salut a tous, je compte partir par le trans de moscou jusqu a pekin, mais je ne sais comment m organiser par rapport au visas !faut il qu au depart je prenne juste le visas russe et prendre les autre sur place?la j ai recue tout les formulaires pr l obtention des visas, ils demandent enormement de details sur les sorties l itineraire, les adresses, le billets de retour etc.. moi je voulait partir sans trop prevoir tout ca!!comment dois je proceder?ah oui, peut on sortir par ex de mongolie qd le visa est expire, aller en chine et "rerentrer" en ayant un nouveau visa? et faire comme ca pendant un voyage d au moin 4 mois, en passant d un pays a un autre. merci a tous de vos prochaine reponses et experiences marie
je suis en ce moment sur le trajet que tu prevois de faire... en ce qui me concerne jai demande et obtenu mes visas russe et mongol avant le depart sans trop de difficultes...jai mis un itineraire plus ou moins precis et jai expliquer que je comptais acheter mes billets de train au fur et a mesure...ils mont pas poser plus de questions..je fais ma demande de visa chinois ici, a oulan-bator et ca a lair de pas etre trop complique...pour ce qui est de sortir et de rentrer a nouveau je ne sais pas trop comment ca pourrait se passer mais ca depend surement des pays et de ta chance! autrement tu peux demander un visa daffaire russe comme ca tu auras deux (ou trois mois je sais plus ) direct! pour la mongolie je crois que tu peux faire etendre ton visa sur place...voila, si je peux taider en quoi que ce soit n hesite pas.
bon voyage!
ema
enjoy your past, experience your future!!
merci emma de ta reponse! et toi as tu prit le trans, et quel prix as tu paye? comment t es tu organisee par rapport a ton assurance rapatriement (obligatoire pour les visas) et quel adresses(russie chine) as tu mis sur tes formulaires?
sinon comment est le climat en mongolie a cette epoque! fait tu tes trajets a cheval?pour moi l epoque ou je compte etre en chine, est parait il la saison de la mousson! on verra la bas!! une autre question qui n a rien a voir, comment as tu organise ton paquetage de depart? est quel est ton budget?et pour combien de temps? pleins de questions!!! en tout cas je te souhaite de realiser ton voyage au mieux! MARIE
je vais essayer de repondre a tes questions...tout d abord oui jai pris le trans-siberien jusqu a irkutsk ou jai fait un stop puis le transmongolien jusqu a oulan bator ou je me trouve en ce moment. le premier trajet (moscou-irkutsk) en ' kupe' ( cabine 4 places) mas coute 2500 roubles soit a peu pres 75 euros. irkutsk- oulan bator 1500 roubles (44 euros) pour la suit j ne sais pas encore vu que je nai pas encore mon billet...en tout cas je te conseille de voir sur place pour prendre tes billets car cest bien moins cher que si tu reserve en france...essaye aussi de voir direct a la gare plutot que par les agences des guest houses ou autres car elles prennent parfois de grasse comission!
pour l assurance rapatriement jai contacte europ assistance ( tout les detenturs de la carte master card en benficie automatiquemnt) en leurs demandant de menvoyer une attesation..ce qu ils ont fait rapidement. ca a ete suffisant.pour les adresses jai mis celle de l hotel qui ma fourni l invitation (tu as besoin d une invitation pour la russie et seul un organisme touristique peut te la fournir) pour le visa russe et pour la mongolie jai juste pris une adresse au hasard dans le lonely...
en ce qui concerne le climat...en ce momnt je crois qu on avoisine les -22/25, mais je nensuis pas sure car je nai pas vu de thermometre...je me fie juste a la temperature d irkutsk...je suis a oulan bator pour organiser mon trip dans le gobi et je ne suis donc pas encore montee a cheval mais la plus grosse partie du trip ( je pars 10 jours) se fera en jeep...
