Passeport bloqué à l'ambassade de Thaïlande
by Amnezia
This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.
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Bonjour a tous les forumer qui passeront par la....j'appelle a votre aide, je me retrouve dans une enorme galere...Je vous explique:
Je pars ce mercredi 29 fevrier pour Bangkok de ROissy a 11H avec Qatar Airways...mon sejour etant superieur a 30jours je suis allé au Trocadero a Paris a l'ambassade de Thailande pour demander un visa...on me prend mon passeport et on me dit vous le recupererez mercredi matin 9h30 (heure d'ouverture de l'ambassade)...je n'ai pas tilté sur le fait pensant que mon avion partait vers midi ou 13h....je rentre chez moi et en voulant imprimer ma carte d'embarquement je m'apercois que mon avion décolle a 11h alors que je ne récupere mon passeport qu'9h30....
Je sais que c'est de ma faute et que j'aurais du m'y prendre plus tot mais je ne pourrais pas arriver a temps a l'aeroport pour enregistrer mes bagages et moi meme....je suis au bout du rouleau je ne sais pas quoi faire...mon billet n'est ni remboursable ni echangeable et je ne sais pas si en retournant demain matin a l'ambassade et en expliquant mon probleme on me rendra mon passeport...est ce que je dois contacter Qatar airways et les prevenir que j'arriverai 30 min avant le decollage ?
Help please, si quelqu'un a deja eu ce genre de probleme peut il me conseiller ?
Je suis perdu, je sens que je vais perdre mon billet d'avion...
Merci d'avance a tous ceux qui prendront la peine de me conseiller....
Bonjour,
il faut impérativement aller a l'ambassade demain matin ( 28/02) dés l'ouverture en leur expliquant la situation avec votre billet et leur dire que vous etes pret a payer la somme pour le forfait 24hr vu que vous l'avez déposé aujourd'hui (27/02) et logiquement vous pourrez récuperez votre passeport dans l'aprés midi avec le visa... c'est un cas d'urgence, ça devrait aller...
il faut impérativement aller a l'ambassade demain matin ( 28/02) dés l'ouverture en leur expliquant la situation avec votre billet et leur dire que vous etes pret a payer la somme pour le forfait 24hr vu que vous l'avez déposé aujourd'hui (27/02) et logiquement vous pourrez récuperez votre passeport dans l'aprés midi avec le visa... c'est un cas d'urgence, ça devrait aller...
Merci infiniment pour votre reponse, je recommence a avoir une respiration normale mais je serai decu si ca ne marche pas....petite precision je n'ai pas d'imprimante et cela va etre dur de trouver un imprimeur demain matin dans mon secteur, puis je montrer mon billet electronique via mon iphone?
Est ce que les chances de recuperer mon passeport demain sont élevées...?
Merci encre en tt cas....God bless you
Je vois mon billet d'avion partir sans pouvoir rien faire, c'est ca qui me tue !
Mais bon c'est ma faute....
non ce n'est pas perdue, en cas de refus, voici la 2eme et ultime solution:
prevoir a 9h30 precise (meme un peu avant) un taxi moto devant l'ambassade et en 35mn vous etes a CDG, meme en arrivant a 10h20 sans bagage a enregistré vous embarquerez...
non ce n'est pas perdue, en cas de refus, voici la 2eme et ultime solution:
prevoir a 9h30 precise (meme un peu avant) un taxi moto devant l'ambassade et en 35mn vous etes a CDG, meme en arrivant a 10h20 sans bagage a enregistré vous embarquerez...
J'y ai pensé aussi a cette solution mais quel stress...dependant du chauffeur et surtout du trafic...sachant que je ne pourrai pas enregistrer mon bagage donc uniquement bagage en soute donc aucun liquide ni parfum ni produits de beauté ni nourriture...
La 1ere solution serait un enoooooorme soulagement....
J'espere que l'option du visa 24h sera faisable....quelle angoisse !!
Merci encore 10000000 fois
Bon te reste la journee de demain pr gerer l affaire...
Quoiqu il arrive il faut que tu sois en possession de ton passeport demain, avec ou sans visa.
Premiere possibilite que je te souhaite tu reussis en faisant des pieds et des mains a obtenir un visa demain au consulat. La plus probable tt de m.
Seconde option : pas moyen d obtenir le visa avant mercredi. Dans ce cas recupere tëon passeport. Tu fais une resa en ligne d un vol de sortie ds les 30j
Premiere possibilite que je te souhaite tu reussis en faisant des pieds et des mains a obtenir un visa demain au consulat. La plus probable tt de m.
Seconde option : pas moyen d obtenir le visa avant mercredi. Dans ce cas recupere tëon passeport. Tu fais une resa en ligne d un vol de sortie ds les 30j
Bon te reste la journee de demain pr gerer l affaire...
Quoiqu il arrive il faut que tu sois en possession de ton passeport demain, avec ou sans visa.
Premiere possibilite que je te souhaite tu reussis en faisant des pieds et des mains a obtenir un visa demain au consulat. La plus probable tt de m.
