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My 90 day visa is running out of days and I am not finished visiting all the places want. I knoiw that you can extend it with another 30 days at any DAS office but I am afraid this won't be enough either. Going up and down to another country does the trick but I am likely to be in Bogota which isn't close to Ecuador or Venezuela. Does anybody knows what happens if you exceed the 90 days.... Just a (small) fine or does it means big problems..? In Ecuador you have to pay a small fee at the immigration office in Quito and leave the country within 2 days but how is it in Colombia?
Any help would be grately apriciated.
Thanks,
Erik

By Erik on Feb 18, 2004, 12:56 in Friendly Talkzone.

sebasenbogotá says on Feb 19, 2004, 13:11:

I found this for you I found it in the DAS website (Administrative Security Department)

http://www.das.gov.co/english/extranjeria/articulos/78/

Request for Tourism Extension

Publication Date : 15/10/2003 11:07:09

What does the procedure consist in?

Aliens whose authorised permanence in Colombia is close to expire and requires to extend his/her stay in the territory, he/she must request a tourism extension at DAS.

Requirements

- Valid passport.
- Deposit $ 51.500.oo COP to FONDO ROTATORIO DAS.

Bogotá: AV Villas Bank, branch Calle 100.
Nation-wide: Authorised Bancafé bank branches.

- Copy of personal data and passport expiration date.
- 2 colour photographs (white background), size 3 x 4
- Copy of both sides of the deposit slip.

Note: Tourists who require a Tourism Extension for children, if included in their passport, must pay the above mentioned fee for each.

Pursuant to Decree 1657, 1992, the fee will be increased every January 1st, according to CPI.

Where does the alien have to apply for the procedure?

Bogota: Migratory Sub-Directorate, Calle 100 N° 11 B. 27. Telephone N° (57 1) 6017200. Monday through Thursday from 7:30 to16:00 hours and Fridays from 7:30 to 15:30 hours.

Sectional Directorates: DAS Sectional Directorates and Operative Posts (Interactive Map)

Laws governing this procedure
Decree 218, 2000
Decree 2107, 2001

Additional information about the procedure

Office in charge of the administrative co-ordination:
Public Service Area

Official in charge of a final decision:
Documents and Migratory Records Co-ordinator.

Estimated time for the Procedure:
Thirty (30) minutes.

SEBAS

Suerte ! Sebas

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Lalo says on Feb 19, 2004, 14:02:

How does one go about getting a 90 day visa? I'm going to Bogotá soon, and would like to get a 90 day visa when I go into the country. I've been told that typically they stamp your passport with an automatic 30 day visa. What are the magic words to get a 90 day?

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