style tu rentre sur paris depuis l'inde juste quelques jours avant de repartir au pakistan par avion et ce n'est pas suffisant en temps pour faire la demande, donc tu la fais faire en avance.
Si tu n'as personne pour faire la demande pour toi, tu peux voir avec le site d'action visa, ou alors demander a une agence de voyage sur paris (il faut les appeler et leur expliquer ta situation).
Voila,
Bonne chance et bon voyage,
Le vrai voyage n'a pas de fin.
Merci pour cette reponse si bien documentee. Nous allons lancer la procedure des notre retour en Inde. Par contre, je ne vois pas comment l'Ambassade du Pakistan peut ne pas savoir que je suis encore en Inde puisqu'il n'y a pas de sortie indiquee sur le visa indien et que pour sortir de l'Inde, il faut le passeport. Mais il faut bien croire qu'un dieu des voyageurs existe et qu'il a decide de nous accorder sa clemence.
Bonne route a toi.
Katrin
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Bonjour,
Pour la reservation d'hotel tu aurais par hasard le nom d'un hotel ou on peut faire une reservation "ficitve" car c'est vraiment stupide que cette ambassade demande ca pour un pays aussi peu visité.
Ils veulent aussi parfois une attestation de travail. Ca devient tres lourd pire que les pays de lex urss.
merci
N.
Pour la reservation d'hotel tu aurais par hasard le nom d'un hotel ou on peut faire une reservation "ficitve" car c'est vraiment stupide que cette ambassade demande ca pour un pays aussi peu visité.
Ils veulent aussi parfois une attestation de travail. Ca devient tres lourd pire que les pays de lex urss.
merci
N.
"Certes, un rêve de beignet, c'est un rêve, pas un beignet. Mais un rêve de voyage, c'est déjà un voyage". Marek Halter
« Les montagnes sont des géants assoupis. (...) Peut-être que nous ne sommes que leur rêve, un rêve de la terre somnolente » Théodore Roszak
« Les montagnes sont des géants assoupis. (...) Peut-être que nous ne sommes que leur rêve, un rêve de la terre somnolente » Théodore Roszak
Tu peux trouver des milliers d'hotels sur internet.
J'etais passe par le site de travel & culture services, j'ai reserve trois nuits au Karachi Mehran Hotel.
N'importe quel hotel peut faire l'affaire. Prend plutot des grands hotels, ca fait plus touriste avec de l'argent et c'est peut etre plus rassurant pour eux....
Good luck
J'etais passe par le site de travel & culture services, j'ai reserve trois nuits au Karachi Mehran Hotel.
N'importe quel hotel peut faire l'affaire. Prend plutot des grands hotels, ca fait plus touriste avec de l'argent et c'est peut etre plus rassurant pour eux....
Good luck
Le vrai voyage n'a pas de fin.
salut,
on est dans la meme situation pour le visa pakistanais, on est a katmandu dans un camp site pres de l'ambassade francaise, on est 2 camions pour l'instant et on cherche d'autre personne pour leur mettre la pression.."l'union fait la force" soit disant.enfin bref si vous etes dans le coin, le camp ou on est, est pas mal 50rps nepalais par jour avec toilette et douche(froide).il est sur la meme route que notre ambassade un peu plus bas(a droite si tu face l'ambassade)il y a un garage toyota et c'est juste a cote un petit portail.
salut et bon courage.
freddie
freddie
Bonjour
Je regrette de vous avoir manque, nous sommes deja repartis sur Pokhara. J'ai obtenu mon visa pakistanais sans lettre d'introduction de la France. Par contre, mon compagnon qui est suisse avait sa lettre du service consulaire suisse. C'est d'ailleurs ce service qui nous a conseille de tenter notre chance en mettant en avant que nous avions deja obtenu un visa pakistanais en octobre pour l'aller. A l' ambassade du Pakistan, j'ai ete recu avec beaucoup de gentillesse et l'obtention du visa s'est faite sans probleme.
Sinon, j'envisageais comme vous un sitting devant l'ambassade de France, je me demande pourquoi on se donne autant de peine pour rentrer ...
Bon voyage a vous
Peut etre on se rencontrera si vous arrivez a avoir l'autorisation pour le Pakistan.
Katrin
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Salut, merci pour les conseils😉!
Ca a marche😏, nous sommes alle directement a l'ambassade du pakistan au Nepal, munie d'une lettre de recommandation pour le Pakisatan, faite au Kirgistan, il y a 8 mois.
Le gars de l'entre l'a a peine regarde, et nous sommes passes.
Ensuite rencontre de la secretaire puis du consule, charmants tous les deux.
Il nous a d'abord pose des questions, et refuse notre lettre qui ne venait pas de l'ambassade francaise du Nepal...
"la france est le seul pays europeen qui ne donne pas ses lettres, pourquoi, est ce dangereux, pour les francais specialement?"
