Nécessité des visas pour Grenade et les îles Vierges?
by Misterobit
This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.
Original post
Bonjour,
Je part pour 6 mois au mois de decembre entre grenade et la jamaique et je peine a trouver des informations quand aux visas nécessaire pour certaines iles. Quelqu'un sait il si un visa est nécessaire pour l'ile de grenade avec un passeport suisse ? Nous avons un billet d'avion aller sur grenade et un billet retour depuis la jamaique 6 mois apres, est ce que quelqu'un c'est si c'est suffisant pour se ballader dans les iles? meme question pour les ies vierges...
J'avour que je galere un peu, et j'envoie passablement de mail, mais je n'obtient jamais de réponse...Alors si qqn sait ou je peux me renseigner correctement, ca m'arrangerais passablement...
Nous sommes toujours preneurs si vous avez des bons plans ou des choses intéressantes a nous faire savoir avant le départ..J-72 !!
Salut !
Quel beau voyage ! Alors, déjà, il manque certaines informations sur ton voyage. Pour aller de Grenade en jamaïque, tu comptes le faire en bateau (voilier) ou en avion ? Les îles vierges, britanniques ou américaines ?
En ce qui me concerne, j'ai vécu 2 ans en Guadeloupe et j'ai pas mal voyagé dans la zone Caraïbe et je n'ai jamais demandé un visa. Lors de croisières, nous avons fait beaucoup de haltes. Souvent il faut payer une taxe locale mais le passeport reste suffisant. Attention, je me prononce pour : la Dominique, Ste-Lucie, les Grenadines, les îles vierges britanniques, Saba, St-Kitts, Rep dom, Cuba, euh je crois que c'est tout.
6 mois pour faire tout ça me semble bien, après tout dépend combien de temps vous restez dans chaque endroit. Faire une liste des trucs à voir relève de la gageure, dans toute la Caraïbe, il y a des trucs sympas à voir. Mais je citerais en vrac : les tobacco cayes dans les Grenadines, boire un verre au basile bar sur l'île de Moustique, mon coup de coeur de l'île de la Dominique, the bath à Virgin Gorda (îles vierges britanniques), etc.
Sinon, nous avions renoncé aux îles vierges américaines car les taxes étaient trop chères, de mémoire du style 100$ par jour et par pers.
Voilà, je précise que ces infos datent de 2003/2004 pour un passeport français.
Quel beau voyage ! Alors, déjà, il manque certaines informations sur ton voyage. Pour aller de Grenade en jamaïque, tu comptes le faire en bateau (voilier) ou en avion ? Les îles vierges, britanniques ou américaines ?
En ce qui me concerne, j'ai vécu 2 ans en Guadeloupe et j'ai pas mal voyagé dans la zone Caraïbe et je n'ai jamais demandé un visa. Lors de croisières, nous avons fait beaucoup de haltes. Souvent il faut payer une taxe locale mais le passeport reste suffisant. Attention, je me prononce pour : la Dominique, Ste-Lucie, les Grenadines, les îles vierges britanniques, Saba, St-Kitts, Rep dom, Cuba, euh je crois que c'est tout.
6 mois pour faire tout ça me semble bien, après tout dépend combien de temps vous restez dans chaque endroit. Faire une liste des trucs à voir relève de la gageure, dans toute la Caraïbe, il y a des trucs sympas à voir. Mais je citerais en vrac : les tobacco cayes dans les Grenadines, boire un verre au basile bar sur l'île de Moustique, mon coup de coeur de l'île de la Dominique, the bath à Virgin Gorda (îles vierges britanniques), etc.
Sinon, nous avions renoncé aux îles vierges américaines car les taxes étaient trop chères, de mémoire du style 100$ par jour et par pers.
Voilà, je précise que ces infos datent de 2003/2004 pour un passeport français.
Merci pour ta réponse !
Nous avons prévu notre voyage comme ceci:
arrivée le 4 décembre a grenade, ou nous pensons passer entre 5 et 7 jours, ensuite une petite dizaine de jours pour remonter jusqu'a St-Lucie et donc profiter de St-Vincent et des iles grenadines. Puis nous pensons aller entre 2 et 3 semaines sur l'ile de la dominique afin d'y passer les fetes de fin d'années dans un coin un peu tranquille...a la mi janvier, nous voulons aller sur la guadeloupe pour environ 2 semaines, et nous souhaitons être en rep. dominicaine autour du 5 février, nous y resterons un mois. Puis ensuite départ pour la jamaique ou nous y passerons les 2 mois et demi restant.
