Bonjour,
je vais partir pour Beijing le 15 juillet. J'ai obtenu mon visa avec une lettre d'invitation d'une amie qui réside à Beijing et chez laquelle je comptait restai pendant mon séjour. Or, il s'avère que j'ai la possibilité de loger dans une famille pékinoise et cela serait excellent pour mon chinois parlé. Je pense donc aller loger dans cette autre famille. Or le problème est le suivant : puis-je aller m'enregistrer au poste de police le plus proche de cette famille ou je dois forcement loger chez la copine qui m'a fourni la lettre d'invitation? Sur mon visa il n'y a rien marqué, je crois donc de pouvoir aller au poste de police et m'enregistrer avec mon réel adresse, c'est à dire, la famille pékinoise. Est-ce que cet enregistrement est obligatoire pour tout touriste (j'ai un simple visa touriste pour trois mois).
Et si j'allais m'enregistrer au commissariat le plus proche de ma copine et après aller vivre chez la famille.. je crains de pouvoir créer des emmerdes à tout le monde...
En Chine, tout étranger doit être enregistré auprès du poste de police local à chaque endroit où il séjourne.
On a 24h pour le faire, sauf dans les zones rurales où le délai de grâce est de 3 jours.
A Beijing, il y a des rappels bilingues à ce sujet affichés partout, y compris dans les endroits les plus inattendus.
Ce sont les hôtels qui s'en chargent pour leurs clients, ce qui fait que beaucoup de touristes ne se rendent compte de rien.
Je ne sais pas du tout ce qu'on risque à faire l'impasse, mais je ne conseillerais pas d'essayer, d'autant que ce n'est qu'il ne faut pas s'en faire une montagne.
Si vous logez chez l'habitant, il faut y aller soi-même (le management de ma résidence se charge de le faire, vues les charges, ils peuvent rendre ce service). A ma connaissance, on peut parfaitement changer de plan par rapport à ce que vous avez déclaré pour obtenir votre visa (ce n'est pas comme si les autorités chinoises imposaient de déposer un itinéraire et de s'y tenir).
Mon seul exemple vécu, ce sont des amis qui sont venus chez moi (donc visa avec ma lettre d'invitation), se sont déclarés initialement comme étant chez moi pendant tout leur séjour, mais sont partis faire un circuit, et donc ont été ré-enregistrés dans les hôtels où ils ont séjourné, sans que cela pose de problème.
En conclusion : enregistrez vous là où vous irez dormir, la famille en question saura certainement où s'adresser et pourra le cas échéant vous accompagner, et ne vous faites pas de souci avant votre départ, ça se passera très bien.
C'est nouveau ?
Jamais entendu ça, jamais fait non plus.
Bonjour,
Non, ce n'est pas nouveau.
Simplement, comme client d'un hôtel, d'un GH ou autre, on remplit une fiche détaillée et l'employé fait une photocopie de notre passeport, y compris du visa. Cette fiche part dans les heures qui suivent à la police. C'est quand on est locataire d'un appartement qu'on le fait soi-même (je l'ai fait à Hangzhou).
Danielle
A man, a plan, a canal, Panama - palindrome, auteur inconnu
les grands hotels transmettent, peut être , les formulaires et encore 99 fois sur 100 ils ne demandent qu'un passeport ( nous étions 2 ) les autres les 3/4 du temps ne demandent rien
voyagé 5 semaines en 2007, 5 semaines à nouveau cette année ( revenu depuis quelques jours ) en individuel, sans guide ( mais je me débrouille en mandarin ) aucun problème , il est préférable de ne pas aller voir la police. Une fois nous y sommes allés pour des renseignements sur les régions interdites dans les zones tibétaines , d'abord ils ne savent rien et nous ont questionnés sur l'endroit où nous logions. Evidemment nous etions dans un hotel " interdit aux etrangers " dont nous n'avons pas dit le nom . On leur a dit qu' on allait changer, ce que nous n' avons evidemment pas fait. Jamais eu de nouvelles. Voyagé dans de nombreuses régions, bus locaux, train sans jamais le moindre ennui. Nous avons même logé dans un hotel pour chinois ( ? ) mitoyen d' un poste de police !! Les policiers de faction ne faisaient pas du tout attention à nous; oubliez cette inscription obligatoire, ce n'est plus la Chine des années 70 et bon voyage
oubliez cette inscription obligatoire, ce n'est plus la Chine des années 70
Bonjour,
Désolée de vous contredire, mais dans chaque hôtel où vous dormez, une fiche est remplie. Parfois, c'est le personnel de la réception qui la remplit sur la base de votre passeport. Cette fiche va à la police. Vous n'en savez rien, mais c'est comme ça.
D'ailleurs , en Suisse c'est la même chose, les bulletins d'hôtel sont ramassés chaque nuit par la gendarmerie dans chaque hôtel du canton et triés alphabétiquement pour pouvoir être comparé aux divers mandats (recherche, arrestation, etc. en cours) et des interventions se font au petit matin lorsqu'un individu recherché est repéré.
Pour en revenir à la Chine, si vous louez ou sous-louez un appartement, vous devez aller vous-même (c'est-à-dire que le bailleur vous y emmène) au commissariat pour vous déclarer.
A moins de dormir à la belle étoile, le remplissage de fiche est obligatoire dans tout le pays.
