Student visa question

OK, i´ve done a seach on this but can´t find any clear answers on my situation and i´m guessing that if i went to DAS(from past experence) that i wouldn´t be given a clear answer there either.

I have a 1 year student visa that will end in August, if i go home in August can i come back in October? I mean, does it count in the 6 months tourist quota? I don´t want to take a chance and arrive at the airport and be told that i´m not allowed back. I don´t think i can extend this type of visa just studying SPanish.

I was inicially going to go for the Investment visa but with the housing market in England so bad and the peso so good at the moment i´m going to have to sit on my hands and hope for the situation to change.

Any info would be great. Thanks

By paulr on Mar 26, 18:41 in Visa & paperwork.

gorgonabob says on Mar 26, 19:21:

paul. you need the visa i have. ill let you know the process if you want. come around tomorrow and pick up your black jersey and ill fill you in, or ill pop around

gorgonabob says on Mar 26, 19:26:

for a start you can definitely come back into the country as a normal tourist.

paulr says on Mar 26, 19:27:

HI Gorgonabob. i think you´re confusing me with Paul from the Hostel.

Life is like a ten-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.

paulr says on Mar 26, 19:30:

Thanks for the answer. SO the Student visa doesn´t count towards the 6 month tourist Quota?

Life is like a ten-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.

gorgonabob says on Mar 26, 19:49:

yup. the student visa does not count towards the six month cuota, thats correct. you can spend six months in the country in any calender year on a general tourist entry visa..

paulr says on Mar 26, 19:55:

Thanks loads for your help

Life is like a ten-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.

SiV says on Mar 26, 20:39:

Student visa is student visa, tourist is tourist. You'll have no problem. Don't know where you are, but DAS in Cali aren't too bad.

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. Mahatma Gandhi

tomtom33 says on Mar 27, 02:47:

You should be able to come back in Oct. with no problem and stay as a tourist(with extensions) 180 days into 2009.

You could look at a business VISA. A good time to do that is when you are back in the UK since you have to get the first business VISA outside of Colombia.

There are some other possibilities that we can discuss in person.

I'm sure that Gustavo can advise you properly on whether or not the Student VISA can be renewed.

paulr says on Mar 27, 12:50:

Thanks for the Info TOM TOM, good cheap meal today eh? You couldn´t prepare all that meal for doble the price, see you Tuesday, have a great weekend pal

Life is like a ten-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.