a santiago depuis plus de 2 mois, je me suis fait voler passeport et carte bleue cette semaine
apres opposition sur carte et declaration chez les pacos, je passe a lambassade.
SURPRISE!! on peut rien y faire pour moi. soit disant parce que j' ai un visa de tourisme et comme dans un agence de voyage on me propose la formule "rentre chez toi pour 23 euros" en voulant me refourguer un laissez passer!!
quest ce que cest que ce delire??, me dis je
recherche sur internet. il existe un passeport durgence qui est delivré aux gens "de passage pour leur permettre de continuer de voyager"
je connais le pitoyable acceuil, service et surtout delais de nos administrations mais prendre les gens pour des cons faut pas abuser!!!
d' autant que chui amoureux d'ici et d'une chilienne et qu'en 2 mois ya pas mal de projet qui se sont mis sur pied.
Alguien tiene algunas precisiones, por fa???
toute expérience bonne a connaitre
le passeport d'urgence peut se faire mais dans certaines conditions.
notamment 1 voyageur qui va faire plusieurs pays. si t'as l'intention de rester un moemnt au Chili, fais toi insrire comme résident au consulat. déjà si tu y es depuis 2 mois tu aurais dû aller t'y insrire comme français de passage. tu aurais donner des copies de tes documents de voyages et ils aurait tout pour t'inscrire.
on a tendance à n'aller au consulat que quand on est dans la merde.
le laisser passer est valable pour un retour en france, il te permet de rester au Chili pas mal de temps mais je sais plus combien de temps.
il y a certaines règles. on peut pas non plus délivrer des passeports à tout va.
ayant fait partie de "ces gens" j'apprécie pas trop tes propos "je connais le pitoyable acceuil, service et surtout delais de nos administrations mais prendre les gens pour des cons faut pas abuser!!!"
j'avoue que certains sont pas aimables. mais faurt voir aussio parfois les conditions dans lesquelels on bosse. et parfois, souvent ce sont les français qui se croit tout permis parce qu'ils se croient importnat (je parle là surtout des résidents)
bon courage dans tes démarches.
qu est ce qu on rigole...
"les conditions dans lesquelles on travaille"
arrete, je vais pleurer, ce st vrai que ce st dur de bosser avec des horaires de fonctionnaires, de toucher une prime d expatriement et de vivre dans un beau quartier.
soyons serieux, les ambassades francaises sont connues dans le monde des voyageurs pour etre souvent pas sympas(j ai moi meme des exemples vecus), inefficaces(pour pas dire incapables, ce st l administration francaise)et finalement tres souvent inutiles, surtout si on a un probleme.
dans le cas du passeport, si tu n es pas resident du pays dans lequel tu en demandes un nouveau t as pas trop le choix.
ca m est arrive une fois, et j avais meme pas perdu mon passeport, il etait juste plein mais encore valable.
je voulais qu ils me rajoutent des pages ou m en refassent un nouveau mais non, ils t en refont pas un, faut retourner en france(a tes frais, est il besoin de le preciser).
ils peuvent, a la tete du client, t en refaire un provisoire, au prix modique de 60 euros, valable 1 an(une fois en france tu peux le faire prolonger gratos).
le probleme ce st que dans la plupart des pays on te demande une validite de 6 mois ce qui veut donc dire techniquement que tu ne peux pas utiliser ce passeport pendant 1 an mais pendant 6 mois.
je me suis souvent demande a quoi servaient ces ambassades vu qu elles ne nous refont pas de passeport, ne nous aident pas financierement etc...
et bien sur comme ca a ete dit plus haut, ils se plaignent de leurs conditions de travail les pauvres!!!
ca laisse reveur...
D'abord les Ambassades ne sont pas là pour aider les français en déroute et faire des passeports, mais pour représenter la France auprès des gouvernements étrangers. Le reste, c'est le travail des consulats.
Ensuite, ces derniers aident les français réellement en difficulté, mais ils ont souvent à faire à des voyageurs qui se sont mis eux-mêmes dans ces situations et en comptant au départ sur le "devoir" des consulats pour les dépanner ; refus de prendre des assurances, voyageant avec un budget impossible, prenant des risques inutiles, etc...
Sachez que si les consulats vous aident parfois financièrement, c'est sous garantie de se faire rembourser par un membre de votre famille ou autre...et que de toute façon s'il y a un jour un rapatriement ou un gros pb, c'est pris sur les fonds verses par les contribuables, il n'y a pas de miracles !
Alors arrêtez de dire n'importe quoi, et faites la queue dans les salles d'attente des consulats, vous y rencontrerez souvent beaucoup de regards hagards et de paumés,
et s'il est vrai que les conditions de vie de ces fonctionnaires ne sont pas désagréables (vous êtes jaloux, alors postulez !) ils passent aussi beaucoup de leur journées à se faire insulter et verbalement agresser par leurs concitoyens qui les prennent pour des vaches à lait !
Merci Milou,
je vais répondre à Naps en citant certains de ces propos
"ce st vrai que ce st dur de bosser avec des horaires de fonctionnaires, de toucher une prime d expatriement et de vivre dans un beau quartier". = à titre d'exemples mes horaires avoisinaient plus fréquemment les 50h par semaine que les 40h, pour les français qui "perdent" leur passeport au moment de prendre l'avion un samedi matin 1er janvier je me suis levée à 8h du mat pour leur faire 1 laissez passez et oh ils l'ont retrouvé dans leur sac....
