Nous avons la chance, mon ami et moi, d'avoir réussi à négocier (un peu à la dernière minute, c'est vrai...) avec notre employeur pour partir 2-3 en Asie du Sud-Est en fin d'année.
Pour commencer à préparer ce périple, qui nous sommes sûrs sera magnifique, nous regardons actuellement les passages des différentes frontières.
Est-ce quelqu'un parmi vous aurait des informations sur les passages terrestres?
Nous avons cherché par exemple pour le passage entre Birmanie et Laos, mais nous tombons que sur d'anciennes informations qui indiquent que le passage terrestre n'est pas faisable.... savez-vous si depuis les frontières se sont ouvertes?
Auriez-vous des informations quand aux visas? Nous sommes Suisses, et sauf erreur de ma part, nous n'aurions pas besoin de visa pour voyager au Laos....
Je confirme juste qu'il n'y a pas de passage frontière entre le Laos et Birmanie. Il faut soit prendre l'avion pour gagner la Birmanie ou alors passer par un des quatre postes frontières avec la Thailande.
Depuis Laos, il faut passer par Chaing Rai, Thailande ensuite Mae Sae ensuite Tachilake.
Concernant le visa, mieux vaut faire un visa en ligne.
Voici l'information pour le visa ( en anglais!)
VISA INFORMATION
Documents required for visa for Burma:
Tourist Visa
· eVisa Online System is currently only available to Tourists for Tourism purpose only
· For more information please go to evisa.moip.gov.mm and information on restricted area go to mip.gov.mm
You will need the following before you apply:
a) Your passport validity must have at least (6) months
b) You have to upload one Color Photo (4 cm X 6 cm) taking during last (3) months
c) You will need your Visa, Master or American Express credit cards for the payment of USD 50
· Visa processing information
a) The validity of eVisa approval letter is 90 days from the issued date. If it is expired, entry will be denied
b) Length of stay is (28) days from the date of arrival in Myanmar
c) eVisa service is none refundable
d) You will receive an email acknowledgement within 1 hour after successful payment
e) The processing time is upto (3) working days
· If the applicant has child(ren) under (7) years old on the same passport, you have to put the name of that child, date of birth in the minor section of the application form
· eVisa is currently only available to Tourist seeking entry into Myanmar. If you are seeking entry for business, meetings, seminars purposes please apply at a Myanmar embassy in your respective country
· Tourists must stay in registered hotels, motels, inns, guest house and resort during your stay in Myanmar
· The applicant should complete individual personal data whether passenger is FIT or package tour
· eVisa is a only valid for a single entry. Re-entry will require a new visa
· Currently passengers with eVisa are only permitted to enter via Yangon International Airport, Nay Pyi Taw International Aiport and Mandalay International Airport. We will announce other port of entry in due course
· If you are visiting Myanmar via cruise, please contact your tour agent for Pre-arrangement Visa on Arrival. You will not be able to use eVisa to enter Myanmar via seaport
· If the decision is not allowed to entry, you may return by the same flight
· Ordinary passport holders from the following countries are giving visa exemption for 14 days-
a) Brunei
b) Cambodia
c) Indonesia
d) Laos
e) Philippines
f) Vietnam
· Passport holder from the following countries and Taiwan are eligible to apply eVisa :
: www.evisa.moip.gov.mm
· The following (32) countries are permitted to apply eVisa from 02/ Jan/ 2015 :
: www.evisa.moip.gov.mm
· Have a valid passport not expiring for at least 6 months from the date of entry into Myanmar.
· Bring two recent (4cm x 6cm) color photos taken within the past six months.
· Have the letter of invitation from the sponsoring company in the event of first trip of business study. (Stay cannot be extended.)
· Be required to produce copies of company registration/business license/ evidence of permission to do business issued by the ministries concerned together with the application if he is working in Myanmar.
· Fully mention the name of the factory, location, the sponsor and the position he holds if he is doing business with business visa.
