EK Timatic vs. Consulate [Entry To Sierra Leone On Air Cote d’Ivoire]
Mar 21, 2022, 8:28 am
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EK Timatic vs. Consulate [Entry To Sierra Leone On Air Cote d’Ivoire]
Hi all, I'm looking for some collective wisdom here. I'm scheduled to book a flight HKG-DXB-ABJ (Abidjan, Sierra Leone) on EK. I've checked the Timatic on Expertflyer and asked on EK help, and both say a visa is required. However, I have an e-mail from the consulate in my home country (no embassy) that says my passport is 1-month visa-free for tourism purposes and that they have refused to issue me a visa on the grounds that I do not need one.
How likely am I to be denied boarding at my origin and/or at DXB?
Thanks in advance!
How likely am I to be denied boarding at my origin and/or at DXB?
Thanks in advance!
Last edited by Saltire74; Mar 21, 2022 at 10:40 am Reason: Moved to new forum with better explanation in title
Mar 21, 2022, 8:58 am
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Hi all, I'm looking for some collective wisdom here. I'm scheduled to book a flight HKG-DXB-ABJ (Abidjan, Sierra Leone) on EK. I've checked the Timatic on Expertflyer and asked on EK help, and both say a visa is required. However, I have an e-mail from the consulate in my home country (no embassy) that says my passport is 1-month visa-free for tourism purposes and that they have refused to issue me a visa on the grounds that I do not need one.
How likely am I to be denied boarding at my origin and/or at DXB?
Thanks in advance!
How likely am I to be denied boarding at my origin and/or at DXB?
Thanks in advance!
Mar 21, 2022, 9:20 am
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Well that was completely embarrassing, I've completely messed up my entire itinerary in my haste
I had a ticket HKG-DXB-(ACC)-ABJ, then flying further onto FNA on Air Cote D'Ivoire (which would make this request in the wrong forum ... if you could kindly move)
I would be traveling on an HKSAR passport.
I had a ticket HKG-DXB-(ACC)-ABJ, then flying further onto FNA on Air Cote D'Ivoire (which would make this request in the wrong forum ... if you could kindly move)
I would be traveling on an HKSAR passport.
Mar 21, 2022, 10:37 am
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Well that was completely embarrassing, I've completely messed up my entire itinerary in my haste
I had a ticket HKG-DXB-(ACC)-ABJ, then flying further onto FNA on Air Cote D'Ivoire (which would make this request in the wrong forum ... if you could kindly move)
I would be traveling on an HKSAR passport.
I had a ticket HKG-DXB-(ACC)-ABJ, then flying further onto FNA on Air Cote D'Ivoire (which would make this request in the wrong forum ... if you could kindly move)
I would be traveling on an HKSAR passport.
That site has a ‘contact us’ tab so may be worthwhile contacting them directly and asking the question. In the meantime, I think you might get more traction in the Africa forum so I’ll move your thread there. Best of luck.