Exempción de impuestos

Do you still need to get this form filled at the arrival in Colombia for stays that are shorter than....was it 60 days? Last time I was at Eldorado I didn't se the booth; I didn't need it either since I was staying longer, but I wonder if it's still done upon arrival or can the exempcion be filed when you leave the country as well?

Thanks,
Desi

By Desideria (Moderator) on Nov 20, 2007, 07:08 in Visa & paperwork.

msaucey says on Nov 20, 2007, 08:01:

I got the exemption before I checked in... did it when I left... There are 2 booths that I saw... One is at the escalator landing... And the other one was next to the Avianca check-in section...

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msaucey says on Nov 20, 2007, 08:01:

dup

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Nov 20, 2007, 08:23:

I never do anything when I arrive apart from showing my passport, and when i leave as mssaucey said before the check in I go to the Exempcion de Impuestos booth or office and show my passport, they fill a form and put it in my passport and off I go. Because I always stay than 90 days i never have to pay anything.

Desideria (Moderator) says on Nov 20, 2007, 08:24:

Thanks, msaucey. There used to be one at the baggage claim area where you could get the stamp upon arrival.

Anybody know how this is done in Barranquilla?

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msaucey says on Nov 20, 2007, 08:40:

Now you're pushing it... :-) I think you might need to ask Elmo.... :p

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Nov 20, 2007, 09:12:

Haha....kat, you're a Colombian national, aren't you? Aren't the rules different for us gringos?

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Nov 20, 2007, 09:29:

Desi me and my kids always enter Colombia with the British Passport. I only use the Colombian one if i am planing to stay for more than 90 days.

msaucey says on Nov 20, 2007, 10:01:

Kat, do you get dinged the tourist visa fee for using your british passport instead of your colombian passport?..

Just curious, because we do in the states....

So, to get around it.... We enter with the Colombian Passport and exit with the American passport.... But, then when I'm lazy I just pay the $5 bucks!

The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. - CS Lewis

msaucey says on Nov 20, 2007, 10:02:

Hey Kat... Do you have to pay the tourist visa fee for entering with your british passport?... Just curious.... I know we do...

So, to get around it... We enter with the Colombian passport, and exit with the American passport... It saves us $5 and a 20 ft walk....

The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. - CS Lewis

kat1 (Moderator) says on Nov 20, 2007, 10:09:

no, msaucey I don't pay anything. I get 90 days as a normal tourist and that's it.

msaucey says on Nov 20, 2007, 11:01:

hmmm. I'm feeling ripped off....

The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. - CS Lewis