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Travellers
Information
ENTRANCE
FORMALITIES
For
the French citizens
The national indentity card or the passport.
For the citizens of the E.E.C
Passport without visa, used as official indentity card or valid French residence
permit .
For the foreign countries inhabitants out of E.E.C
Valid passport.
For the natives of the USA, Canada, and Japan
For a stay of less than 3 months, an identity paper with a photograph.
A free visa for regularization will be delivered to them at the entrance.
This visa is valid only for the duration of the stay and the only oversea
department where it is delivered
Passport and Visa
South Africa - Bolivia - Domenica - Sainte Luce - Barbados - Jamaica - Trinidad
- Haiti - Honduras - San Salvador - Dominican Republic - Turkey
LANGUAGES
French: French place
Creole: regional language
Dutch: Dutch place
English: All island
CURRENCY
Euro.
The American dollar is accepted as well as the travellers' cheques and the
credit cards. In some establishments, the cheques are not accepted if your
address is not in Guadeloupe (chèque hors place).
WATER
AND ELECTRICITY
The
running water is drinkable everywhere. Mineral water is also proposed to the
consumers. The electrical current is 220 volts in French place
and 110 volts Dutch place.
POST
OFFICES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Telephone
: many phone boxes, portables network.
Telefax.
Internet network.
VACCINES
No
obligatory vaccine to go to Guadeloupe, Martinique.
However
for the people arriving from South America and some of the Caribbean islands, an
international certificate against variola and the yellow fever can be required.
PLANTS
When
you travel by plane, it is strictly forbidden to transport plants. These
provisions are taken to protect some particularly significant species. For
example the banana in the West Indies would not resist certain forms of
cercosporiose. Thus, avoid taking along with you your vegetable garden. It would
not pass the Customs.
ANIMALS
The
entrance of domestic animals in the DOM, requires some conditions: the animal
must be tattooed, have a health record with its up to date vaccinations and an
anti-rabic certificate established at least 30 days before the travel but not
more than one year earlier. It is prohibited to import animals except if
this animal has resided in an approved country (Australia....) for one month if
he was living just before in Metropolitan France for 6 months.
TOURIST
BUREAU
Addresses in Paris of the tourist agencies of Doms
The
Tourist bureau of Guadeloupe
43 rue des Tilleuls 92100 Boulogne Billancourt
Tel.: 01 46 04 00 88. Fax: 01 46 04 74 03
THE
VESTIMENTARY ADVICE
Light
clothing. Take a hot clothing, sunglasses and solar protection products.
It
is necessary to
protect yourself from ..
Have
a good trip...
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