pour le paquetage jai pris les t-shirts les plus pourris que javais, des sous-vetements thermiques (types odlo, damart...t en aura besoin!) deux pantalons solides, un bon/chaud mateau, des moufle (mieux que des gants), un sac de couchage...et des bottes que je croyais chaudes...il s est averes que ca ne convenait pas du tout pour la siberie: 10 min de marche et javais les pieds congeles...c est un peu le probleme de tout les gens que jai rencontre. jai donc achete des bottes russe en feutre. on ne croirait jamais que ca va tenir chaud en les voyant mais cest fantastiques!! ca mas coute 10 euros a peu pres...dans tout les cas prevois des trucs chaud mais ne tinquiete pas trop si tu as oublie quelques chose ou autre, tu trouvera des produits tout a fait adaptes sur place et pour pas trop cher si tu te fout detre a la mode!
en ce qui concerne mon budget c est difficile a dire...j suis partie de france avec 3000 euros mais je voyage pour 6 mois minimum et je compte travailler en route...tout depend du temps que tu veux passer dans chaque pays sachant que la russie est plus chere que la mongolie et que la chine si jn crois ce qu on m en dit...compte 12/13 euros par nuit en russie en dortoir et 4 en mongolie (sauf ger et tour dans le gobi)
voila jespere que ca taidera un peu...jai du me debrouiller seule pour les visas et ca nas pas ete facile de reunir toutes les infos.
mercis pour tes encouragements...je ten souhaite tout autant.
Seras tu encore là? on est 2 à vouloir partir en aout vers la Mongolie ou une de nos copines sera en stage. Et bien sur, c'est le transibérien qui nous intéresse. On galère surtt pour savoir si il faut réserver les billets en France ou sur place, et on a du mal a comprendre tout le coté administratif. Peur que ce soit une galère formidable!
Est ce que tu pourrais nous dire ou tu as choppé le Transib, comment tu as fait pour les billets, les étapes qut tu as faites, etc... en fait, tous les conseils possibles! Et es tu rentrée maintenant ou tjrs en vadrouille?
Salut Stephpich, Eh bien non je ne suis plus en vadrouille, j ai été oblige de rentrer plus tôt que prévu...J en profite pour bosser et amasser un max de sous pour le prochain délire! Bref je vais essayer de te renseigner autant que possible même si j'ai effectue ce trajet en basse saison ce qui ne sera pas votre cas...et ça j'ai bien peur que ça change quelques trucs. Surtout au sujet de la réservation des billets. Je n'ai jamais réservé un billet plus de deux jours a l'avance mais en hiver les trains ne sont pas bondés comme en été...je ne sais pas si c'est vrai ou pas mais apparemment sans resa tu peux attendre un moment avant d'avoir une place. le problème c est que réserver depuis la France ça va te coûter le triple!! alors a vous de voir..tenter la chance ou jouer la sécurité. En ce qui me concerne j'achetais mes billets sur place, a la gare de départ et même si on est pas toujours super bien accueilli quand on parle pas russe ça a toujours fini par fonctionner...le plus simple c'est encore de demander a quelqu'un de ton hôtel de te faire un petit papier avec les indications nécessaires pour qu'on te fasse ton billet, ça simplifie pas mal!! J'ai pris le transsibérien a Moscou après avoir traversé en bus pas mal des pays de l'Est et m'être arrête une semaine a St Petersbourg, stop a Irkutsk puis a Ulan-Bator et enfin à Pékin...Voila bientôt 5 ans que je voyage tous les hiver mais jusque la j'avais toujours pris l'avion...ce voyage intégralement par la terre est totalement différent, et de loin le plus enrichissant ...je prévois d'ailleurs la route de la soie pour l'hiver prochain. Pour le cote administratif dont tu parles, j'ai entendu ou lu pas mal de gens qui avait énormément galèré pour le visa Russe mais quant a moi je n'ai vraiment pas eu de problème a l'obtenir une fois que j'avais réuni toute la paperasse...ça devrait bien se passer mais commence a t'en occuper a l'avance si tu veux éviter les mauvaises surprises. espère avoir répondu a tes questions et si ce n'est pas le cas hésite pas a me contacter.😉
y'a quelqu'un? ou t'es repartie en périple :o)
voila, je pars avec des amis en avril jusqu'en inde via le trajet que tu as fait (russie, mongolie, chine).
tu disais que tu étais partie avec un budget de 3000€, combien de temps ca t'a fait?
sinon autour du lac baikal, tu es resté combien de temps?
