Tampon Kosovar et demande de visa russe
by Estevanico
This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.
Original post
Hello tout le monde
je suis en panique
on m'a dit que si on a un tampon du kosovo, on ne peut obtenir le Visas Russe!!!
OMG quelqu'un a plus d'infos concernant ce problème ??
Merciiii beaucoup
Sans même perdre son passeport, ni faire de fausse déclaration et encore moins encombrer les commissariats ou gendarmeries, si la demande est légitime, motivée on peut en obtenir un second :
Destinations incompatibles Situation Certains pays n'acceptent pas l'entrée sur le territoire de personnes ayant voyagé dans d'autres pays précis. La présence d'un visa antérieur sur le passeport pouvant empêcher un nouveau voyage, il est alors possible d'obtenir un second passeport. Comment faire la demande ? En France, selon les départements, vous devez vous rendre soit à lapréfecture (ou à la sous-préfecture), soit dans une mairie équipéepour délivrer les passeports biométriques. Il convient donc de se renseigner auprès de la mairie pour connaître le guichet compétent. À l'étranger, la demande de second passeport doit être faite auprès du consulat ou de l'ambassade.Les pièces à présenter sont les documents à fournir pour toutrenouvellement de passeport, ainsi que les documents attestant de votre situation : passeport comportant le visa d'origine, billets d'avion ... Il convient de contacter le service compétent pour connaître précisément les justificatifs admis. http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/particuliers/F21517.xhtml
Enfin, appelez le consulat de Russie, les "on dit" ne sont pas toujours les meilleurs sources.
Destinations incompatibles Situation Certains pays n'acceptent pas l'entrée sur le territoire de personnes ayant voyagé dans d'autres pays précis. La présence d'un visa antérieur sur le passeport pouvant empêcher un nouveau voyage, il est alors possible d'obtenir un second passeport. Comment faire la demande ? En France, selon les départements, vous devez vous rendre soit à lapréfecture (ou à la sous-préfecture), soit dans une mairie équipéepour délivrer les passeports biométriques. Il convient donc de se renseigner auprès de la mairie pour connaître le guichet compétent. À l'étranger, la demande de second passeport doit être faite auprès du consulat ou de l'ambassade.Les pièces à présenter sont les documents à fournir pour toutrenouvellement de passeport, ainsi que les documents attestant de votre situation : passeport comportant le visa d'origine, billets d'avion ... Il convient de contacter le service compétent pour connaître précisément les justificatifs admis. http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/particuliers/F21517.xhtml
Enfin, appelez le consulat de Russie, les "on dit" ne sont pas toujours les meilleurs sources.
on m'a dit que si on a un tampon du kosovo, on ne peut obtenir le Visas Russe!!!
Excuse-moi, mais avant de refaire un passeport rien que pour ça, il faudrait peut-être savoir si "on" a raison, non ? Et d'abord c'est qui "on" ? Je n'ai jamais entendu dire qu'un tampon, quel qu'il soit, empêchait d'avoir le visa russe. L'argument de la Russie qui ne reconnaît pas le Kosovo ne tient pas : à ce compte-là tu ne pourrais plus aller au Brésil ou en Inde par exemple ; il y a peut-être 100 pays qui n'ont pas reconnu le Kosovo !
Bref, renseigne-toi 🙂
Excuse-moi, mais avant de refaire un passeport rien que pour ça, il faudrait peut-être savoir si "on" a raison, non ? Et d'abord c'est qui "on" ? Je n'ai jamais entendu dire qu'un tampon, quel qu'il soit, empêchait d'avoir le visa russe. L'argument de la Russie qui ne reconnaît pas le Kosovo ne tient pas : à ce compte-là tu ne pourrais plus aller au Brésil ou en Inde par exemple ; il y a peut-être 100 pays qui n'ont pas reconnu le Kosovo !
Bref, renseigne-toi 🙂
Je lui ai proposé la seul facon que je connaissais. Je sais juste que avec un tampon Kosovar, tu risque de passer un sale quart d'heure en Russie.
En Bielorussie j'ai morflé, j'ai du tomber sur un douanier Serbe ou Russe (d'origine biensur).
Maintenant, tu peux toujours y aller et essayer, peut etre qu'il t'arriveras rien, peut etre que si. Mais si j'etais toi, je prendrais pas le risque, les Russes c'est pas des comiques.
Et il y a une difference entre le Bresil qui ne reconnait pas le Kosovo, et la Russie qui est farouchement contre au point de poser son Veto si le Kosovo atteint le nombre de pays necessaires pour faire partie de l'ONU.
En Bielorussie j'ai morflé, j'ai du tomber sur un douanier Serbe ou Russe (d'origine biensur).
Maintenant, tu peux toujours y aller et essayer, peut etre qu'il t'arriveras rien, peut etre que si. Mais si j'etais toi, je prendrais pas le risque, les Russes c'est pas des comiques.
Et il y a une difference entre le Bresil qui ne reconnait pas le Kosovo, et la Russie qui est farouchement contre au point de poser son Veto si le Kosovo atteint le nombre de pays necessaires pour faire partie de l'ONU.
On va de suite arrêter les rumeurs, fausses informations et les légendes sur les "méchant douaniers russes". Pour des raisons personnelles et professionnelles, je me rend de temps à autre en Russie :
1. Ce n'est pas la Police douanière qui vous délivre un visa pour renter en Russie. Il faut déposer son dossier au Centre de Visa russe de France la décision de délivrer ou refuser le visa est ensuite prise par le Consulat Général de la fédération de Russie. Vous avez donc une réponse positive ou négative avant de partir.
