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If you plan to live in Bolivia, this section is fully loaded for future residents. It contains first-hand facts, information, and resources you'll need to plan and prepare for relocation. Use it as you make new living, housing and business arrangements in the heart of South America!

This is one of the largest sections on the site, which began as a Santa Cruz site but is now growing to include information on other regions too! Have you seen our really handy Living in Bolivia Forum yet? It's getting pretty interesting in there. General expatriate questions? There's tons of information in the Living Overseas Forum Also, be sure to visit my expat site GoSouthExpat.com Also visit the Expat Resource Shop.

Moving to Santa Cruz? Contact Expat Services!

Expat Services can help you apply for a drivers license, choose and open a bank account, set up all your public utilities, provide basic legal services in Bolivia using bilingual lawyers, help you find a home to rent, take you on our outstandingly useful House Hunter Tour, help you apply for residency, customize an exclusive personal welcome package, help you choose schools, and more. Click here to learn about all the expat services we offer.

This is your chance to have an English speaker pre-arrange many of the services you'll need when you arrive, accompany you when needed once you get here, and just plain do some of them for you so you can go about your business of enjoying your new home!

NOTE! Foreigners planning to live here can NOT apply for residency if they arrive on a tourist visa! If you are moving to Bolivia to LIVE here, get a Specific Purpose Visa.

What you need to know before moving to Bolivia

A list of things you should consider when preparing for your move to Bolivia

Read about precautions you should take while traveling and living in Bolivia

Be sure you are aware of new visa requirements for Americans

Information on the U.S. Citizens Service of the American Embassy in Bolivia

This page contains information, announcements and travel advisories just for Americans

Some important things you should know about traveling with kids in Bolivia

Information and recommendation from other expats about traveling with pets

These are some ways to find overseas and Bolivian shipping and moving companies

When you arrive, you’ll need to go through customs as will your household items

A general explanation of how Bolivian immigration works

In you’re not accustomed to purchasing travel insurance you may want to reconsider

On our sister site GoSouthExpat.com you’ll find a list of expat insurance companies

We asked a very well-known company to give you some U.S. expat tax advice

This international expat tax company prepares tax refunds for expats from 16 companies

Twenty things you must know if you are moving overseas with kids

How does expat living change you? Do expats ever not feel foreign?

Expat advice: ask yourself these 10 questions before relocating to South America

A little expat life humor: Things that make expats go hmmm

Visit this section when you’re ready to plan your trip

Finding temporary and permanent housing in Bolivia

We’ve got some fantastic hotels you might consider for temp housing

Anticrético is a unique housing option where you get your money back

Read up on what houses are like in Bolivia and what to expect

Planning to purchase a property? Contact this American real estate agent in Bolivia

Temporary housing: ever considered a vacation rental versus a hotel

Temporary housing: home exchange may be an option for some

General information on how to set up public utilities and other basic services

The personal lessons I’ve learned about house hunting in Bolivia

What is the basic cost of living per week in Santa Cruz? (from our forums)

Information you’ll need about living in Bolivia

Read about the Department of Santa Cruz and City of Santa Cruz

The top 40 things to do in Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Events, national and regional holidays, tons of entertainment options

Bolivian food and recipes plus outdoor markets, and all the major grocery stores

The most comprehensive list of restaurants, cafés, bakeries and more in Santa Cruz

All about Bolivian money, our currency, how to change money and transfer money

Read about banking, and get a list of banks in Bolivia plus credit unions

Hospital, clinics, doctors and other medical and emergency services

Home security companies and how to avoid being the victim of crime in Bolivia

Not covered by international expat insurance? Bolivian insurance companies

International legal services. Try these bilingual lawyers

Bolivian roads plus get a Bolivian drivers license or rent a car and find a tow truck

Read about international couriers and the post office in Bolivia

Where and how to learn Spanish or find good translators

Modes of transportation: airlines, buses, trains, taxis and even waterways

Find local and international bilingual churches and missions in Bolivia

Bolivian education system, public schools, private schools, private universities

This page has great information for foreign exchange students coming to Bolivia

Santa Cruz private daycare and kindergartens. Try this bilingual daycare center

Find all the major Bolivian newspapers plus one source for Bolivia news in English

One of the best ways to prepare is to read about Bolivia in the news

Responses to topics that come up in our forums

How to make free or cheap international phone calls

Consider renting, not buying, a cellphone (yet)

28 ways to blow your budget in Bolivia

The coolest mobile dog wash in Santa Cruz

Moving to the highlands? Read about altitude sickness

Your child's citizenship if your child is born in Bolivia

Learn how to bargain for the best prices in Bolivia

Click here to view all BoliviaBella forums

Ask questions, get answers in our forums!

LIVING IN BOLIVIA FORUM: Share your Best Advice for Living in Bolivia right here online and help a newbie avoid culture shock!

LIVING OVERSEAS FORUM: In English or Spanish (or both) join an existing topic or start your own topic on Living Overseas and request or share information on what's its like to live or grow up in other cultures in general!

CHECK OUT ALL THE FORUMS: Our forums section allows you to add your own page about anything related to Bolivia! And now, if you share something that might be useful to other BoliviaBella readers you can download Bella's Bolivia Screensaver free.

Recommended expatriate resources:

The CULTURE TRANSITION Reading Room on GoSouthExpat.com contains articles contributed by Culture Transition Coach Heather Markel, author of the Learn to Feel At Home Anywhere in the World Relocation Success Guide and Social Success Strategies, both available right here in E-book format.

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Heather's now got two new E-books out. Learn how to make a new city feel like a home and how to find activities you love. And learn the secrets of a successful overseas work experience. Learn how to prepare for the professional changes to expect after relocating. She offers a great 30-day money-back guarantee.

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