Supreme Decree No. 28997
Presidency of the Republic
Bolivia
Evo Morales Ayma
Constitutional President of the Republic
Whereas:
Supreme Decree No. 27150 of September 3, 2003 modified the Tourist Visa Exemption and Issuance List, aimed at fostering tourism toward Bolivia by allowing the entry of tourists to the national territory and adopting specific measures for the issuance of tourist visas.
To that effect the aforementioned legal norm established a country classification distributed in three (3) groups: countries not required to obtain entry visas to Bolivia, countries required to obtain entry visas to Bolivia without consultation, and countries required to obtain entry visas to Bolivia with consultation.
The lists of Countries in the I, II, and III groups of Supreme Decree No. 27150 were prepared in accordance with international bilateral and multilateral agreements on visa elimination, in application of the principle of reciprocity and taking into account aspects related to the security of the State.
According to Article 3 of such legal norm, the country group list can be modified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship in compliance with international bilateral and multilateral agreements on the subject and in observance of the principle of reciprocity.
In council of ministers
Decrees:
ARTICLE 1. (Objective). The objective of this Supreme Decree is to modify the Visa Exemption and Issuance List approved my means of Supreme Decree No. 27150.
I. The following countries are transferred from Group I to Group II:
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
CYPRUS, REPUBLIC OF
II. The following country is transferred from Group I to Group III:
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
III. The following countries are transferred from Group II to Group III:
ANGOLA, REPUBLIC OF
BHUTAN, KINGDOM OF
CHAD, REPUBLIC OF
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF
RWANDA, REPUBLIC OF
YEMEN, REPUBLIC OF
INDONESIA, REPUBLIC OF
CHINA, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF (Including TAIWAN)
IV. The following country is transferred from Group II to Group I:
CROATIA, REPUBLIC OF
ARTICLE 2. (VALIDITY OF NORMS). Supreme Decree No. 28801 of July 18, 2006 is abrogated.
The Ministers of State, in the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Worship and of Government remain in charge of the application and enforcement of this Supreme Decree.
It is given at the Palace of Government of the city of La Paz, on the first day of January of the year two thousand seven.
SIGNED: EVO MORALES AYMA
David Choquehuanca Céspedes,
Juan Ramón Quintana Taborga
Alicia Muñoz Alá
Walker San Miguel Rodríguez
Casimira Rodríguez Romero
Hernando Larrazábal Córdova
Luis Alberto Arce Catacora
Abel Mamani Marca
Celinda Sosa Lunda
Salvador Ric Riera
Hugo Salvatierra Gutiérrez
Carlos Villegas Quiroga
José Guillermo Dalence Salinas
Santiago Alex Gálvez Mamani
Félix Patzi Paco
Nila Heredia Miranda
Republic of Bolivia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship
BI-MINISTERIAL RESOLUTION No. 01/2007
La Paz , August 31, 2007
CONSIDERING:
That the Executive Branch Organization Law No. 3351 of February 21, 2006 in its article 4, letter j) and Supreme Decree No. 28631, which approves the Regulations to that Law, establish it is a function of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship to protect Bolivians and their interests my means of the Consular Service, within the framework of international norms and practices.
That the aforementioned legal provisions establish among the functions of the Ministry of Government those of prescribing policies and administering the migration regime.
That the Law of Foreign Affairs Services No. 1444 of February 15, 1993 and the Supreme Decrees No. 24423 of November 29, 1996, No. 27150 of November 4, 2003, and No. 28997 of January 1, 2007 regulate the actions that the Bolivian State applies to migration issues.
That Supreme Decree No. 27150, article 4 establishes that the General Directorate of Consular Regime of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship and the National Migration Service of the Ministry of Government are responsible for carrying out the operations that implement the provisions of such legal norm.
That, to that effect it is necessary to establish and approve the procedures for exemption and issuance of tourist visas for aliens from the countries included on the Lists I, II and III established in the Supreme Decrees No. 27150 and 28997.
That it is adequate to issue a pertinent legal norm with the intervention of both Ministries.
THEREFORE:
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Worship and of Government in exercise of their legitimate attributions,
RESOLVE:
ARTICLE ONE. (Approval.) To approve the requirements and procedures for the exemption and/or issuance of Tourist Visas pursuant to the classification established by Supreme Decrees No. 27150 and No. 28997 in the terms of this Bi-Ministerial Resolution.
ARTICLE TWO. (Group I List). The aliens from the countries in the Group I List are not required a tourist visa to enter to Bolivia, provided they meet the following requirements:
1. Andean countries, countries of the Common Market of the South and associate states:
Valid passport and/or identity card.
