how to change to a specific purpose visa?


(USA )

Hi, thanx for this web site: I'm a US citizen, if I were to travel to Bolivia on a tourist visa, and then decide I want to stay longer, can I go to a neighboring country to apply for the specific purpose visa, or do I have to return to the US to apply for it?

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how to change to a specific purpose visa?

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Aug 19, 2010
 not the preferred method but possible
by: BoliviaBella

Although that is not the preferred method (and by that I mean not preferred by the governments) we are hearing that it is possible. However, you would have to be sure a) that you do so before your tourist visa expires, b) that the neighboring country you go to doesn't also require an entry visa from you, or if it does that you have one, and c) that you have complied with all the pre-requisites for the specific purpose visa (documentation they require) so you won't have any trouble obtaining it.

I called the Bolivian cancillería in Santa Cruz once time with this same question about two months ago for another traveler and was told it is OK to do so as long as you have fulfilled all the requirements for the specific purpose visa. On that occasion the traveler needing to do this went to Peru about one month prior to his Bolivian tourist visa expiring. I hope this information is helpful?

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