Passport situation?
18 Oct 2011 07:38 #4412
by Smurfatefrog
Replied by Smurfatefrog on topic Re: Passport situation?
I've never seen anyone at the "gate" checking passports are stamped though. They would have no idea if you just climbed in a car & drove out.
Can say for the same for the Maputsoe / Ficksburg border actually, I've been through there about 50 times and not once have they asked to see my stamp
Only once though did I take a chance & not stamp out, but when I went back a few months later the woman was quite observant & noticed I hadn't stamped out, had to go inside, apologise & promise not to do it again
Can say for the same for the Maputsoe / Ficksburg border actually, I've been through there about 50 times and not once have they asked to see my stamp
Only once though did I take a chance & not stamp out, but when I went back a few months later the woman was quite observant & noticed I hadn't stamped out, had to go inside, apologise & promise not to do it again
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18 Oct 2011 08:50 #4414
by diverian
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@Geordie, Theoretically you could have walked along the watershed and not left SA at all thus not requiring a passport. The fact that the border post is not at the border denies you your constitutional right to travel on a section of South African Road,to the border, unless you have a passport. 
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18 Oct 2011 10:20 #4415
by Geordie
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Ja well no fine
These were the kind of answers I was expecting. The trouble with incompleate stamps in your passport is that they catch you out at some other, usually inconvienient, time.
We intend leaving a vehicle at Sani top, which means that you now have to explain how you walked to sani top and now you are suddenly a driver.
Perhaps we should leave the vehicles at the bottom and use the Sani tours busses. I'm not sure that you need a passport to use them.
I have been through Bushmens post twice with no problems. The cop there is adament that if you did not get stamped in, you don't need to get stamped out, but Sani with two border posts and vehicles will be a challange.
I just thought that ther may be an official take on the matter.
Just thought about something. I also had a Grand Traverse dropout at Sani and I never thought to ask her how she got through.. I will report back when I find out.
George C
These were the kind of answers I was expecting. The trouble with incompleate stamps in your passport is that they catch you out at some other, usually inconvienient, time.
We intend leaving a vehicle at Sani top, which means that you now have to explain how you walked to sani top and now you are suddenly a driver.
Perhaps we should leave the vehicles at the bottom and use the Sani tours busses. I'm not sure that you need a passport to use them.
I have been through Bushmens post twice with no problems. The cop there is adament that if you did not get stamped in, you don't need to get stamped out, but Sani with two border posts and vehicles will be a challange.
I just thought that ther may be an official take on the matter.
Just thought about something. I also had a Grand Traverse dropout at Sani and I never thought to ask her how she got through.. I will report back when I find out.George C
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18 Oct 2011 10:50 #4416
by Smurfatefrog
Replied by Smurfatefrog on topic Re: Passport situation?
You could also say you came in the Maseru border, they just scan there now, and I doubt Sani has any ability to check that, one hell of a long walk though 
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