Seconde option : pas moyen d obtenir le visa avant mercredi. Dans ce cas recupere tëon passeport. Tu fais une resa en ligne d un vol de sortie ds les 30j
Merci pour la reponse l'ami, c'est vraiment sympa.... Si j'ai bien compris en admettant que je ne parvienne pas a avoir le visa demain je recupere mon passeport (si c'est faisable j'espere) puis je prends un billet Air Asia pour un pays limitrophe dans les 30 jours mais, c'est uniquement pour qu'on me laisse embarquer a Paris j'imagine non ? Dans ce cas je perdrai juste le prix de ce billet et les 30 euros que j'ai deja payé ce matin a l'ambassade pour le visa touristique ? Merci d'avance 100000000 fois
Premiere possibilite que je te souhaite tu reussis en faisant des pieds et des mains a obtenir un visa demain au consulat. La plus probable tt de m.
Seconde option : pas moyen d obtenir le visa avant mercredi. Dans ce cas recupere tëon passeport. Tu fais une resa en ligne d un vol de sortie ds les 30j
Merci pour la reponse l'ami, c'est vraiment sympa.... Si j'ai bien compris en admettant que je ne parvienne pas a avoir le visa demain je recupere mon passeport (si c'est faisable j'espere) puis je prends un billet Air Asia pour un pays limitrophe dans les 30 jours mais, c'est uniquement pour qu'on me laisse embarquer a Paris j'imagine non ? Dans ce cas je perdrai juste le prix de ce billet et les 30 euros que j'ai deja payé ce matin a l'ambassade pour le visa touristique ? Merci d'avance 100000000 fois
Affirmatif....
Fait preuve d une max de courtoisie et de perseverance tt de m demain au consulat...
Oui j'imagine, je me forcerai a sourir et a dire SVP a chaque debut et fin de phrase....je ne pense pas que ca soit un gros boulot pour eux de me rendre mon passeport avec ce visa mais l'administratif....je vais ssalement dormir ce soir mais ta solution avec billet d'avion Air Asia est pas stupide loin de la...c'est une alternative, ca sera soit ca, soit trouver Mickael SCHUMACHER pour m'emmener du Troca a Roissy en 30 min chrono....
Je posterai demain et vous raconterai l'issue de cette mésaventure...
Et puis j'espere que les passeports ne sortent pas de l'ambassade pour etre tamponnés...bcp de questions, pas bcp de réponses, verdict demain dans qqes heures
Oh my BOUDHA....
Récupère ton passeport si tu ne peux le récupérer aujourd' hui ....
- Moi en 2003 , chui arrivé 35 mn avt le décollage ( à ne pas faire )
ils m' ont autorisé à embarqué mais j' ai fait d'la comédie , une tete tt blanche et face de chien battu , je suis monté avec mon bagage dans l' avion ( pas dans la soute ) et meme surclassé ( pas tout compris , mais je devais passer au cambodge et ma mere que j' avais vu la veille m' avait glissé dans la trousse de toilette scalpel seringue , enfin l' attirail pour vivre en afganisthan !!!, ) Y ont du croire que j' étais malade ...
- En 2010 , je suis parti avec un billet pour plus de 2 mois sans visa et sans réservation de billet , simplement à l' arrivée à BKK , j' ai dit que je changerais certainement de pays , je crois lui avoir dit
Singapour et Bali , histoire qu' il me laisse tranquille ....
Simplement tu as le droit à 30 jours sans visa puis une amende/ jours overstay limitée( bon tu te tapes un peu l' affiche à filer des tunes à un douanier au moment du passage immigration et y mettes 10 piges à calculer 500thb/J .
Apres cela dépend du temps resté , car tu peux également dans la fin de ton autorisation de séjour de 30 jours , partir au cambodge , laos ou malaisie quelques jours et tu auras le droit soit de renouveler ce droit sans visa 30J, soit de faire une demande comme celle que tu fais à l' ambassade thailandaise(france) dans le pays que tu auras choisis pour un
visa de la durée désiré .
En tout cas ne rate pas ton vol !!! et bon voyage , quels plaisirs de pouvoir partir se rassasier là bas du nord au sud il y a de quoi faire ....
- Si jamais mes expériences t' on aidé à minima , merci d' envoyer en retour une belle phOtO . chok dee ...
