Objeto de determinado can be changed on exiting Bolivia?

by G
(UK)

I entered Bolivia on an Objeto de determinado visa of 30 days with the intention to extend it to 8 months. I was told by my consulate in London that all the necessary documents will be sent to Bolivian foreign affairs (that is the name they gave - very vague). Evidently they have not arrived. I am now having to apply with a load more documents including a criminal check. This seems very long winded.

I want to know if I can leave Bolivia and go to Peru for example and then re enter on a 90 day tourist visa? Then I can leave the country again and get another 90 days issued. Is this possible?

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Objeto de determinado can be changed on exiting Bolivia?

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Nov 07, 2011
 must do temporal residency
by: Anonymous

The consulate in London is not very professional, but they sort of prepare you for what's coming whilst in Bolivia you will be misinformed...if i'm being mean. I defo advice you to apply for that temporal residency of one year. Yes, it seems complicated, but strangely it will be the simplest and the only legal solution if you planning to stay 8 months. Many people in queues at Migracion are those volunteering in Bolivia for just few months.

That criminal check(interpol check) is actually one thing you want to apply for in a first place as it takes longer than your 30 days to obtain it. Then you will have to pay a fee for overstaying your objeto determinado. There are people you can pay to do all the queuing for you except for the things you must do personally(ie. fingerprints at interpol).

It's not as daunting as it seems..the queues were endless when i applied for mine and one year later getting my renewal went super fast (well for their manana standards of service). Good luck!
Nov 02, 2011
 Tourist Visa - 90 Days
by: Altiplano

The maximum period in any 365 days that you can stay in Bolivia on a Tourist Visa is 90 days. You could return from Peru for the 90 days on the tourist Visa, and then reapply for a Visa Obejto Determinado which will give you another 30 days. This can then be extended for another 30 days.

Changing from a Tourist Visa to Objeto Determinado within Bolivia costs Bs2,500, however you can do it for USD85.00 at a Bolivian consulate outside the country.
Oct 31, 2011
 The tourist visa only lasts 90 days
by: Anonymous

I've been told the tourist visa only lasts 90 days and then cannot be renewed. You can only remain in the country for 90 days each year. But I'm American and the rules that apply may be different from you because you are from England and everything depends on the country that you come from, and the agreements that exist between Bolivia and each country. It would seem to me that you should direct that question to immigration officials.

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