Question about Visa expiration

Hi, i have a quick question and wondered whether anyone might have some insight. I'm currently living in Bogotá, Colombia on a researcher's visa that expires on January 23rd, 2007. I know that I have to leave the country prior to the 23rd so as to not overstay my visa, and either return with a new visa or on a tourist visa. I'm a bit homesick and wanted to return home for the holidays and fly back to Colombia around January 10th. However, my visa will not have expired by January 10th and i don't want to have to leave the country a second time prior to the 23rd. I wondered whether the Colombian consulate in the U.S. would grant me another visa prior to my original visa expiring, or whether I could return to Colombia on a tourist visa on or around January 10th even if the visa on my passport doesn't expire until the 23rd. Any thoughts? I'd appreciate any insight.

By xochistar on Oct 28, 2006, 07:13 in Visa & paperwork.

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