Comme vous dites, ce n'est plus la Chine des années 70, mais bien celle de 2009.
Danielle
PS. Marathon, à qui vous répondiez, est expatrié à Pékin depuis quelques années. Il sait donc de quoi il parle !
A man, a plan, a canal, Panama - palindrome, auteur inconnu
Je ne suis pas d'accord Nemo. J'ai passé 6 jours sans être enregistrée nulle part. Et pas n'importe où puisque j'étais dans le Kham. J'ai quitté Lhassa où j'étais enregistrée, j'ai disparu et réapparu à Zhongdian 6 jours plus tard. Pour aller de Lhassa à Zhongdian il n'y a que deux solutions. L'avion et la route (il n'y en a qu'une). Je n'ai pas pris l'avion pour faire ce trajet, c'est facile à vérifier. On en déduit donc que j'ai fait cet itinéraire en empruntant la route. Sans les permis adéquats (il en faut 4 dont un permis militaire, je n'ai fait aucune demande). Et sans m'enregistrer dans aucun hôtel (j'y ai pourtant dormi). Si les étrangers étaient suivi à la trace, il était logique que l'on me refuse mon permis pour retourner au Tibet quelques mois plus tard. Même pas... Ces procédures me paraissent plus tenir du vernis que d'autre chose.
On doit effectivement remplir ces fiches. Mais je crois qu'ils n'en font rien ou pas grand chose.
je n'ai pas dit qu'on doit aller s'enregistrer mais que c'est l'hotelier qui te "declare" a travers ses registres. Normalement a partir de 23 heures, on vient prelever la liste des personnes de l'hotel.
mais ce que je ne sais pas si ils passent tous les soirs ou de facon aleatoire
c'est une facon de dire que si ils ont besoin de savoir ce qu'a fait une personne ils peuvent ressortir son parcours.
Moi ca m'arrive de dormir chez des amis en chine sans etre declaré.
pour les hotels qui font remplir des fiches, d'accord mais très souvent on ne remplissait rien du tout et en 2007 nous étions 5 et ne présentions qu' un passeport ...
Une fois encore je viens solliciter votre aide, étant déjà sur place mes recherches sont "limitées" et peut être que des gens plus futés pourront me répondre…
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I need to apply for a new eTA for Canada.
do I need the number from my old eTA or not?
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Hi there,
I know there are similar topics here and elsewhere, but they’re a few years old, and I need an up-to-date answer to make sure I don’t throw over 1000 € out the window. Thanks for your patience.
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I contacted Avis Canada, and they told me a credit card is absolutely required. I asked my bank for a credit card (a *real* credit card), but they only offered me a deferred debit card.
My question: For a rental with Avis Canada, is a Gold International Mastercard deferred debit card usable for the security deposit needed to finalize the rental? Is the "CREDIT" label enough? (Some cards say "CREDIT" and others say "CARTE DE CREDIT"—seems minor, but it’s actually a big deal in how the card works.)
I’ve seen conflicting info everywhere I look... My bank says it’s *usually* okay (the deferred debit card), while Avis Canada insists it *must* be a credit card, not debit—even when I mention the deferred debit card.
I know the whole credit card concept is already confusing, and on top of that, some sites say a deferred debit card counts as a credit card, while others say it doesn’t.
Thanks to anyone who can share a recent experience!
Have a great day
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Could a resident of Benin (Cotonou) kindly let me know which is the best mobile phone and internet service provider?
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I’m bringing Seresta, an anxiolytic (tranquilizer) from the benzodiazepine family,
to help me sleep.
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Hi everyone,
I’ll explain my situation.
Unfortunately, I lost my passport, and I only realized it two weeks before my departure for a humanitarian mission in Libya. I’m a nurse, and this mission really means a lot to me.
First, I applied for an emergency passport, but it was denied by the Val-d'Oise prefecture on the grounds that a planned humanitarian mission wasn’t considered an urgent reason.
So, I submitted a biometric passport application on July 20th. Since then, the tracking has been stuck, and the town hall can’t (or won’t) give me any clear information. Every time I call, I get a different story. The last update I received was that the passport had been produced since July 23rd with a status of "about to be shipped," but nothing since then.
I’ve managed to push my departure back to next Tuesday at the latest, but I’m starting to really panic.
Have any of you submitted an application around July 20th, especially in Val-d'Oise (95)? How long did you wait between the passport being produced and it being available at the town hall? Is it normal for this step to take this long?
This mission means so much to me. I had everything organized, and I’m also supposed to attend a friend’s wedding right after near the border.
Thanks so much to those who take the time to respond or share their experience. 😔
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In the "message" section of the account, it says "explanation letter (required)" with a deadline of January 25th, but I can’t find any explanation anywhere—despite searching the Canadian government website and Google. No links, nothing!
I’ve emailed them but haven’t heard back yet. I’m thinking of calling the Canadian embassy in Paris tomorrow. Even though I’m not stressing yet, it’d be a bummer if everyone else got to go without me!
If anyone’s had this issue before or knows what this explanation letter is about, I’d love to hear more.
hi there
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So, to anyone who’s successfully gotten the authorization, could you tell me which address you used to get that "elusive" approval?...
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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.
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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?
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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 :))
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?
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I’ve heard that crossing the border can be tricky!
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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?