"si tu n es pas resident du pays " = mais c'est parei l en france, si t'habite à Lille, tu vas pas demandé à aller faire ton passeport ou d'autres papiers à Montpellier ou à Ajaccio
"je voulais qu ils me rajoutent des pages ou m en refassent un nouveau mais non, ils t en refont pas un" =avant je crois que cela se faisait mais avec les nouvelles normes de sécurité, c'est plus possible
"au prix modique de 60 euros, valable 1 an" - la réglementation voudrait que la validité ne soit en fait que de 6 mois, mais beaucoup de pays veulent une validité de plus de 6 mois pour 1 visa donc dans ce cas le passeport est d'1 an et coute 30 ou 35 euros mais surement pas 60 qui est le prix du passeport de 10 ans
"je me suis souvent demande a quoi servaient ces ambassades vu qu elles ne nous refont pas de passeport, ne nous aident pas financierement etc..." = comme l'a dit Milou arrêté de confondre ambassade et consulat
"je me suis souvent demande a quoi servaient ces ambassades vu qu elles ne nous refont pas de passeport, ne nous aident pas financierement etc... " = et en france tu dirais des institutions "mais à quoi elles servent puisqu'elles ne me donnent pas un salaire sans rien foutre.
j'aimerias bien qu'il yaient une comparaison avec le soutien que les autres pays apportent à leurs concitoyens à l'étrnager. comme il y a des Suisses, des Belges, et des Québécois sur ce site, peut-être pourron-tils répondre à ces françias éternetls ralleurs et assistés!!!!
je sens que je vais m'en mettre quelques uns à dos, mais parfois ça soulage de dire ce que l'on pense
je sais pas si jai trouvé une solus.
mais de retour au consulat avec les memes questions en tete, je vais logiquement traiter avec la meme nana, lorganisation consulaire etant ce quelle est ( pas de jugement et cest meme pas plus mal).
la ou il y a de labus, cest que la meme que la semaine davant, e voyant arriver, quasi tape un edepresion. apres 10 min de discussion, elle me dit quil ny a pas de probleme pour un passeport durgence mais quelle navait pas compris mon objectif (rester au chili ou sortir de son territoire)
desolé de devoir le dire (et sans agressivité aucune) mais le consulat a une double missionde representativité et daide assistance a ses concitoyens.je comprend tout a fait que ca puisse etre pesant davoir des cas dimbecil tout les dbt de semaines. Mais qd on a des horaires dattention au public de 3h par jour et tous les avantages possibles de lexpa, faut pas se prendre pour des victimes non plus.
en attendant, ma situation devrait trouver solus ( provisoire du moins puisque 1an) ....quand la consul sera rentrée de vacances.....normal en ces tps electoraux et de remplacement dune partie des effectifs diplomatiques, mais la conincidence est plutot drole ds le debat....
prendre son mal en patience et rire des obstacles!!
pour apporter ma pierre a ledifice, je pense que nous avons une bureaucratie bien trop lourde pour les gens qui y bossent(meme si jai mon opinion sur leur maniere de travailler...) mais quelle lest bien plus pour les utilisateurs. les gens y travaillant, connaissant les 2 cotés de la barriere devrait le reconnaitre:cest tres tres tres pesant parfois. et moi jai perdu 2 semaines autant pour ma betise que pour lincapacité dun service un peu personalisé(la question "quest ce que vous comptez faire?" parecant une formalité insurmontable dns un cas comme celui ci). et la consequence est qd meme une situation que je trouve scandaleuse. "rentre en france", ni cagando!!!!
mais merci pour les conseils nadia, cest super sympa!!
Bonjour!
Juste pour mettre a jour la discussion quelques 5 ans plus tard, parce qu apparemment les choses ont pas mal change... Si ca peut servir a quelqu un par la suite... Je me suis aussi faite volee mon passeport a Valparaiso, et en fait, le consulat me fait un passeport normal sous 3 semaines. J ai un billet de retour depuis Buenos Aires dans 3 mois, et ils m ont dit que c etait le plus simple, vu que le passeport d urgence ne permet pas d aller partout. Il faut simplement fournir une copie de la carte d identite ou du passeport, et un justificatif de domicile en france. Les photos sont faites sur place.
Il faut aussi aller a Santiago rue Morande a l equivalent de la police etrangere, je me souviens plus de nom exact, ou ils font un PV detaille (chez les carabiñeros, rien n apparait ou presque sur le PV), avec aussi 2 photos (attention c ouvert que le matin). Ils remettent le PV avec la photo d identite et le numero du passeport vole, qui fait office de papier d identite en attendant. C est egalement la qu on recupere un duplicata de la tarjeta de toursimo, qu on nous remet a l entree au Chili, et qu ils recuperent a la sortie.
Calle Morande, c'est la ou située Extranjeria et Migraciones (pour tous les étrangers) et après chez les Carabineros c'est la constancia normalement, perdida o robo de documentos.
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?
Thanks in advance for your replies! 🙂
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.
hi there
I’m heading to Seoul in September, and to do that I need to get a travel authorization that we apply for through K-ETA....... turns out I can (barely, I admit) fill out the form up to the address of our "stay location," but every address I’ve entered has been rejected by the system. I’ve tried my hotel, the Lotte Hotel (which is well-known in Seoul), the airport—basically, I’ve entered at least 20 addresses, all rejected....
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
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,
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.
Thanks for any info!
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?
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
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?