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Visa required, except for Nationals of France can obtain a visa on arrival. Fee: EUR 25.-.
A mon avis a clarifier avec ambassade/consulat Cap Vert plutot de de risquer un refus d'embarquement car visiblement la Cie semble faire aussi l'interpretation du visa prealable obligatoire !
et ce que l'on trouve sur le site officiel du du consulat capverdiens
Obtention d'un visa :
* Le visa est nécessaire au départ, la compagnie aérienne peut refuser d'embarquer un voyageur sans visa car sa responsabilité est engagée en cas de problème.
* A Paris, vous pouvez l'obtenir sur place à l'Ambassade, 3 rue de Rigny 75008 Paris, ou par courrier (modalités sur le site de l'Ambassade : http://ambassadecapvert.fr/. Les visas "couple" et "famille" ne sont plus délivrés.
* A Marseille, vous pouvez l'obtenir sur place le samedi au Consulat, 92 rue Stanislas Torrents 13006 Marseille (à proximité de la place Castellane), ou par courrier en envoyant le dossier à l'adresse :
PS et a lire sur internet les "retours d' experience" il semble y avoir regulierement des imcomprehensions ... refus d'embarquement
Bon voyage et surtout voyagez zen!
Michel France (85)
surtout que pour l'instant nous avons pas encore les passeports.
mais dans le cas d'achat d'un voyage en dernière minute 2 jours avant le départ comment sa ce passe ? a moins que les ventes dernière minute n'existe pas pour le cap vert.
surtout que pour l'instant nous avons pas encore les passeports.
mais dans le cas d'achat d'un voyage en dernière minute 2 jours avant le départ comment sa ce passe ? a moins que les ventes dernière minute n'existe pas pour le cap vert.
le consulat ou l ambassade feront le forcing pour vendre des visas qui ne sont nullement indispensable avant le depart....
Ici la problematique est uniquement celle de la compagnie aerienne....
Exige t elle un visa prealable ou pas ?
j'ai appelé xl airways, la nana me dit après vérification qu'il faut un visa aux depart, mais elle est pas sur car il ne vendent pas directement des voles pour le CV.
Lookea semble utiliser xl airways pour la même destination et eux indiquent sur leur site " Si vous avez réservé votre voyage dans les 3 jours précédant la date de départ, les frais de visa s'élèveront à 25 euros et seront à régler à votre arrivée à destination."
Voila ce que j'ai lu sur un forum (retour experience d'une personne parti au Cap-Vert en Décembre 2012) :
Voici les trois possibilités pour obtenir un visa d'entrée au Cap Vert:
- Soit l'acheter en france (à l'ambassade ou au consulat) bien avant de partir (au moins un mois avant). Cela coûte avec les frais environ 50 euros par personne, on reçoit un autocollant à mettre dans le passeport comme preuve que l'on a payé et il est valable 6 mois. Arrivé sur place, on fait la queue au guichet de douane, le douanier tamponne le passeport et c'est fini. Cependant, rares sont les touristes qui séjournent 6 mois au Cap Vert d'affilés.
- Soit vous êtes passé par une agence de voyage qui le propose ou l'impose, c'est donc inclus dans votre dossier de voyage entre 25 et 30€ pour ce que j'en ai entendu et le visa est valable le temps de votre séjour au vue de la date de votre billet d'avion retour. Là vous êtes inscrits sur une liste en possession. A la descente de l'avion vous faite la queue au guichet de douane, vous présentez votre passeport, si vous êtes sur la liste, on vous tamponne et c'est Ok.
- Enfin, si vous voyagez en mode routard (sans agence, comme moi) vous pouvez très facilement acheter le visa à l'aéroport lors de votre arrivée pour 25€.
Voici précisément le mode opératoire pour l'aéroport de Praia sur l'île de Santiago :
Vous arriverez sans doute très tard (vers minuit pour moi), ce n'est pas grave car le personnel de l'aéroport sera bien présent.
Vous rejoindrez en y étant dirigé et accompagné, la salle des arrivées à pieds.
En tant que touristes étrangers vous ferez la queue dans la file des "etranjeiros / foreigners" c'est celle de gauche.
