Here’s an update:
I finally heard from Epassporte. They said that something was wrong with my account so that the transfer didn’t go through. Never mind that the account had already been verified by them! But somehow the money was not returned to my Epassporte account.
Note that they also did not let me know this for weeks, and then only after they were contacted by Poker Stars. The withdrawal from Poker Stars to Epassporte was almost instant btw.
I then withdrew to the money to AP and closed my account with Epassporte. No chance to burn me again.
I have no idea why Epassporte ignored my emails (they never addressed that issue), and didn’t return my funds when they say my withdrawal didn’t go through. I only know it happened, and I won’t deal with them again.