Faut-il prendre des précautions particulières (lesquelles?) avec ses papiers(billet avion, passeport, CB...) lors de voyage au Chili.
C'est surtout dans certaines villes(Valparaiso, Vina del Mar, Santiago....??) où il faut se méfier de pic pocket?
Avez-vous des solutions pratiques pour éviter ce genre de mésaventure
Merci d'avance pour votre aide
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salut calo !!!
pour ma part quand je voyage je prend l'habitude de passer le premier jour de mon arrive au consulat de france, pour y deposer ma carte d'identite et mon billet d'avion, bien sur il faut arriver et partir du meme endroit !!! ainsi si on me voé mon passeport le consulat me fait une autorisation pour sortir du pays avec ma carte d'identite (il faut payer mais connait pas le prix) a condition de ne pas passer pas les etats unis. ton retour est donc simplifier, et ils te donnent des conseils pour te faire envoyer de l'argent en quelques heures en cas de vols de ta carte bancaire. pour ma part j'ai ete tres contente du consulat a lima meme si il ne m'est rien arrive. sinon pour les papiers que tu dois avoir sur toi c dans une pochette que tu met sous tes vetement qu'ils faut les mettrent et jamais dans ton sac a dos ou tes poches de pantalons. voila bon voyage salu nat
Salut,
Il n'y a pas besoin de précautions particulières à prendre, sauf ce que tu ferais partout (en France ou ailleurs) : garder ses papiers sur soi. On a passé un mois avec ces documents dans nos poches de pantalon ou dans un petit sac en bandoulière, le billet d'avion dans le fond du sac et on a eu aucun problème !
On avait l'argent soit sur nous, soit dans le sac dans la chambre d'hôtel et là non plus aucun soucis !
Le Chili est un pays où tu te sens en sécurité.
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nous rentrons du Chili où nous avons passé les fêtes. Je confirme qu'il n'y a pas plus de risque à Santiago que dans n'importe quelle grande ville.
Nous allions au distributeur de jour, les papiers au coffre de l'hotel et les copies sur nous.
La police est omniprésente parfois en civil...
Bon séjour et profitez bien de la nature et de l'hospitalité des gens.
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Ne sortez jamais dans la rue avec vos documents et billets d avion, laissez les dans un coffre dans l hotel .
Ne sortez que avec le necessaire d argent
Ne sortez pas la nuit dans des endroits isolés avec vos appareils photo ect ect .
Lorceque vous prennez le taxi, ayez avec vous des billets de banques de petites valeurs ...
En cas d agression ne reagissez EN AUCUN CAS, ne courrez JAMAIS derriere l agresseur, en general ils ne sont jamais seul .
Lors d un payement par carte de credit, restez toujours a cote de la personne lors du payement, verifiez bien si la valeur est correcte avant de signer ou introduire vos nr de passe dans la machine electronqiue, lorceque la personne vous rend votre carte de credit verifiez bien si c est la votre ..
Il n y a pas plus de problemes ici que dans les grandes villes d europe .
Certains conseils sont un peu académiques (laissez tout dans le coffre de l'hôtel). Il y a toujours un moment où on n'est plus à l'hôtel, où il n'y a pas d'hôtel, ...
Le Chili n'est pas un pays très risqué.
Je prépare toujours un fichier qui comprend le No de vol, No de billets, No de passeport, No de réservation, dates, ... et qui se trouve dans mes bagages et dans ma boîte aux lettres électroniques. Ainsi, si je me retrouve en caleçons, il est bien possible que je sois en mesure de retrouver de l'argent, un passeport et des titres de transport.
Les billets d'avion électroniques ne se volent pas et ne se perdent pas!
Toujours avoir deux cartes bancaires à deux endroits pour retirer de l'argent.
Cash is the king! Toujours un peu de devises fortes en liquide (euros ou dollars).
Ca devrait alors être difficile de se retrouver dans le dénuement le plus total.
Bon voyage.
Prudence ne veut pas dire parano! Le passeport et le billet de retour sont les plus précieux : il faut les mettre dans un petit sachet étanche ou un porte document souple dans le slip et attaché par un cordon à un passant de ceinture du pantalon. Et: parce-qu'en cas de tourista, tu risque de voir tomber tes papelars dans le trou! (je parle d'expérience...). Sinon, pour le reste il faut surtout se méfier dans les grandes villes : Santiago, Valparaison et généralement tout endroit touristique. Par exemple, on s'est fait repérés à un distributeur de billets de banque dans le métro de Santiago. Vonvon a rangé argent et carte bancaire dans une poche de son short muni de scratch. Notre voleur a attendu la faveur de la cohue qui régnait dans la gare routière pour le détrousser en toute discrétion. Bilan : on s'est fait tirer une carte Visa et l'équivalent de 75 euros. Pas de quoi se flinguer le moral... parce-que Titine avait aussi une carte bancaire bien planquée. Un coup de phone pour faire opposition confirmée à notre banque par mail et c'était reparti! Au Chili, les Français sont appréciés et la police réglo. C'est pas aussi confortable au Pérou et encore moins en Bolivie: la misère et la corruption compliquent les démarches. Un truc pour ces pays quand on voyage à 2 : photocopier les papelars, l'un garde sur lui la copie des papiers de l'autre. C'est plus facile auprès des autorités pour prouver sa bonne foi en cas de perte. Sinon, discrétion, patience et sourire sont les meilleurs atoûts pour passer partout sans bobos. Les conseils des guides des voyageurs (Lonely planet, Routard etc...) sont très fiables. Par contre, en cas de perte de tout moyen de paiement, être très prudent sur les propositions des banquiers en matière de crédit immédiat proposé par des banques américaines: les taux de prêts sont souvent exorbitants! Il vaut mieux s'arranger avec des Français vivant dans le pays (chercher la liste des adhérents à l'Alliance Française à l'ambassade ou au Consulat) Voili voilou. Nous, on retourne au Chili via l'Argentine par la Patagonie en décembre prochain. Bon voyage!
Bon, c'est vrai qu'il ne faut pas être parano mais il faut prendre certaines précautions car si les risques ne sont pas beaucoup plus grands, c'est plus embêtant de se faire voler son passeport au Chili qu'à Paris ou Bruxelles.
Chaque fois que je peux, je me promène seulement avec la copie du passeport et ma carte d'indentité nationale, je laisse mon passeport dans un endroit sûr, ainsiq j'ai toujours un document officiel sur moi mais le plus important est en lieu sûr.
Eviter de me le passeport dans une poche même fermée donnant vers l'extérieur (risque de découpage de la poche) ou dans un sac extérieur, et répartir l'argent entre différentes poches avec une petite somme dans celle où tu vas le plus naturellement comme cela en cas d'agression, tu peux donner quelque chose.
Eviter de remettre son passeport sur la voie publique à un "policier" en civil, demander qu'ils fassent venir un policier en uniforme.
Ne pas interrompre une opération de retrait via carte dans un distributeur automatique pour donner un renseignement.
Et pour le reste, prudence sans paranoïa, au Pérou on m'a rendu une carte que j'avais oublié de retirer du distributeur automatique.
Vonvon a rangé argent et carte bancaire dans une poche de son short muni de scratch.
Moi aussi je me suis fait piquer mon passeport dans le métro de Buenos Aires (Florida). Il était dans une poche latérale plaquée à mi- cuisse. En temps ordinaire tous les documents sensibles sont sous plastic dans une banane en coton sous les vêtements mais, je sortais de la banque et n'avais pas voulu faire de strip tease dans la banque pour ranger mon passeport. Maintenant j'aurai une épingle de sureté en + du scratch......pour le cas où.
Bon voyage
Clemalex
Hi everyone,
I’ll explain my situation.
Unfortunately, I lost my passport, and I only realized it two weeks before my departure for a humanitarian mission in Libya. I’m a nurse, and this mission really means a lot to me.
First, I applied for an emergency passport, but it was denied by the Val-d'Oise prefecture on the grounds that a planned humanitarian mission wasn’t considered an urgent reason.
So, I submitted a biometric passport application on July 20th. Since then, the tracking has been stuck, and the town hall can’t (or won’t) give me any clear information. Every time I call, I get a different story. The last update I received was that the passport had been produced since July 23rd with a status of "about to be shipped," but nothing since then.
I’ve managed to push my departure back to next Tuesday at the latest, but I’m starting to really panic.
Have any of you submitted an application around July 20th, especially in Val-d'Oise (95)? How long did you wait between the passport being produced and it being available at the town hall? Is it normal for this step to take this long?
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. 😔
Can anyone tell me exactly if a passport "valid for the duration of the stay" is enough, or does it need to be valid for 6 months after the trip?
I checked the embassy’s website, but that info is missing.
Hi there,
I’ll be arriving in Seoul on November 18th after spending about a month in India.
Do you know if I’ll need to fill out any additional documents besides the e-arrival card?
Thanks in advance for your tips!
Hi everyone,
I have to leave for Perth, Australia in a week, for 7 days, and I couldn’t get my international driver’s permit due to processing and delivery delays.
The information I’ve found about whether an international permit is required is contradictory. Some sources say you need one, others say you don’t.
Could anyone let me know if an international driver’s permit is necessary to rent a car in Australia (Perth), or if a French license is enough for a 7-day rental?
I’m a bit embarrassed because I need to travel to Quebec from February 27th to March 13th. I’m a regular visitor to Canada—this will be my 10th trip since 1997, plus a year as a permanent resident (2000–2001) and a cross-country run from Vancouver to Halifax in 2011. So, I’m definitely not a terrorist!
