Visa de transit au Turkménistan
by Dakini
This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.
Original post
Bonjour, est-il necessaire de preciser la date exacte d'entrée et de sortie du territoire pour obtenir le visa de transit (5 jours) ?
comment faire quand on voyage par la route et que le voyage n'est pas planifié à la seconde :-)
Helas oui, tu dois indiquer tes dates precises en cas de visa de transit. De plus ces dates figurent sur le visa lui-même si bien qu'il est très facile aux autorités de vérifier à tout instant sur ton passeport si tu es dans les délais.
Comment faire pour éviter les ennuis ? Programmer le plus précisément possible ton périple et prier le ciel qu'il ne t'arrive pas d'impondérable. Si tu entres au delà du jour théorique, je pense que ca doit aller par contre tu dois quand même être sorti pour la date à laquelle expire le visa, sinon expulsion (+ eventuellement amende et/ou interdiction) ca dépend de la gravité de ton cas. Il y a une tolérance pour les cas de maladie, accident, etc....
J'avais abordé par MASHAD de façon à faire le trajet en une journée (ce qui est largement nécessaire tu peux me croire).
A ta disposition si tu veux plus d'info.
Bonjour,
Nous partons fin juin pour relier en 3 mois Istanbul à Pékin. Pour faciliter les procédure de visa, nous pensons prendre notre visa iranien à Bruxelles (sous 10 jours, pas de numéro de telex). Par contre, on se demande où prendre le visa de transit turkmen. Est ce que tu peux nous aider ?
Merci beaucoup,
Arnaud
Nous partons fin juin pour relier en 3 mois Istanbul à Pékin. Pour faciliter les procédure de visa, nous pensons prendre notre visa iranien à Bruxelles (sous 10 jours, pas de numéro de telex). Par contre, on se demande où prendre le visa de transit turkmen. Est ce que tu peux nous aider ?
Merci beaucoup,
Arnaud
Salut,
Par principe, c'est plus prudent de partir en ayant déjà son visa. Si on choisit de le prendre en route, il y a 2 inconvénients : délai d'atente qui immobilise dans un pays, et surtout risque de manquer d'une pièce ou de se heurter à un refus. De plus, l'obtention à Paris ne pose pas de problème, donc je pense que le mieux est de le demander à Paris. Ca devrait te prendre dans les 10 jours (hors délai poste si tu es en province).Tu as le temps d'ici juin, non ?
Pour l obtention du transit turkmene, il faut avoir le visa pour le pays suivant. A Tehran, ils sont plutot cool a l ambassade. Delai d attente 1 semaine, cout 31$, 2 photos, 2 copies du passeport et 2 copies du visa suivant.
Adresse: Pasdaran Ave, 5th Golestan str. C est un guichet sur le mur de l ambassade la demande se fait dans la rue. Ouvert du lundi au jeudi de 9h a 12h.
Adresse: Pasdaran Ave, 5th Golestan str. C est un guichet sur le mur de l ambassade la demande se fait dans la rue. Ouvert du lundi au jeudi de 9h a 12h.
Carpe Diem
Salut, j'ai fait cette route là en moto l'année dernière, avec un visa de transit de 10 jours pour le turkmenistan, obtenu à paris sans difficulté, mais il fallait au moins déjà avoir le visa pour le pays suivant, en ce qui me concernait c'était l'Ouzbekistan et puis leur fournir une lettre de motivation.
Chris
cher ami
j'ai l'intention d'aller en ouzebékistan en camping-car avec un départ entre le 15 août et le 1er septembre prochain
et comme je lis votre mesage concernant le visa de transit je suis très ennuyé car il m'est quasiment impossible de programmer une date exacte de passage à 5 jours près - peut-être à 10 jours mais il y a tellement d'impondérables qui peuvent se produire sur la route entre Igouménista et le passage de la frontière irano-turkmène.....
Et puis le camping-car, c'est la liberté et l'autonomie totale sans contrainte
connaissez vous une autre solution ?
Passer par la georgie ensuite l'Azerbaïdjan et prendre son visa au passage à Bakou mais est-ce possible ?
artichaux
Bonjour,
Je fais le trajet inverse, à savoir Ouzbekistan Turkmenistan et iran. Or, comme le trajet sera de près de 3 mois pour arriver en Iran venant de France par la Russie et le Kazakstan, on n'aura pas le visa iranien en partant de France. Donc, a priori, pas de visa turkmen possible.
Sais tu si on peut prendre un visa turmene de transit au Kazakstan ou en Ouzbekistan?
Merci
Didier
Je fais le trajet inverse, à savoir Ouzbekistan Turkmenistan et iran. Or, comme le trajet sera de près de 3 mois pour arriver en Iran venant de France par la Russie et le Kazakstan, on n'aura pas le visa iranien en partant de France. Donc, a priori, pas de visa turkmen possible.
Sais tu si on peut prendre un visa turmene de transit au Kazakstan ou en Ouzbekistan?
