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Getting away with it

Anybody know what happens if you run over your tourist visa by one month or so in Colombia. I have been here for almost six months and my visa runs out very soon, however, my baby sister is coming to visit for three weeks. I don`t want to apply for a student visa just yet as it costs too much and I intend returning next year to do a course, at which time I will apply for the student visa. Does anybody know what the fine is when leaving the country and will they let me back in next year to apply for my student visa??

By bronaghj10 on May 15, 2008, 12:39 in Friendly Talkzone.

Gator says on May 15, 2008, 13:22:

Cuidado-six months nada mas

"Brevior Sltare Cum Deformibus Mulieribus Est Vita!" .

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rhydewithdis says on May 15, 2008, 13:29:

just run over the border to ecuador or venezula... it's easy.

or a quick flight to PTY

They said I couldn't play football I was too small / They say I couldn't play basketball I wasn't tall / They say I couldn't play baseball at all / And now everyday of my life I ball.

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tomtom33 says on May 15, 2008, 14:39:

I believe that the time limit is 6 months in any calendar year. Trips to VZ or Ecuador are meaningless.

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dwmte7 says on May 15, 2008, 18:19:

i spent a number of years--about three--flying every 3 months to panama city in the a.m. and back in the afternoon, getting a new visa upon re-entry. too, the last time i was down for a long time, the mrs and i were at odds and i stayed up in the mtns and she with the family in envigado. i stayed a little over two years past my visa. when we came home, i went to DAS and the fine was about $450.00 u.s.

dwmte

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tomtom33 says on May 16, 2008, 04:24:

Douglas, flying back and forth may have worked years ago, but it does not any more.

A friend of mine was one day over about 2 years ago. The fine was US$100.

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sanandressi says on May 16, 2008, 10:28:

Well what the heck....we have 14 million or so here in the USA who have overstayed a visa (Colombians too!) and another 15 million or so who have entered the US without papers so welcome to the club...of sorts...LOL

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dwmte7 says on May 16, 2008, 16:10:

when they asked me what i was doing all that time, i told them the truth, just trying to get my familiy back together. that simple. like i said, the fine was under 500 us

dwmte

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dwmte7 says on May 16, 2008, 16:12:

actually, i think they were nice because i've been there so long, our youngest was born there and i've never been in trouble. and i'm married to a native. also, having gone originally as an invitee for the enauguration of gaviria???? who knows.

dwmte

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durito says on May 16, 2008, 17:46:

The fine will vary based on: which DAS office you go to, what time of day it is, who you talk to, how nice they are, how nice you are, etc, etc

I was given an extension a few days over at DAS in Medellin last november without any issue or any fine (i'd showed up on a friday and they were closed because of a holiday on monday) -- on tuesday i told them what happened and they let it slide.

I was at DAS last week and this 8month pregnant Ecuadorian woman was there with her Colombian boyfriend and she was 1 day over and fat Fany (who i encountered for the first time ever in 9 trips) wouldn't even listen to her story (which was actually the same as mine, DAS had been closed for thur,fri, and mon for labor day) -- instead she asigned her an appointment 3 weeks later where she could come in and then be told how much the fine would be.

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