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Eksport problemer ved utførsel av mc i Peru

Skrevet av Jarle Eek den 2017-03-14
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Jeg vet at noen av de som leser bloggen ønsker å kjøre ruta jeg kjørte i 2015 – 2016 så jeg tenkte derfor å gi ett lite tips. Mange fulgte muligens med på Team Bachstad som kjørte bil gjennom Syd Amerika. De ble flere uker forsinket når de skulle kjøre bilen ut av Peru. De måtte skaffe utreisedokument, kopi med stempel, kopi av kopi, bekreftelse på kopi og stempel på kopi av bekreftelse og kopi av chassisnummer osv. 🙂  Dessverre måtte de til slutt gi opp og sette igjen bilen på grensen pga en feil i vognkortet.

Team Bachstad i Sør-Amerika

Team Bachstad i Sør-Amerika

 

En av de jeg møtte på min reise har jeg hatt sporadisk kontakt med etter at jeg kom hjem. Denne uken fikk jeg beskjed om at han måtte sette igjen sin sykkel i Peru. Han hadde planlagt å bli i Peru en stund og ba derfor om visum for 4-5 mnd når han kjørte inn i Peru. Myndighetene hadde gitt han 6 mnd og etter 5 mnd planla han å forlate Peru men da oppsto problemene. Årsaken til problemene var at selv om Dennis hadde fått visum for 6 mnd hadde motorsykkelen bare fått visum for 3 mnd. I 7 mnd forsøkte han å forlate Peru sammen med sin motorsykkel men nå har han gitt opp. Han fikk om sider solgt sykkelen og reiser nå tilbake til US for å tjene noen penger så han kan reise videre med en annen motorsykkel på ett senere tidspunkt.

Selv var jeg bare 29 dager i Peru men siden jeg også reiste til Brasil og Norge for å feire jul ble sykkelen stående i Peru ett par uker mens jeg var hjemme. Sykkelen hadde derfor vært lengre i Peru  enn meg og jeg hadde stempler i passet mitt som viste at jeg hadde forlatt Peru og reist inn igjen til Peru uten sykkel. Jeg var derfor bekymret for at jeg kunne få problemer når jeg skulle forlate Peru og kjøre inn i Bolivia. Heldigvis gikk det greit for meg.

Så til dere som planlegger grensepasseringer (spesielt Peru) vil jeg gi følgende råd. Når du kjører inn i ett land må du sørge for at alle papirer er i orden. Det nytter ikke bare være happy med at du har kommet deg gjennom byråkratiet hvis du senere får problemer når du skal forlate landet igjen. Peru har ikke noe data hvor ting blir lagret og selv om folk i Peru er hyggelige er byråkratiet uoverkommelig hvis problemer oppstår. Selv tok jeg vare på samtlige dokumenter for samtlige land. Land som var forlatt ble lagret i bagasjen i tilfelle det skulle bli ett problem på senere tidspunkt.

Desaguadero

Desaguadero

Border Crossing Argentina to Uruguay at Fray Bentos

Skrevet av Jarle Eek den 2015-04-08
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I try to find information that can make border crossings easier on my trip and found Life Remotely. Here was plenty of useful information but I reproduces only the short version in respect for the great job they had done. So those who need more information should visit Life Remotely.

Argentina to Uruguay at Fray Bentos: Border Crossing

Border name: Gualeguaychu – Fray Bentos Bridge
Closest major cities: Gualeguaychu, Argentina and Fray Bentos, Uruguay
Cost for visas: $0
Cost for vehicle: $0
Total time: 30 minutes
The Steps

  1. Drive over the scenic international bridge. Take photos, but don’t stop. That makes the other drivers angry.
  2. Stop on the other side of the bridge to pay the fat $AR60 bridge toll.
  3. Drive to the booth that has the «turismo» sign out front.
  4. Hand over the passports for everyone in the car. You will be stamped out of Argentina and into Uruguay. (Two officials, one booth, amazing!)
  5. At the same booth hand in your Argentinian temporary vehicle permit. They will cancel it.
  6. The booth people will give you a pink slip of paper. This is your ticket to leave the border area.
  7. Drive forward and park on the right side.
  8. The vehicle owner goes into the building on the left. (Explain you are a tourist not just in transit, it might get you to the front of the line).
  9. Hand in the driver’s license, passport, the vehicle title and the pink ticket. The official will have you complete a vehicle permit and may ask if you have insurance. He will return all documents and stamp your pink ticket.
  10. Return to your car and show the pink ticket to the customs inspectors. They may ask questions about the food you have and/or search your car for meat, dairy products, fruits and vegetables.
  11. Drive ahead a few hundred meters to the check point. The official will inspect your pink slip for the correct number of stamps, and then send you on your way.

