Cost of Student Visa

rocinante says on May 18, 2008, 14:28:

If you are a US citizen it's free. You just need to fill out the forms, get a few photos, get the 2 the letters from the school you are attending. If you will be in the country for more than 3 months DAS will most likely make you get a cedula de extranjera. At that point you will need more photos, blood test, more forms and you will have to go to a certain bank (they changed it a few months ago) to make a payment to DAS.

Watch out for the scams. 2 Guys at a hostel didn't and because of their "paperwork" an official in Bogotá blacklisted them here. It's hot or miss. Do it the right way.

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aracne says on May 19, 2008, 09:35:

Hi; according to the web page of the Ministry of Foreing Affairs, the cost for the student visa is the equivalent (official exchange rate) of $40 USD.

As for finding someone who will take care of that in Bogota, I strongly advise you to go there in person; it's very easy, will take no longer than four hours and you can go and come back in a couple of days.

For what I've heard, to get someone else to do it for you could cost no less than $800 USD. For half of it, you can go to Bogota by airplane and spend the night if necessary and, most important of all, be certain that this were done properly.

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bickerss says on May 19, 2008, 13:08:

what was the scam

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