Ce mail est destine a bien mettre les points sur les I et a aider tous les aspirants au visa pour la Chine.
Je suis allee ce matin au consulat chinois a VIENTIANNE. Voici donc les toutes dernieres infos que j ai pu glaner.
2 possibilites (je parle ici du visa touristique L)
1 visa de 1 mois dont le duree commence a se decompter au jour de votre entree en Chine. Cout 32 USD en 4 jours ouvrables
1 visa de 3 mois. Attention la duree de celui ci debute du jour du depot de la demande, dans mon cas aujourd hui 16 janvier.
Deuxieme point important : si votre visa est bien de 3 mois, vous devez imperativement sortir de Chine tous les mois. Cout ?
En ce qui concerne le reglement des 32 USD, celui ci ne se fait pas au consulat, vous devez aller vous en acquitter a la Banque de Chine, voir les infos ci apres.
Ambassade de Chine, loin du centre de Vientianne, prendre un touk touk ou y aller en velo. Prendre la rue principale de Vientianne, celle qui passe devantl le Wat Sisaket et l ambassade de France, continuer tout droit jusqu a arriver au niveau du pont qui traverse le Mekong (la route va a l aeroport), vous tournez a ce niveau a gauche et vous continuez jusqu a ce que vous soyez au niveau de l UNICEF a droite, vous tournez a nouveau a gauche. L ambassade se trouve dans une petite rue au niveau du Wat Nak ? a cote d importants bureaux d une association germano lao.
Je rappelle que les bureaux ouvrent a 9 heures. Le visa se fait en 4 jours ouvrables en comptant le jour de depot.
Pour les documents, outre les passeports, 1 photo, 4 pages d imprimes a remplir, penser a prendre des noms, adresses et numeros de telephone d hotels, on vous les demande dans ces imprimes, il m a ete reclame une confirmation de booking d avion sortie de Chine (billet on going) mais la resa suffit. Egalement demande dans l imprime le nom d une assurance maladie et le numero de contrat, les noms et numeros de telephone de proches...
Pour ce qui est de la Banque de Chine, celle ci se trouve en centre ville dans la grande avenue qui va a l arc de triomphe( si je me rappelle appele Paxutai). C est a gauche, mais la banque est juste signalee par ses initiales ICBC en rouge (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China). Vous presentez le recu du consulat a l entree, remplir 2 fiches, une pour les 32 euros de taxe pour le visa et une pour les frais de la banque soit 10 000 kips (= 10 euros)
Juste pour infos, si vous voulez aussi faire un visa vietnamien, le consulat se trouve plus loin apres l arc de triomphe dans une rue sur votre droite. Une seule page tres succincte a remplir, 50 usd en 3 jours 55 usd en 1 jour.
TRES IMPORTANT : Les ambassades de Chine et du Vietnam seront fermees du 20 janvier au soir au 30 janvier au matin pour cause de nouvel an chinois (23 janvier)
J espere avoir rien oublie pour faciliter la vie a mes compagnons de galere dans l obtenition du visa chinois
Je confirme tes dires. Juste quelques precisions. La banque ICBC se trouve dans l avenue face au marche central. C est la bas qu on regle son visa et il faut en prime debourser 10 000 kips, qui representent 1 euro et non 10 !
Le visa chinois peut s obtenir plus rapidement qu en quatre jours. Pour ma part, je l ai obtenu le lendemain matin apres avoir paye 20 dollars supplementaires.
J avais bien rempli tout l imprime, en marquant parfois un peu n importe quoi. On ne m a reclame aucun document sachant que je n etais pas en possession de billet d avion pour le retour, puisque je suis revenu par la route.
Tres bien, je vous raconterai mon periple dans le Yunnan
Oui excusez moi pour l erreur de frappe : 10 000 kips font 1 euro. La Banque de Chine se trouve bien dans l avenue qui va du Mekong au Patuxai (Arc de Triomphe) mais egalement apres le Tao Lao (marche du matin). Ca depend d ou on vient.
Precisions pour le parcours : apres avoir tourne a droite au niveau du pont sur le Mekong, tourner a gauche au feu jusqu a l UNICEF (a droite), tourner alors a gauche, puis a droite puis a gauche.
J ai eu mon visa de 1 mois ce matin. Comme quoi il n y a decidement pas de regles en la matiere piusqu on m a demande ma reservation de vol. Par contre il est vrai que je n ai pas repondu entierement au questionnaire....
