Formalités pour un séjour d'un an à Madagascar?
by Pierregouy
This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.
Original post
Bonjour,
Je souhaite sejourner à Madagascar environ un an, de 05/2011 à 06/2012 avec un ami.
J'ai compris qu'on pouvait faire un visa sur place de 90 jours maximum, en présentant un billet d'avion.
Question 1: Que faire si nous n'avons pas encore le billet de retour? On ne peut pas prendre un billet de retour un an en avance!
Question 2: Est-il bien possible au bout de 3 mois de retourner à la Reunion par exemple, pour revenir ensuite et refaire les formalités à la douane? Il n'y a rien de plus simple et de moins coûteux?
Pourrons-nous faire 3 fois ces aller/retour pour tenir les 12 mois?
Question 3: Nous souhaiterions utiliser en local une VOITURE, mais aussi d'un ordinateur portable chacun , et autres effets de confort.
Y-a-t'il des contraintes sur les effets que l'on veut importer pour UTILISER à titre personnel , ni pour vendre, ni louer, ni utiliser dans le cadre d'une activité commerciale, sachant que nous repartirons avec nos affaires à l'issue du séjour. Faut-il acquitter des droits de douane? De quel montant?
Question 4: En particulier, je souhaite acheter un Land Cruiser Toyota d'occasion en France et l' envoyer par bateau, en remplacement de la voiture que j'utilise aujourd'hui, non adaptée aux endroits que je veux visiter.J'aurai donc la voiture à mon nom depuis moins d'1 an.
Comme pour nos autres effets personnels, ce véhicule est uniquement réservé à notre usage personnel et ne sera pas vendu. Au bout d'un an, je ré-expédierai la voiture par bateau.
Que faire pour l'importer? Y-a-t'il des droits de douane? Quel montant? Sera-t'il notamment possible de le laisser sur place quand nous ferons nos aller-retour à la Réunion pour prolonger nos visas de 90 jours (a priori donc, 3 fois).
Pourrais-je assurer le véhicule chez un assureur malgache, ou faut-il que je prenne une assurance en France?
Question 5: Pour nos dépenses (Budget environ 1000€ par mois pour 2) je pense ouvrir un compte sur place à la société générale. Est-ce une bonne idée?
Y-a-t'il des contraintes et/ou des limites pour transférer de l'argent? Est-ce notamment possible de faire un virement mensuel?
D'avance merci, vos réponses me seraient d'un énorme secours.
bonjour
Question 1: Que faire si nous n'avons pas encore le billet de retour? On ne peut pas prendre un billet de retour un an en avance!
sans billet de retour vous n'embarquerez pas dans l'avion....
pour rester plus de 3 mois, il faut
que vous demandiez un visa de 1 mois renouvelable a votre consulat ou ambassade chez vous impérativement que vous ferez allonger au ministère de l'intérieur a Tananarive.,
vous devrez justifier de minimum 1000 euros par mois de revenus et faire un virement définitif de votre banque en france sur un compte a mada, preuves doivent être fournies au consulat. avec extrait de casier judiciaire de moins de 3 mois et d'autres papiers , voyez avec le consulat en France.
pour un véhicule importé et de moins d'un an a votre nom, les taxes sur place seront d'environ 30 a 40 % du prix évalué par le ministère. et non par vous même.
(Budget environ 1000€ par mois pour 2) quasiment impossible a mada avec euros personne, ce sera juste avec 1000 alors pensez donc avec 500. Vous rêvez..... la société générale vous demandera des preuves, comme d'autres d'ailleurs (BOA, BNI, etc..) Est-ce notamment possible de faire un virement mensuel? non seulememt possible mais obligatoire et le montant est fixé a 1000 euros par personnes par l'immigration. entre nous ......Vous allez a mada pourquoi ?
pour un véhicule importé et de moins d'un an a votre nom, les taxes sur place seront d'environ 30 a 40 % du prix évalué par le ministère. et non par vous même.
(Budget environ 1000€ par mois pour 2) quasiment impossible a mada avec euros personne, ce sera juste avec 1000 alors pensez donc avec 500. Vous rêvez..... la société générale vous demandera des preuves, comme d'autres d'ailleurs (BOA, BNI, etc..) Est-ce notamment possible de faire un virement mensuel? non seulememt possible mais obligatoire et le montant est fixé a 1000 euros par personnes par l'immigration. entre nous ......Vous allez a mada pourquoi ?
Bonjour,
Je souhaite sejourner à Madagascar environ un an, de 05/2011 à 06/2012 avec un ami.
