Bonjour a tous
J'aimerais avoir des renseignements sur le passage de cette frontiere.
Il semblerait que cela soit impossible et inconscient contenu de la situation actuelle dans le balouchistan.Toute fois, j'aimerais savoir si certains l'ont deja passé cette année ou celle d'avant et connaitre leur experience a ce sujet.
Est il possible de prendre le train de Zahedan(Iran) a Quetta(Pakistan)??
Est il possible d'organiser des convois protégés par la police??
Est il possible de prendre des mini bus?
La frontiere est elle seulement ouverte..?
La population peut elle etre hostile aux occidentaux?
Je suis sure que certains ont essayé de la passer ces derniers mois alors pouvez vous partagez vos informations?
Merci
Salut je suıs en Turquıe je rentre bıentot en Iran et je veux aller au pakıstan puıs ınde ( je suıs en velo)
J aı vu que le vısa etaıt possıble (vısıblement sa depend des jours) dans une vılle proche de la frontıere. Donc je ne pense pas quelle soıt fermer. Vısıblement ıl ne le donne que la.
J aı besoın des meme ınfo que toı, sı quelqu un est au courant ... Mıchel ? quı a l aır de bıen connaıtgre la regıon :-)
Par contre je pense passer en velo aussı et sı possıble sans polıce au fesse... enfın on verra
sınon je feraı le tour par le Nord...
Bonjour a tous
J'aimerais egalement avoir des renseignements sur le passage de cette frontiere.
Il semblerait que cela soit impossible et inconscient contenu de la situation actuelle dans le balouchistan.Toute fois, j'aimerais savoir si certains l'ont deja passé cette année ou celle d'avant et connaitre leur experience a ce sujet.
Est il possible de prendre le train de Zahedan(Iran) a Quetta(Pakistan)??
Est il possible d'organiser des convois protégés par la police??
Est il possible de prendre des mini bus?
La frontiere est elle seulement ouverte..?
La population peut elle etre hostile aux occidentaux?
Je suis sure que certains ont essayé de la passer ces derniers mois alors pouvez vous partagez vos informations?
Merci
salut Narses. Sachant que mes infos datent de decembre 2007 mais à cette époque ça bardait entre l`armée iranienne et des bandes armées.
Il semblerait que cela soit impossible et inconscient contenu de la situation actuelle dans le balouchistan.Toute fois, j'aimerais savoir si certains l'ont deja passé cette année ou celle d'avant et connaitre leur experience a ce sujet.
elle est toujours ouverte. la zone est très sécurisée depuis Zahedan jusqu`à Mirjaveh qui est le point frontière.
Est il possible de prendre le train de Zahedan(Iran) a Quetta(Pakistan)??
il y a une ligne en effet mais je crois qu`elle fonctionne pour les trains de marchandises.
Est il possible d'organiser des convois protégés par la police??
pas besoin tu es tracé dès la sortie de Zahedan jusqu`à la frontiere avec des checkpoints reguliers sur la route. le chauffeur de taxi remplit une feuille de route avec le nbre de passagers et se fait controler à chaque halte. A l`arrivée il fait signer sa feuille de route si tout est ok. seul en tant qu`etranger, on ne te laissairait pas passer. Les cyclistes doivent prendre un véhicule et idem de l`autre coté de la frontiere.
Est il possible de prendre des mini bus?
ca doit être faisable mais le mieux est le taxi collectif. si tu ne le sens pas, en sortant du bus qui t`a amené à Zahedan, diriges toi vers les militaires ou policiers en faction et demande leur un taxi
La population peut elle etre hostile aux occidentaux?
non je ne crois pas. du coté pakistanais à Taftan, je les ai trouvé accueillants. j`étais avec un Japonais et deux Baloutchs nous ont offert le thé sur le capot de leur toyota. Ensuite j`ai entamé une discussion avec un autre type qui passait par là.
Salut à tous !
Narses, quand seras-tu là-bas ? je traverserai la frontière Turquie-Iran d'ici un gros mois, et veux aller jusqu'en Inde.
j'ai un ami canadien qui vient de traverser de Zahedan à Quetta. Il était escorté.
as-tu déjà ton visa pakistanais ? je viens de recevoir un mail de l'Ambassade du Pakistan à Téhéran, pour me dire que
"Dear Guillaume,
Thanks for the mail. I am sorry to inform you that as per new rules we are not in a position to issue visa to non-Iranians from Iran. You may obtain visa from your home town.
