uk citzen exit bogota destination london via new york 90 days stay what will i pay?

MacGringo says on Jan 26, 2007, 14:57:

Bensark,
If you fill out the Bensark,
If you fill out the tax excemption form, your exit tax will be $69K.
You might need to pay more if you only have your passport stamped for say 30 or 60 days and you overstayed without getting an extension from DAS.

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jan 26, 2007, 16:32:

Exentos de impuesto de salida: Sean residentes en el exterior de visita o tránsito en Colombia cuando la permanencia en el país no exceda de 180 días.
I stayed for a month and a bit, I enter Colombia with my British passport, my husband stay in Colombia for 3 and half weeks and neither of us had to paid any tax exit.

Exempt from tax exit:
Be resident in the exterior, visit or transit in Colombia when the permanency in the country does not exceed of 180 days.

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MacGringo says on Jan 26, 2007, 17:11:

On all 3 of my visits now Kat I've had to pay exit tax. 32 days and the other two visits were for 20 days.
All 3 times I filled out the tax excemption form (this just means that I had to pay $69K, rather than if I didn't fill out the form I would have to pay around $110K...I think). So in the true sense, it is not really a tax excemption more like a tax reduction.
I'm surprised that you didn't have to pay any tax Kat.

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jan 27, 2007, 01:53:

MacGringo I wonder if is a MacGringo I wonder if it's a new law, my husband went with our passports to paid and they told him he didn't have to paid anything, that was this year.

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MacGringo says on Jan 27, 2007, 02:37:

I'm really not sure Kat. I'm just back last week and the queue of people there just to get the tax excemption form was massive. A lot of people waiting to get the form, to reduce the amount of tax they had to pay.
Maybe they just realised that you were the famous Kat, moderator at PBH and you got through for free...hahaha

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jan 27, 2007, 02:58:

LOL Mc Gringo, maybe the guy was a member of PBH?

really, I wasn't the one who went I paid the tax it was my husband and they told him there was nothing to paid, and there was no queue when usually is, from now on we are taking that route to Colombia, the hours are comfortable, and the trip is good, I though Miami airport being as bad as Houston or New York but No it was a nice Airport and everything was quick.

We flew with British Airways to Miami and from There with AA to Bogota.

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jan 27, 2007, 03:06:

Impuesto de salida
Toda Impuesto de salida


Toda persona que viaje por vía aérea deberá pagar un impuesto de salida cuyo monto se ajustará periódicamente.



Exentos de impuesto de salida:
Los nacionales colombianos que:
–Sean empleados o funcionarios del servicio del Gobierno Central o del sector descentralizado, cuando viajen en misión oficial, previa presentación de la autorización de Gobierno.


–Adelanten estudios en el exterior con becas o préstamos del Instituto Colombiano de Crédito Educativo y estudios técnicos en el exterior y los estudiantes que viajen por cuenta de universidades reconocidas por el Ministerio de Educación Nacional.

–Sean funcionarios y trabajadores de empresas de transporte internacional terrestre, marítimo y aéreo que por razón de su oficio viajen al exterior, siempre que la empresa acredite la prestación del servicio de transporte internacional y el funcionario o trabajador, que presente ante la Aeronáutica Civil la certificación del jefe del personal de la empresa donde conste el cargo ocupado y el objeto del viaje.

–Sean residentes en el archipiélago de San Andrés y Providencia cuando viajen a un país centroamericano por un término no mayor a diez días.


–Sean delegaciones deportivas oficiales acreditadas por el gobierno nacional.

–Sean residentes en el exterior de visita o tránsito en Colombia cuando la permanencia en el país no exceda de 180 días.

–Viajen con pasaporte diplomático.

–Sean menores de cinco años de edad

–Sean las tripulaciones regulares de nave y aeronaves de empresas colombianas de transporte marítimo y aéreo.

Los turistas extranjeros:
–De visita o tránsito en Colombia, cuando la permanencia en el país no exceda los sesenta días.

–Los pasajeros en tránsito.

–Los que efectúen tráfico dentro de las zonas fronterizas legalmente definidas como tales, siempre que se sometan a las reglamentaciones aduaneras

–Las valijas diplomáticas y los instrumentos musicales que ocupen silla en aeronave.



Más sobre impuestos de salida:
–Sitio de Internet de la DIAN, web www.dian.gov.co y consultar el capítulo de Viajeros del Decreto 2685 de 1999.
–Oficinas de la Dirección de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales DIAN en los teléfonos (+571) 4251000 Ext. 2681.
–En el Aeropuerto El Dorado, Oficina de la DIAN para Atención a los Viajeros ubicada en el muelle de pasajeros Internacional, entrada 7.

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MacGringo says on Jan 27, 2007, 03:30:

How much did it cost you for the flights Kat?
I usually fly from Glasgow - Newark - Bogota with Continental. I think its maybe a bit expensive but not too bad. Normally £650 - £800.

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bensark says on Jan 27, 2007, 05:04:

thx for all the replies esp macgringo, i have my visa extended via DAS so that shoudl be ok, so long as a fill out the form it will be 69k no problem, thx

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MacGringo says on Jan 27, 2007, 05:20:

One bit of advice Bensark, just going on what happened to me on one of my visits. Get there early! One time I was in the airport 3 hours before my flight was due to leave and I just made it. The queue for the tax excemption was massive, then they pulled me to the side to search my checking luggage, then the queue to check in and then the queue at DAS.
After DAS the military fully searched my hand luggage and then the airport security fully searched my hand luggage again in the departure waiting area.
I know it sounds a bit excessive but I always give myself 3 - 3.5 hours at El Dorado just to be on the safe side. Although it can go the other way, I have been in the airport with not much of a queue for the tax, been waved right through at the check in desk and minimal searches and I had plenty of time to spare.
But personally I'd rather hang around a bit than cough up the price of another flight.
Cheers.

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jan 27, 2007, 15:36:

£832 Mc Gringo, it leave Heathrow somewhere at 9:40 Am
arrive in Miami: 14:25 miami time

leave miami at 17:45
Arrive Bogota at 20:21 your luggage is check through all the way from heathrow to Bogota.

On the way back

the flight leaves at 14:45 from bogota
arrive at Miami 18:25
leave for london at 20:45
arrive london around 10:00 Am next day.

on the way back you have to pick your luggage in Miami and check it through but there are some BA assistant just like in houston but quicker

we found the all the airports at that time practically empty. all of them.

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jan 27, 2007, 15:47:

I would really like to know why we didn't paid tax and why they are charging it if it said that if you are staying in the country less than 60 days you are excempt of tax.anyone knows??

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MacGringo says on Jan 29, 2007, 14:23:

Kat, my flight for my last trip at Christmas was £830 with Continental.
I was looking at the prices for June / July with Continental and its good, around £630.
I don't know whats going on with the exit tax at all.

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