Kop kun mak mak pour ton message l'ami...merci d'avoir pris le temps, c'est cool cette communauté sur ce site
Alors ce matin, j'arrive a l'ambassade a l'ouverture avec une gueule de cadavre (peu dormi a cause de l'angoisse de ne pas pvoir recuperer mon passeport), j'explique la situation avec politesse et une exageration en dramatisant a la petite nana a l'accueil, tres sympa et souriante mais qui vite débordée par l'urgence de la situation me dit d'aller faire la queue pour voir ca avec sa collegue...je m'exerce, pars faire la queue, depité, sentant que ca ne le fera pas, je me retrouve derriere deux vieux mecs qui commencaient ttes leur phrases par " wech", "truc de ouf", l'un racontant a l'autre comment allaient se derouler leur sejour a Pattaya, j'avoue c'etait pénible a supporter...quand tout a coup une dame derriere la vitre m'appelle pour passer a son guichet réservé aux ressortissants thai, les gens se demandent alors pquoi je ne fais pas la queue comme tout le monde et me dévisagent....j'arrive devant la vitre et explique la situation a cette dame qui comprend rien de ce que je lui raconte me demande mon papier attestant le depot de mon passeport et part le chercher ilico, regarde dans la pile et le trouve pas (normal), elle me dit passez demain, la je lui réexplique en articulant et en parlant doucement, elle me note un numero sur un bout de papier et me dit d'appeler a 15H, je lui demande si c'est certain que je recupererai ce passeport aujourd'hui, elle me répond que la personne qui signe les visas revient cet aprem........ooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuufffffff
J'appelle a 15H et on me dit de passer recuperer mon passeport avec visa a 17H, que l'ambassade n'est ouverte qu'aux ressortissants thai et qu'exceptionnellement je l'aurai cette apres midi....
Je ne cries pas victoire, j'attends de l'avoir dans les mains avec le visa...
Ils sont quand meme cool ces Thai meme ceux qui sont européenisés lol....
Je vous tiens au courant
Imprime ta carte d'embarquement depuis la maison !
Tu as ainsi plus de chances qu'ils t'attendent car tu apparais sur leurs listes.
Bonne chance
Faby
deux vieux mecs qui commencaient ttes leur phrases par " wech", "truc de ouf", l'un racontant a l'autre comment allaient se derouler leur sejour a Pattaya,
Humm .... charmant 🤪🤪
ça devait puer la classe !!!!
J'imagine bien comme ça devait être sympa la compagnie des deux blaireaux au petit matin ...
Du coup moi je dis, rien que pour ça , le visa , tu l'auras bien mérité !!
Humm .... charmant 🤪🤪
ça devait puer la classe !!!!
J'imagine bien comme ça devait être sympa la compagnie des deux blaireaux au petit matin ...
Du coup moi je dis, rien que pour ça , le visa , tu l'auras bien mérité !!
"le précipice ne se franchit pas en deux bonds"
En réalité elle ferme à 17h ou 17h30 ... c'est seulement le service visa qui ferme à 12h00 rien ne t’empêchera de passer l'après midi en cas d'urgence
Olivier
vivre ses rêves....
En réalité elle ferme à 17h ou 17h30 ... c'est seulement le service visa qui ferme à 12h00 rien ne t’empêchera de passer l'après midi en cas d'urgence
Yes, je suis au top, passeport et visa récupérés...l'apres midi c'est pas mal l'ambassade...j'etais le seul farang evidemment et plein de familles thai bonne ambiance avec gouters et boissons...non non ce n'est pas une blague ! Bonne ambiance en tt cas.... Voila demain a cette heure ci je devrais etre au paradis, ouf quelle angoisse ce fut... J'ai juste une derniere colle a poser aux experts...voila je pars sur Qatar et je me suis enregistré en ligne a l'instant, j'ai essayé d'imprimer les cartes d'embarquement mais ca bug...mes sieges m'ont bien été attribués alors je veux juste savoir si je dois faire la queue avec les "noob" ou si je dois juste déposer mon bagage a un endroit réservé aux personnes qui se sont enregistrées en ligne sans faire la queue meme si je n'ai pas mes cartes d'embarquement ? Merci encore pour votre aide la troupe
Yes, je suis au top, passeport et visa récupérés...l'apres midi c'est pas mal l'ambassade...j'etais le seul farang evidemment et plein de familles thai bonne ambiance avec gouters et boissons...non non ce n'est pas une blague ! Bonne ambiance en tt cas.... Voila demain a cette heure ci je devrais etre au paradis, ouf quelle angoisse ce fut... J'ai juste une derniere colle a poser aux experts...voila je pars sur Qatar et je me suis enregistré en ligne a l'instant, j'ai essayé d'imprimer les cartes d'embarquement mais ca bug...mes sieges m'ont bien été attribués alors je veux juste savoir si je dois faire la queue avec les "noob" ou si je dois juste déposer mon bagage a un endroit réservé aux personnes qui se sont enregistrées en ligne sans faire la queue meme si je n'ai pas mes cartes d'embarquement ? Merci encore pour votre aide la troupe
Yes, je suis au top, passeport et visa récupérés...
superbe, bon vol pour demain...😉
superbe, bon vol pour demain...😉
Fais gaffe, Qatar sont strict sur le poids des bagages surtout celui en cabine..... 😕 il m'ont fait retiré mon ordi et fait peser le bagage pour voir réellement combien il pesait....
Olivier
vivre ses rêves....
Si t as pas de carte d embarquement en ta possession t auras pas le choix de la faire demain au checking.
Content que t es recup ton passeport avec le visa.
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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.
Hi there,
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?
Thanks so much for your answers! 🙂
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?
Thanks so much for your answers! 🙂
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?
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