· Apply for extension of visa with the recommendation of the ministries concerned as well as in accordance with the existing procedures if he is doing business with business visa.
· Produce letter of invitation by the ministries concerned if he is going to attend meetings, workshops, events and ceremonies.
· Not be allowed to engage in any sort of work with or without charges apart from the professions mentioned in the visa application form.
· Produce air ticket to the destination if he is applying for transit visa.
· Stay at the hotels, motels and guest houses holding legal licenses issued by Myanmar Government, and factories and workshops legally permitted as well as human dwellings; and exactly mention the address he will stay at.
· Make a promise to strictly abide by the existing laws, rules, procedures, orders and directives issued by Myanmar Government.
· Have under-seven-year-old children accompanying parents in the passport granted visa free of charge; be able to produce the evidence of parent-children relationship if the children are holding separate passport.
· Not be allowed to travel to the restricted areas without seeking prior permission.
· Report to the office of the township Immigration and National Registration Department concerned at which he stays within Myanmar mentioning the address of hotels, motels, guest houses, factories and workshops legally permitted as well as human dwellings.
· Depart to the country which he has traveled from by the arrangement of the airline he is using if he is denied entry.
· Abide by the decision of the On Arrival Visa Scrutiny and Issuing Team.
· Apply for Visa On Arrival at Airport Immigration Section obtaining the application form either from the airlines in Myanmar or the following website www.mip.gov.mm of the Ministry of Immigration and Population
Entièrement d'accord avec toi. Sauf qu'une fois arrivé à Tachileik, il y a un gros problème pour les étrangers, c'est qu'on peut rejoindre Kengtung en bus, mais si on veut aller dans le centre du pays, il faut absolument prendre l'avion. Car la route entre kengtung et Taunggyi est toujours interdite aux étrangers. Et le prix des billets d'avion en Birmanie peut dissuader quelques routards...
Merci beaucoup pour votre réponse, et pour le lien pour le Visa.
Seulement, si je ne me trompe pas, le Visa version informatique est valable uniquement si nous arrivons en Birmanie par l'avion. Non?
J'ai lu que pour un passage de frontière terrestre, cela n'était pas valable.
🤪 cela me semble bien compliqué de voyager en Birmanie... même ici les informations ne sont pas les mêmes... et pas facile non plus de passer par les ambassades pour avoir quelque chose de plus précis...
Une frontière Laos - Birmanie est ouverte depuis peu ! (il faut que je retrouve ou, on nous en a parlé quand nous étions au Cambodge)
Mais (il y a toujours un mais) les routes sont dans un sale état et il faudrait des jours pour rejoindre une ville en autostop. Oui, parce que pas de route = pas de bus etc :p
Donc sur un visa de 28 jours, il vaut mieux passer par la Thaïlande :)
En effet, il y a un poste frontière qui a ouvert récemment entre le Laos et la Birmanie, mais à ma connaissance, il n'est ouvert qu'aux locaux, pas aux touristes comme nous.
Vous semblez connaître beaucoup de chose sur l'Asie. J'ai posté un nouveau poste, mais je me permets de poser la question ici aussi.
A la suite des réponses qui ont été apportées plus haut, et suite à diverses recherches, il me semble que pour visiter (en arrivant à Bangkok) en priorité la Birmanie, le Vietnam, petit passage au Cambodge, et retour en Thaïlande, il est meilleur marché de faire les transferts en avion entre la Thaïlande et la Birmanie, puis entre Birmanie et Vietnam.
Sutout que par terre, cela voudrait dire passage par le Laos.
Auriez-vous des informations à ce sujet. Malheureusement, comme toujours, le budget est limité, et nous cherchons donc à faire au mieux, pour pouvoir profiter au maximum à l'intérieur des pays en eux-mêmes.
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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.
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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?
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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. 😔
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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.
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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!
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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?...
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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?
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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!)
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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?
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Hello,
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No issues with that procedure so far.
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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.
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Hi there,
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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?
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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?
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I’ve heard that crossing the border can be tricky!
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Best regards,
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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?
