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I heard that is for 3 months.
I'll ask for visa in a month and will let you guys know if nobody else will give updates before.
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Another suggestion that the visa is obtainable at Rosso.

If you go to the Snedai site to pre register, there is a dropdown menu for where you want to collect the visa.

It now details a number of embassies, and also the border at Rosso and the border at Karang (border with Gambia).

Any more reports from people who have passed through recently?
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I'm being told that we can get the Visa at the embassy in Madrid and the pre-registration form seems to confirm this... I actually called at the Embassy in London on Tuesday and spoke to a Mr N diaye who also confirmed... So why and I still suspicious? well I'm leading the latest Scoots trip down to Gambia and it will be a complete disaster if it all goes pear shaped when we get to Madrid. So any other help / info appreciated, including a waypoint for the Senegal Embassy in Madrid if anyone has one.

Other option I guess is Easyjet to Madrid and find out for myself....
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Personally not convinced that Madrid is issuing, though stand to be corrected.

If you go to http://www.snedai.sn/en/

The box at the top of the page changes every few seconds, and lists within it the places you can obtain it.

Madrid is not in that box at any stage, though it does appear on the application stage under TRAVEL INFORMATION.

What interests me is that Rosso (Mauri), Karang (Gambia), and Mpak (G Bissau) have all appeared in this box in the last 72 hours. They were not there before, making me think they must know it is possible for them to suddenly have appeared.

I have heard from Joe and Claudia at the camp site near Banjul, they say you can get the Senegal visa at Rosso crossing.

Can anybody else confirm this?
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Rosso or Diama
I've got my visa these days (easy process in Lyon) and I have a question about entering in Senegal from Mauri with my car:
I've heard that it's only possible in Rosso because Diama's border post is not ready for these biometric visas.
What is your opinions (or better, your experiences), because I prefer entering in Diama (less bribes and hassles, I've heard).

Thanks in advance,

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Looking Good For Rosso
Latest article about visas at Rosso:

Visa biométrique : le poste frontière de Rosso inauguré

http://www.ndarinfo.com/Visas-biomet...013_a6506.html
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From what I was told at the Sengal embassy in London. You can still enter at Diama but they do not yet issue the visas. Madrid is certainly on the list and I'mplanning on flying out to pick up my visa monday week rather than find that we cant get them with a group of 8 in tow...

I was also told that we could elect to collect the visas at Dakar and Diama would allow us through the border on the strength of the 2 application emails. Don't think I would like to risk that one though.

I'll post again once I've been to Madrid. However if it worked in Lyon I would think all should be OK
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More news saying Mpak (G Bissau border) is now an option to get the Senegal visa with pre registration:

Visas biométriques : prolongement des facilitations jusqu’à fin octobre

So from all the reports I've read from travellers and media, Rosso is certainly an option.

Karang (Gambia) and Mpak (G Bissau) have been mentioned in many media reports and official statements, but no confirmation from travellers having obtained the visa there.

As for Guinea and Mali into Senegal, no news at all.
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Having used the Rosso crossing earlier in the year it is certainly not an option I would even give consideration to again. The hassle and the scams on both sides of the river back the whole process a nightmare. I would go further and confirm what I told the embassy, that if I have to use Rosso I will cancel the entire trip, yes it really is that bad!

Was I just unlucky? I don't think so as I had been repeatedly told by travellers not to use Rosso as it was so bad. However as I was travelling on my own rather than leading a group I though I would give it a try. What a mistake to make.... Never again!
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Visa in Paris
My trip is planned for January so Madrid or NCK may be issuing visas by then,but if not, does anyone know if the Paris embassy issues the visa the same day, I don't want to hang around Paris longer than necessary .
It is a bit of a ball ache having to go to Paris but I suppose it is on my way from UK.
I presume armed with a visa I will still be able to cross at Diamma as usual, Rosso is not an option!!
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Visa in Paris
My trip is planned for January so Madrid or NCK may be issuing visas by then,but if not, does anyone know if the Paris embassy issues the visa the same day, I don't want to hang around Paris longer than necessary .
It is a bit of a ball ache having to go to Paris but I suppose it is on my way from UK.
I presume armed with a visa I will still be able to cross at Diamma as usual, Rosso is not an option!!
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I was in Senegal in August and I crossed the border from Mauritania in Rosso.
I made visa in Rosso, with the pre-registation from Italy. I noticed that the situation in Rosso has changed a lot....I had already been there in the past!!!
I crossed the border in one hour and a half and the whole thing cost me 22 euros including insirance for a month
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Thanks for the information Fefo this is good news.

Just to say, on the Lonely Liar forum people have reported that visa can now be obtained at the embassy in Banjul. I don't know this is accurate but somebody said they got it there last week.

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We've got our visas yesterday in Bruxelles. At 11:00 we left there the passports, an pass photo, an pass copy and the pre-registration form, filled up an form, fingersprint and an other photo taken there, all of this in about 20min, and at 16:00 we had our passports back in 5 min. Faster than many western embassyes can do.
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Just Picked up my Visa in Madrid. It is the consulate you need not the Embassy contrary to what it says on the web site. As per previous post, you need two passport photos and a copy of your passport. Other than that piece of cake.

Madrid Consulate is at 55 Calle Luis Larrainza, Madrid
Tel: 913 095 488
Fax 913 090 087

Metro station is Alfonso Xlll

Lat Long
N 40 27.086
W 003 40.084

Just one further point you do not need the 2nd email that is mentioned on the web site. Don't wait for it as it won't appear.....
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