AU niveau des trajets, nous savons plus ou moins comment faire entre grenade et la guadeloupe en utilisant les bateau, par contre entre la gudeloupe et la rep. dom. et la rep. dom. et la jamaique, nous n'avons encore pas trouver d'informations intéressantes. Alors si tu as des bons plans, nous sommes preneurs. Merci d'avance.
AU niveau des trajets, nous savons plus ou moins comment faire entre grenade et la guadeloupe en utilisant les bateau, par contre entre la gudeloupe et la rep. dom. et la rep. dom. et la jamaique, nous n'avons encore pas trouver d'informations intéressantes. Alors si tu as des bons plans, nous sommes preneurs. Merci d'avance.
Quelques réflexions : une petite dizaine de jours entre Grenade et Ste-Lucie, c'est short short short (sans jeu de mot !) surtout si vous devez compter sur le ferry qui relie les îles, vous vous êtes renseignés sur les horaires ? Franchement, à moins de passer tout votre temps sur le bateau, vous n'y arriverez pas. Ou alors, vous passerez à côté de bcp de choses qui valent vraiment le coup du type l'île de Mayreau et les Tobacco cayes. 2/3 semaines en Dominique, ça me semble bcp mais ça dépend ce que vous comptez y faire. Ne pas oublier la splendide ballade vers le boiling lake ! De toute façon, c'est vraiment un séjour hors du temps ! 2 semaines en Guadeloupe, oui, c'est le minimum. Perso, j'adore Marie-Galante ! Alors, là, ça se gate. Entre la Guadeloupe et la rep dom, il n'y a que l'avion (air france ou air caraïbe). Il y a peut-être l'express des îles ou caribbean ferries qui fait des trajets Guadeloupe/St-Martin en bateau de façon très ponctuelle mais sinon, ne comptez pas sur des trajets réguliers. Ou alors, trainez du côté de la marina en espérant qu'il reste de la plce sur un voilier qui y va mais c'est de l'ordre de la loterie. la rep dom un mois, pourquoi pas en évitant les hotels resorts sans aucun charme la jamaïque, je ne connais pas
Merci pour ces quelques reflexions...en fait, nous pensons passer 17 jours entre grenade et St-Lucie, cela te parait il trop court? Nous avons déjà trouver des moyens de loger pas trop cher sur certaines des iles grenadines, comme Union Island par exemple, mais d'autres, semblent bcp plus excessive niveau prix. Sais tu si il y a des moyens de loger pas trop cher (particulierement pour les tobago cays qu'on m'a déjà conseillé a plusieurs reprises) ?
Au niveau des horaires des bateaux, nous avons déjà regarder un peu et ca parait jouable...par contre si nous en ratons un, il faut attendre quelques jours après, mais en 6 mois on a le temps 🙂
La dominique nous voulons y passer 2 semaines, ensuite bouger sur la gudeloupe...la dominique, comme je l'imagine, sera le moment de calme et de tranquilite durant ce voyage ...donc on veut en profiter.
Côté transport entre la guadeloupe et la jamaique, nous savons que ce sera pas facile de trouver quelques choses de bien. Comme tu dis, nous irons quelques fois dans les ports, histoire de voir si nous trouvons un bon plans, sinon nous nous rabatrons sur un voyage en avion, en espérant que ce ne soit pas hors de prix....pour la rep. dom., nous allons faire une semaine en hotel car la maman de ma copine nous rejoint avec la famille, donc ca sera du tout frais payé pour nous...et après nous sortirons, autant que possible, des ces chemins touristiques...
Merci pour ces infos, et n'hésite(z) pas à nous faire part de vos conseils ou autres...
Merci !
Merci !
17 jours, c'est jouable dans votre cas puisque comme tu dis, vous n'avez pas un planning minuté (hum, quelle chance !).
Effectivement, il y a pas mal de différences entre les îles. Par exemple, il est illusoire de se loger à bon compte sur Moustique (mais franchement c'est pas la plus belle). Lorsque j'y étais, on était sur notre propre voilier donc pas de souci de logement ni de transport ! Pour les Tobacco cayes malheureusement, ce sont des îlots isolés non habités et accessibles uniquement par voilier mais avec un peu de chance par exemple, trouver un voilier qui y va sur 1 journée et qui accepterait de vous faire une petite place, pourquoi pas ? Si vous pouvez, passez une journée sur Mayreau, c'est petit mais j'y ai trouvé un charme fou surtout passez boire un verre au bar rasta !
