1) une invitation, à se procurer par un hotel sur place pour économiser des soussous ; the question izzz faut-il obligatoirement passer son séjour entier dans cet hotel, ou est-il possible de poursuivre son voyage ailleurs, autre hotel, autre ville ?
2) et si je me taille en solo, comment joindre un OVIR à chaque étape ?
3) je ne parviens pas à trouver nulle part une définition claire du "VOUCHER" !!! kézako et comment l'obtenir ?
4) enfin, il semble nécessaire de prévoir un itinéraire précis ! que se passe t'il si l'on en dévie ? et faut-il absolument une réservation dans un hotel à touriste pour chaque étape ??
le hic, c'est que j'aimerais bien éviter de donner des centaines d'euros à action-visa et consors qui coute les yeux de la tête, décourage les voyageurs et garder mes soussous pour là-bas...
😉 salut, oui la russie en solo est galère et tu vas avoir du mal... ils ne sont plus communistes mais toujours totalitaires¨
1. l'invitation ne sert que pour l'hotel et la ville en question enfin en principe, encore a verifier, mais que te dis l'ambassade a ce sujet???
2. ovir, l'hotel t'indiquera ou est le bureau dans chaque ville ou le fera lui même, c'etait comme cela en Ouzbekistan, l'hotel se chargeait d'annoncer notre arrivee
3.voucher = coupon = bon, c'est à dire un simple papelard ou il est inscrit ton nom et premon et a ce que tu as droit! ex: 3 nuits d'hotels a l'hotel Stakanovic de Minks valable du 01-12-04 au 03-12-04 avec petit dejeuner et transfert aller et retour a l'aeroport.. donc ce papelard signifie que tu as dejà paye ces prestations à l'agence ou tu as achete ces services, a ton arrivee tu donnes ce precieux sesame a la reception afin de recevoir les prestations auyquelles tu as droit puisque payees!
4. oui itineraire plus que precis car il te faut aussi signaler les pauses pipi!!! donc etudies le bien pour ne pas avoir a galerer encore avec cela au moment de la presentation a l'ambassade!
oublie les devations... même de 2 metres!
je pense que oui tu dois avoir la reservation du toit qui va t'accueillir car autrement comment veux tu qu'ils verifient ton itineraire precis!
5. tu vas contacter des amis qui eux ont fait la siberie en solo avant de decouvrir la Mongolie il y a 2 ans et donc je pense qu'ils vont pouvoir te donner autres infos plus precises ou des idees de debrouille, car ce que je t'ai dit est basé sur l'experience des voyageurs qui rapportent ces galeres, mais puisque nous avons recontre il y a 4 ans des aprisiens qui ont fait paris - mongolie en velo en traversant toute la russie et siberie eux ne pouvaient pas avoir itineraire bien precis etant tributaire des crevaisons et reparations et fatigue et coup de coeur donc il doit bien y avoir une solution!
bref contacte Rodolphe et Viola: r_texier@hotmail.com
http://rodolphe.texier.free.fr/photosdetailsmongolie.htm
tu pourras aussi te faire briefer sur la Mongolie car il me semble que tu voulais aussi des infos sur ce pays dans un autre message
ne desespere pas, tu vas y arriver a soumettre les russes a ton bon vouloir même si il est vrai ils ont vaincu notre Napoleon, mais il n'y a eu qu'une Berezina et c'est lui qui a essuye les platres donc...pour toi ce sera l'Alma ou Austerlitz
j'ai utilisé en effet actions visa pour le voucher (voucher = invitation) et le visa, afin de gagner du temps, mais pas de l'argent... c'est clair!!
le 1er jour de ton arrivée ne compte pas pour l'enregistrement à l'ovir.
pour ma part, je suis arrivée à Moscou.(J1)
J'y suis restée 3 jours (j2 -j3 -et j4- en logement chez l'habitant )
puis -j5- j'ai pris le train de nuit, donc pas de logement..
et c'est à J6 que j'ai fait l'enregistrement dans un hôtel intourist à Novgorod, ce qui ne m'a rien coûté de plus que ma nuit d'hôtel).
une fois cet enregistrement fait, je n'ai jamais fait de démarches dans les villes suivantes .
en bref, tu as 3 jours pour faire enregistrer ton visa en Russie, dans la mesure où tu es en jour ouvrable, et dans la même ville depuis 3 jours...
et le jour de ton arrivée ne comptant pas..
à l'ambassade pour ma demande de visa, j'ai juste indiqué les villes où je comptais passer, sans préciser ni adresses, ni dates exactes, (puisque j'avais des chambres chez l'habitant, et je ne voulais pas compromettre mes hôtes)
par contre, il y a des hôtels en Russie qui peuvent te fournir un voucher, (contre paiement par carte banquaire, si je ne me trompe pas)
tout confondu, je ne sais pas si cela te revient à moins cher que par un organisme en France??
mais n'oublie pas aussi qu'il te faut une assurance rapatriement à fournir à l'ambassade avec ta demande de visa, et là, tu demandes à l'organisme banquaire de ta carte bleue.. et c'est gratuit)
cela paraît compliqué, mais en fait, je t'assure que c'est relativement simple.
bon courage
citoyenne du monde, je regarde avec des yeux d'enfants tous ces peuples qui ont tout à m'apprendre.
Salut à tous ! J'en ai raz le bol de ce pays ! Je vais péter un plomb ! J'ai appelé le consulat à MArseille et à chaque fois il me dis que le responsable des visa est occupé. Celui de PAris quand c'est pas occupé, te fou un musique de merde, pire que vivaldi bref, te répond jamais. Bienvenu dans l'ancien URSS !
MOn objectif c'est d'aller en Mongolie en prenant le transsibérien. Un simple visa de transit me suffirait mais je compte bien m'arrréter sur le lac Baïkal au retour ! Je sais pas du tout comment faire ! Je me prend la tête avec des histoires pourrites de voucher, d'invitation à la noix, je comprend rien !
Imaginez : Je doit prendre le transsibérien à Moscow le 29/05, arrivée à Ulaan Baator le 7/06/07, en mongolie jusqu'au 27/06 minimum... Ensuite reprise du transsibérien vers le lac baïkal pendant quelques semaines et retour à Moscow. J'aimerai bien faire des activités du genre camper sur l'île. LE problème c'est que j'ai la vague impression qu'on est obligé de dormir à l'hotel! Donnez son itinéraire complet ça d'aille surtout si je veux y aller à l'arrache ! Vous avez des infos ? alors je suis preneur !
Il paraît d'après action-visas.com que l'on peut faire une demande de visa de plus de 15jours sans voucher ni itinéraire ? quelqu'un a t'il des infos la dessus ? Sinons un voucher c'es 70euros ! bonbon quoi, mais si j'ai pas le choix !
je découvre ce que tu viens d'écrire sur le forum, alors que je t'ai envoyé un mail perso
je ne savais pas que tu prenais le transsibérien
pour ma part, je n'ai jamais mis notre itinéraire, au jour le jour, juste noté que je passais à Moscou, novgorod et saint Petersbourg, sur le temps du séjour
le voucher, je l'ai pris avec visa express aussi, faute de mieux..
en bref, nous n'avons eu aucun souci pour l'obtention de visa, et aucun souci là bas, alors qu'il y a d'autres personnes qui se sont plaintes...c'est du pile ou face sans doute!!!
citoyenne du monde, je regarde avec des yeux d'enfants tous ces peuples qui ont tout à m'apprendre.
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