desole d avoir tarde a repondre mais en inde internet est super long et jai tout simplement renonce a passe des heures au cyber...bref...me voila de retour dans la jungle urbaine...
concernant tes questions sur le budget, quand je suis rentre de pekin il me restais encore 1000 euros et javais voyage deja 2 mois...jaurais surement pu tenir 2 ou 3 mois suplementaire vu que j arrivais en asie du sud est ou cest bien moins cher.
pour le lac baikal je ne suis restee que quelques jours car mon visa etait termine...en plus ca caillais grave la bas.
voili, voila...moi aussi je repars en avril pour linde mais je passerai par les pays du middle east...peut etre qu on se croisera!😉
tout d'abord une bonne année a vous tous.! j'ai besoin que l'on éclaire ma lanterne au sujet des visas dans le sens de la chine a la russie... Après un séjour…
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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 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,
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 there,
I’m a French citizen living in Switzerland, and I set up an RV LLC in Montana, USA. Through that, I was able to register 3 vehicles (an RV, a Jeep, and a Harley) with Montana plates.
I’d like to spend 3 months in Mexico, but it seems complicated—maybe even impossible—to cross the border from the US with all 3 vehicles.
Can anyone give me some advice?
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?
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?
Hi there,
My departure is slowly approaching, and now that I’ve got my Russian visa sorted, I’m fine-tuning the rest of my trip to Tajikistan. Since the Tajik visa is no longer required for stays under 30 days (for French nationals), I’ll need to visit the Ministry of Interior (OVIR) to register within 10 days of entering the country. No big deal, though, since I had to go there anyway to apply for my GBAO permit. 😉 However, I’ve *seen* several reports from travelers (mostly motorized) mentioning that you need an entry permit for Kyrgyzstan, which has to be arranged in advance at the Kyrgyz Ministry (consulate?) in Dushanbe. Otherwise, you’re *stuck* at the Kyzyl-Art border (with no Wi-Fi, of course, to try and sort it out). The most recent report was from a year ago, so I’d love to know if this is still the case and if it’s indeed at the Kyrgyz Ministry (consulate?) where you need to go for this pre-authorization.
Does anyone have any recent info on this?
Thanks in advance!
Hi everyone.
I’m leaving for almost 3 months in the Philippines (11 weeks total) starting in early May.
I already have my round-trip ticket.
The problem is, I don’t have time to get a 2-month visa because the process takes nearly a month.
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.
After that, I can apply for a 30-day extension at the immigration office.
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.
My question is this:
Will immigration ask me each time I extend my visa by one month to show proof of an exit ticket matching the new visa extension date?
Is it possible to extend directly by 2 months before the initial 30 days expire?
Thanks in advance for your experiences and tips! 😊
I’ve been to Thailand several times, but it was about 20 years ago…
There’s a new system in place now, it seems.
TDAC – Thailand Digital Arrival Card.
Before arriving, I apply for a TDAC, okay.
If during my stay I cross the border to spend a few days in Malaysia and then re-enter Thailand,
do I need to submit a new TDAC application?
Do I use the same TDAC as when I first entered the country?
Or do I initially have to pay for a Thai multi-entry visa?
Thanks in advance for your insights—I can’t find the answer online.
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?
Hello, HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026!
We’re heading back in October for a trip through Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
I have a question: for our route, we’ll need to cross the Zambia and Zimbabwe borders twice each. From experience, I know we won’t have any issues with Botswana.
But for the other two countries, I can’t find a clear answer.
All your tips are welcome!
I’m currently a student on a gap year, and I don’t plan to go back to school right away. That said, traveling really interests me. But I’ve been wondering: does being a student come with any perks when you decide to go abroad? The real question is whether I should re-enroll in a program just to keep that status without actually attending.
hi everyone,
I’m French and live in France, and my Thai girlfriend just told me she’s pregnant—she lives in Thailand. First step, a paternity test to set my mind at ease. What steps do I need to take to recognize the child? Can I do it before the birth or only after? Where do I need to go, and what paperwork is required?
Just to clarify, I want him to stay in Thailand but be able to come to France anytime without any issues!
Thanks for taking the time to read and reply.