2. Countries from the rest of the world:
Passport valid for no less than six months
Yellow fever vaccination certificate
Roundtrip tickets or travel itinerary
ARTICLE THREE. (Group II List.) In order to enter Bolivia as tourists the aliens from countries included on the Group II List will have to apply for a visa at the corresponding diplomatic or consular office. In case there are no such offices in the place of residence of the applicant, the visa can be issued in the closest diplomatic or consular office to his/her place of residence.
The Chargé of Consular Affairs or Consular Officer will issue the corresponding visa without the need for consultation, but verifying the compliance of the following requirements:
1. Personally fill out the Visa Application Affidavit.
2. Presentation of a passport valid for no less than six months.
3. Presentation of a yellow fever vaccination certificate.
4. Presentation of roundtrip tickets or travel itinerary.
5. Presentation of proof of address in Bolivia.
ARTICLE FOUR. (Group III List.) In order to enter Bolivia as tourists the aliens from countries included on the Group III List will have to apply for a visa at the corresponding diplomatic or consular office. In case there are no such offices in the place of residence of the applicant, the visa will be issued in the closest diplomatic or consular office to his/her place of residence.
The applicant will have to comply with the following requirements:
1. Personally filled out and signed Visa Application Affidavit with personal data and attached 4cm x 4cm color photograph of the applicant, taken without glasses and on red background.
2. Presentation of passport valid for no less than six months.
3. Presentation of Police Antecedents Certificate, as fit in the country of origin.
4. Present hotel reservations with due supporting evidence for the applicant’s entire stay in Bolivia or, alternatively, a notarized letter of invitation from a family member or friend with permanent residence in Bolivia in which he/she commits to pay for all the guest’s lodging and sustenance expenses during his/her stay in Bolivia. The National Migration Service may interview the host prior to granting or denying the visa.
5. Presentation of a round trip ticket or a travel itinerary.
6. Proof of economic solvency in the country of residence by means of supporting documentation.
7. Presentation of yellow fever vaccination certificate.
ARTICLE FIVE. (Procedure). The Chargé of Consular Affairs or the consular officer will be responsible for verifying compliance with requirements. In case there were reasonable doubts regarding the authenticity or validity of any document, the officer may require additional evidence from the applicant. Once the visa application is accepted, it will be sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship for submittal to the National Migration Service.
The National Migration Service shall examine the application and will communicate its acceptance or denial to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship within 10 days upon reception of the application.
The Ministry of Foreign affairs and Worship will convey the diplomatic or consular office the migration authority’s determination on visa authorization or denial, as to inform the applicant.
Any expense incurred for the issuance of the visa shall be paid by the applicant.
Notwithstanding the prior procedure, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship in coordination with the Ministry of Government will be able to establish abbreviated procedures to be implemented by consulates, consular offices, and the National Migration Service.
ARTICLE SIX. (Form.) The Visa Application Affidavit form, which is a part of this Bi-Ministerial resolution, is hereby approved.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Bolivia will distribute the format of the form in electronic version to all diplomatic, consular and honorary consular offices.
ARTICLE SEVEN. (Entry through border points). When the citizens of the countries on the Group III List comply with the requirements set forth in Article Four, as an exception, they will be able to obtain the entry visa at the first aerial or ground migration control checkpoint. Compliance with the requirements will be verified by National Migration Service officials.
ARTICLE EIGHT. (Registry) The consular representatives and officers will open a registry book and sequentially number the visa applications submitted to them and they will state which applications were granted or denied.
Likewise, the National Migration Service officers in charge of controlling the migration aerial or ground checkpoints will open a registry book for the visa applications submitted to them and they will state which applications were granted or denied.
ARTICLE NINE. (Report submittals) For further verification purposes, the Chargé of Consular Affairs or the Consular Officer will submit a form 4-R (Report on Issued Visas and Passports) on a monthly basis.
ARTICLE TEN. (Period of Stay) The period of stay of alien tourists in Bolivia will not exceed ninety days in a year.
ARTICLE ELEVEN. (Reciprocity) Notwithstanding the period of stay in the country established in this Bi-Ministerial Resolution, the periods of stay stipulated in international agreements will be applied in accordance with the principle of reciprocity.
ARTICLE TWELVE. (Migration status) The person who enters into Bolivia as a tourist cannot change his/her migration status during his/her stay in the national territory.
ARTICLE THIRTEEN. (Denial of application) The National Migration Service may deny the visa application even upon compliance with all the requirements established in this Resolution.
ARTICLE FOURTEEN. (Cost of tourist visa) The cost of the tourist visa will be established by means of special provision within the framework of the international agreements under the principle of reciprocity.
ARTICLE FIFTEEN (Validity). This Bi-Ministerial Resolution will be effective September 1, 2007 and the citizens from the country lists covered in this Bi-Ministerial Resolution will be required visa starting December 1, 2007.
(Signatures)
David Choquehuanca Alfredo Rada Velez
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship Minister of Government
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