C'est écrit au dessus des cabines des douaniers sur les grands panneaux lumineux bleus et jaunes.
Les files de droites sont pour les Cap Verdiens qui passeront plus vite que vous en douane de toutes façons.
Vous donnerez au douanier votre passeport + votre carte internationale d'arrivée pré-complétée dans l'avion 10 minutes avant l'atterrissage (prévoyez donc un stylo).
Suite vérifications, il comprendra que vous n'avez pas de visa et vous rendra votre passeport + une feuille format A4 à compléter sur les petits pupitres en bois sur le mur de gauche. C'est la demande de visa et ce n'est pas compliqué à remplir car les champs sont en portugais / anglais / français.
Une fois complétée, vous vous apercevrez qu'il y a un cadre pour une photo d'identité. Eh bien, ils n'en veulent pas de votre photo, donc pas besoin d'en prévoir une. Ils veulent juste vos 25 euros !!!
J'ai demandé, insisté et vérifié pour vous.
Donc, quand vous avez complété votre demande de visa format A4, vous faites la queue cette fois devant la plus petite des cabines en verre (il n'y en a qu'une c'est la plus à gauche en entrant dans la salle des arrivées).
Là, une personne va arriver. Patience !!!
Vous lui tendez à travers la vitre votre passeport + feuille A4, elle vous inscrit sur son gros registre en papier et reporte au stylo le visa d'une durée d'un mois (pour moi) sur votre passeport. Vérifiez à travers la vitre cette durée pour être dans les clous vis-à-vis de la durée de votre séjour sur leur territoire. Sinon, ce sera une amende en partant :-(
Puis, elle vous demande 25 euros par personne (en liquide), prévoyez juste la monnaie car s'il faut vous la rendre cela risque de prendre un certain temps pour la trouver !!!
Quand vous avez payez, elle vous rend votre passeport + un reçu officiel pour les 25 euros et vous pouvez vous diriger dans la salle du tapis roulant pour récupérer vos bagages qui viennent à peine d'arriver !!!
j'ai déjà lu ce post, mais ce qui est valable en décembre ne l'ai peut être plus en mai.
et a priori cela dépend de la compagnie sur lequel tu voyages.
car dans tous les cas il faut un visa, mais il est plus simple et moins chère de l'avoir sur place, sauf si la compagnie vous refoules au départ pour non présentation de visa.
visa que je ne peux avoir pour l'instant n'étant pas encore en possession des passeports
Vous avez indiqué que c'était un sejour via VP, donc renseignez vous si le visa est pris en charge dans votre forfait, car il est indiqué que cela est possible.
Sinon vous en serez pour faire votre visa avant votre depart point barre, ça vous evitera les problemes le jour du Depart avec XL, certes ça sera un peu plus cher, mais bon preferez-vous vous voir refuser le depart tout ça pour economiser 25€? c'est un peu risqué non?Car XL n'est pas reputé pour faire un geste commercial bien au contraire!(voir les Topics sur XLF lors de pépins)
Une fois vos passeports pret, foncez à l'ambassade faire vos Visas!Vous partirez trankilou pour vos vacances!
je suis tout a fait d'accord avec vous, mais rien ne dit que j'aurai mes passeports suffisamment tôt pour pouvoir anticipé.
car on vous demande la date de votre départ à la demande de passeport, donc je pense qu'il les délivres en fonction.
Concernant la délivrance du passeport, ça c'est une autre histoire! en esperant qu'ils vous soient delivrés en avance pour que vous puissiez avoir vos visas.
Apparemment il faut entre 3 et 5jrs max pour avoir son Visa.
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Hi there,
I’m heading to Senegal in January for a month and was wondering if I just need my French driver’s license or if I should get an international permit?
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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?
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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?
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I’m planning to go to Algeria with my family.
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Thanks for your help.
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Hi,
I’m writing to ask for some info—I’ve heard that you **must** have travel insurance to land in Zanzibar.
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Thanks in advance for your feedback!
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It's an individual family trip.
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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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I’d like to know if anyone has already applied for a private visa to Russia with an invitation from a Russian resident.
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Hi there,
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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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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?
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I’ve been to Thailand several times, but it was about 20 years ago…
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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?
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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.
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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.