But since our last trip in July 2015, they’ve introduced this eTA thing. Seems more like a way to make money than to actually secure Canada, if you ask me, but anyway, that’s not the point.
I applied for an eTA for myself, my wife, and our two kids. They all got approved within hours, but not me! I was asked to create a GC key and then an IRCC account, which I did. Normally, you get news within 72 hours, but since Monday, January 15th, nothing!
In the "message" section of the account, it says "explanation letter (required)" with a deadline of January 25th, but I can’t find any explanation anywhere—despite searching the Canadian government website and Google. No links, nothing!
I’ve emailed them but haven’t heard back yet. I’m thinking of calling the Canadian embassy in Paris tomorrow. Even though I’m not stressing yet, it’d be a bummer if everyone else got to go without me!
If anyone’s had this issue before or knows what this explanation letter is about, I’d love to hear more.
hi there
I’m heading to Seoul in September, and to do that I need to get a travel authorization that we apply for through K-ETA....... turns out I can (barely, I admit) fill out the form up to the address of our "stay location," but every address I’ve entered has been rejected by the system. I’ve tried my hotel, the Lotte Hotel (which is well-known in Seoul), the airport—basically, I’ve entered at least 20 addresses, all rejected....
So, to anyone who’s successfully gotten the authorization, could you tell me which address you used to get that "elusive" approval?...
Question for those who’ve done it:
In theory (French national), I’m visa-exempt for a 30-day tourist stay, but on France Diplomatie it says on this page
Hi there,
I know there are similar topics here and elsewhere, but they’re a few years old, and I need an up-to-date answer to make sure I don’t throw over 1000 € out the window. Thanks for your patience.
I’m planning a trip from France to Alberta/British Columbia, and I’m unsure about which bank card to use for the security deposit with the rental company (I’m thinking of going with AVIS).
I contacted Avis Canada, and they told me a credit card is absolutely required. I asked my bank for a credit card (a *real* credit card), but they only offered me a deferred debit card.
My question: For a rental with Avis Canada, is a Gold International Mastercard deferred debit card usable for the security deposit needed to finalize the rental? Is the "CREDIT" label enough? (Some cards say "CREDIT" and others say "CARTE DE CREDIT"—seems minor, but it’s actually a big deal in how the card works.)
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.
I know the whole credit card concept is already confusing, and on top of that, some sites say a deferred debit card counts as a credit card, while others say it doesn’t.
Thanks to anyone who can share a recent experience!
Have a great day
Hi there,
I’m heading to Senegal in January for a month and was wondering if I just need my French driver’s license or if I should get an international permit?
Thanks!
JL
Hi,
I’m bringing Seresta, an anxiolytic (tranquilizer) from the benzodiazepine family,
to help me sleep.
I’ll have the prescription with me.
Will this be a problem at customs, and do I need to declare it?
Same question for antibiotics?
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I’m heading to Laos next spring, but I have a question about the Thai arrival/departure form. I’ll be flying PAR-BKK, then taking the train to Laos (so exiting Thailand), and later re-entering Thailand by train to catch my return flight. Do I need to fill out two forms in this case?
Hi there,
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.
Can I get a TPD (Temporary Admission Document)?
Will I need a KBis extract or a power of attorney?!?
Thanks for your help.
Worst case, I can add my personal name as a co-owner on the registration, but that would be a real shame!
Hi,
I’m writing to ask for some info—I’ve heard that you **must** have travel insurance to land in Zanzibar.
What’s the process, and which insurance should I get?
Thanks in advance for your feedback!
Best,
Seb
Hi, are there any travelers who’ve recently crossed the border between Karakalpakstan (Uzbekistan) and Beineu in Kazakhstan?
It was closed for a while.
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I bought a one-way flight (Ryanair) and a return flight (EasyJet) to spend a week in Morocco in April.
My passport expires 3 weeks after the return date.
Some websites say the passport must be valid for 3 months at the time of entry.
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.
The consulate can't give me an answer—they're still looking into it (really!)
Last year, we stayed for 3 months in Thailand, north of Khao Lak, and were able to benefit from the 2-month visa exemption, renewable for one month by going to Takua Pa to validate a 1-month extension (1,900 baht).
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?
Thanks for the info! If you’d like tips on Khao Lak and the surrounding areas, we’ve got some experience, though things change fast!
Cheers,
Bruno.
My partner, our 8-year-old daughter, and I are going on vacation to Gex.
We’ve decided to spend one day in Switzerland and another in Italy. Will we need ID (national ID card or passport)? Do we also need ID for our daughter?
Hello,
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).
If you have any info on this, I’d appreciate your replies.
Best regards,
M. Buisson Eric
I’d like to know if anyone has already applied for a private visa to Russia with an invitation from a Russian resident.
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?
Thanks for any info if you’ve gone through this process before!
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
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?
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,
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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?
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?
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!