2. Même pour la Biélorussie vous devez faire une démarche au préalable. Toutefois, votre visa peut excetpionnelement vous être remis (pourquoi s'embêter ?!?) à la douane mais la décision vous est notifiée avant.
3. Contacter :
Le Centre russe de demande de visas
19 Rue de Ponthieu, 75008 Paris
01 42 99 69 85
Pour connaître les éventuelles exceptions ou freins à l'obtention de visa et ne pas se baser sur son propre jugement opinion personnelle (juste ou pas).
Pour connaître les éventuelles exceptions ou freins à l'obtention de visa et ne pas se baser sur son propre jugement opinion personnelle (juste ou pas).
L'argument de la Russie qui ne reconnaît pas le Kosovo ne tient pas
l'argument n'est pas suffisant, mais certains pays qui n'en reconnaissent pas d'autres interdisent effectivement leur territoire aux voyageurs qui ont un tampon de ces pays contestés. Exemples de cas problématiques : Haut Karabagh -> Azerbaidjan ; Israel -> Iran, Syrie ou Liban ; Kosovo -> Serbie ; Abkhazie -> Géorgie ... Mais je ne crois pas que ce soit le cas pour Kosovo -> Russie.
Pour vérifier, il faut poser la question à un consulat ou centre VHS russe, directement, ou éventuellement via une agence spécialisée si on a du mal à avoir une réponse. Si le tampon kosovar interdisait l'entrée en Russie, cela conduirait au refus du visa, pas au refoulement au poste frontière. Pour répondre à Ecolo11, les agents russes ne sont pas des rigolos, OK, mais ils sont généralement disciplinés. Ils n'ont pas pour habitude de refouler quelqu'un pour le seul motif qu'il y a un tampon "ennemi" sur le passeport, si le visa et les bagages sont en règle. Et le "sale quart d'heure" se limite en général à un fouille approfondie des bagages + petit interrogatoire. Ce n'est pas bien grave, suffit de garder son sang froid et d'être patient...
Après, il faut être conscient que les relations diplomatiques entre la Russie et pas mal de pays d'Europe n'étant pas précisément bonnes en ce moment, on n'est pas complètement à l'abri d'un futur durcissement des conditions de délivrance des visas.
l'argument n'est pas suffisant, mais certains pays qui n'en reconnaissent pas d'autres interdisent effectivement leur territoire aux voyageurs qui ont un tampon de ces pays contestés. Exemples de cas problématiques : Haut Karabagh -> Azerbaidjan ; Israel -> Iran, Syrie ou Liban ; Kosovo -> Serbie ; Abkhazie -> Géorgie ... Mais je ne crois pas que ce soit le cas pour Kosovo -> Russie.
Pour vérifier, il faut poser la question à un consulat ou centre VHS russe, directement, ou éventuellement via une agence spécialisée si on a du mal à avoir une réponse. Si le tampon kosovar interdisait l'entrée en Russie, cela conduirait au refus du visa, pas au refoulement au poste frontière. Pour répondre à Ecolo11, les agents russes ne sont pas des rigolos, OK, mais ils sont généralement disciplinés. Ils n'ont pas pour habitude de refouler quelqu'un pour le seul motif qu'il y a un tampon "ennemi" sur le passeport, si le visa et les bagages sont en règle. Et le "sale quart d'heure" se limite en général à un fouille approfondie des bagages + petit interrogatoire. Ce n'est pas bien grave, suffit de garder son sang froid et d'être patient...
Après, il faut être conscient que les relations diplomatiques entre la Russie et pas mal de pays d'Europe n'étant pas précisément bonnes en ce moment, on n'est pas complètement à l'abri d'un futur durcissement des conditions de délivrance des visas.
Salut ,
Je reviens du Kosovo et je dois me rendre a Moscou en Décembre.
J'ai lu les messages laissés et je voulais savoir ce que tu as fais et si le fait d'avoir le tampon Kosovo pose vraiment problème en Russie.
Merci
Merci
salut Grégory,
Je suis allée dans les Balkans et je suis passée au Kosovo par voie terrestre en aout 2011, j'ai eu un tampon sur mon passeport ; l'année d'après en 2012 venant de Mongolie je suis passée en Sibérie avec un visa russe sur le même passeport Il n'eut eut aucun pb et je ne me suis même pas posée la question à l'époque..mais qu'en est il désormais?
Il faudrait sans doute poser la question au consulat pour plus de tranquillité.
Bon voyage
Carassou
Merci d'avoir repondu,
J'ai envoyé un mail à VHS pour avoir des infos , j'attend leur reponse.
Quoi qu'il en soit j'ai un passeport francais et un passeport algerien, donc .... ;-)
Je te tiens au courant si tu veux des que j'ai la reponse.
Je te tiens au courant si tu veux des que j'ai la reponse.
Alors ,
VHS Paris m'a répondu concernant le visa russe avec le tampon Kosovo.
Ils m'ont demandé de fournir une lettre explicative concernant mon passage au Kosovo.
Donc je pense que ca doit être possible.
Donc je pense que ca doit être possible.
Bonnes et longues préparations pour le voyage en Russie et dis bonjour aux russes de ma part!!!!
Carassou
Merci !!!
Apres contact avec l'ambassade de Russie. Ces derniers m'ont dit qu'il n'y avait aucune contre indication quant au tampon Kosovo.
Je me suis adressé ensuite au centre VHS Paris qui m'a répondu qu'il fallait joindre une lettre explicative sur le séjour au Kosovo avec le dossier du Visa.
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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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