je me suis rendu hier a l ambassade d ethiopie de Nairobi, et a ma grande surprise, l officier d immigration m a annonce que la loi avait change depuis Lundi et qu il etait maintenant impossible d obtenir un visa pour l ethiopie a l ambassade de nairobi pour les etrangers non resident du kenya...il faudrait obligatoirement passer par la voie des aires
Je suis un peu surpris car j avais vu ce meme officier y a un moi, qui m avait dis de revenir juste deux jours avant mon depart et que j aurais mon visa sans probleme...Et la nouvelle loi, je trouve ca un peu bizarre. Es ce quelqu un a eu le meme probleme ?
Pensez vous qu il est possible de negocier a la frontiere de Moyale pour obtenir un visa ?
je me prépare aussi a remonter l'Afrique de Durban à Damas et je passe donc par le Kenya puis l'Éthiopie. Mais je vois votre message qui est loin de me rassurer
Avez vous trouvé une solution pour rejoindre l'Éthiopie? est-t-il donc possible de prendre un visa à la frontière à Moyale?
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Contactez Jef974 qui a emprunté une partie de votre chemin. Il est passé du Kenya en Ethiopie et à prolongé via le Soudan. J'ai voyagé en Ethiopie et au Soudan mais lors de voyages distincts et sans passer de frontières terrestres, je ne sais pas vous aider sur ces aspects.
Je confirme qu'il est impossible pour un non-résident d'obtenir un visa pour l'Ethiopie à Nairobi. Changement d'ambassadeur m'a -t-on dit, au JJ / Nairobi il y a trois semaines.
Ai par ailleurs obtenu en dix minutes visa six mois , multiples entrées à Bruxelles.
Je confirme par ailleurs être passé la semaine dernière par l'Est Turkana via, Maralal, Baragoi, South Horr, Loyangalani, Siliboi Park, Lleret (Kenya) et Omorate (Ethiopie).
A noter: nous ( un Defender et un MAN) avons fait une variante au trajet habituel, en continuant plein Nord le long du lac Turkana au Nord de Loyangalani, au lieu de passer par North Horr ( pas de trace sur T4A). Cela 'passe', sauf que la piste bute sur une base militaire, où il nous a été recommandé 'd'accepter une escorte' sur +/- 40 km. afin d'éviter un possible 'accrochage' avec certaine factions tribales, actives dans la région. Après être revenu quatre km. en arrière, sous escorte, nous avons pris une piste vers l'Est qui nous a ramené sur la piste principale vers le Parc Siliboi.
Le trajet entre Lleret et la piste principale Omorate-Turmi restera a tout jamais gravé dans ma mémoire. Intense, beau , cruel, assez difficile .... Une de mes grandes expériences de voyage.
Itinéraire de toute beauté, à faire impérativement en saison sêche. 4X4 impératifs. Sections trialisantes, principalement entre Maralal et Baragoi, sur une piste détrempée par un orage. Ce trajet est évitable en utilisant une piste plus facile depuis Marsabit.
Convoi souhaitable (deux véhicules) vu caractère très isolé du voyage. Tél. sat. pas indispensable mais 'rassurant'.
En principe il faut faire les formalités 'Kenyanes' à Nairobi ( Immigration, douane). Nous avons fait, pour l'Ethiopie, le tampon du passeport à Omorate (immigration) , et les formalités douanières à Addis pour le(s) véhicules. Selon les authorités douanières de Nairobi, Omorate est abilité depuis deux semaines à faire les formalités douanières, ce qui éviterait de devoir passer par Addis.
En principe, et toujours selon les autorités douanières à Addis, il n'y aurait aucun problème à sortir de l'Ethiopie vers le Soudan sans régulariser la situation du véhicule, à condition de disposer au minimum du tampon de l'immigration à Omorate. L'importation temporaire, ( pas de CPD en Ethiopie!) maximale légale d'un véhicule en Ethiopie est de six mois. Maintenant que Omorate est abilité à effectuer les formalités douanières (mais pourquoi ne nous l'on-t-il pas proposé ?), la situation pourrait changer, ce qui dans un sens serait souhaitable car cela 'légaliserait' la présence du véhicule dès son entrés dans le pays.
A noter, la construction en cours d'un nouveau pont sur l'Omo à Omorate.
Merci Soliles pour cette precieuse information sur l'impossibilite d'obtenir un visa pour l'ethipie depuis Nairobi...
je vais me renseigner sur les ambassades dans les capitales entre pretoria et Addis Abeba.
Avec mon ami, je remonte l'Afrique mais sans voiture (stop, bus, train ferry, cheval, peut etre dromadaire?...). et le nord Kenya semble vraiment desertique. Avez vous croise beaucoup de gens sur votre route? camion ou autre?
Je suis egalement en preparation de voyage pour ces destinations et la question des visas (surtout ou les obtenir) est un peu laborieuse, avec parfois differents sons de cloche.
