Visa gratuit pour le Népal en 2011
by Filefish
This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.
Original post
Bonjour,
je viens d'apprendre que le Nepal organise en 2011 une grande promotion pour son expansion touristique et le visa sera gratuit toute l'annee. Nous enquetons pour savoir si ce visa sera valable uniquement sur 30 jours ou sur une plus longue duree: 3 mois, 6 mois...
Ca sera au moins 40 dollars d'economie.
Bonjour,
Ça fait un bout de temps qu'on nous rebat les oreilles avec la "tourism year", le plus urgent semblant d'ailleurs être de ne rien faire comme d'hab ici !
Mais je n'ai pas entendu parler de cette gratuité, et n'arrive pas à en trouver confirmation, pouvez-vous me dire d'où vous tenez cette information ?
Bon séjour, et merci.
Ça fait un bout de temps qu'on nous rebat les oreilles avec la "tourism year", le plus urgent semblant d'ailleurs être de ne rien faire comme d'hab ici !
Mais je n'ai pas entendu parler de cette gratuité, et n'arrive pas à en trouver confirmation, pouvez-vous me dire d'où vous tenez cette information ?
Bon séjour, et merci.
Je tiens cette information:
Premierement d'un monastere bouddhiste........et hier apres ma demande, une agence de voyage locale me l'a confirme et appele devant moi pour connaitre la duree possible de ce visa gratuit...............
Pas de reponse, mais je vais profiter de mon retour pour poser la question au bureau d'immigration a l'aeroport de Kathmandou
Je pense qu'au bureau de l'aéroport, on va vous répondre n'importe quoi (ce sont des sous-fifres), j'ai cherché confirmation officielle et je n'ai rien trouvé, sur le site même de "2011 tourism year"...
Vous n'avez pas idée à quel point les rumeurs courent vite ici.
Bon retour, et faites gaffe, l'aéroport va être perturbé pendant 16 jours à compter d'aujourd'hui pour maintenance de l'unique radar, ce qui devrait affecter surtout les vols domestiques, mais il est à craindre que les internationaux le soient aussi. (The Himalayan ce 8 avril)
Bon retour, et faites gaffe, l'aéroport va être perturbé pendant 16 jours à compter d'aujourd'hui pour maintenance de l'unique radar, ce qui devrait affecter surtout les vols domestiques, mais il est à craindre que les internationaux le soient aussi. (The Himalayan ce 8 avril)
Une petite question comment savoir si il y a un probleme a la frontiere Inde Nepal pour l obtention du visa? J ai peur de me taper deux jours de bus et d etre refoule pour X raison.Merci .Mon blog est accessible en tapant Tristox sur Google.Merci de votre reponse
Voyager n'a qu'un prix, celui de l'amour de la connaissance
En principe, il n'y a pas de problème, attention; si retour en Inde, dans deux mois seulement sauf dérogation.
En ce moment, problèmes de communication entre Raxaul et KTM (grèves), hier on ne passait pas, par ailleurs, je ne sais pas...
En ce moment, problèmes de communication entre Raxaul et KTM (grèves), hier on ne passait pas, par ailleurs, je ne sais pas...
Normalement, jamais de probleme.
40 dollars pour 30 jours, un formulaire a remplir et une photo!...........
bonjour, partant le 15 septembre pour le népal, je pensai prendre un visa à entrée multipleà l'aeroport de Kth en arrivant.Or une agence me dit qu'il n'y pas de visa à entrées multiples (je compte aller au Tibet et revenir) au Népal alors que le consulat me dit l'inverse.....qu'en est il???
merci pour votre aide!
N'arrête jamais d'explorer.
Le bonheur, ce n'est pas le bout du chemin, c'est le chemin.
Salut,
Je pars également 15 jours après toi, et j'ai lu sur le net que seul le visa de 100 jours (100 dollars US) était à entrée multiple. Je ne suis pas certaine de la source mais le mieux serait de contacter directement l'ambassade je pense. Je pars 5 mois, je vais prendre ce visa à l'aéroport et par la suite prendre des excursions de visa mois par mois.
Namasté
Je pars également 15 jours après toi, et j'ai lu sur le net que seul le visa de 100 jours (100 dollars US) était à entrée multiple. Je ne suis pas certaine de la source mais le mieux serait de contacter directement l'ambassade je pense. Je pars 5 mois, je vais prendre ce visa à l'aéroport et par la suite prendre des excursions de visa mois par mois.
Namasté
Voyage à la roots, découvrir tout ce que je ne vois pas de ma ptite fenêtre, liberté, fraternité, ONE LOVE, ONE LIFE !!!
