• 30 days visa on arrival (in principle non-renewable): issued by the consulate before departure or on arrival (at the Antananarivo airport or provincial airports, linked to the island of La Reunion). The price of this visa is currently approximately €50 in Paris and €60 on the spot! Know before you go. The visa is payable in foreign currencies and cash only.
• Visa up to 90 days. This must be obtained prior to departure: in principle, the term takes into account the dates of your stay. It is issued by the embassy or consulate of Madagascar within 5 working days. For correspondence, count up to twenty days. Cost in 2009: approximately €60 in cash or check for an entry and €75 for two entries for one person in the territory.
To obtain a visa from the Consulate or Embassy of Madagascar in the country of departure, you must bring a photocopy of your return ticket (or certification of the agency with the numbers of ticket booking), two identical passport photos and the completed form which can be downloaded on the Embassy website. For an application by mail, enclose a stamped envelope by registered mail or Chronopost for the return of the passport with the visa.
4, avenue Raphaël, 75016 Paris. Metro : La Muette. Tel. : 01-45-04-62-11. Fax : 01-45-03-58-70.
Internet : www.ambassade-madagascar.fr. News by phone from 9 am to 13 pm and 14 am to 16 pm 30.
Visa deposit Monday to Friday from 9 am to 12 pm 30 and visa withdrawal from 15 am to 16 pm 30.
• Bordeaux : 19, rue Thiac, 33000 Bordeaux. Tel. : 05-56-44-78-81.
E-mail : consulatmadagascar@orange.fr or consulat@madaccueil.org.
Open Tuesday to Thursday from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m..
• Le Havre : 7, quai de Southampton, 76600 Le Havre. Tel. : 02-35-42-00-92.
Internet : http://pagesperso-orange.fr/consulatmadalehavre/accueil_fr.html.
E-mail : consulat_madalehavre@orange.fr.
Permanence for visas on Tuesdays and Fridays from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
• Lyon : 130, rue de Sèze, 69006 Lyon. Tel. : 04-37-24-16-56.
Internet : http://consmadalyon.fr. Open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 13h to 17h.
• Marseille : 234, boulevard Périer, 13008 Marseille. Tel. : 04-91-15-16-91.
Internet : www.consulmada-marseille.org. Open Monday to Friday from 9h to 14h.
• Saint-Étienne : 21, rue Michelet, 42100 Saint-Étienne. Tel. : 04-77-32-66-63. Fax : 04-77-35-25-23.
Open Tuesday from 9am to 12pm and from 14h to 17h, and Friday from 14:30 to 18:30.
• Saint-Denis de la Réunion : 29, rue Jospeh-Ouvrier, 97400 Saint-Denis. Tel. : 0262-72-07-30.
Internet : http://consmadrun.com. Visa Office open Monday to Friday from 9h to 13h.
Avenue de Tervueren, 276, 1150 Brussels. Tel. : (02) 770-17-26. Fax : (02) 772-37-31.
Internet : www.ambassademadagascar.be. Open Monday to Friday from 9am to 12pm.
32, avenue de Riant-Parc, 1209 Geneva. Tel : (022) 740-1650. Fax : (022) 740-16-16.
Internet : www.madagascar-diplomatie.ch. Open Monday to Friday from 9am to 12pm and from 14h to 17h.
• Berne : PO Box 532, 3000 Berne 31. Tel. : (031) 368-18-63.
Internet : www.consulatmadagascar.ch. Open Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 12am and from 13h to 17h.
• Zurich : 14, Kappelergasse, PO Box 2517, 8022. Tel. : (01) 212-85-66.
Internet : www.madagascar.ch. Open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 to 11:30.
3, rue Raymond, Ottawa - Ontario, K1R 1A3. Tel. 613-567-0505.
Internet : www.madagascar-embassy.ca.