cyprus needs a visa, greece does not by: Anonymous
I called the Immigration Office (Migración) in Santa Cruz, Bolivia for you. Citizens of Cyprus do need a tourist visa, but you will be given the visa when you arrive at the airport in Bolivia. The cost is $135 and it allows you up to 30 days in Bolivia.
They told me that your wife, who is from Greece, does NOT need a tourist visa at all. The website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also lists Greece as a country which does not require a visa here:
This is the information I was given today at 11:50 a.m. on Wednesday, 11 May 2011. The phone number for the Immigration Office in Santa Cruz, Bolivia is (591-3) 351-9574
May 11, 2011
tourist only by: Anonymous
i am coming only as a tourist for 12 days with my wife(greek), to visit lapaz and uyuni salt pan and then to exit to chile through atacama desert in san pedro . i will visit argentina-bolivia-chile in 35 days in total for my holidays!!!
May 11, 2011
visa complications by: Anonymous
Unfortunately, this is a problem that many many many foreigners are running into. They get different information from different authorities.
In the case of tourist visas, each country individually has treaties with Bolivia about tourism so residents of some countries need a tourist visa to visit Bolivia, others don't.
In the case of people who are moving to Bolivia to request residency there is no distinction. In that case EVERYONE needs a visa and it's a different visa called a "visa de objeto determinado" (specific purpose visa).
Are you coming as a tourist or are you planning to request residency in Bolivia?
May 10, 2011
visa complicated by: Anonymous
hello. again! i called the embassy of bolivia in italy(closer to me) and they told me that i definetely need visa before i arrive in lapaz and that, if i do not have the visa before i live, maybe the airline company will not let me get in the aeroplane..... so i called the embassy of bolivia in london, just to check, and they confirmed me that i dont need a visa, i only need a permit, that i will take it upon my arrival in lapaz....
so, 2 different ambassys of bolivia in rome and london, they say different things....
i find it very complicated and i dont know why, i have been to samy places and i never had an issue with the visas...
what do you think?
May 09, 2011
have a nice trip by: BoliviaBella
It was a pleasure Pavlos. Have a nice trip to La Paz. Maybe after your trip you'll share your travel story with us so we can know how everything worked out for you. :)
May 09, 2011
thanks by: pavlos
Thanks a lot for everything!!!! pavlos
May 08, 2011
ministry of foreign affairs information by: Anonymous
MINISTERIO DE RELACIONES EXTERIORES Go to this page www.rree.gob.bo/ Scroll all the way down to the bottom and click on the blue link that says "Contactenos"
There you will find addresses, emails, phones, faxes, etc.
MIGRACIÓN (BOLIVIAN IMMIGRATION SERVICE) Website www.migracion.com.bo Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't
May 08, 2011
thanks by: pavlos
thank you very much for your help and info. i am trying to contact the bolivian ministry of foreign affairs by e-mail and i can not. do you have any e-mail? i want to be sure that i can get my visa from airport upon arrival. do you know how can i confirm it?
thanks in advance pavlos
May 07, 2011
cyprus citizens get bolivian visa at airport by: Anonymous
According to the Bolivian government website, citizens of Cyprus (Chipre, in Spanish) do need a visa to enter Bolivia, but don't need to get it prior to travel. This generally means you will be given your visa upon arrival at the airport. See this page: