Crossing the border to French Guiana!

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[@R2BMusicCH]

I was waiting for the street sign with the EU flag like we have them everywhere in Europe. La Guyane is a French département outre mer comparable to a province or a county in other countries. So you were in France, EU 🙃

[@jonascardoso1624]

Hi, I from the Macapá - Amapá - Brasil 🇧🇷, ainda não fui na Guyana France 🇨🇵, deve ser lindo lugar.😎👌💯🙌✌

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

Yes! you'll like it there for sure!!

[@MehboobKhan-wu6db]

@@junfromsomewhereeast5598 dear send me your what's up number plz

[@dimasmoraes6509]

Pretty nice! Congrats, dude.

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

Thank you Dimas!!

[@edivandasilva2100]

Is Belém not blem I'm from brazil ! muito bom seu vídeo

[@Kanelbullah]

If you want to travel to french Guiana, make sure to take a shot against yellow fever.

[@BrunoLima-ju4zg]

Hi, Nice video. I'm from Macapá.

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

Hi Bruno! Thank you for watching my video!!

[@BrunoLima-ju4zg]

You're welcome. I enjoyed it. Where u from?

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

I’m from Japan:)

[@galvaoecialtda2029]

Hello Jun I'm going to do the same route from Macapá to french guiana then surinam. How long did it take you from Oiapoque bus starion to the bridge? Is english spoken throughout FG?

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

Hi Robert, thank you for the comment:) from the bus terminal to the bridge was like 30minutes. You can totally walk:) and English in French Guiana... No. It's like in France. You might find some people like from Suriname and Guyana, or couchsurfers who speak English but basically people speak French.

[@galvaoecialtda2029]

@@junfromsomewhereeast5598 thank you for your response. Couple more questions, please :) Once you crossed the bridge, how did you manage to reach Cayene ? Did you take a ride or is there a coach service or something ? Once you arrived in Albina, what are the the means of transportation to Paramaribo?

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

There seemed to be a van that takes you to Cayene but it was like 30€ so I hitchhiked. Hitchhiking is easy there. I explained about it a little bit more in another video:) and from Albina, you can take either taxi or local bus. I took a bus. You can ask where the bus stop is. Most people speak English there.

[@NewHair-jx9vm]

Good job

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

Thank you Carlos!!

[@lebarondeparis1410]

Nice

[@MartintheMetalhead]

I wasn't able to cross the bridge as I didn't have access to a car. So I just took a boat across the river for 5 Euros. Except you need to get your passport stamped at the FED POLICE building up the road from the river. As I was an EU citizen, I didn't require an entry stamp. But there was a police checkpoints on the way to Cayenne and then on the way to the Suriname side.

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

Hi Overland Metalhead! Thank you for the comment:) maybe things were different back then. I didn't have a car either but I was able walk all the way from the immigration of Brazil to the bridge and to the other side which is French Guiana.

[@IvanAkinfiev]

I'm a British Citizen and I am married to a non EU citizen who doesn't need a visa to Suriname or Brazil. Would it be possible for her to get a visa on arrival, if traveling with me?

[@omerde12]

Quick question what are all the languages spoken there I assume French but there could be more

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

Hi Omerde12! They speak French. And native people there also speak creole.

[@Kanelbullah]

In kourou, i heared different languages. It's due to the large amount of foreign space base workers

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

I think you are absolutely right:)

[@frawldog]

Thanks for posting. Was it safe?

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

Hi frawldog! Yeah, I didn't feel anything unsafe:)

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

@Stephen Thacker Hi Stephen, do everything before dark. I think that’s one of the most important things to stay out of trouble :)

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

I was alone at the edge of the town cuz I wanted to continue to hitchhike. I didn’t realize it was getting dark. There was no one around for a minute. that’s the situation you should avoid.