Ne pas oublier côté horaires que vous êtes dans la Caraïbes, les horaires changent parfois/souvent mais comme vous n'êtes pas préssés...
Plus calme que la Dominique, ça n'existe pas ! Une bonne adresse roots en plein coeur de Mayreau, le Cherry lodge, la propriétaire est adorable et c'est délicieusement rétro. Hi hi, essayez de trouver un guide qui vous emmenerait à secret beach...
Bon courage entre la Guadeloupe et la rep dom mais sachez que même si vous trouvez un voilier qui y va, ça va prendre environ 1 semaine sans aucune halte... Ca fait qd même bcp !
La rep dom, il faut sortir des sentiers battus ! Sinon, on se retouve coincé parmi une horde de touristes.
Ne pas oublier côté horaires que vous êtes dans la Caraïbes, les horaires changent parfois/souvent mais comme vous n'êtes pas préssés...
Plus calme que la Dominique, ça n'existe pas ! Une bonne adresse roots en plein coeur de Mayreau, le Cherry lodge, la propriétaire est adorable et c'est délicieusement rétro. Hi hi, essayez de trouver un guide qui vous emmenerait à secret beach...
Bon courage entre la Guadeloupe et la rep dom mais sachez que même si vous trouvez un voilier qui y va, ça va prendre environ 1 semaine sans aucune halte... Ca fait qd même bcp !
La rep dom, il faut sortir des sentiers battus ! Sinon, on se retouve coincé parmi une horde de touristes.
ok merci...
juste une petite chose qui me tracasse...tu dis qu'entre la gudeloupe et la rep. dom. il faut compter une semaine de bateau non stop? Et est ce que, dans le cas ou ca existe, un ferry mettrais bcp moins de temps? la c'est une question de plannig pour nous, car nous DEVONS etre en rep. dom. le 5 fevrier pour la famille de ma copine..Merci de tes eclaircissements...
Merci pour l'adresse a la dominique...je vais me renseigner :)
Merci pour l'adresse a la dominique...je vais me renseigner :)
+/- une semaine dans le cas d'un voyage en voilier mais en ferry (ne te fais pas d'illusion, ça n'existe pas), ça mettrait bcp moins de temps.
Franchement, je serai vous, je regarderai déjà (au moins pour me faire une idée) les prix des billets d'avion Pointe-à-Pitre/Saint Domingue. Je vois vraiment pas comment vous pourriez faire autrement. La distance est vraiment grande entre la Guadeloupe et la rep dom. De plus, dans ce cas-là, une liaison aérienne directe existe.
Correctif : je parlais du Cherry lodge en plein coeur de Roseau (la capitale) et pas Mayreau qui est une île dans les Grenadines.
Correctif : je parlais du Cherry lodge en plein coeur de Roseau (la capitale) et pas Mayreau qui est une île dans les Grenadines.
J'ai encore une petite question, est il nécessaire d'avoir un passeport biometrique pour voyager librement dans les caraibes? je pense surout aux iles vierges americaines et eventuellement a puerto rico? merci d'avance
Salut, alors la, aucune idee. Il faudrait aller regarder sur le site des aff etrangeres francais pour voir les conditions d'admission de ces pays mais j'aurais tendance a dire oui pour PR et les iles Vierges US meme si ce ne sont pas a proprement parler les Etat-Unis (PR est un Etat libre et associe aux USA).
Bref, sur ce sujet, je ne saurais t'en dire plus...
Bref, sur ce sujet, je ne saurais t'en dire plus...
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Best regards,
Gilles
I filled out the B2 form to apply for a visa, created an account on Atvis to pay the visa fees and schedule a meet-up, but every time I try to pay with my Boursobank Visa 1st card, they refuse the payment with a message telling me to check my details (address), even though everything is correct. Does anyone know why this is happening, or maybe they don’t accept Visa cards? Are you aware of this?
Thanks for your feedback!
Elisabeth
Hi,
There are rumors going around about the ETA: it must absolutely be on your smartphone in the "ETA" app.
Paper documents might not be accepted. 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. Thanks everyone.
There are rumors going around about the ETA: it must absolutely be on your smartphone in the "ETA" app.