"et si je ne vous donnais pas ce visa que ferez vous?"
"et bien un sitting devant notre ambassade"
Il a rit et a fini par nous dire "I will give it to you but you have to educate your people"
Si c'est pas une honte🤪!
Alors le conseil que je peux donnez aux prochains voyageurs, c'est dans un premier lieu de passer dans les ambassades francaise, duNepal et de l'Inde, vous allez vous faire jete, mais je crois qu'il faut marquer le coup et leur mettre un peu la pression... Leur demander une autre solution (ca, ils adorent😛), il faut pas les lacher.
Pour rentree a l'ambassade pakistanaise il faut absolument une lettre! Peut etre meme qu'une lettre de recommandation pour un autre pays peu marche, ou alors en groupe..nous avec une lettre pour deux, nous sommes rentre a 4 plus 2 enfants...et apres tu peux te demerder face au consule!😇
Voila bon courage a tous, lachez pas l'affaire!
laure et freddie
Alors le conseil que je peux donnez aux prochains voyageurs, c'est dans un premier lieu de passer dans les ambassades francaise, duNepal et de l'Inde, vous allez vous faire jete, mais je crois qu'il faut marquer le coup et leur mettre un peu la pression... Leur demander une autre solution (ca, ils adorent😛), il faut pas les lacher.
Pour rentree a l'ambassade pakistanaise il faut absolument une lettre! Peut etre meme qu'une lettre de recommandation pour un autre pays peu marche, ou alors en groupe..nous avec une lettre pour deux, nous sommes rentre a 4 plus 2 enfants...et apres tu peux te demerder face au consule!😇
Voila bon courage a tous, lachez pas l'affaire!
laure et freddie
freddie
Bonjour,
Je comprend avec votre message que vous êtes en camion en Inde. Vous venez de France?
Avec un autre couple d'amis nous partons en juillet en Inde. Nous avons 2 enfants (par couple) et nous voyageons en camion aménagé.
J'aimerais, si vous avez du temps, avoir des infos sur votre voyage, quels sont vos conseils?
On se pose notamment bcp de questions par rapport à la situation au Pakistan. Faut-il que nous prenions nos visas avant de partir. Moi je pensais prendre le visa pour L'Iran et el Pakistan. Par contre l'ambassade du Pakistan à Paris m'avait dit qu'en camion il fallait que nous présentions le visas d'Inde pour obtenir celui du PakistaN . Pensez vous que nous devons négocier autrement, comment avez vous fait?
Merci à tous ceux qui pourrons nous renseigner!
Mathilde
Merci à tous ceux qui pourrons nous renseigner!
Mathilde
On ne va jamais aussi loin que lorsque l'on ne sait pas où l'on va.
Bonjour
voici comment nous avons procede en octobre : visa pour l'Iran a Paris, visa pour le Pakistan et l'Inde a Ankara. Vu l'evolution de la situation et le refus de l'Ambassade de France de faire la fameuse lettre de recommandation, il vaut mieux faire le visa pour le Pakistan de France. Attention, aux dernieres nouvelles, l'Inde ne donne plus que des visas de 3 mois (en tout cas c'est le cas pour les visas delivres au Nepal) et le visa coure a partir du jour ou il est echu...... vous le constatez donc, la principale difficulte pour organiser ce voyage est le parcours des visas ! S'il devient a peu pres evident qu'il ne faut pas compter sur les ambassades francaises ou qu'elles soient, on peut toujours esperer plus de chance dans les autres ambassades (voir l 'accueil chaleureux au Pakistan) ..... ou devenir suisse, une ambassade qui vous depatouille toujours.
Sinon, le Pakistan est un pays qui merite le voyage, mes enfants ont beaucoup aime.
Bon courage a vous
Katrin
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Hello,
nous voyageons en asie centrale direction la chine puis le pakistan via la KKH. La chine ne delivre pas de visa hors pays d'origine hormis peut etre le via de transit, . mais il faut pour cela avoir le visa pakistanais : savez vous s'il est possible de l'obtenir a tachkent, en combien de temps et surtout quand demarre t il apres emission ?
Merci !
nous voyageons en asie centrale direction la chine puis le pakistan via la KKH. La chine ne delivre pas de visa hors pays d'origine hormis peut etre le via de transit, . mais il faut pour cela avoir le visa pakistanais : savez vous s'il est possible de l'obtenir a tachkent, en combien de temps et surtout quand demarre t il apres emission ?
Merci !
Bonjour
aucune ıdee quand au modalite de delivrance a Tachkent - par contre duree du vısa pakıstanaıs : 3 moıs a partır de la date de delıvrance.
Bon voyage
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Thanks for your advice—this is a bit urgent 😕😕😕😕
Hello,
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.
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.
Hi there,
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?
Thanks so much for your answers! 🙂
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?
Thanks so much for your answers! 🙂
Hi everyone,
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.
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.






