Visiting Bolivia is a must in the tours within South America. To enter this majestic country there are some requirements, such as passport with a minimum validity of 6 months, visa application for different nationals interested in entering the country.

¿What is the visa?

The visa is a travel document issued by the Bolivian Consulates and Embassies abroad, this document enables those foreigners who wish to enter Bolivia in order to stay for a specific period of time.

Depending on the reason for the trip to Bolivia, you can apply for different types of visas, but for visits and tours in this beautiful country you need a TOURIST VISA.

Tourist Visa

The Tourist Visa is an authorization to enter the country required by foreigners (depending on the country of origin) to stay in Bolivian territory for the purpose of rest or recreation, tourism.

To receive the visa to enter Bolivian territory, you must start by verifying the nationality of origin of the person concerned, according to this, check which group he/she belongs to and what requirements must be met:

To see which country belongs to each group, visit the following link: http://www.bolivia.de/es/seccion-consular/visas/#c304

GROUP I

Persons of nationality of the countries included in Group I, DO NOT REQUIRE a tourist visa to enter Bolivia for 30 days ( extensible to 90 days, this extension must be made in Bolivia before the General Directorate of Migration)

More Information http://www.migracion.gob.bo/

For these countries that do not require a visa to enter Bolivia, it is necessary to have a passport with a minimum validity of 6 months and an international certificate of yellow fever vaccination (required only if the person requesting the visa will travel to endemic areas in the Bolivian Amazon).

More details: https://bolivia.de/es/seccion-consular/visas/#c304

GROUP II

The persons of nationality of the countries included in Group II, REQUIRE an entry visa for tourism complying with some requirements:

Requirements:

-Passport valid for at least six (6) months.
-Affidavit of Visa application form.
-Yellow fever vaccination certificate if visiting high risk endemic areas.
-Travel itinerary or return tickets.
-Invitation letter from a person with legal domicile in Bolivia registered and authorized by the General Direction of Migration (DIGEMIG), or lodging reservation.
-Economic solvency accredited by bank statement and/or credit card.
-Current 4 x 4 photograph (red background).
-Resolution of the General Direction of Migration (DIGEMIG) of authorization to enter Bolivian territory (for foreigners from countries included in GROUP III).

International certificate of yellow fever vaccination. Children and adults over 65 years old are exempt. People who for health reasons cannot be vaccinated, must present a medical certificate (in Spanish or English).

Travel authorization for children under 18 years of age traveling alone.

Cost: $30 USD

More details: https://bolivia.de/es/seccion

GROUP III

Persons of nationality of the countries included in Group III, REQUIRE a Visa to enter Bolivian territory as Tourist, after consultation with the Consular Office that corresponds to the General Directorate of Migration (DIGEMIG) of Bolivia.

The requirements must be presented only by foreign citizens included in GROUPS II and III.

REQUIREMENTS

-Passport valid for at least six (6) months.
-Form of Affidavit of Visa application form.
-Yellow fever vaccination certificate if visiting high risk endemic areas.
-Travel itinerary or return tickets.
-Invitation letter from a person with legal domicile in Bolivia registered and authorized by the General Direction of Migration (DIGEMIG), or lodging reservation.
-Economic solvency accredited by bank statement and/or credit card.
-Current 4 x 4 photograph (red background).
-Resolution of the General Direction of Migration (DIGEMIG) of authorization to enter Bolivian territory (for foreigners from countries included in GROUP III).

More details: https://bolivia.de/es/seccion-consular/visas/#c304