Fine For Overstaying Visa?

miamimike says on Mar 22, 2008, 13:56:

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This may be interesting to someone.

I went to the DAS in Cali again today to renew my visa. I have made good friends with the guy who stamps my passport and so today I asked him exactly what would happen if I overstay my tourist visa beyond the 6 months per calender year.

He told me before I leave the country I have to go the DAS office and pay a fine. The fine will depend on how long I overstayed, the reason and the mood of the attendent.

Fine can be anywhere from nothing up to 3,000,000COP max.

I asked him how long would I have to overstay to get the max 3 million fine. He told me something like a 5 year overstay.

I also asked him about what would happen with the police if I didn't have a valid stamp. He told me that technically the police can detain you and take you to the DAS office where you will have to explain why you overstayed, pay a fine and then be released again.

By itguy on 2007-06-07 15:26:07 in Visa & paperwork.


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lilbitt28 says on Thursday June 7th, 2007 15:35:

thank you you answerd some what one of my quetions im here in cali too so my colombian husband knows the guys a DAS im about up on my time so thank you


calipro says on Thursday June 7th, 2007 16:12:

?????? "I went to the DAS in Cali again today to renew my visa."

Did you mean to say cedula?
Since when does DAS renew visas?


calipro says on Thursday June 7th, 2007 16:31:

Cali Police "I also asked him about what would happen with the police if I didn't have a valid stamp. He told me that technically the police can detain you and take you to the DAS office where you will have to explain why you overstayed, pay a fine and then be released again."

We were waiting outside of a club where we were having a casting call for a photo shoot and two police officers asked us for your ID's. I showed them my cedula and they asked me if I had any problems they should know about before they called it in.

They said if there were any problems we could settle it right now (as in give them some money) or if they called it in and there was a problem then they would have to take me in.

I told them to call it in that there wasn't a problem. They looked a little disappointed.


itguy says on Thursday June 7th, 2007 19:47:

No I did mean visa.
DAS No I did mean visa.

DAS handles extensions of tourist visas.


thur says on Friday June 8th, 2007 1:12:

Stamp = visa. On arrival in Colombia you're given an entry stamp from the DAS, which practically is a tourist visa awarded on entry. The DAS can give you extensions of that tourist visa up to 180 days per calendar year. Not to be confused with visas for which one needs to apply at a Colombian Embassy or Consulate _before_ arriving in the country.
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Gator says on Friday June 8th, 2007 7:56:

Technically and Legally....
if you enter with a passport and do NOT have a tourist visa issued by a consulate you do NOT have a visa. You are allowed a stay of no more than 180 days. You were given a stamp in you passport with the number of days allowed. You must renew permission to stay. MRE not DAS handles visas.

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gringoloid says on Friday June 8th, 2007 20:36:

There are exceptions to this 180 day stay...... i went into DAS with a note from my doctor saying I needed to stay bit longer, like 30 days, and they wound up giving me an extra 90 days.


Gator says on Saturday June 9th, 2007 10:09:

SInce.... he did not raise that question I did not answer. There are a least six other accepted reasons.

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donmia says on Mar 22, 2008, 17:00:

If you exit the country and re-enter, does the visa re-set. For example, stay 90 days, return to the U.S. and come back one month later. Do you have 90 days left, or a new 180 day time clock?

goin_south says on Mar 22, 2008, 17:06:

(not meaning to hi-jack the thread... but, related info/question):
what is the 'Domesa'?
and, I think I already know the answer, ...
DAS is not short for Domesa, is it?

why can't the freakin Chung King Chinese just LEAVE THE FREAKN DOLLY LLAMA and Tibet ... ALONE!

Atrevido says on Mar 22, 2008, 18:42:

Miami thanks for that research I apreciate it. The drawback is that the rules of the game with DAS change with a fair amount of frequency so I am hoping for an updated response to the question.

durito says on Mar 22, 2008, 19:13:

I think you have the answer you are looking for then.

They will charge you whatever they feel like on that particular day.

jonas says on Mar 22, 2008, 19:28:

donmia, you have 180 days per calender year (starting January 1st) You don´t have to leave the country. When your stamped-time (usually only 60 days) runs out you can get an extension (for a maximum of 180 days in the calender year but the extensions are usually given for 30 or 60 days at a time) at DAS. Or you could leave the country and return (Ecuador, Brazil or Venezuela by land or Panama or any other country by air/sea). They will count the actual number of days stayed in the country. If you would arrive here say in July you could stay for the rest of the year and then stay until June the following year.

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