Regards,
Javed
Embassy of Pakistan,
Tehran, Iran. "
ciao !
salut
si tu les lis les precedentes discussions, c`est très compliqué d`obtenir le visa paki à Teheran.
ton ami canadien comment se déplacait t-il ? car l`escorte est fournie pour les camions et campings car. depuis Zahedan ? ça ne serait pas plutôt de Taftan à Quetta...
Oui, c'est même maintenant impossible, le mail de l'Ambassade date d'aujourd'hui. Mais je n'ai pas les dernières infos pour récupérer ce visa en Turquie.
Je me débrouillerai...
Sean était escorté de Zahedan à la frontière par la police, puis de Taftan à Quetta. Il voyage en transports locaux ou en camion, et l'escorte est garantie même pour les voyageurs qui bougent en bus depuis l'enlèvement des Français il y a quelques années (un an ou deux ?)
merci en tout cas !
infos datant de septembre 2009 :
nous sommes allés au népal : ma femme et moi avec notre 4x4 par la route : aller retour : en partant de paris
aller : escorte de zahedan a mirjaveh en iran : moins de 100 km
au pakistan : escorte de taftan jusqu a aprés quetta
d autres voyageurs en véhicule on été escortés dans tout le pays : jusqu a la frontière pakisto indienne
allez savoir pourquoi ?????
retour : escorte avant quetta jusqu a taftan, sauf pendant 250 km : ou nous étions seuls ???
en iran : escorte de mirjaveh a 100 km : avant bam, cela doit representer autour de 450 km
voyez un peu l idiotie de la chose, alors que l on emprunte la meme route a l aller comme au retour ???
salut
surement qu`ils jugeaient le tronçon entre Zahedan et Bam peu sûr à cette période. en temps normal cette région est aussi réputée pour son instabilité, il suffit de demander aux Iraniens.
la région, n est pas sure, d apres les policiers iraniens avec qui on a pu discuter
mais déja en 2008 : il y avait moins d escorte a l aller que sur le retour
alors peut être qu`ils pensent qu`il y a des informateurs à Zahedan qui sont connectés avec des complices à quelques encablures plus loin sur la route de Kerman.
point important : coté iranien : c est l escorte qui garde votre passeport : il y a interet a suivre, lorsque la voiture de police est devans vous et roule a 160 km/180 km/h
alors que du coté pakistanais : on garde son passeport avec soi
bonjour a tous! je vois qu'il ya des gens interressés par ce post!
Merci encore a toi Mekong pour ces infos...
Donc ça parait possible mais c'est tres compliqué...Moi je ne suis pas encore partit, toujours a Lorient, mais je vais essayer de partir le 27 aout de Istanbul jusqu'a Darjeeling.(mon boss est enfin d'accord de me lacher quelque mois).Je pourrais etre en Iran au mois d'octobre a peu pres...merci pour ces infos a tous mais je reste pessimiste..Pour ma part je pense plutot prendre un avion Teheran-Islamabad, c'est plus sur.Mais j'avoue que ça m'embete beaucoup de laisser un "trou" dans ce parcour, je verrais sur place si il y a des gens motivés.Pour le visa Paki, je vais essayer de l'avoir en France quitte a prendre une petite excursion par une agence de voyage locale afin d'avoir une invitation.(vous pensez que c'est une bonne idée?)
Je vous souhaites bonne chance a tous!!!! et s'il vous plait donnez des nouvelles! kenavo
Je suis rassuré de voire que plusieurs personnes essaye de traverser l'iran par voie terrestre. Par contre je découvre aujourd'hui qu'il faut etre escorté...
Est ce que il n'y a qu'une voie de passage de la frontière ? Peut on passer en ce moment entre Iranshar (iran) et Hoshab (pakistan) car je voudrais rejoindre hyderabad.