J'ai compris qu'on pouvait faire un visa sur place de 90 jours maximum, en présentant un billet d'avion.
Question 1: Que faire si nous n'avons pas encore le billet de retour? On ne peut pas prendre un billet de retour un an en avance!
Question 2: Est-il bien possible au bout de 3 mois de retourner à la Reunion par exemple, pour revenir ensuite et refaire les formalités à la douane? Il n'y a rien de plus simple et de moins coûteux?
Pourrons-nous faire 3 fois ces aller/retour pour tenir les 12 mois?
Question 3: Nous souhaiterions utiliser en local une VOITURE, mais aussi d'un ordinateur portable chacun , et autres effets de confort.
Y-a-t'il des contraintes sur les effets que l'on veut importer pour UTILISER à titre personnel , ni pour vendre, ni louer, ni utiliser dans le cadre d'une activité commerciale, sachant que nous repartirons avec nos affaires à l'issue du séjour. Faut-il acquitter des droits de douane? De quel montant?
Question 4: En particulier, je souhaite acheter un Land Cruiser Toyota d'occasion en France et l' envoyer par bateau, en remplacement de la voiture que j'utilise aujourd'hui, non adaptée aux endroits que je veux visiter.J'aurai donc la voiture à mon nom depuis moins d'1 an.
Comme pour nos autres effets personnels, ce véhicule est uniquement réservé à notre usage personnel et ne sera pas vendu. Au bout d'un an, je ré-expédierai la voiture par bateau.
Que faire pour l'importer? Y-a-t'il des droits de douane? Quel montant? Sera-t'il notamment possible de le laisser sur place quand nous ferons nos aller-retour à la Réunion pour prolonger nos visas de 90 jours (a priori donc, 3 fois).
Pourrais-je assurer le véhicule chez un assureur malgache, ou faut-il que je prenne une assurance en France?
Question 5: Pour nos dépenses (Budget environ 1000€ par mois pour 2) je pense ouvrir un compte sur place à la société générale. Est-ce une bonne idée?
Y-a-t'il des contraintes et/ou des limites pour transférer de l'argent? Est-ce notamment possible de faire un virement mensuel?
D'avance merci, vos réponses me seraient d'un énorme secours.
Bonjour,
Carthago à longuement repondu et les réponses sont très justes.
Tu peux évidemment partir et revenir trois les trois mois vers la R/un ou Mayotte et c'est certainement pour vous la seule solution pour rester un an vu que je ne vois pas pour quelle raison vous aurez droit a un visa de résident. Pour vos effets perso comme le portable il n'y a aucun probleme avec la douane, par contre avec le Land Cruiser c'est trèèès compliqué, certainement très cher et si tu y arrives il restera pour toujours à Mada car il ne pourra plus quitter le pays. Votre budget ne vous permet de toute façon pas d'avoir un véhicule et de l'entretenir (rien que le carburant coûte 1€/litre), vous ne pouvez jamais prévoir (à moins d'avoir des pistons sérieux) combien vous allez raquer pour sortir le toy de la douane, le plan de la voiture qui t'appartient depuis + d'un an en France et qui peut rentrer sans payer les taxes ne te concernera de tte façon pas car elle ne s'applique que aux résidents et que dans les 6 mois après l'obtention de leur carte de résident. Si tu veux vraiment avoir une voiture il vaut mieux en acheter une à Mada mais ça c'est encore une autre paire de manches... Avec un certificat de résidence (facile à obtenir au Fokontany) tu pourras ouvrir un compte et faire virer de l'argent de France dessus et...c'est tout. Bon courage.
Bonjour,
Carthago à longuement repondu et les réponses sont très justes.
Tu peux évidemment partir et revenir trois les trois mois vers la R/un ou Mayotte et c'est certainement pour vous la seule solution pour rester un an vu que je ne vois pas pour quelle raison vous aurez droit a un visa de résident. Pour vos effets perso comme le portable il n'y a aucun probleme avec la douane, par contre avec le Land Cruiser c'est trèèès compliqué, certainement très cher et si tu y arrives il restera pour toujours à Mada car il ne pourra plus quitter le pays. Votre budget ne vous permet de toute façon pas d'avoir un véhicule et de l'entretenir (rien que le carburant coûte 1€/litre), vous ne pouvez jamais prévoir (à moins d'avoir des pistons sérieux) combien vous allez raquer pour sortir le toy de la douane, le plan de la voiture qui t'appartient depuis + d'un an en France et qui peut rentrer sans payer les taxes ne te concernera de tte façon pas car elle ne s'applique que aux résidents et que dans les 6 mois après l'obtention de leur carte de résident. Si tu veux vraiment avoir une voiture il vaut mieux en acheter une à Mada mais ça c'est encore une autre paire de manches... Avec un certificat de résidence (facile à obtenir au Fokontany) tu pourras ouvrir un compte et faire virer de l'argent de France dessus et...c'est tout. Bon courage.
salut, il n'a même pas la décence de dire merci ou de répondre.. Peut être n'avons nous pas répondu ce qu'il espérait ?