Par contre je confirme ce que j ai ecrit en ce qui concerne les durees et date de depart des visas.
Bonjour,
Je serai en Chine au mois de mai 2012 et je compte faire le visa à Vientiane.
Mon périple qui aura débuté en Birmanie, Thaïlande et Laos, se poursuivra par la même voie en Chine, c'est à dire par la route.
Quand tu dis avoir "rempli tout l imprime, en marquant parfois un peu n importe quoi", ça m'intrigue :)
Je ne pense pas avoir de résa d'hôtel, ni de vol A/R....
Alors que faut-il surtout bien préciser ? et à l'inverse qu'est-ce qu'ils n'iront sûrement pas vérifier (résa ? contacts sur place....) ??
Même si je me doute que cela doit dépendre du zèle de l'employé.....
Merci pour les infos !! :'D
Je n'avais pas de résa d'hôtel et j'ai mis un hôtel au pif à Kunming, pris dans le Lonely. Aucun billet d'avion retour puisque je repartais de Bangkok. J'ai changé ma profession car la mienne pose un problème, tout comme pour l'adresse de mon employeur, pour lequel je me doutais bien que l'ambassade n'allait pas vérifier. Bref rien de bien méchant, mais je suppose qu'à l'ambassade à Paris, ça aurait été bien plus compliqué.
Toujours est-il qu'on ne m'a posé aucune question et le lendemain, j'avais le visa en poche. D'ailleurs, juste après avoir rempli le formulaire, j'avais réservé mon billet d'avion pour Kunming.
Je vous conseillerai, surtout si vous passez par Bangkok, de vous munir d une resa d avion, au cas ou on vous la demande a Vientianne
J avais ete dans une agence de voyage a Khao San, situee en face de l hotel Swasadee On ne m a demande que 100 baths pour ce faire. Je craindrai que les agences a Vientianne ne soient pas aussi accomodantes
Je me suis rendu à l'ambassade ce matin. J'avais le choix sur le formulaire entre 3 mois simple entrée, 6 mois simple ou 6 mois multiples. J'avais besoin de 3 mois mais le type à l’accueil a décrété qu'aujourd'hui ce serait 1 mois ou rien. Donc allons pour un mois. D'après lui je peux le prolonger sans soucis dans un bureau de police de n'importe quelle ville en chine.
J'ai payé 52 dollars parce que je le voulais pour le lendemain, je devrais le récupérer demain matin si tout ce passe bien :)
as tu eu à fournir des papiers style résa d'avion et assurance ?
je voyage par la route
suis intéressé par des infos sur le processus à Vientiane sachant qu'à Jakarta il faut passer par une agence dont les frais sont presque le prix du visa
laisse tomber ces escrocs de moustachus indos!
fais ton visa a bangkok via une agence et basta.
ou a hong kong, chais pas si ca a change mais a l epoque ils donnaient 3 mois double entree facile.
t'inquiétes pas , j'avais déjà anticipé. j'ai trouvé un billet pas cher pour KL le 13 février. Ensuite je remonte sur BKK et direction le Laos puis Boten, Mingla et le Yuanyang
apparemment d'après ce que j'ai lu par ci par là, c'est possible d'avoir trois mois à Vientiane.
ah zut, t as pas file de sous aux moustachus?
t es pas cool, avec quoi ils vont se payer leurs cewek et leurs kretek (note la rime riche) les pauvres? :-)
cela dit je vais être obligé de me les coltiner pour demander une extension de mon visa qui expire le 20 janvier. Je me prépare 🙂
je vais tenter Jogjakarta si l'immigrasi est à l'image de la ville, ça pourra le faire
Je vous conseillerai, surtout si vous passez par Bangkok, de vous munir d une resa d avion, au cas ou on vous la demande a Vientianne
J avais ete dans une agence de voyage a Khao San, situee en face de l hotel Swasadee On ne m a demande que 100 baths pour ce faire. Je craindrai que les agences a Vientianne ne soient pas aussi accomodantes
Bonne route
Bonjour, juste une petite question, pourquoi se munir d'une resa à Bangkok, ils font des fausses réservations d'avion là-bas ?
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Hi there,
I’m explaining our situation—my daughter and her young family have just moved to Polynesia, specifically to the island of Raiatea. That’s great, of course, and my wife and I are planning to visit them. However, flights that go through the United States are causing us a problem because we’ve been to Cuba. I think we’ll need a visa because of that.