D'apres ce que j'ai pu trouver :
1/ Il n'est effectivement PAS possible d'obtenir un visa ethiopien a l'ambassade de Nairobi.
2/ Il n'est effectivement PAS possible d'obtenir un visa ethiopien a la frontiere terrestre Kenya-Ethiopie.
- -> DEUX solutions pour le visa ethiopien :
a/ soit le faire a l'ambassade a Paris
b/ soit s'y rendre en AVION pour obtenir directement le visa a l'aeroport.
D'autre part, pour le VISA KENYA :
1/ Le plus facile est de l'obtenir a l'aeroport de Nairobi (mais bien sur ca ne marche pas pour ceux qui veulent faire Ethiopie - Kenya par la ROUTE...!)
2/ L'ambassade a Paris demande une preuve de reservation avion ALLER RETOUR (probleme pour ceux qui sont en voyage de longue duree sur plusieurs pays et qui ne repartiront vraisemblablement pas du Kenya, ou en tout cas en ne sachant pas quand). Il y a peut-etre moyen de negocier au guichet du Consulat a Paris...
3/ J'ai telephone a l'ambassade du Kenya a Paris qui m'a confirme qu'il etait POSSIBLE d'obtenir le visa au passage frontiere TERRESTRE Ethiopie-Kenya. Le forum anglophone du LP semble le confirmer aussi.
4/ Enfin, il semble aussi possible d'obtenir le visa kenyan a l'ambassade du Kenya a ADDIS.
En conclusion pour le TERRESTRE :
1. Dans le sens Ethiopie --> Kenya :
- obtenir visa Ethiopie a l'aeroport d'Addis ou a l'ambassade a Paris.
- obtenir visa Kenya a Addis (ce qui me parait plus prudent vu la longue route vers la frontiere, mieux vaut etre sur !) ou a la frontiere terrestre. Au pire, si cela se revele finalement impossible, il faudra voler sur le Kenya...
2. Dans le sens Kenya --> Ethiopie :
- Obtenir visa Kenya a l'aeroport de Nairobi
- Obtenir visa Ethiopie en avance en France
J'espere que c'est clair. Encore une fois, ceci est ma comprehension suite a de nombreuses heures de recherche et un coup de fil a l'ambassade du Kenya a Paris, PAS une experience terrain (que j'aurai bientot et que je pourrai partager). Si j'ai des nouvelles infos en me rendant physiquement aux ambassades a Paris, je les rajoute.
Bonne chance et merci si vous avez d'autres infos a partager !
ETHIOPIE : j'ai fait mon passeport a Paris sans aucun probleme. 17 euros pour entree simple + 1 formulaire + 1 photo et le tour est joue en 3 jours.
KENYA (plus complique) :
On a refuse de prendre mon dossier car je n'avais pas de billet de retour/sortie avec moi !
Je compte voyager en Afrique plusieurs mois, en terrestre et donc ce n'est pas possible pour moi d'acheter un billet de sortie du Kenya.
Solutions envisagees :
- obtenir un visa a l'ambassade du Kenya en Ethiopie.
- obtenir un visa a la frontiere terrestre Ethiopie-Kenya
- au pire, voler d'Addis a Nairobi pour visa a l'arrivee.
Mais la personne a l'ambassade m'a dit qu'on me demanderait partout une preuve de billet de retour/sortie, de toute facon...
Quelqu'un pourrait-il me dire s'il faut donc vraiment avoir une preuve/reservation de BILLET d'avion RETOUR (ou en tout cas de sortie du territoire kenyan vers une autre destination) pour obtenir le visa a l'arrivee ou si l'immigration est moins regardante et delivre le visa sans problemes ??
bonjour
je vais partir à Séoul en septembre et pour se faire il faut obtenir une autorisation de voyager que l'on demande auprès de k-eta......., il se trouve que je peux (difficilement de l'avoue) remplir le formulaire jusqu'à l'adresse de notre "lieu de séjour" or toutes les adresses que j'ai renseignées ont été refusées par le système ...j'ai essaye mon hôtel, le Lotte hôtel visiblement bien connu a Séoul l'aéroport bref j'ai renseigné au moins 20 adresses toutes refusées ....
Alors à toutes celles ou ceux qui ont obtenu l'autorisation pouvez-vous me dire avec quelle adresse vous avez obtenu la "fameuse" autorisation ....
Question pour des gens qui l'ont fait :
En principe (nat francaise) suis exempté de visa pour séjour touristique de 30 jours mais sur france diplomatie il est dit sur cette page
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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.
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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!
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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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No issues with that procedure so far.
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Has anyone here been in this situation recently?
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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.
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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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Is it possible to extend directly by 2 months before the initial 30 days expire?
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There’s a new system in place now, it seems.
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Before arriving, I apply for a TDAC, okay.
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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?