Merci
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Bonjour,
tu peux faire ton visa de transit pour le Turkménistan à Tachkent (Ouzbékistan) mais fais ton visa iranien avant Almaty ou Bichkek. plutot à Bichkek d'ailleurs parce qu'il commence tout de suite... Fais le visa ouzbék plutot à Almaty, plus facile qu'à Bichkek. ou en France avant de partir.
J'avais fait un sujet de récap des visas dans le thème voyager en CC, "récap de notre periple rouge", tu trouveras tous les détails. Mais n'hésite pas pour d'autres questions.
Annie
tu peux faire ton visa de transit pour le Turkménistan à Tachkent (Ouzbékistan) mais fais ton visa iranien avant Almaty ou Bichkek. plutot à Bichkek d'ailleurs parce qu'il commence tout de suite... Fais le visa ouzbék plutot à Almaty, plus facile qu'à Bichkek. ou en France avant de partir.
J'avais fait un sujet de récap des visas dans le thème voyager en CC, "récap de notre periple rouge", tu trouveras tous les détails. Mais n'hésite pas pour d'autres questions.
Annie
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bonjour
Je te remercie de ta réponse; ça nous enlève une épine du pied parce que c'est pas toujours simple avec les visas. En fait on va demander le visa iranien de France par une agence iranienne sur internet (j'ai trouvé www.iranianvisa.com) qui transmet le numero d'autorisation au consulat; on va le prendre à Almaty en espérant bien sur qu'il ne soit pas refusé sinon... Et on prendra ensuite le visa de transit turkmen aussi à Almaty. Pour le visa ouzbek, on tachera de l'avoir en France.
TIens, hier, j' i eu quelqu'un au tel de très sympa; je crois que vous vous connaissez; Didier R. de Seine Saint Denis. Il m'a parlé de vous et de votre périple. SI tu veux on peux se parler sur skype mon pseudo est gtomdid.
A bientot. Didier
Je te remercie de ta réponse; ça nous enlève une épine du pied parce que c'est pas toujours simple avec les visas. En fait on va demander le visa iranien de France par une agence iranienne sur internet (j'ai trouvé www.iranianvisa.com) qui transmet le numero d'autorisation au consulat; on va le prendre à Almaty en espérant bien sur qu'il ne soit pas refusé sinon... Et on prendra ensuite le visa de transit turkmen aussi à Almaty. Pour le visa ouzbek, on tachera de l'avoir en France.
TIens, hier, j' i eu quelqu'un au tel de très sympa; je crois que vous vous connaissez; Didier R. de Seine Saint Denis. Il m'a parlé de vous et de votre périple. SI tu veux on peux se parler sur skype mon pseudo est gtomdid.
A bientot. Didier
Bonjour Didier,
oui, on connait bien l'autre Didier...
Tu as peut-être raison de passer par une agence, c'est rassurant, mais autrement il n'y a aucun pb pour faire le visa iranien à Almaty. Le pb, c'est qu'il démarre tout de suite, ce qui nous donne un mois pour entrer en Iran... Si tu le fais par l'agence, fais attention à ce pb de date. Tu dois pouvoir le faire sans pb à Bichkek ou dans le pays le plus proche, l'Ouzbékistan. Tu vois ça...
J'ai du me créer un pseudo sur skype, mais je ne me rappelle plus. Je vois ça et je te contacte. amicalement.
Annie
oui, on connait bien l'autre Didier...
Tu as peut-être raison de passer par une agence, c'est rassurant, mais autrement il n'y a aucun pb pour faire le visa iranien à Almaty. Le pb, c'est qu'il démarre tout de suite, ce qui nous donne un mois pour entrer en Iran... Si tu le fais par l'agence, fais attention à ce pb de date. Tu dois pouvoir le faire sans pb à Bichkek ou dans le pays le plus proche, l'Ouzbékistan. Tu vois ça...
J'ai du me créer un pseudo sur skype, mais je ne me rappelle plus. Je vois ça et je te contacte. amicalement.
Annie
Trois Enfants Autour du Monde
Notre site : http://www.periple.org
Bonjour a tous,
Juste une petite question, est ce que vous pensez qu'avec un visa de transit de 5 jours on a le temps de visiter le site de Merv quand on rentre par Gaurdan prés d'Achkabat et que l'on veuille sortir par Turkmenabat ?
Sinon pour ceux qui sont passé par ce pays c'est quoi le trajet le plus "simple" et les moyens de transport.
Est ce que le train c'est bien ou le mieux c'est le bus ou le taxi collectif ?
Merci d'avance.
Christophe
Juste une petite question, est ce que vous pensez qu'avec un visa de transit de 5 jours on a le temps de visiter le site de Merv quand on rentre par Gaurdan prés d'Achkabat et que l'on veuille sortir par Turkmenabat ?
Sinon pour ceux qui sont passé par ce pays c'est quoi le trajet le plus "simple" et les moyens de transport.
Est ce que le train c'est bien ou le mieux c'est le bus ou le taxi collectif ?
Merci d'avance.