The Ferry: You can cross by vehicle ferry from Buenos Aires to Colonia. For three of us, plus the car, the cost was approximately AR$1,200. Prices change based on departure hour and day. There are 3-4 ferries per day, but you must arrive at the terminal 2 hours ahead of schedule to sort the border crossing paperwork. See theferry’s website for full details.

One-Year Permits: By default, you should be given a 1-year vehicle permit when you cross at this border. We were issued one without question. However, it seems that if you need one, they may tell you that the permit is only available in Montevideo and you’ll have to drive all of the way to the aduana in the big city to get the permit extended.

Border Crossing Argentina to Chile at Los Libertadores

Skrevet av Jarle Eek den 2015-04-07
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I try to find information that can make border crossings easier on my trip and found Life Remotely. Here was plenty of useful information but I reproduces only the short version in respect for the great job they had done. So those who need more information should visit Life Remotely.

 

Argentina to Chile at Los Libertadores: Border Crossing

Border name: Los Libertadores

Closest major cities: Mendoza, Argentina to Santiago, Chile
Cost for visas: $0
Cost for vehicle: $0
Total time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Steps

  1. Drive up the mountain pass and through the tunnel. Don’t stop at any of the random aduana buildings on the side of the road. These are for busses and trucks.
  2. Several kilometers on the other side of the tunnel there will be a big building over the road. This is immigration and aduana for both Chile and Argentina.
  3. Stop at the back of the auto line. Someone will approach your car and give you a paper for your car, and tourist cards and customs declarations for everyone in the vehicle. Fill out the papers while waiting in the line.
  4. When there is an open space in the parking lot, an attendant will instruct you to park.
  5. Take your completed papers inside the building and follow the numbers on the boards above the windows.
  6. Number 1 is Argentinian immigration. Hand over your passport and the tourist card you received when you entered. They will stamp you out and keep the tourist card. The will also stamp the vehicle permit paper you filled out while waiting.
  7. Window number 2, just to the left, is Chilean immigration. They will stamp your passport and take one copy of your Chilean tourist card you, the other copy is yours. They will also stamp the vehicle permit paper.
  8. Window number 3 is Argentinian aduana. They will take your Argentinian vehicle permit and stamp your Chilean vehicle permit.
  9. Window number 4 is Chilean aduana. They will take the vehicle permit paper you filled out at the beginning, explain to you that it is the wrong one, and give you a new, nearly identical form to fill out.
  10. Take the new vehicle import form around to window #2 and get another stamp. Keep the old vehicle permit paper (we needed this to exit).
  11. Return to Chilean aduana (window #4). The official will sign the form and send you outside.
  12. Outside, an aduana officer (in a red coat) will take your permit and verify your license plate. They will sign and stamp the paper.
  13. Find a food and agriculture inspector (in a green shirt with SAG embroidered on it).
  14. The inspector will ask for your customs declaration forms and may search your vehicle. They will likely use dogs. They will confiscate any illegal foods and will stamp your form.
  15. Drive out of the parking area. An official will stop you and check that your vehicle permit has been stamped sufficiently. You may have to present both of the vehicle import permit papers.

Border Crossing Argentina to Chile at Avanzada Monte Aymond

Skrevet av Jarle Eek den 2015-04-07
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I try to find information that can make border crossings easier on my trip and found Life Remotely. Here was plenty of useful information but I reproduces only the short version in respect for the great job they had done. So those who need more information should visit Life Remotely.