Quelqu'un sit si il est possible d'obtenir un visa de transit (7jours je crois) à l'ambassade de paris ? Et au niveau du délai c'est 3 semaines ? (je suis un peu préssé de partir!)
j ai demandé au chef des douanes en septembre 2009 :
un seul passage pour les etrangers : mirjaveh-taftan
les autres frontières sont réservés au locaux
pour le visa de transit : pas de souci a Paris
moins de 3 semaines en tout cas
Ok, J'ai pour ma part un ami qui a reussi a passer la frontiere il y a environ 1an et demi. Il s'est pointe a Zahedan sans lettre de recomendation, bref les mains dans les poches, ils ont refuse de lui fournir un visa de transit, il a demande a voir un superieur. Ce superieur etait le consul lui meme, apres une bonne heure de discussions, le consul lui a finalement delivre un visa de transit de 7 jours, allant a l'encontre de la loi. Bref, a mon avis, il faut une sacree paire de ... et de quoi bien argumenter en face le consul, et avoir l'opportunite de le rencontrer.
Je m'apprete a m'engager dans cette voie, croisons les doigts. Si qulqu'un a le moindre detail ou aide a apporter, c'est avec grand plaisir de vous lire
Quleques fraiches nouvelles sur le passage de la frontiere mirajev taftan juillet 2011
et voyage au coeur du balouchistan. (enfin la main road).
Mes visas de l'Iran et du Pakistan en poche j'ai traverse la frontiere le 15 juillet 2011.
Pas de soucis aux passage des 2 postes frontieres. Ca va vite pour les touristes.
Arrive a taftan nous somme aceuilli par la police Pakistanese, qui prend quelques informations et qui nous imposent une escorte. Dans le guest book ou l on doit mettre nos noms, j' ai pu voir 10 noms de personnes de divers pays europeens. L escorte coute 1500 roupette tout de meme. Depuis taftan je monte dans un bus avec mon garde du coprs direction quetta que nous rejognions 10 heures plus tard.
Avec quelques altes a divers resto route. La nourriture et bien meilleure qu'en Iran.
Quetta c'est la chaos mais c est surtout interdiction de sortir de l hotel aprs 18h00. La journee par contre pas de probleme.
PS: je suis arrive a 6h00 du matin a zahedan et depuis le bus terminale un taxi pour 8000 toman jusqu au poste frontiere.
Hi there,
I’m explaining our situation—my daughter and her young family have just moved to Polynesia, specifically to the island of Raiatea. That’s great, of course, and my wife and I are planning to visit them. However, flights that go through the United States are causing us a problem because we’ve been to Cuba. I think we’ll need a visa because of that.
Has anyone else dealt with this situation before? Any advice on flights and visas would be really helpful.
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
I have two questions about applying for a Non-Immigrant O Visa at the Thai embassy in France for someone over 50:
- - Do I need to provide the address(es) of stay in Thailand (hotels, staying with a Thai friend)?
- - Financial proof: Is a retirement statement showing over 2,000 € per month sufficient, or are bank statements also required?
I know there’s already a lot of information about the visa requirements on the embassy’s website, but from my experience—having dealt with embassies in other countries in previous years—I know that the information is sometimes (!) incomplete or inconsistent. So, I’d rather hear from people who’ve recently gone through this process to avoid any surprises after submitting my application, which could cause unpleasant delays.
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,
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,
I’m planning a trip to Laos from France with a transit through Thailand involving 2 entries. I might spend up to 7 days max in Thailand (round trip).
The flight I’ve spotted: arrival at BKK and return to France 31 days later.
With the new regulations/visa:
"Starting September 15, 2026, French nationals holding an ordinary passport will be able to stay in Thailand visa-free for up to 30 days for tourism purposes only, down from the previous 60 days."
How do you think the counting is done?
- Number of days spent in Thai territory?
- Entry and exit dates: number of days between the two?
I’m leaning toward the first option, but to avoid any administrative hassles with Thailand (fines, etc.) and before booking my ticket, your input would really help.
Hi there,
we’re planning our trip to the North Cape this summer. We bought a new vehicle for it. Unfortunately, the registration document is still being processed, and the delay seems long—I don’t think I’ll have it in time for our departure...
I have the transfer documents, insurance in my name, and all the supporting paperwork, but not the registration document. So my question is: does the ferry company require the registration document *mandatorily* when boarding in Denmark or not?
Thanks for any insights...
Hi everyone,
I bought a new apartment in Pattaya that will be finished at the end of 2013, and I’d like to buy more later...
I think it’s a good investment idea, but I’d love to hear from those of you with experience—what do you think? I’d also like to know how to handle rentals... Should I go through agencies, or are they usually rented out directly by the building management companies?
Thanks in advance for your replies! 🙂
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
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?...
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, 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