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

Robbery yes, gun no. The one that I described as “close call” was the robbery one. There is no country that I wouldn’t visit. I mean, I wouldn’t go to the middle of war zone of course. I’m not the kind of a guy who would go to the dangerous area willingly but country-wise, I would go to all countries if I could:) you can always choose countries that you feel comfortable visiting. I’m sure you will have a great experience and less worrying:)

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

I personally loved it there. It’s a pity that lots of negative information made you not wanna explore Mexico. It’s one of my favorite countries.

[@edivandasilva2100]

Is Belém not blem I'm from brazil ! muito bom seu vídeos

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

Oops! That's a typo. sorry about that. Thank you for letting me know!!:)

[@DiablO18btp]

Hello how was French Guyana ? People/Landscapes? Cheers Mate !

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

Hi Hanska, thank you for the comment! I really liked French Guiana! Beautiful nature, an island full of moneys, a small village that makes great Asian food, a space center and etc. I met nice people as well:) I wish I could speak French haha

[@shamshadtahir1]

Which documents needed for the immigration to get enter to French Guiana?

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

Basically the same as entering France in Europe but it depends on which passport you have. You can easily search on google like “go to French Guiana visa”

[@martiya2059]

hello Is there a Brazilian-Guyana border passport control?

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

Hi, yes there is. I'll make a video about crossing border between Guyana and Brazil in this month:)

[@wolfie3ie753]

Yes

[@jeremyedmund2404]

Nice video... what is the city name of FG border with opaquieu brazil?

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

opaquieu... I don't know the place called opaquieu. If you are talking about the towns in this video, the Brazil side is Oiapoque, and the FG side is Saint-Georges:)

[@jeremyedmund2404]

@@junfromsomewhereeast5598 ok ty bro :))

[@ErickCrazier]

Hi!, Me from Brazil and about you?

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

Hi Erick, sorry I didn't realize the comment. I'm from Japan:)

[@nasirytvlogs4151]

I came to Brasil for tourism can I cross to french Guiana without any problems ?

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

It depends on where you are from. You might need a yellow fever certificate. you should probably check it on the Internet cuz there is Covid-19 thing also.

[@TravelsChases]

This is very interesting . I have a question. In French Guiana , what is the most common currency that is used by most people ? Is it the Euro , the Real, or something else ? Thank you

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

Hi Travels & Chases, thanks for your comment! People use Euro there. You can use Real only in Saint Georges. It's a border town close to Brazil.

[@Pg-xe7kk]

Every french territories except for Wallis et Futuna, French Polynesia and New Caledonia (they use the franc pacifique ) use Euro

[@clementmaire9658]

@@Pg-xe7kk Guyane is not just a french territory, it is a french department and therefore an integral part of the french republic and the european union

[@Pg-xe7kk]

@@clementmaire9658 Je peux très bien utilisé le terme " territoire " pour les DROM-COM-TOM + Collectivités à statut particulier , même le ministère des outre-mer l'utlise www.outre-mer.gouv.fr/les-territoires

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

@@Pg-xe7kk DROM COM.TOM?

[@peterankrah5149]

if you are in Ecuador how many Borders are you going to cross enter into Brazil

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

It depends on where you want to enter from but I think there is a way to get to Brazil from Peru so that case, It's 2. Otherwise it's gonna be 3 or more. I don't think you can go to Brazil from Colombia on land. it's 3 if you enter from Venezuela or Bolivia.

[@peterankrah5149]

@@junfromsomewhereeast5598 thank you

[@Alejandrocasabranca]

O Brasil deve colonizar e anexar essas Guianas são porta aviões da Otan nas nossas fronteiras 😊

[@realhawaii5o]

O Brasil é aliado dos Estados Unidos. A NATO não é um inimigo do Brasil. Aliás, o Brasil como país democrático e potência mundial tem os seus interesses alinhados mais com a UE devido à cooperação com a Mercosur que com a Rússia ou com a China que são países totalitários.

