Posts

Showing posts with the label visa

I overstayed my tourist visa, SOS!!!!

Image
Remember when we were supposed to go to Germany in July 2016 well we were stopped at border control in Marrakech because I overstayed my tourist visa by 20 days.  In Morocco, if you overstay your visa you CANNOT leave till you fix your immigration status.  Well, I'm finally fixing my visa because we leave next month for Senegal and I already booked the tickets.  I have outlined below step by step on how to fix your tourist visa in Morocco. Here is step by step what you need to do to fix your tourist visa which is generally 90 days. Day 1 :  Go to Prefecture de Police de Marrakech  to schedule an appointment for court.  Take your passport with 1 copy of your passport.  The police clerk will give you a time and day to return to give your official statement on why you overstayed your visa.  *Phones are not allowed inside make sure you bring ID to leave with your phone at the front desk and yes it is chaotic & the front desk will give you a b...

NEWS Alert ⚠ Senegal πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡³

Tourist Visa is a generally a visa for a citizen of foreign countries who wish to enter in Senegal. Hence, 2013/2014 Senegal issued a Tourist Visa which you was able to pay online and they issue the visa at Senegal's Leopold Airport.  As of today, I learned a visa is no longer required, see travel alert below: ATTENTION: As of April 3, 2015, the State of Senegal has decided to abolish the visa paying on the national territory as of May 1, 2015. The following information should therefore be disregarded until clarification   The implementing rules. https://www.aeroport-dakar.com This is great news for this mom of four because it means this money can be used towards other things, like sightseeing πŸ—Ώ.  So if you planning your trip to Senegal tick this off your list, a visa is not required anymore for US citizens πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡². Happy travels my friends and make sure you do something from your bucket list today! XOXO Rea