Indians in Bolivia

Bolivia Work Visa for Indians

Bolivia provides 30 day On Arrival Visa to Indians. The Visa can be extended in Bolivia but Type of Visa can not be changed. So if someone want to work in Bolivia and they reach there and take Tourist Visa; in hope of conversion to Work Permit later, it is not happening.

My employer arranged documents to be presented to Bolivian Embassy for Work Visa. Here is a list of Documents that were required in year 2014.

1. Application Form duly filled
2. Working Contract/Letter from Company. Duly Signed and notarized.
3. Ticket Round Trip (Itinerary)
4. Visa Fee 85 US dollar
5. Passport (Validity a tleast for six months)
6. 2 photos  with clear blue background
7. Identity proof, for Applicant outside the India
8. 3 months bank account statement
9. Yellow fever vaccination certificate or receipt
10. Police Clearance Certificate (Duly Signed and authorized)
11. Marriage Certificate (Duly Signed and authorized) if your wife is accompanying
12. Education Certificate (Duly Signed and authorized)

Address of Bolivian Embassy. A-2/7 Ground Floor,Vasant Vihar,110057, New Delhi, India

Phone: +91-11-46060934, Fax: +91-11-46060935.Consular Office Timing: 9:30 -12:30 PMIt is better to talk to them before reaching Embassy.  I submitted my documents in one morning and they told me to collect it on next working day.

Visa processing after Reaching Bolivia

Bolivian Embassy provides Entry Visa to Bolivia which is valid for One month. If person want to stay more and work, then Visa process should be started within 30 days of arrival in Bolivia. The Lawyer from my company helped to prepare all the documents. Here are the process that I had undergone.i) Medical Check upii) Local Police Station Report of my address/character verificationiii) Interpol clearanceiv) Immigration process
Medical takes few hours. Local Police station report takes few days. Interpol clearance takes few hours. Immigration collects passport and takes months to complete the process. But they issues you a letter, showing proof of your legal status in Bolivia. It is mandatory to keep letter with you always to justify your status in Bolivia. My visa was stamped on passport after three months of waiting time.
After Visa stamping the last process is to apply for Cedula de Extrangeros which is a Bolivian ID card. Again, a File has to be prepared, documents to be filled. Application must be put in SEGIP office in 25 working days after stamping of Visa on Passport.  After getting SEGIP card, a Bank account can be opened or a Driver's License can be applied. The delais of process are on website http://www.segip.gob.bo/web/Segip office Address that Process Cedula de Extranjeros in La Paz: Calle Mexico, Edificio Chuquiago, Entre Otero de la Vega y Nicolas Acosta, Timings: 0730~1530, Lunes a Viernes.i) The first process is to register on Segip website. Get a Username and password.ii) In 2nd step, we need to fill our personal particulars as well our Visa particulars.iii) Take the printout of after filling all details and submit the fee in the bank. it was 450 BOB in my case. Take the original Receiptiv) Submit the Documents with original Receipt in the Segip office. v) After Seven days, I collected my Segip Card or Cedula de Extranjero Card.