Bonjour! J aurais un besoin urgent de l aide des routards qui sont parvenus a percer les mysteres de l enregistrement du visa une fois en russie,
voici ma situation: je suis arrive il y a 10 jours chez des amis russes, comme je m y suis pris un peu tard pour leur demander la fameuse lettre d invitation et pour leur eviter toutes les tracasseries afferentes a ce document j ai fais faire un voucher touristique par l agence Visa to Russia.
Jusque la pas de probleme j obtiens mon visa mais une fois en russie la comedie commence....
Comme je ne reste pas a l hotel (mes amis habite pres de Samara a 1 jour de moscou et m hebergent) je me rend a l OVIR et apres avoir finalement identifie le bureau que je crois competent ce qui m a pris plusieurs jours entre la recherches des horaires et les interminabables files d attentes au milieu de Russes aussi desesperes que moi pour glaner le moindre renseignement, sans parler de la fonctionnaire qui m envoi ballade parce que sois disant on enregistre pas les touristes a l OVIR, contredite
3 jours apres par une autre.
Bref apres tout cela on m a envoye dans un autre bureau parce que celui du centre ville ne traitait pas des gens habitant dans la peripherie.
Aujourd hui finalement je trouve le bon batiment paume a l autre bout de la ville, le bon bureau parmis les 20 du couloir, a la bonne heure pour une fois parce que comme personne ne repond jamais au telephone il faut venir au hasard, et apres une heure et demie d attente j accede au saint des saint: le bureau du fonctionnaire, deja dans la file j ai eu un mauvais pressentiment en voyant les tonnes de paperasses qu avaient les autres sous le bras mais bon je me suis dit qu apres tout j etais un simple touriste ne restant que 15 jours, pas un ouzbek m installant definitivement en russie comme la majorite des autres.
Donc je rentre avec respect et crainte dans le bureau et la, misere, le fonctionnaire a qui je tend mon pauvre passeport et une petite lettre de l agence me regarde d un air rejouis en me sortant une liste de papiers a presenter longue comme le bras (attestation d hebergement, declaration de presence au bureau de police local, formulaire adequat correctement remplis (en russe est t il besoin de le preciser ?et bien sur je ne connais que 2 ou 3 mots dans la langue de Tolstoi) et le plus drole de tout une fois que j aurais reunis tous ca il me faudrait egalement avant d oser me representer devant lui les avis favorable des bureau 212, 213, 214, 215 et 216....
Et evidemment acheter quelques part dans la ville les bons formulaires parce que l adminitration ne les fournis pas (manquerais plus que l adminitration fournisses les formulaires adminitratifs!Et puis quoi encore!!!;-)
Bon donc apres un moment de franc decouragement et un vrai sentiment de solidarite pour les malheureux russes qui font la queue pour des tampons vitaux et des document indispensables je me retrouve sans enregistrement et j ai abandonne l idee de l obtenir ici...
Vous savez ce que je risque a la frontiere si je n ai pas ce fameux tampon, je sais que c est grave mais a quel ponut(tout en sachant que jamais je n aurais de quoi paye l amende qui va avec son abscence?), et si je passe une ou deux nuit dans un hotel ca sera suffisant? mon sejour dure en tout 3 semaines)
Je suis en Russie aussi et ne l'ai pas fait faire, pas eu l'occasion ni la possibilite.
A priori je vais passer la frontiere sans, en tentant d'expliquer que j'etais a marcher dans l'ariere pays. On verra ce que ca donne, et je te tiens au courant si je sors avant toi.
Apres j'ai discuite avec qqun qui est alle deux fois en russie et sortit sans problemes sans en avoir, mais c'etait des sejours courts courts.
Et le risque serait une amende.
Mais de combien.. j'en sais rien!
Bah oui si tu pouvais me tenir au courant ca serait tres sympa, en fait l agence vient de me repondre il y a un instant que si je reste dans un hotel meme pour quelques nuits ca pourra peut etre suffire (mais ce n est pas sur), ce qui m embete vraiment c est qu a moscou en ce moment il y a un policier a chaque coin de rue et lors de mes precedents voyages je me suis souvent fait lourdement ennuye a cause de ca j ai meme finis au poste une fois (ce qui m a coute la modique somme de 200 dollars preleve par un policier)...pour l amende ce que j ai lu sur les forums c est que ca dependait de la personne sur qui tu tombais (de son humeur, de l etat de ses credits en cours...) en plein milieu de moscou il y a 3 ans ils voulaient 500 roubles par jour de retard...