On ne saurait mieux dire que sur le site de l'ambassade (régulièrement mis à jour !):
Le premier visa peut aller jusqu’à 90 jours. Si vous désirez un visa à entrée multiple, pour vous rendre par exemple en Chine ou en Inde, vous devez le préciser au moment de la demande :
15 jours, multi-entrées : 25 USD
30 jours multi-entrées : 40 USD
90 jours multi-entrées : 100 USD
De 90 jours à 150 jours : 2 USD par jour, et 20 USD pour des entrées multiples.
Les visas touristiques peuvent être renouvelés sur place au Département de l’Immigration (rue de Bhrikuti Mandap) jusqu’à la concurrence d’un droit à séjour maximum de 150 jours par année civile (1er janvier au 31 décembre). Si vous envisagez un séjour de 150 jours, votre billet de retour vous sera demandé pour le dernier renouvellement.
(il faut être patient !)
plus de détails ici: http://www.ambafrance-np.org/article.php3?id_article=316#sommaire_3
(violoniste aussi ?)
Le premier visa peut aller jusqu’à 90 jours. Si vous désirez un visa à entrée multiple, pour vous rendre par exemple en Chine ou en Inde, vous devez le préciser au moment de la demande :
15 jours, multi-entrées : 25 USD
30 jours multi-entrées : 40 USD
90 jours multi-entrées : 100 USD
De 90 jours à 150 jours : 2 USD par jour, et 20 USD pour des entrées multiples.
Les visas touristiques peuvent être renouvelés sur place au Département de l’Immigration (rue de Bhrikuti Mandap) jusqu’à la concurrence d’un droit à séjour maximum de 150 jours par année civile (1er janvier au 31 décembre). Si vous envisagez un séjour de 150 jours, votre billet de retour vous sera demandé pour le dernier renouvellement.
(il faut être patient !)plus de détails ici: http://www.ambafrance-np.org/article.php3?id_article=316#sommaire_3
(violoniste aussi ?)
Coucou et merci pour toutes ces infos, comme quoi sur le net on dit tout et n'importe quoi 😛
J'aurai juste une petite question par rapport aux précisions apportées, si on veut passer 150 jours sur deux années, c'est à dire (je prends mon exemple), Fin Septembre jusqu'au 1 Mars, c'est donc possible avec le premier visa de 90 jours puis des extensions de visa (et non excursions comme je me suis trompée plus haut 😉), mois par mois?
Tu pars combien de temps au Népal?
Violoniste aussi 😉 depuis pas super longtemps mais c'est pour la vie maintenant, j'adore! Toi aussi, le monde est petit!!!!!!!!!
Namasté
J'aurai juste une petite question par rapport aux précisions apportées, si on veut passer 150 jours sur deux années, c'est à dire (je prends mon exemple), Fin Septembre jusqu'au 1 Mars, c'est donc possible avec le premier visa de 90 jours puis des extensions de visa (et non excursions comme je me suis trompée plus haut 😉), mois par mois?
Tu pars combien de temps au Népal?
Violoniste aussi 😉 depuis pas super longtemps mais c'est pour la vie maintenant, j'adore! Toi aussi, le monde est petit!!!!!!!!!
Namasté
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Voici ce que dit le département de l'immigration:
If any foreigner who has entered into Nepal towards the end of a visa year desires to spend even the period during which he may stay in Nepal with the tourist visa of the other visa year, he may use such facility.
Ce qui ne précise pas ce qu'il en est des prolongations... Et je n'en sais pas plus (j'ai un visa permanent) !
If any foreigner who has entered into Nepal towards the end of a visa year desires to spend even the period during which he may stay in Nepal with the tourist visa of the other visa year, he may use such facility.
Ce qui ne précise pas ce qu'il en est des prolongations... Et je n'en sais pas plus (j'ai un visa permanent) !
Merci beaucoup Batbatheni pour ta réponse, au moins c'est clair!
Pour les extensions, je verrais bien sur le moment 🙂
Profite bien de la vie népalaise dont que je ne connais encore...
Voyage à la roots, découvrir tout ce que je ne vois pas de ma ptite fenêtre, liberté, fraternité, ONE LOVE, ONE LIFE !!!
Bonjour Batbaténi
Comme je ne lis, écrits et comprends le moindre mot d'anglais, peux-tu me traduire cette réponse s'il te plait?
Cela m'intéresse au plus haut point car je retourne dans ce pays en décembre de cette année.
Merci et bonne journée a toi.
Cordialement.
Richard
marcheur de longue haleine, et à pleine charge....