Has anyone else dealt with this situation before? Any advice on flights and visas would be really helpful.
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
Hi,
I’m planning a trip to Laos from France with a transit through Thailand involving 2 entries. I might spend up to 7 days max in Thailand (round trip).
The flight I’ve spotted: arrival at BKK and return to France 31 days later.
With the new regulations/visa:
"Starting September 15, 2026, French nationals holding an ordinary passport will be able to stay in Thailand visa-free for up to 30 days for tourism purposes only, down from the previous 60 days."
How do you think the counting is done?
- Number of days spent in Thai territory?
- Entry and exit dates: number of days between the two?
I’m leaning toward the first option, but to avoid any administrative hassles with Thailand (fines, etc.) and before booking my ticket, your input would really help.
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?
Hi there,
we’re planning our trip to the North Cape this summer. We bought a new vehicle for it. Unfortunately, the registration document is still being processed, and the delay seems long—I don’t think I’ll have it in time for our departure...
I have the transfer documents, insurance in my name, and all the supporting paperwork, but not the registration document. So my question is: does the ferry company require the registration document *mandatorily* when boarding in Denmark or not?
Thanks for any insights...
Hi everyone,
I bought a new apartment in Pattaya that will be finished at the end of 2013, and I’d like to buy more later...
I think it’s a good investment idea, but I’d love to hear from those of you with experience—what do you think? I’d also like to know how to handle rentals... Should I go through agencies, or are they usually rented out directly by the building management companies?
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Hi everyone,
I have to leave for Perth, Australia in a week, for 7 days, and I couldn’t get my international driver’s permit due to processing and delivery delays.
The information I’ve found about whether an international permit is required is contradictory. Some sources say you need one, others say you don’t.
Could anyone let me know if an international driver’s permit is necessary to rent a car in Australia (Perth), or if a French license is enough for a 7-day rental?
hi everyone,
I need to apply for a new eTA for Canada.
do I need the number from my old eTA or not?
because I can’t find my old eTA number anymore.
thanks for your replies, have a great weekend
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.
I’m planning a trip from France to Alberta/British Columbia, and I’m unsure about which bank card to use for the security deposit with the rental company (I’m thinking of going with AVIS).
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
Hello everyone,
Could a resident of Benin (Cotonou) kindly let me know which is the best mobile phone and internet service provider?
Thank you very much,
Best regards,
Juan
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?
Same question for antibiotics?
Thanks a bunch!
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. 😔
Can anyone tell me exactly if a passport "valid for the duration of the stay" is enough, or does it need to be valid for 6 months after the trip?
I checked the embassy’s website, but that info is missing.
Hi there,
I’ll be arriving in Seoul on November 18th after spending about a month in India.
Do you know if I’ll need to fill out any additional documents besides the e-arrival card?
Thanks in advance for your tips!
I’m a bit embarrassed because I need to travel to Quebec from February 27th to March 13th. I’m a regular visitor to Canada—this will be my 10th trip since 1997, plus a year as a permanent resident (2000–2001) and a cross-country run from Vancouver to Halifax in 2011. So, I’m definitely not a terrorist!
But since our last trip in July 2015, they’ve introduced this eTA thing. Seems more like a way to make money than to actually secure Canada, if you ask me, but anyway, that’s not the point.
I applied for an eTA for myself, my wife, and our two kids. They all got approved within hours, but not me! I was asked to create a GC key and then an IRCC account, which I did. Normally, you get news within 72 hours, but since Monday, January 15th, nothing!
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.
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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?...
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?
Thanks!
JL
Hi there,
I have a 9-seater passenger vehicle that I use for my business in Paris, transporting people.
I’m planning to go to Algeria with my family.
The vehicle registration lists my company as the owner.
Can I get a TPD (Temporary Admission Document)?
Will I need a KBis extract or a power of attorney?!?
Thanks for your help.
Worst case, I can add my personal name as a co-owner on the registration, but that would be a real shame!
Hi,
I’m writing to ask for some info—I’ve heard that you **must** have travel insurance to land in Zanzibar.
What’s the process, and which insurance should I get?
Thanks in advance for your feedback!
Best,
Seb
Hi, are there any travelers who’ve recently crossed the border between Karakalpakstan (Uzbekistan) and Beineu in Kazakhstan?
It was closed for a while.
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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!)
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.
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?
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
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!
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
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?