Argentina to Chile at Avanzada Monte Aymond: Border Crossing 

Border name: Avanzada Monte Aymond or Paso Integral Austral

Closest major cities: Rio Gallegos, Argentina and Cerro Sombrero, Chile
Cost for visas: $0
Cost for vehicle: $0
Total time: 2 hours 15 minutes
The Steps

  1. Drive past the first Argentinian building, across the actual frontera, and park outside the new combined border building with the huge Chilean shields on it.
  2. If long lines, acquire a Chilean tourist card form and a Chilean SAG customs declaration form to complete while standing in line.
  3. Go to counter #1, Argentinian immigration. Hand over your passport and the tourist card you received on entry. The official will stamp both and return your passport.
  4. This official will also ask to see your vehicle title. He will return it with a vehicle release paper which you need to have stamped 5 times in order to leave the border.
  5. Move down the counter to #2, Chilean immigration. Hand over your passport, the tourist card you filled out in line, and the paper for stamping. Like usual, the official will stamp your passport, tourist card and the vehicle release paper.
  6. Move to #3, the Argentinian aduana counter. Hand over your Argentinian vehicle permit and the vehicle release paper. The official will stamp and return both.
  7. Move to counter #4, Chilean aduana. Hand over your title, driver’s passport, the Argentinian vehicle permit and the release paper. The official enters info in the computer, prints out your permit and stamps the release paper. He returns all papers including your new Chilean permit.
  8. Go to #5, SAG or Chilean Food and Agriculture desk. Hand over your customs declaration forms. The official will ask questions about what type of things you have to declare. He will stamp your vehicle release form and note on the form what types of goods you are declaring.
  9. Return to your vehicle, drive to the SAG checkpoint. An official in the green SAG vest may search your vehicle. They will confiscate fresh produce and fruits, honey, raisins, raw meat and raw eggs.
  10. When the search is complete, the SAG official will keep your vehicle release paper (that should have 5 stamps), and let you through.

CUSTOMS NOTE: As usual when entering Chile, expect to be searched for prohibited items. There is a HUGE list of what must be declared, but declaring doesn’t mean it will be confiscated. However, if you fail to declare and you are searched (which is very likely) you will be charged a big fat fine and they will take absolutely everything on the declare list without mercy. Customs agents will always take fresh fruit and vegetables, raw meat, honey, raisins, cheese and eggs. They occasionally will take other items, but for us it has been rare.

Border Crossing Argentina to Brasil at Iguazu Falls

Skrevet av Jarle Eek den 2015-04-06
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I try to find information that can make border crossings easier on my trip and found Life Remotely. Here was plenty of useful information but I reproduces only the short version in respect for the great job they had done. So those who need more information should visit Life Remotely.

 

Argentina to Brasil at Iguazu Falls: Border Crossing

Border name: Iguazu Falls

Closest major cities: Puerto Iguazu, Argentina and Foz do Iguaçu, Brasil
Cost for visas: US$160 for US Citizens (must apply in advance) Free for South Africans
Cost for vehicle: $0
Total time: 45 minutes
The Steps

  1. Drive up to the Argentinian immigration booth. Hand over your passports to be stamped out.
  2. Drive up to the random aduana official. Hand him your Argentinian temporary vehicle permit.
  3. Drive over to the Brazilian side. Go past the buildings, park at the back.
  4. Walk to the office labeled immigration. Fill out the tourist card and hand the official your passports and the card. She will check for your visa (if required) stamp and return the passports.
  5. Go across the street to the aduana building. Hand in the driver’s passport and the vehicle title. They will issue a temporary import permit, valid for 90 days.
  6. Live it up, this is Brazil!

Note: Visas for Brazil in Buenos Aires

US Citizens are required to have a visa for Brazil, which must be issued in advance. You can apply from the US to a Brazilian consulate, which we would have done if we had known for sure we would visit Brazil. Instead we applied through the Brazilian consulate in Buenos Aires. Which is here: Carlos Pellegrini 1363 or S34 35.537 W58 22.872

In order to apply, you must present yourself at the consulate at 9am sharp. They do have an online system for scheduling appointments, but this wasn’t working. You will need a copy of the application form, your passport, a passport photo, and a copy of a recent bank statement. You might be required to have a hotel reservation and/or a proof of departure. We had neither of these, and they didn’t ask for them. Note that when you complete the application your address and phone number MUST be in Buenos Aires. Use the ones from your hostel or campground if you need to. Just make sure they are local.

