VISA SERVICES
Visa Services
Welcome to the Consular Section in Bolivia. One of our priorities is to provide immigrant and non-immigrant visa services, including Diversity Lottery Visas.
We are committed to providing a courteous and professional service to all applicants. For detailed information, please use the links on the left margin of this page to select the appropriate visa classification.
The Embassy is open Monday through Friday, except on U.S. and Bolivian holidays click here for a list of holidays.
Non-Immigrant Visas
Interviews are conducted Monday through Friday by appointment only scheduled through our Call Center.
Diplomatic and Official Visas
DO NOT schedule your appointment via Call Center. Present the required documents at the Consular Section from 14:30 to 15:30, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. (Domestic employees must schedule the appointment with the call center).
Immigrant Visas
Interviews are by appointment only, petition filings (I-130) are received Friday from 14:30 to 15:30 and Lost/expired green cards process are received Friday 13:30 to 15:30.
Questions, inquiries and further information are accepted only by e-mail; please write to consularlapaz@state.gov
Schedule your appointment as soon as possible! Due to the current demand for visa appointments, you may experience a delay of almost three weeks.
The average wait time for a non-immigrant visa interview appointment in La Paz is available by clicking here.
Due to the high volume of correspondence the Consular Section receives, we will give priority to those e-mails addressed to consularlapaz@state.gov soliciting information or concerning topics not covered on our website. In most of the cases, we will respond to your inquiry within 2 business days.
Embassy of the United States of America
Arce Av. 2780 (between Cordero and Campos Streets)
La Paz, Bolivia
Destination USA http://travel.state.gov/visa/visa_1750.html
Department of State Travel Page http://travel.state.gov/
Department of State Main Page http://www.state.gov/
Administrative Processing information notice http://travel.state.gov/visa/a_zindex_4353.html
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) http://www.dhs.gov/
DHS U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services http://uscis.gov/
DHS U.S. VISIT http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?theme=91
DHS Customs and Border Protection http://cbp.gov/
First Gov Website http://www.firstgov.gov/
Discover America link to http://www.discoveramerica.com – This new site is the official travel and tourism website of the United States, developed in cooperative agreement with Department of Commerce.
Visa Services