[@nasirhalawani5849]

That's pretty amazing Mr.Jun. Is there any possible way to contact you

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

Hi Abdul, Thank you for the comment! There is my instagram account in the description. Also I recently started my blog junfromsomewhereeast.com/ You can find my social media and contact information there:)

[@fokker1981]

What is your nationality? Great video dude!

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

Thank you so much José! I’m Japanese:)

[@Payadar]

Hello, could we cross the border of Guiana French without visa from Brazil side?

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

Hi Ali, it depends on which passport you have. The rule is basically the same as entering France in Europe.

[@erikduek3665]

@@junfromsomewhereeast5598 I'm Brazilian but I have Portuguese citizenship as well. Do you know if there is no need for a visa since Portugal is a EU member? Would it be like crossing from Portugal to France? Thanks

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

It should be like in Europe if you have Portugal passport I think. But I do recommend you check the official information online. You can easily find one like on wiki

[@nasirytvlogs4151]

Did they ask for your passport when you crossed to French Guiana?

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

Hi NasirYTVLOGS, Yes they did.

[@nasirytvlogs4151]

@@junfromsomewhereeast5598 I came to Brasil for tourism can I cross to french Guiana without any problems ?

[@alonetraveller173]

Hello brother... it is easy to move guyana to brazil?

[@alonetraveller173]

@@joelquaresmadesouza3570 guyana, and than brazil

[@alonetraveller173]

Non French

[@alonetraveller173]

I am asking, is it easy to go from suriname to guyana and then brazil, plz note that i am not talking about French guyana.

[@Andreas4696]

Since, French Guyana is a part of France and the EU, the procedure will be the same as immigrating to France, which may be quite difficult for a Brazilian.

[@Story-Up]

well am Moroccan guy france is visa required for us , but i would travel to brazil is free visa and i would go to this place could i open there ?

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

If you are required to have visa, no matter how you enter, you need to have visa. If it's the only matter of returning ticket to prove that you won't stay illegally then maybe crossing on land is better cuz coming by air is more strict in lots of countries but visa is the same by air, boat and land.

[@omineol9897]

NN darori visa

[@Nadisoft1]

@@omineol9897 yak wash deja masfer nta tmak?

[@IvanAkinfiev]

I understand the end goal of what it is that you're trying to do so I advise you to get a visa online to Suriname and then take the ferry from Suriname to French Guiana. The captain of the ship will ask people on the boat if they need to go to the Border Police "station" (it's further along the river) and stamp their passports - you can tell them that you don't need him to make this detour. The issue is, what will you do once you are in French Guiana? If you have a child born there, you can legalise through him, but if you're a young, single man?

[@Story-Up]

Just i want try to apply for asylum

[@johnpelforofficial]

That's great one. I will love to talk to you in provide if possible.

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

Hi John, thank you for the comment:) you can send me a message through instagram if you want:)

[@dindings]

So it's European? Does it feel European?

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

Not in small towns but some parts of big ones like Cayenne, yes:) I mean, I'm not very familiar with France but there are lots of stores that are well known in Europe and also french banks.

[@dindings]

@@junfromsomewhereeast5598 thanks

[@Kanelbullah]

@@dindings I would say yes and no at the same time. there is high level of destitution, people queueing at some red cross facility. but at the same time you have alot of thing we take for granted in Europe. It's like they have flown in stuff. Majority of the food in supermarket is imported from France. One thing that id piss med off is the price of asparagus imported from France with a price of 10 € while I'm in Sweden can buy Peruvian for 1 €.

[@ymk8355]

Yeah first time I saw france sign I thought what the hell! I know it’s part of the French Republic but come one...no need to point out that you (france) are the last great empire of this world. Mind you the sign was much much larger 6 years ago! I love French Guiana. keep the adventure going. safe travels

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

Hi Y! Thank you for your comment:) was the sign bigger? I didn't know. French Guiana was very interesting place. I'd love to visit again!

[@astraldrifter]

So wierd to see EU symbol in South America lol

[@junfromsomewhereeast5598]

I know right? haha I thought so too!