Je suis actuellement en tour du monde et compte me rendre en Chine, Mongolie et Russie dans quelques mois.
Avant de me rendre dans ces pays, je passe par le Viêt Nam, Cambodge et Thailand d'où je pense faire mes demandes de visas.
J'ai beau chercher sur le forum, je n'ai pas trouve de post récent sur les conditions (prix, délais d'obtention, etc) nécessaires pour l'obtention de ces visas.
Je suis d'ailleurs embêté car j'ai peur de ne pas avoir assez de temps pour faire toutes mes demandes a Bangkok!
Si quelqu'un a des conseils, je suis donc preneur!
Merci beaucoup!
Salut à toi
visa mongol le plus rapide à récupérer: w.w.w.mongolianconsulate.com.au/visas/Bangkok.shtml:délai 2 jours
visa russe w.w.russianembassy.biz/Thailand-Bangkok.htm : plus compliqué
Confier à une agence de voyage souvent plus réactive pour les visas complexes comme le visa chinois pas facile pour les français et dont les modalités sont fluctuantes. Des voyageurs ont essayé dans chaque capitale comme Hanoi, Pnom Penh ....certains consulats ont fourni le visa plus ou moins facilement avec des délais allongés
Bonne chance
Carassou
Revenant de mon voyage, j'auto-répond a mon message en espérant que cela rende service a d'autre.
Ce topic vous concerne si vous comptez vous rendre dans différents pays d'Asie et que vous avez déjà quitte la France.
J'ai effectué toutes les démarches en arrivant a Bangkok (ou aucune demande de visa n'est nécessaire!):
- Chine: aucun visa nécessaire pour tout séjour de moins de 4 jours. (On vous délivre automatiquement un visa de 3 jours en arrivant a l'aéroport!)
Pour un séjour plus long, se rendre a l'ambassade de Chine a Bangkok. Bien se renseigner grace a leur site web de tous les documents nécessaires. Ils sont très pointilleux! Donc évitez vous un trajet pour rien en ayant tout avec vous (notamment l'appoint en monnaie locale)!
Il est possible de faire une demande express pour ceux qui sont dans l'urgence! Le prix du visa augmente en conséquence.
- Birmanie:
La aussi, l'ambassade est rodée. Ils doivent recevoir une centaine de demain de de visa par jour. Les horaires d'ouvertures sont indiquées sur leurs site web. Paiement en monnaie Thaï. Possibilité de récupérer son visa le jour même!
- Mongolie: depuis 3 semaines, il n'est plus nécessaire d'avoir un visa pour rentrer en Mongolie pour une durée inférieure a 1 mois. Attention, cette mesure est temporaire et ne doit pas durer plus d'un an normalement (a vérifier sur le site de l'ambassade). Si visa de nouveau nécessaire, se rendre a l'ambassade a Bangkok qui est très compliquée a trouver! Donc demander a votre hôtel de les appeler pour avoir l'adresse exacte (celle sur internet n'est pas bonne). Je vous conseille de prendre un taxi en sortant de la station de métro la plus proche. Ça vous évitera de galerer 1h30 comme nous pour enfin la trouver!
Comptez 3-4 jours ouvre pour la délivrance du visa!
- Russie: sûrement le plus compliquer a obtenir si vous vous rendez a l'ambassade Russe. Ils vous demanderont beaucoup de papier (justificatif assurance voyage, invitation, etc). Le plus simple est peut être de passer par une agence spécialisée. Comme nous nous rendions avant en Mongolie, nous avons déposé nos passeport a l'agence Legend Tour qui se trouve juste derrière l'ambassade. Pour 100$, ils s'occupent de tout (invitation, etc). En revanche, comptez 8-10 jours pour l'obtenir.
"...Chine: aucun visa nécessaire pour tout séjour de moins de 4 jours. (On vous délivre automatiquement un visa de 3 jours en arrivant a l'aéroport!) ..."
Inexact. On peut faire un transit maximum de 72 heures (pas moins de 4 jours) sans visa mais il y aussi plusieurs conditions. Et on ne délivre aucun visa à l'aéroport.
Merci pour les autres mises à jour.
Je viens de lire ton message « Obtention des visas Chine, Mongolie et Russie depuis l'Asie du Sud-Est » sur le site voyage-forum qui m’a beaucoup intéressé !
Je suis actuellement dans la même situation que toi. Je fais un tour du monde d’Ouest en Est et pour cette raison il m’a été impossible de faire mes demandes de visas pour la Chine et la Russie depuis la France. Je vais comme toi passer quelques mois en Asie du Sud-Est (Birmanie/Laos/Cambodge/Thaïlande) avant de terminer mon périple par la Chine, la Mongolie et la Russie (transsibérien).
Concernant les visas Chinois et Russe pourrais-tu me donner quelques précisions :
· As-tu eu besoin de présenter un certificat de résidence en Thaïlande ou une preuve que tu avais un visa de 90j comme il le demande sur leur site ?
« The Russian Embassy in Bangkok is empowered to issue Russian visas (all types except transit visas) only to foreigners who hold a Thai residence certificate or who have been granted permission to stay in Thailand continuously over 90 days. »
· As-tu eu à justifier la raison pour laquelle tu n’avais pas fait ta demande de visa de France ?
· Es-tu passé par une agence pour avoir un « Voucher » ?
« A tourist voucher IS NOT hotel booking. It is issued only by certified Russian travel agents »
· As-tu eu à présenter des tickets (avion, train, …) d’entrée et de sortie pour ces pays ? Et donc présenter un planning détaillé et daté de ton itinéraire ?
· Lorsque tu as fait ta demande de visa, es-tu resté à Bangkok ou as-tu eu la possibilité de voyager en Thaïlande sans ton passeport pendant le délai de la procédure ?
· Dans ta phrase « Comme nous nous rendions avant en Mongolie, nous avons déposé nos passeport à l'agence Legend Tour ». Je ne comprends pas bien le sens de ta phrase, le fait de passer par la Mongolie avant implique des difficultés supplémentaires lors de la demande de visa et requière donc les services d’une agence ?
· Y-a-t-il des documents à fournir qui ne seraient pas précisés sur le site des ambassades ou des astuces à savoir ?
Merci d’avance pour l’aide que tu pourras m’apporter !
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Hi there,
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Can anyone give me some advice?
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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!)
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My partner, our 8-year-old daughter, and I are going on vacation to Gex.
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Hello,
We’ll soon be moving to Madagascar long-term.
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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).
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Hi there,
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Hi there,
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Has anyone here been in this situation recently?
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Just a question that’s probably been asked before (though usually the other way around for my situation :))
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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?
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I’m leaving for almost 3 months in the Philippines (11 weeks total) starting in early May.
I already have my round-trip ticket.
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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.
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Is it possible to extend directly by 2 months before the initial 30 days expire?
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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?
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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!
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