Arrivés par l' Argentine nous repartons en France par Rio en passant par Iguazu. L'hôtel, côté brésilien nous indique qu'il faudra un visa. De quoi s'agit-il exactement ? est-ce une simple formalité rapidement expédiée, ou est-ce qu'on perd beaucoup de temps ? Si quelqu'un peut me dire comment ça se passe ?
Merci d'avance...
Si tu es ressortissant francais ( belge ou suisse ) tu n'as besoin d'aucun visa pour te rendre au Bresil ( canadien ou "etats-uniens " en ont besoin ).
Donc a la douane bresilienne, tu remplis une petite fiche que tu tends avec ton passeport, et le douanier bresilien te met un tampon ( sur le meme passeport ) d'entree dans le pays... rien d autre !!!
Merci pour cette réponse claire. Du Brésil j'avais eu cette réponse : " pour le visa effectivement il vous en faut un en passant la frontiere Argentine Bresil vous pourrez le demander a la police federale Bresilienne ou au consulat de France en argentine." J'ai interrogé le consulat par mail, mais ils n'ont pas répondu. J'avais peur de devoir perdre 1/2 journée en formalités.
Savez vous combien de temps environ cela prend de passer d'un côté à l'autre à Iguassu. Avons-nous réellement intérêt à faire appel aux services d'une agence comme le conseillent certains guides et hôtels?
Je précise qu'arrivant côté argentin, nous dormons 2 nuits côté brésilien avant donc de repartir vers Rio.
(vol assuré par la GOL nettement moins cher que la TAM).
En tout cas, encore merci pour toutes les infos que vous nous donnez.
Le passage le plus long est le poste argentin. Il y a toujours beaucoup de trafic de voiture donc que ca soit de l'Argentine vers le Bresil ou du Bresil vers l'Argentine, en general 1 heure de queue. Pour le poste de douane bresilien, 10 mn au grand maximum.
Le moins cher pour passer la frontiere est une ligne de petit bus qui part de la Terminal de Puerto Iguazu pour aller a la terminal de bus urbain de Foz do Iguazu. Le plus luxueux et donc le plus cher est de se payer le taxi ( mais franchement ca n en vaut pas la peine... a moins d etre 4 dedans !!!)
Non bien sûr, pour les français, pas de visa pour le Brésil... J'y suis allée deux fois cette année (dont une fois à Iguazu côté brésilien), et pas de soucis. Il faut juste faire tamponner son passeport, ce qui prend un peu de temps s'il y a la queue..;
Je sors de plusieurs jours dans le triangle Foz (Bresil) - Piuerto (Argentine) et Ciudad del Este (Paraguay) on n'a pas besoin d'aucun visa pour passer ces frontieres dans n'importe quel sens en qualite de membre de l'UE.
bonjour, je suis canadien et j'irai a iguazu pour une journee ou deux du coté bresilien! donc, ma question est: faut-il avoir un visa du bresil pour une journee et faut-il se le procurer au canada d'avance ou je peux le prendre au consulat canadien a buenos aires...ou meme a la frontiere!
Je vois que la plupart des membres sont francais et n'ont pas eu besoin d'un visa, mais je pose tout de meme la question.
En effet les européens n'ont pas besoin de visa pour entrer au Brésil, mais les canadiens si ! :-(
Pourtant à la frontière entre Puerto Iguazu et Foz do Iguaçu, les douaniers brésiliens ferment les yeux si tu restes moins de 24h au Bresil (pour voir les chutes). Donc coté argentin, les douaniers argentins te tamponnent ton passeport par un "salida de Argentina" mais dès que tu arrives au poste bresilien, tu oublies d'aller voir les douaniers bresiliens et tu passes au Bresil sans t'arreter à leur guerite. Dans le sens retour, idem, tu passes devant le poste bresilien sans t'arreter, par contre au poste argentin, tu te fais tamponner ton passeport par un superbe "entrada Argentina"
Tout se fait en minibus car entre les deux postes, il y a 2 à 3 km.
coté argentin, les douaniers argentins te tamponnent ton passeport par un "salida de Argentina" mais dès que tu arrives au poste bresilien, tu oublies d'aller voir les douaniers bresiliens et tu passes au Bresil sans t'arreter à leur guerite.
Salut
Les douaniers?!
Canadiens et Ricains, visa d'office avec la police des frontières😏
Fayd
merci hergé!
C'est noté...c'était une centaine de dollars pour une apres-midi pour un visa! plutot cher disons! d'ailleurs, bus semicama entre bs as et iguazu ca tourne autour de combien...? Rosario - iguazu ? Et les frais d'entrée dans le parc des deux cotés? et enfin, y a-t-il des ruines ou des missions a visiter?
Merci
c'est toujours bien un forum comme celui-ci car ca nous permet de mieux organiser le voyage!
Un bus en semi cama entre Bsas et Puerto Iguazu coute aux environ de 250 ARS (pesos). Un cama n'est pas loin de 300 ARS. (j'applique deja les augmentations qui sont attendues à partir du 15 décembre.... +20% !).
Pour un Rosario - Puerto Iguazu compte à peu près le même prix !
Pour les tarifs d'entrées dans le parc D'Iguazu (arg) et d'Iguaçu (bre), je n'ai pas les derniers (ça change à peu près tous les 3 mois) mais disons que l'argentin tourne autour de 50 ARS et que celui du Bresil n'est plus très loin de 100 ARS. Il faudrait que ceux qui habitent ou qui y sont passés pendant ce mois de décembre 2009, me donnent les derniers tarifs !