At the consulate they simply took our papers and gave us a bank slip. They told us to go to the ITAU bank and pay the visa fee, and then return between 12 and 1pm the following day. The bad news is that a visa costs US$165. The good news is that you can pay in Argentinian pesos and if you were smart and brought dollars with you and then changed them on the black market, your visa will cost more like US$100. See our Patagonia budget article for more info on this.

Border Crossing Uruguay to Argentina at Concordia

Skrevet av Jarle Eek den 2015-04-06
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I try to find information that can make border crossings easier on my trip and found Life Remotely. Here was plenty of useful information but I reproduces only the short version in respect for the great job they had done. So those who need more information should visit Life Remotely.

 

Uruguay to Argentina at Concordia : Border Crossing

Border name: Salto or Concordia

Closest major cities: Salto, Uruguay to Concordia, Argentina
Cost for visas: $0 (Not including previously paid reciprocity fees for Argentina, see note below)
Cost for vehicle: $0
Total time: 45 minutes
The Steps

  1. Drive past the out-of-commission Uruguay border buildings, over the bridge and keep going, past the welcome to Argentina signs until you finally see the border buildings across the road. Park wherever.
  2. Go into the building on the left. Get stamped out at the first counter, Uruguay immigration.
  3. Hand over your Uruguayan vehicle permit.
  4. Go to the Argentinian immigration counter. Hand over passports and reciprocity receipts (if required). They will be returned with a small slip of paper that records the number of people in your vehicle. This is your ticket to leave the border area.
  5. Go across the street to Argentinian aduana. Hand in the driver’s passport, license and vehicle title. They may ask for proof of insurance. They may also attempt to call your insurance company to verify it is valid. Eventually aduana will issue a vehicle permit.
  6. Get back in your car and drive under the arch. Hand over your ticket. At this point you may be searched for fresh fruits and vegetables. Many others were. We were not.
  7. Proceed to the nearest YPF and fill up on nice cheap gas.

RECIPROCITY FEE NOTE: Effective January 7, 2013 all US, Canadian and Australian citizen are required to pay a reciprocity fee at all Argentinian border entries, including land crossings. You must pay the fee online and bring the receipt to the border. Pay your fee online at this website.

Border Crossing Chile to Argentina at San Sebastian

Skrevet av Jarle Eek den 2015-04-06
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I try to find information that can make border crossings easier on my trip and found Life Remotely. Here was plenty of useful information but I reproduces only the short version in respect for the great job they had done. So those who need more information should visit Life Remotely.

Chile to Argentina at San Sebastian: Border Crossing

Border name: San Sebastian
Closest major cities: San Sebastian, Chile and Rio Grande, Argentina
Cost for visas: $0
Cost for vehicle: $0
Total time: 20 minutes, plus 20 minutes driving
The Steps

  1. Stop at the Chilean border building just on the other side of San Sebastian.
  2. Go to the immigration counter and hand in your passports and tourist cards. The official will stamp both and return your passports.
  3. Go to Aduana and hand in your temporary vehicle permit.
  4. Buy delicious empanadas from the kiosk (avoid the french fries like the plague).
  5. Drive 15 kilometers to the Argentinian border building.
  6. Hand the immigration official your passport, completed tourist card and reciprocity fee receipts (if required, see note below). The official will stamp and return everything. He will also give you a scrap of paper with a stamp and the number of people in your car written on it. Save this, you need it to exit.
  7. Go to aduana and hand over the vehicle title and driver’s passport.
  8. (For South Africans Only) Explain impatiently that South Africa is not a region, it is actually the name of a country, and that your car is not from there, just the driver, and yes he is white and sketchy looking.
  9. Get your vehicle permit, sign it, and get back to your car.
  10. Drive up to the guard and hand over your stamped scrap of paper.

RECIPROCITY FEE NOTE: Effective January 7, 2013 all US, Canadian and Australian citizen are required to pay a reciprocity fee at all Argentinian border entries, including land crossings. You must pay the fee online and bring the receipt to the border. Pay your fee online at this website.