Roullette, I purchase the same green dot visa gift card from wally word and it said the same thing that you can't use it internationally, but it's a lil more technical than that. The temp card your not supposedly be able to use but you can. The money you put on it has a hold or pending status on it at first and will only except live, and realtime purchases whether you are at home or using overseas (that is permanent . I ran mine soon as I got home and got denied. (also I ran it as a gift card...no no) Ran it the next day after I saw it was denied, as a visa card (it is a visa gift card) and went through fine. So don't get bummed yet, try running them again in this manner, if I understood you correctly, this should be of some help I hope