Bon de toutes facons je verrai bien parce que depuis que je suis arrive ici je fais du tourisme adminitratif dans les OVIR donc j abandonne je recupere un pauvre tampon a l hotel et apres j essaierai de pas me faire choper avant d arriver a l aeroport a moscou sinon je sens que ca va etre ma fete comme a tous mes voyages ici!!! \
Tiens moi au courant et bonne chance (au fait tu sort de russie par ou?)
Privet aux curieux de la Russie.
Effectivement, quand j'y etais en mars et avril, je me suis pose plein de questions sans trouver de reponse claire.
Sur les deux mois, je n'avais qu'une semaine de registratsia mais j'ai garde mes billets de train, preuves de mes deplacements.En effet, si on reste pas plus de 3 jours, pas besoin de registratsia.Je n'ai pas respecte cette regle mais j'avais une liasse de billets de train dans le desordre expres pour qu'ils renoncent a m'embeter.
Je suis sorti de Russie en train vers l'Ukraine.
Bilan:essayez d'avoir au moins un tampon et des billets de train ou d'avion ou n'importe quoi de chiant a lire...
Kolia
Crains qu'un jour un train ne t'émeuve plus...
Guillaume Apollinaire
Je n'ai pas la réponse; toutefois j'utilise beaucoup le site waytorussia pour préparer mes voyages. Ils ont un forum sur toutes les questions concernant la Russie, et particulièrement les visas et les enregistrements. Les réponses étaient assez précises pour des cas assez tordus.
Je viens de voir qu'ils avaient une hot line concernant ces pb: http://waytorussia.net/OurTeam/HotLine.html
C'est sans garantie, je n'ai heureusement pas eu à m'en servir, je ne les ai donc pas testés car je me suis fait enregistrer à des hotels ou des AJ.
Bonne chance
Je sors par la Mongolie, en bus ou en stop.
J aurais que dans les 500 roubles sur mois pour limiter le raquet, et puis on verra bien.
Sinon j'essaye de me faire enregistrer a Irkoutsk ou Ulan Ude avant de passer la frontiere mais bon ca m'emmerde car je compte pas foutre les pieds dans un hotel..
Bon voila les dernieres nouvelles sur la question, d apres un policier que mes amis russes connaissent la registratia est en effet a priori indispensable il faut la renouveler dans chaque halte ou on reste plus de 3 jours, jusque la rien de nouveau mais ce qui est plus interessant c est que a priori si on a un billet prouvant que l on est la depuis moins de trois jours et que l on ne s est pas fait enregistrer dans l escale precedente les policiers ne s en occupe pas...il ne controle que la registratia de la localite ou on se trouve
En gros on ne se fera pas embeter a moscou si on a pas fait enregistrer son visa a irkoutsk, mais si on est a moscou depuis plus de 3 jours et qu on ne l a pas il faudra payer l amende qui est normalement la meme partout en russie: entre 1000 et 1500 roubles (c est l amende standard pour ce type de crime😛).
Voila, je ne sais toujours pas ce qui se passera a la frontiere mais d apres ce que j ai pu lire sur d autres forums personne ne verifie ca, c est juste les policiers dans les villes qui au cours de controles aleatoires s en occupent.
Bon bah on verra si c est vrai, des que je quitte la Russie je vous tiens au courant!!!
Bonne route a tous
PS visa to russia propose effectivement d enregistrer les visa mais il faut passer les voir et payer 50 dollars (une nuit d hotel)
Sortit sans probleme par la route et sans enregistrements vers la mongolie.
La meuf de la douane appelle sa chef vu que quand elle me dit 'registration' je lui fait un beau 'niet' la chef veut les tiquets de train j en ai qu'un je lui file bien sur ca lui suffit pas.
Je lui dit que je marche, elle me demande suspicieusement 'autostop' alors je me dit que si elle est suspicieuse il vaut mieux la rendre heureuse donc je repond que non mais que je marchais.
Elle me regarde se dit quel pauvre type, on 'discute' un peu et elle me signe ma feuille au dos et je me casse sans avoir rien debourse.
La belle vie.
Je pense que c est faisable de passer sans payer quoi que ce soit partout, si on dit juste qqes mots de russes - qui s apprennent tout seul apres un mois en russie on pige et peut repondre la base aux phrases de bases.
Bon a Moscou j ai rasé les murs dès que j ai vu un policier (c'est a dire tout le temps), mais a Sheremetyevo la fille de la frontiere ne m a meme pas posé la question de l'enregistrement, elle a tamponné sans rien dire...
Mais je pense que si je m etais fait intercepter avant l aeroport cela aurait été ma fete,
moralité: l enregistrement est pas indispensable au départ de l aeroport mais c est mieux de l avoir quand meme!
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Hi everyone,
I have to leave for Perth, Australia in a week, for 7 days, and I couldn’t get my international driver’s permit due to processing and delivery delays.
The information I’ve found about whether an international permit is required is contradictory. Some sources say you need one, others say you don’t.
Could anyone let me know if an international driver’s permit is necessary to rent a car in Australia (Perth), or if a French license is enough for a 7-day rental?
hi everyone,
I need to apply for a new eTA for Canada.
do I need the number from my old eTA or not?
because I can’t find my old eTA number anymore.
thanks for your replies, have a great weekend
Hi there,
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.
My question: For a rental with Avis Canada, is a Gold International Mastercard deferred debit card usable for the security deposit needed to finalize the rental? Is the "CREDIT" label enough? (Some cards say "CREDIT" and others say "CARTE DE CREDIT"—seems minor, but it’s actually a big deal in how the card works.)
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!
Have a great day
Hello everyone,
Could a resident of Benin (Cotonou) kindly let me know which is the best mobile phone and internet service provider?
Thank you very much,
Best regards,
Juan
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 everyone,
I’ll explain my situation.
Unfortunately, I lost my passport, and I only realized it two weeks before my departure for a humanitarian mission in Libya. I’m a nurse, and this mission really means a lot to me.
First, I applied for an emergency passport, but it was denied by the Val-d'Oise prefecture on the grounds that a planned humanitarian mission wasn’t considered an urgent reason.
So, I submitted a biometric passport application on July 20th. Since then, the tracking has been stuck, and the town hall can’t (or won’t) give me any clear information. Every time I call, I get a different story. The last update I received was that the passport had been produced since July 23rd with a status of "about to be shipped," but nothing since then.
I’ve managed to push my departure back to next Tuesday at the latest, but I’m starting to really panic.
Have any of you submitted an application around July 20th, especially in Val-d'Oise (95)? How long did you wait between the passport being produced and it being available at the town hall? Is it normal for this step to take this long?
This mission means so much to me. I had everything organized, and I’m also supposed to attend a friend’s wedding right after near the border.
Thanks so much to those who take the time to respond or share their experience. 😔
Can anyone tell me exactly if a passport "valid for the duration of the stay" is enough, or does it need to be valid for 6 months after the trip?
I checked the embassy’s website, but that info is missing.
Hi there,
I’ll be arriving in Seoul on November 18th after spending about a month in India.
Do you know if I’ll need to fill out any additional documents besides the e-arrival card?
Thanks in advance for your tips!
I’m a bit embarrassed because I need to travel to Quebec from February 27th to March 13th. I’m a regular visitor to Canada—this will be my 10th trip since 1997, plus a year as a permanent resident (2000–2001) and a cross-country run from Vancouver to Halifax in 2011. So, I’m definitely not a terrorist!
But since our last trip in July 2015, they’ve introduced this eTA thing. Seems more like a way to make money than to actually secure Canada, if you ask me, but anyway, that’s not the point.
I applied for an eTA for myself, my wife, and our two kids. They all got approved within hours, but not me! I was asked to create a GC key and then an IRCC account, which I did. Normally, you get news within 72 hours, but since Monday, January 15th, nothing!
In the "message" section of the account, it says "explanation letter (required)" with a deadline of January 25th, but I can’t find any explanation anywhere—despite searching the Canadian government website and Google. No links, nothing!
I’ve emailed them but haven’t heard back yet. I’m thinking of calling the Canadian embassy in Paris tomorrow. Even though I’m not stressing yet, it’d be a bummer if everyone else got to go without me!
If anyone’s had this issue before or knows what this explanation letter is about, I’d love to hear more.
hi there
I’m heading to Seoul in September, and to do that I need to get a travel authorization that we apply for through K-ETA....... turns out I can (barely, I admit) fill out the form up to the address of our "stay location," but every address I’ve entered has been rejected by the system. I’ve tried my hotel, the Lotte Hotel (which is well-known in Seoul), the airport—basically, I’ve entered at least 20 addresses, all rejected....
So, to anyone who’s successfully gotten the authorization, could you tell me which address you used to get that "elusive" approval?...
Question for those who’ve done it:
In theory (French national), I’m visa-exempt for a 30-day tourist stay, but on France Diplomatie it says on this page
Hi there,
I’m heading to Senegal in January for a month and was wondering if I just need my French driver’s license or if I should get an international permit?
Thanks!
JL
I’m heading to Laos next spring, but I have a question about the Thai arrival/departure form. I’ll be flying PAR-BKK, then taking the train to Laos (so exiting Thailand), and later re-entering Thailand by train to catch my return flight. Do I need to fill out two forms in this case?
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 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, 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?
