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Thanks Milou, that is the approach I have taken at the Spain/Morocco border in the past.This is useful information as iI'll be going down to Dakar in late October. I was thinking of going down to Diama but it seems they may not let me, even if the road has dried out by then.

Where did you get your prepaid visa documents for Senegal as the London Enbassy will not issue them and the website is not working. I was recommended by the London embassy to try and get these documents in Nouakchott. I'd prefer to have them before arriving at Rosso.
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Thanks Milou, that is the approach I have taken at the Spain/Morocco border in the past.This is useful information as iI'll be going down to Dakar in late October. I was thinking of going down to Diama but it seems they may not let me, even if the road has dried out by then.

Where did you get your prepaid visa documents for Senegal as the London Enbassy will not issue them and the website is not working. I was recommended by the London embassy to try and get these documents in Nouakchott. I'd prefer to have them before arriving at Rosso.
Bit of a late reply, but as of today 02-10-14 you can NOT collect biometric visa in Nouakchott.

I've done the first bit online, got the receipt in hand, need to collect at Rosso. I'm trying to find out if I can change the date of the Visa there or not.
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Visa to Senegal

Oli hi, I was relying on getting the visa in Nouakchott based on the info from the man at the Senegal embassy in London and I'm leaving UK in a couple of weeks.

Can you please post the link to the website for the on-line part as I've not got one to work yet. Even the man at the London embasy said it was unreliable but it seems some folk get it to work. Thanks for the info.
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On-visa link Senegal.

OK, have found this link directly to Senegal in English which seems to be working:-

Online Visa Application | Visa Sénégal

Oli, is this the one you used? Anyone know the turnaround time with this system?
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OK, have found this link directly to Senegal in English which seems to be working:-

Online Visa Application | Visa Sénégal

Oli, is this the one you used? Anyone know the turnaround time with this system?
Again, sorry for the late reply!

Here's the link we used: SENEGAL - PAIEMENT VISA

We did not upload any supporting documents, this was all done at Rosso. It's a hellhole but the only border that is open at the moment.

We only had ONE email - The confirmation of receipt of payment. You don't always get a second one, don't worry, we didn't need it.

You could get your visa for Senegal in Madrid? They have the biometric Machinery there...
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Senegal Visa Website

Thanks Oli, that link took me to the same website as the one I posted. Being at home I could upload the documents and have got a certificate back almost immediatly. This certificate confirms I have paid for the visa. The website times out if you have any delay, so it is worth having photos of your passport, travel insurance, etc. ready to upload when asked by the website.

Interesting option to get the full biometric visa done in Madrid. Has anyone had any experience of getting a Senegal Visa in Madrid? It seems like it may be a better option than Rosso!
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