Pour ce qui est des ruines, missions, vieilles pieres et autres curiosités, parc, jardin, villages, ecploitations agricoles, forestieres, etc.....
Certains se contentent de faire les 3000 km aller retour de Buenos Aires uniquement pour passer 48 h sur place et ne visiter que les chutes d'Iguazu, d'autres y vont pur visiter en 1 mois la provinces de Misiones, plus quelques escapades coté Paraguay et états de Santa Catarina ou Parana au Brésil.
Du temps de la periode coloniale, tout le secteur aujourd'hui au Bresil etait controlé par le roi d'Espagne, ce qui expliquent les missions jesuites aujourd'hui en zone brésilienne.
J'ai decoupé la province de Misiones en 6 articles pour la visiter >:
Misiones : 1ère partie Présentation
Misiones 2ème partie : Capital Posadas
Misiones 3ème partie : Zone Sud
Misiones 4ème partie : Zone Centre
Misiones 5ème partie : Zone nord
Misiones 6ème Partie : Departamento Iguazú
Bonjour!
Je suis actuellement au bresil, et ai l'intention d'en profiter pour aller faire un tour en argentine, mais je n'avais pas prevu ce voyage, du coup je n'ai pas non plus prevu le problème "visa"... vous dites qu'il n'y a pas de formalité dans un sens comme dans l'autre pour les ressortissants de l'EU, mais sur le site de l'ambassade, ils parlent de visa...êtes vous bien sûr que le passage Bresil-Argentine pour français est libre?? je ne voudrais pas etre bloquée a la frontière.... merci!
Question: Nous irons en décembre en Argentine voir les chutes et nous souhaitons aussi y aller quelques heures du côté Brésilien, visa requis ou non? Nous sommes canadiens.
oui et il coute 100$! semble-t-il que les autorités sont souples avec les voyageurs qui traversent pour la journee mais je ne les ai pas testé!
bon voyage
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I’m explaining our situation—my daughter and her young family have just moved to Polynesia, specifically to the island of Raiatea. That’s great, of course, and my wife and I are planning to visit them. However, flights that go through the United States are causing us a problem because we’ve been to Cuba. I think we’ll need a visa because of that.
Has anyone else dealt with this situation before? Any advice on flights and visas would be really helpful.
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I know there’s already a lot of information about the visa requirements on the embassy’s website, but from my experience—having dealt with embassies in other countries in previous years—I know that the information is sometimes (!) incomplete or inconsistent. So, I’d rather hear from people who’ve recently gone through this process to avoid any surprises after submitting my application, which could cause unpleasant delays.
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I’m planning a trip to Laos from France with a transit through Thailand involving 2 entries. I might spend up to 7 days max in Thailand (round trip).
The flight I’ve spotted: arrival at BKK and return to France 31 days later.
With the new regulations/visa:
"Starting September 15, 2026, French nationals holding an ordinary passport will be able to stay in Thailand visa-free for up to 30 days for tourism purposes only, down from the previous 60 days."
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we’re planning our trip to the North Cape this summer. We bought a new vehicle for it. Unfortunately, the registration document is still being processed, and the delay seems long—I don’t think I’ll have it in time for our departure...
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I’ve seen conflicting info everywhere I look... My bank says it’s *usually* okay (the deferred debit card), while Avis Canada insists it *must* be a credit card, not debit—even when I mention the deferred debit card.
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I’ve managed to push my departure back to next Tuesday at the latest, but I’m starting to really panic.
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This mission means so much to me. I had everything organized, and I’m also supposed to attend a friend’s wedding right after near the border.
Thanks so much to those who take the time to respond or share their experience. 😔
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I have a 9-seater passenger vehicle that I use for my business in Paris, transporting people.
I’m planning to go to Algeria with my family.
The vehicle registration lists my company as the owner.
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However, it will still be valid both on entry and return, but its validity will only be 1 month at the time of entry (and 3 weeks on the return date, everything prepaid).
It's an individual family trip.
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This year, it’s a disaster for us—not only were we planning a 4-month stay, adding a visa run in between (which some say is quite risky), but the law is apparently changing in the coming months with the return of the 1-month exemption (plus the usual 1-month option). So, we looked into applying for a 6-month multiple-entry visa, allowing a maximum of 60 consecutive days in Thailand. However, I can’t find anywhere the minimum time required outside Thailand between two stays—do any of you have an idea?
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My partner, our 8-year-old daughter, and I are going on vacation to Gex.
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We’ll soon be moving to Madagascar long-term.
As a French national, I need to obtain a short-stay visa that can be converted to a long-stay one. To do this, I have to send the required documents to the Madagascar embassy in Paris.
No issues with that procedure so far.
If I get this visa, once I arrive in Madagascar, I’ll need to provide the same documents to the Ministry of the Interior in Anosy. I’m trying to find an email address or website for the Ministry to check which documents I need to submit (I think they ask for additional ones).
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I traveled earlier this year with an e-visa, but since I want to stay longer, I’ll be visiting my friend who lives in eastern Russia.
For the visa application, does the invitation need to be on an official paper form issued by the Russian ministry? And most importantly, do I need to present the original for the application, or is there an electronic version that can be sent directly to the consulate in France?
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Is this real or just a hoax?
Thanks, I’m leaving in 3 weeks. My passport is good to go and my ETA is still valid for a year, but I only printed the email I received.
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In November, we're heading off on a 4-month trip. We'll be landing in China and plan to leave the country via a land border into Vietnam.
I’ve read that China may ask for proof of exit within 30 days (flight ticket or other reservation). Since we’d be leaving by land, I’m wondering how this works in practice.
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