Bonjour,
Quitter le France même temporairement ça fait rêver plus d'un et c'est bien, ce que je trouve sidérant que peu assument leur choix vraiment et s'en donnent les moyens pour réellement réussir ce qu'ils ont envie de faire. Je n'arrive pas croire comment on peut s'imaginer importer un 4X4 et avoir une vie à l'européenne avec un si maigre revenu mensuel. Même dans un des pays les plus pauvres du monde il permettra tout juste à vivoter. Mais bon...
Quitter le France même temporairement ça fait rêver plus d'un et c'est bien, ce que je trouve sidérant que peu assument leur choix vraiment et s'en donnent les moyens pour réellement réussir ce qu'ils ont envie de faire. Je n'arrive pas croire comment on peut s'imaginer importer un 4X4 et avoir une vie à l'européenne avec un si maigre revenu mensuel. Même dans un des pays les plus pauvres du monde il permettra tout juste à vivoter. Mais bon...
des rêveurs, des rêveurs !
avec 1000 euros mois c'est dur, alors avec 500.....😉
y vivant 6 mois par an, je reste toujours sidéré par ces gugus qui imaginent que dans un pays pauvre on peut vivre de rien...;
avec 1000 euros mois c'est dur, alors avec 500.....😉
y vivant 6 mois par an, je reste toujours sidéré par ces gugus qui imaginent que dans un pays pauvre on peut vivre de rien...;
Eh oui, j'avais oubliè de lui dire aussi que la solution R/un ou Mayotte nécessite aussi des ponctions sur le maigre budget: trois A/R la bas, 10 jours au prix France X2 à la Run en attendant le retour du bateau vers Mada et les 60€ pour un nouveau visa de trois mois.
A Mada on ne peut pas faire semblant, soit on réussit de rester en se donnant les moyens et en ne comptant que sur soi même, soit c'est l'échec dans un pays ou les gens ont d'autres chats à fouetter et s'en foutent pas mal qu'un vazaha devient subitement un vazaha lany mofo et retourne dans son pays.
bonjour
suite à la réponse que vous donnez à une personne pleine d imagination , je me dis que vous pourriez peut etre m éclairer sur un certain point. Etant donné qu un simple visa touristique ne dure pas plus de trois mois et qu il faut simplement quitter Madagascar pour pouvoir y revenir , y a t il une limite du nombre de mois cumulés sur un an dans ce pays malgré plusieurs entrées/sorties ?
Dans votre message , il n y a pas de limite mais certains de mes collègues m ont parlé de " peut etre 5 mois environ mais c est pas sûr ". En fait je cherche une réponse sûre. Je suis "un peu trop" souvent sur Mada en tant que bon touriste sur des periodes de 1 à 2 mois et je n aimerai pas avoir une mauvaise surprise en arrivant un jour à l aéroport de Tana.
merci de me répondre
suite à la réponse que vous donnez à une personne pleine d imagination , je me dis que vous pourriez peut etre m éclairer sur un certain point. Etant donné qu un simple visa touristique ne dure pas plus de trois mois et qu il faut simplement quitter Madagascar pour pouvoir y revenir , y a t il une limite du nombre de mois cumulés sur un an dans ce pays malgré plusieurs entrées/sorties ?
Dans votre message , il n y a pas de limite mais certains de mes collègues m ont parlé de " peut etre 5 mois environ mais c est pas sûr ". En fait je cherche une réponse sûre. Je suis "un peu trop" souvent sur Mada en tant que bon touriste sur des periodes de 1 à 2 mois et je n aimerai pas avoir une mauvaise surprise en arrivant un jour à l aéroport de Tana.
merci de me répondre
cadelfamoso
bonjour, non il n'y a pas de limitation.
vous pouvez avoir un visa pour 90 jours, ressortir et passer par la run par exemple et revenir pour un nouveau visa de 90 jours etc....Mais cela va vous couter cher ça fera 4 sorties de territoire (avion ou bateau) et 4 visas fois 60 euros
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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.





