So I got into a no win situation? ;) Regards, *Carlos Marcano* -Guri, Venezuela- 2008/11/4 Carlos Marcano : > Thanks everyone for your answers! > > I forgot to mention that, because of the regulations, we (venezuelans) > are limited to 300$ (IIRC) withdrawals per month using the credit > cards, so ATM withdrawals are almost ruled out. > > Thats the other reason that makes getting foreign cash for us pretty difficult! > > Regards, > > *Carlos Marcano* > -Guri, Venezuela- > > 2008/11/4 apptech : >>>> Generally Visa and Mastercard works just fine throughout Europe - just >>>> put >>>> your card into an ATM machine and withdraw the amount you want. However, >>>> upon entering the country the immigration officer may ask you to show >>>> cash, >>>> if you have enough with you for your trip - they do not accept if you >>>> have >>>> credit card... >> >>> IIRC in Schiphol (Amsterdam airport) there are ATMs in arrival area - >>> before customs. >> >> What they all said, plus ... >> >> Can be bank specific andf even perhaps card subtype specific. >> I've had almost zero problems in Asia or many places in Europe, but I have >> heard that some don't always work. >> I found an ATM at a bank branch in a mall China that would not give cash >> from VISA but outside there were about 5 in a row of different brands. I >> chose one I knew had worked elsewhere. >> >> A point to note is that if a machine swallows your card it may be hard to >> get it back depending on your schedule (and possibly language issues) and if >> your card dies, as happens, and is your sole funding source you can be in >> trouble. Just before going overseas recently I had a card swipe system (in a >> travel agent's) die while I was using it and destroy my card in the process. >> This is the only time in dcades of use that I have had such an experience >> but you'd like to have a backup if it happened overseas. (When the agent's >> machine failed to read my card I moved to an adjacent ATM and it obligingly >> ate my card :-).) >> >> In Asia (HK / China) I am invariably charged $NZ7.50 per VISA cash withdrawl >> but on this trip on one occasion (maybe Brunei on the way home?) >> >> >> R >> >> >> >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist