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Senegal visa in Rabat
Is it possible to get Senegal visa in Rabat. If so, where?
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I assume you are Slovenian and have an EU passport?

If so, on an EU passport there is no need to get a visa in advance for Senegal and you can easily get one on the border with Mauritania (assuming you are coming via the Atlantic route)

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[quote=Matt Roach;259711

If so, on an EU passport there is no need to get a visa in advance for Senegal

cheers[/quote]

hi matt,
citizens of the following eu countries officially still need visa for senegal :

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Cyprus

Ambassade du Senegal
Adresse: 17, rue Kadi Senhaji
10000, Rabat.
Téléphone fixe : 037 75 41 71
FAX : 037 75 41 49
Adresse Postale : BP: 365, 10001 Rabat.


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I got the same info when I called up the Senegalese embassy in London last week:

Visa and Passport

They said it is going to take at least 6 weeks! When I asked if it is the same in Rabat, they said YES.

I carry an Estonian "pre-EU" passport - so I am getting a bit worried that the London-Dakar might turn into London-Bamako instead.

Has anyone from the eastern EU bloc had experience recently on the Senegalese border or getting the visa from Rabat. Would be very interested.

Is this where a "present" may do the thing on the border?
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Interesting - I thought the exemption was for all EU countries, so thank you for pointing that out.

If Rabat takes so long, try Nouakchott. I got one there in 24 hours (on Australian passport) in early 2008, so I suspect it should be relatively similar for the EU countries that don't automatically qualify for the exemption.

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Try France Ambassy. In Poland I can get Senegal visa for few hours in France Ambassy in Warsaw. Maybe this work for all EU citizens.
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Lightbulb 6 weeks for Senegalese visa is wrong info
There is a lot of confusion with this issue, partly because the official information is confusing, misleading, etc.

The easiest way to obtain Senegalese visa is to enroll online:
http://www.visasenegal.sn/en/

Ignore the "6-week" thing.

You will be requested to pay online. Do so. You will get a ... a PDF file, which you'll have to print out. From this point on, the rest is routine. You just need a Senegalese facility equipped with a fancy device that takes your photo and two fingerprint scans at a time.

So, if there is a Senegalese embassy in the neighbourhood, visit it with 2 passport photos and the aforementioned printout. I've got my visa in Berlin in about half an hour. Plus waiting for the embassy clerks, who were late - another 20 minutes.

The embassy employees are anything but punctual, they pick the phone only if they feel like it, but otherwise they are friendly, easy-going chaps to my impression.
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No free visas for EU citizens anymore...its a real shame...it total feels like Africa does not want Tourists anymore
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No free visas for EU citizens anymore...its a real shame...it total feels like Africa does not want Tourists anymore
It's still a hell of a lot easier to enter Senegal as a EU citizen than it is for a Senegalese to get a visa for Europe.

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It's still a hell of a lot easier to enter Senegal as a EU citizen than it is for a Senegalese to get a visa for Europe.
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but its slightly less likely that a EU citizen will overstay his tourist visa and work
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