When traveling internationally can you bring a visa from the U.S over to Europe and use it the same?

Question

Visa as in Visa credit card(s)

Answer 1

When i was in germany, the large corporations took mine but the small stores did not.  I think you should bring it and use an ATM if the store does not take it.  What i did was at the beginning at every day i took out about 50 Euros just so i would have it.  you never know.  Also a little thing to remember if you have left over at the end of your trip the coins can not be converted back to dollars but the paper can so if you have a lot of coins that go unused buy stuff on the plane that is duty free i found that Tolberone makes a great gift and i got to use the left over coins.  So i hope my advice helps

Answer 2

I live in germany and i can use an american visa card downtown. BUT it is not as commonly excepted here as it is in the states. It will let you use the ATMs here and most good hotels will take them but most shops only take a EC card. It is sort of like master card from the EU bank. Many places over here have to pay through the nose to accept credit that is not EC. So remember to bring cash and now you can use Euro traveler checks. Those would be the best.

Answer 3

get a passport just in case

Answer 4

visa as in passport related(?) or visa as in credit card???

Answer 5

Hi,

A US visa does not allow its holder to travel to Europe. Depending on your nationality, you will need a separate visa to travel to Europe.

Regards.

Martin

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Answer 6

Hi. The answer is yes.  Most places as mentioned by someone else take cash or the EC card which is a European debit card.  I reccomend you take an American ATM card.  There are plenty of ATMs around and when they won't take your Visa, you can pay in cash.  Usually at most places they won't accept a credit card for charges less than 10 euros, about 12 USD.  Hope this helps.