Paper documents might not be accepted. 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. Thanks everyone.
Hi there,
We need to apply for a B2 visa because we visited Iran in 2018. It currently costs $185, but they’re planning an additional $250 fee per person for the same visa—it’s been approved but not yet implemented. Does anyone know when this fee will take effect?
Thanks in advance!
Elisabeth
Hi there,
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.
Has anyone here been in this situation recently?
Did the airline ask for an exit ticket before boarding? Did Chinese authorities require proof upon arrival? Is a train/bus ticket to Vietnam sufficient? Is a cancelable or flexible reservation accepted?
Thanks for sharing your experiences! 😊
Did the airline ask for an exit ticket before boarding? Did Chinese authorities require proof upon arrival? Is a train/bus ticket to Vietnam sufficient? Is a cancelable or flexible reservation accepted?
Thanks for sharing your experiences! 😊
Hi there,
Just a question that’s probably been asked before (though usually the other way around for my situation :))
My wife and I are heading to the US.
On her ticket, it only has her maiden name (e.g., Martine DUPOND).
On her passport, it’s written as Martine DUPOND épouse AVRY.
No issues for travel, I hope I did the right thing with the ticket?
Then for the ESTA, is just Martine DUPOND enough, or do I need to include the "épouse AVRY" part like on the passport?
Thanks in advance!
Hi there,
I’m spending a few days in San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) and would like to cross the Argentine border to make a loop toward Salta and then return to Chile to drop off the rental car.
I’ve heard that crossing the border can be tricky!
Is it possible with a rental company’s authorization? Which company, and at what cost?
Thanks for sharing your experiences!
Best regards,
Arnale
Hi everyone,
I saw on the French Embassy in Peru’s website and the Peruvian Consulate in Paris’s site that the rule is to have a passport valid for 6 months *after the arrival date* (not the return date).
I arrive in Peru on August 13, 2019 (for about twelve days), and my passport is valid until February 16, 2020.
That’s 6 months and 3 days after my arrival date in Peru. In my opinion, I’m good to go.
But could I still be denied entry if they say I don’t cover the return date or that I’m too close to the 6-month mark?
Thanks for your feedback.
I saw on the French Embassy in Peru’s website and the Peruvian Consulate in Paris’s site that the rule is to have a passport valid for 6 months *after the arrival date* (not the return date).
I arrive in Peru on August 13, 2019 (for about twelve days), and my passport is valid until February 16, 2020.
That’s 6 months and 3 days after my arrival date in Peru. In my opinion, I’m good to go.
But could I still be denied entry if they say I don’t cover the return date or that I’m too close to the 6-month mark?
Thanks for your feedback.
Hi there,
I read on the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs website that it’s possible to apply for a temporary driving permit in China, valid for 1 month. I’m planning to rent a car (without a driver) to explore part of the country next August, so I was wondering:
Has anyone here already gone through this process upon arrival? How long do the formalities take on the spot? Is it possible to handle these steps in advance, before arriving in China?
Thanks in advance for your replies.
I read on the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs website that it’s possible to apply for a temporary driving permit in China, valid for 1 month. I’m planning to rent a car (without a driver) to explore part of the country next August, so I was wondering:
Has anyone here already gone through this process upon arrival? How long do the formalities take on the spot? Is it possible to handle these steps in advance, before arriving in China?
Thanks in advance for your replies.
Hi
Has anyone been to Rwanda recently and gotten a 3-month visa on arrival easily?
Thanks
Hi there,
My departure is slowly approaching, and now that I’ve got my Russian visa sorted, I’m fine-tuning the rest of my trip to Tajikistan. Since the Tajik visa is no longer required for stays under 30 days (for French nationals), I’ll need to visit the Ministry of Interior (OVIR) to register within 10 days of entering the country. No big deal, though, since I had to go there anyway to apply for my GBAO permit. 😉 However, I’ve *seen* several reports from travelers (mostly motorized) mentioning that you need an entry permit for Kyrgyzstan, which has to be arranged in advance at the Kyrgyz Ministry (consulate?) in Dushanbe. Otherwise, you’re *stuck* at the Kyzyl-Art border (with no Wi-Fi, of course, to try and sort it out). The most recent report was from a year ago, so I’d love to know if this is still the case and if it’s indeed at the Kyrgyz Ministry (consulate?) where you need to go for this pre-authorization.
Does anyone have any recent info on this?
Thanks in advance!




