Colombian tourist visa extension past 6 months/ Student Visa

I am an American living and working in Medellin and am trying to find a way to stay through December though my tourist visa and all extensions run out in mid-October. Is there any way to get a further extension? What is the price of overstaying your visa by 2 months? Can I leave to Panama or Ecuador for 3 days and be entitled to another 60 days?

Also, I have considered taking a class or two at EAFIT University....is it possible to easily obtain a short term student visa? Would I have to be a full time student?

Thanks for the help. . . any info on how I might be able to stay in Medellin 2 months longer than my allotted 6 months would be much appreciated.

Jesse

By Jesse on Aug 28, 2005, 12:40 in Visa & paperwork.

robert555 says on Aug 29, 2005, 16:34:

ggod luck please e, mail and let me know how everything works out

robertscotland

BAQ says on Aug 30, 2005, 19:14:

My understanding is that the MAX is 180 days PER CALANDER YEAR, so leaving for 3 days and returning won't work if you have used up your 180 days on a tourist visa.

Semper Fidelis !

Hunter says on Sep 2, 2005, 11:43:

Student Visa You should be able to get a student visa, I know a few people who have got them for signing up for a course at EAFIT, they were a one year student visa, I don´t know if you can get a student visa for a couple of months.

Here is a thread from somebody who is doing a similiar thing:

http://poorbuthappy.com/colombia/node/12609

Hunter

sydneygirl says on Sep 3, 2005, 09:23:

reguarding overstay Your better off just over staying your visa. The fine is a max of $200 a month. cheeper than uni, which is $1000 a semester minimum.

But make a contact within Das, try to see someone "up stairs" before you over stay your visa so that you can go to that person to pay the fine one week or so before your ready to leave....they are less likely to be mean with the fine if you do it through someone in particular. What I mean by "mean" is the fine amount is totally up t the person you are dealing with....fi you scope th person out before hand then you wilñl get an idea of how much it will be...

Once the fine is paid theres no record of the overstay on your pasport which is good.

Jesse says on Sep 21, 2005, 17:41:

Leaving the country with an overextended visa I have decided to overstay my 6 month tourist visa and pay the fine. . .I heard it ranged from half the minimum salary to 6 times te minimum. . does this sound right? Anything I can do to ensure or at least help it be half?

Given I am going to be here semi-illegally after october 13th, is it possible to leave the country to go to Ecuador? My assumption is that if I leave the country after I my tourist visa has expired they will not let me back in. . .correct?

Is there anything I can do to be able to leave the country for a weak in late october given my visa runs out oct. 13th and I plan on continuing my life here in Medellin until december 13th?

thanks for the help!!

johnboy77 says on Sep 21, 2005, 22:29:

Jesse, yes its possible, but you need a VISA. You can pay the fine for the overstay, but you can't get back in if you have used up your time.

Get a student VISA. it does not have to be a university

aztec says on Sep 22, 2005, 03:27:

visa extension Get a student VISA.

aztec says on Sep 22, 2005, 03:27:

visa extension Get a student VISA.