Christophe
Bonjour Christophe,
oui, tu as le temps. Nous étions en camping-car dans l'autre sens. On a passé un grand moment à Merv avant de nous diriger sur la capitale. Pour aller de Achkabad à Mary, tu peux prendre le bus. Après, comme Merv est très étendu et dur à trouver, tu as peutêtre interet à passer par une agence à Mary avec un guide si ce n'est pas trop cher ou prends un taxi que tu garderais tout le temps de la visite.
Amicalement.
Annie
oui, tu as le temps. Nous étions en camping-car dans l'autre sens. On a passé un grand moment à Merv avant de nous diriger sur la capitale. Pour aller de Achkabad à Mary, tu peux prendre le bus. Après, comme Merv est très étendu et dur à trouver, tu as peutêtre interet à passer par une agence à Mary avec un guide si ce n'est pas trop cher ou prends un taxi que tu garderais tout le temps de la visite.
Amicalement.
Annie
Trois Enfants Autour du Monde
Notre site : http://www.periple.org
Bonjour,
Je suis de Reims et je souhaiterais me rendre au turkménistan en septembre 2009. Nous voudrions visiter l'Ouzbékistan, traverser le turkménistan et ensuite visiter l'Iran. Pour cela nous avons besoin d'un visa de transit au turkménistan. Est il facile à obtenir? Avons nous besoin d'une invitation? Merci pour votre réponse Jfp
Je suis de Reims et je souhaiterais me rendre au turkménistan en septembre 2009. Nous voudrions visiter l'Ouzbékistan, traverser le turkménistan et ensuite visiter l'Iran. Pour cela nous avons besoin d'un visa de transit au turkménistan. Est il facile à obtenir? Avons nous besoin d'une invitation? Merci pour votre réponse Jfp
jf
Bonjour,
Mon voyage au Turkmenistan remonte à 2006, il faut se référer aux règles actuelles.
Le site du MAE dit ceci :
Entrée / Séjour
L’accès au territoire turkmène se fait sur présentation d’un passeport d’une durée de validité de six mois minimum, revêtu d’un visa à obtenir avant le départ auprès de l’Ambassade du Turkménistan du lieu de résidence du voyageur. L’obtention de ce visa, qui n’est délivré qu’après l’accord d’une commission compétente se réunissant à Achgabat, implique que toute invitation d’une société ou d’un particulier turkmène soit contresignée par un bureau du service d’état pour l’enregistrement des citoyens étrangers.
Il est formellement déconseillé de se présenter à un poste frontière turkmène sans visa en raison de la forte probabilité de refoulement. Un visa peut exceptionnellement, et sous certaines conditions, être délivré lors de l’accès au territoire, sur la base d’un numéro de dossier. Mais ceci suppose que le visiteur ait préalablement déposé un dossier complet de demande de visa auprès de l’ambassade du Turkménistan à Paris. Le tarif du visa est alors plus élevé.
Toute taxe relative à la délivrance d’un visa ou à l’enregistrement du séjour est payable en Dollars US. Les cartes bancaires et les Euros, dont l’usage est quasi inexistant, ne sont jamais acceptées à l’aéroport ou au service d’Etat d’enregistrement des ressortissants étrangers.
Tout projet de voyage au Turkménistan doit prendre en compte les longs délais d’obtention des visas (plusieurs semaines à deux mois d’attente), les prix de ces titres (parfois très élevés) et le poids des traditions soviétiques dans l’administration et la vie locales.
Le mieux est de contacter l'Ambassade :TURKMENISTAN Paris | Ambassade (Fonctions consulaires assurées par l'Ambassade)
Adresse : 13, rue Picot - 75116 Paris Tél: 01.47.55.05.36/01.53.65.10.71
Fax : 01.47.55.05.68 Courriel : turkmenamb@free.fr pour savoir quoi faire. Salut
Pierre
Le mieux est de contacter l'Ambassade :TURKMENISTAN Paris | Ambassade (Fonctions consulaires assurées par l'Ambassade)
Adresse : 13, rue Picot - 75116 Paris Tél: 01.47.55.05.36/01.53.65.10.71
Fax : 01.47.55.05.68 Courriel : turkmenamb@free.fr pour savoir quoi faire. Salut
Pierre
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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.
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.
Hi
Has anyone been to Rwanda recently and gotten a 3-month visa on arrival easily?
Thanks
Hi there,
My departure is slowly approaching, and now that I’ve got my Russian visa sorted, I’m fine-tuning the rest of my trip to Tajikistan. Since the Tajik visa is no longer required for stays under 30 days (for French nationals), I’ll need to visit the Ministry of Interior (OVIR) to register within 10 days of entering the country. No big deal, though, since I had to go there anyway to apply for my GBAO permit. 😉 However, I’ve *seen* several reports from travelers (mostly motorized) mentioning that you need an entry permit for Kyrgyzstan, which has to be arranged in advance at the Kyrgyz Ministry (consulate?) in Dushanbe. Otherwise, you’re *stuck* at the Kyzyl-Art border (with no Wi-Fi, of course, to try and sort it out). The most recent report was from a year ago, so I’d love to know if this is still the case and if it’s indeed at the Kyrgyz Ministry (consulate?) where you need to go for this pre-authorization.
Does anyone have any recent info on this?
Thanks in advance!