As I come back in this contry on december this year, I am very interested;
éventuellement :(by this - par ceci) ou (by your proposal - par votre proposition)
Bonne journée.
Bonne journée.
Bon je crois que je me suis très très très mal exprimé.
Je NE parles PAS ANGLAIS, donc là non plus je n'ai compris la réponse.
Alors si vous POUVIEZ me traduire en langue chrétienne (français en l’occurrence) je serai super ravi et enchanté.
Merci.
Sinon inutile de me répondre autrement qu'en FRANCAIS.
Sans rancune et toutes mes excuses de n'être ni universitaire ni bilingue.
Cordialement
Richard.
marcheur de longue haleine, et à pleine charge....
J'avais effectivement mal compris, voici donc la traduction:
Si un étranger qui est entré au Népal vers la fin de l'année de visa désire finir la période pendant laquelle il peut rester au Népal avec le visa touristique sur l'année suivante, il est possible d'utiliser cette facilité. Le texte qui suit et que je n'ai pas cité dit que cette facilité doit être demandée au consulat du pays d'origine, la France en ce qui vous concerne.
corialement
Si un étranger qui est entré au Népal vers la fin de l'année de visa désire finir la période pendant laquelle il peut rester au Népal avec le visa touristique sur l'année suivante, il est possible d'utiliser cette facilité. Le texte qui suit et que je n'ai pas cité dit que cette facilité doit être demandée au consulat du pays d'origine, la France en ce qui vous concerne.
corialement
Merci .
Tant pis pour moi
Je prendrai mon visa à l'arrivée comme d'habitude.
Cordialement et encore merci à vous.
Richard
marcheur de longue haleine, et à pleine charge....
Bonjour et heureuse année à tous. J'ai un visa de 3 mois (15/01 à 15/04 à) PAYANT donc PAS GRATUIT, au tarif normal. J'ai eu au tel un consul du Népal , mort de rire et en même temps aggacé par cette rumeur de gratuité pour 2011. CQFD , mais bien sûr certains vont continuer ici à vous affirmer le contraire...Je conseille quand même à ceux qui vous se rendre au Nepal cette année de prévoir de quoi payer leur visa à l'aéroport avec des dollars ou des euros, s'ils veulent aller plus loin que l'aéroport ... Cordialement.
Bof, si gratuité du visa, on verra bien sur place, en arrivant, cela sera la bonne surprise!!
En principe, il n'y a pas de problème, attention; si retour en Inde, dans deux mois seulement sauf dérogation.
🙂🙂🙂 A une certaine époque, ce n'était pas comme ça. Une fois, je suis resté une heure en Inde, à Raxaul....(1981!))🙂
En principe, il n'y a pas de problème, attention; si retour en Inde, dans deux mois seulement sauf dérogation.
🙂🙂🙂 A une certaine époque, ce n'était pas comme ça. Une fois, je suis resté une heure en Inde, à Raxaul....(1981!))🙂
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Grand étonnement et toutes mes excuses si cette info semble éronnée aujourd'hui!
Ce n'était donc qu'une rumeur ou............un projet irréalisable! (entre promotion touristique et grosse perte...........)
A vrai dire le gouvernement Népalais (ô combien corrompu!) n'est pas bien généreux!
Voir par exemple qu'ils ont fait payer de nouveaux visas aux touristes qui prolongeaient leur séjour au moment du nuage de cendre alors que indiens et thais ont offert généreusement l'over-stay à ce moment là!!!
Merci pour l'info à ce jour!
Bonjour. Je ne pense pas qu'il s'agisse d'un problème de "corruption", ni même d'une "publicité mensongère", mais plutôt d'un big problème dans ce pays entre le législatif, et l'executif...C'est un peu le chaos dans leur gouvernement, et entre les bonnes résolutions et l'application il y a , semble t'il , beaucoup, d'intervenants qui ne s'entendent ni ne s'accordent... Mais bon...Pour ma part ce "chaos" ne me déplait pas. Je trouve nos politiques bien réglées, comme du papier à musique, ( en France par exemple ) bien plus déplaisantes. Ici on nous annonce aussi de bonnes nouvelles et on s'attend au pire à l'arrivée. Disons , sans vulgarité, qu'on nous la met plus en douceur...
Et oui ce ne sont que des rumeurs apparemment! Et pour l'année du tourisme, la municipalité de Bakhtapur vient d'augmenter les tarifs d'entrée de la ville, de 750 roupies, ils sont passés à 1100 roupies (source the katmandou post) pffff ah super l'année du tourisme! 😛
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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?
Thanks
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!

