student visa?

Roncita says on Sep 8, 2004, 05:47:

Presuming you just want to study Spanish in Colombia, you don't always need a student visa, no. I don't know if it's the same for every university or indeed every course, but I studied Spanish at the university of EAFIT in Medellin and although I went over on a student visa I met lots of people afterwards who were studying (Spanish) there on tourist visas. My advice would be to contact the university first and check, because once you have a tourist visa you have to leave Colombia to change your status.

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bjorn says on Sep 8, 2004, 06:16:

study on tourist visa I belive that the official rule state that you will need a student visa for all courses at any school or college, no matter how short these courses is. In practice, however, most schools, including several uni's (like EAFIT) don't care so you may very well study without a student visa.

My advice: if the school don't ask for a student visa, don't bother to get one. If you want to stay more then 3 months in Colombia, enrolling in a course and getting a student visa is the way to go. If you enroll in a one year course you will easily get a student visa if you bring the correct papers from the school to the immigartion office in Bogota( can only get long term visas in Bogota)

By the way, your last remark is very strange: is' just like me saying "Because I can study up to 6 months in Canada without a student visa, I assume I can do the same in the USA"

Don't expect laws in Colombia and Venezuela to be the same just because they are neighbours with a rather similar culture

Bjorn

Bjorn

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Gator says on Sep 8, 2004, 06:56:

Two Choices 1. If you go to a state-certified university/public school you will, in general, need the visa to enroll.

2. Private language "institutes" usually no problem-just bring pesos.

"Credidi pretio parvo emere et magno vendere tibi in animo fuisse!" .

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Christinalkc says on Sep 8, 2004, 09:51:

depends it depends on the duration of the course and also which uni u go to. i asked about student visa for spanish courses at la javeriana and they told me that i might not need a student visa if my course is shorter than 90 days.

and if u go on a tourist visa and u wish to change ur visa to student visa, u don't need to leave colombia but u have to go to bogota to get it done. the duration of the process varies depending on ur nationality and also if you have all the documents ready.

suerte,
christina

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