Bolivia: U.S. Travelers Now Need Visas

This is a bad idea for Bolivia to do they are only going to hurt tourism in their country, especially because nobody really wants to go there anyway. As they really won’t want to go there after Bolivia has made it harder for US citizens to come in. Bad move Bolivia, there are tons of other S. American countries that American’s will go to visit instead that do NOT require visas!

You’d think they had Machu Pichu or something. I suppose I’m bias but I think this is a bad idea. 100$US? C’mon I’m gonna swallow 100$ for Brazil but at least they have Rio.

Rock on Evo!

They are not hurting there tourism industry and that’s a good move. Why don’t you say this in case of America everyone need a visa for America, if America doesn’t allow more than half of the world to enter without a visa then Americans should also get a visa to enter such place, tit for tat.

Hello, the US is charging $100, not Bolivia, re-read the article. The truth is though, that this hasn’t actually been put into effect, and it doesn’t look like it will be anytime soon. It WOULD be bad for what little tourism there is, and it IS a bad idea… hopefully it will not be put into practice.

Robert said: “They are not hurting their tourism industry and that’s a good move. Why don’t you say this in case of America everyone need a visa for America, if America doesn’t allow more than half of the world to enter without a visa then Americans should also get a visa to enter such place, tit for tat.”

Well Robert, Canada requires a $100 visa from Bolivians, yet the government has no plans to require Canadians to pay for visas. This is purely political.

What would be if all the South American countries sign an International Agreement and decide to ask Americans for a visa and its own requirements to enter to South American territory?

From what I know EU would ask Americans for the Schengen Visa in the future also.

I guess, America is losing its power day by day.

Was about time!

All you have to do is stand in line at a customs line at the airport in Los Angeles of people holding US passports. It looks like the bar scene in the first starwars movie. What happen to my Country?

My check of visahq.com reveals that Bolivians need visas to visit Canada, the United Kingdom, and Schengen countries as well as the United States, while Canadians and EU citizens do not - and will still not - need visas to visit Bolivia. If reciprocity were the reason, Bolivia would require visas of Canadians and Europeans.

Correction: Bolivians do not need Schengen visas, but they still need visas for the UK.

Guess what. It’s Dec. 28th, 28days after the new VISA requirement ($100) for US Citizens entering Bolivia went into effect. I was planning to enter Bolivia to visit Madidi and The salt flats before continuing on to Chile. Bolivian Citizens would have obtained approximately $1000 US from me for these tours, lodging, meals, etc….

Instead I’ve decided to extend my time in Peru and Chile. Thanks goodness these countries won a border through past wars with Bolivia. Bolivia has politically hurt themselves once again…. I don’t get it.

This is the worst thing they can do for their tourism industry. I was planning on going from Peru to Argentina through Bolivia..but now i’ll just go through Chile. No way i am paying $100 to enter Bolivia.

Planning my trip to South America for next fall and winter, I deleted Bolivia from my itinerary and replaced it with Venezuela. Now, I will likely spend USD2000+ in Venezuela, which would otherwise have been spent in Bolivia. I’m sure I’m not alone here: Bolivia does not have significant tourist attractions like Salto de Angel or the Pantanal. I will never visit Bolivia again, over this issue, just as I never visit any country that discriminates against Americans, because it thinks they’re somehow richer than Europeans and it can hit them up for more cash for visas, or it wants to take out its infantile anti-Americanism on travelers who often have little to do with their countries’ foreign policy.

As for anyone who still serious makes the tit-for-tat argument, the observation that Bolivia still doesn’t require visas of Canadians or Brits pretty much shuts you down. Brazil is a model of true reciprocity - i.e., charging the exact equivalent for Brazilian visas - and Canadians require visas to visit Brazil. That is fairer system.

Bolivia’s new rule, on the other hand, is an attack on Americans by singling out US travelers for a special disadvantage. Mr. Morales et al.’s anti-Americanism is transparent. Let this worthless country cut off its nose to spite its face and then fester in the perpetual obscurity it so richly deserves.

i agree to what they are proposing to do, if americans ask for visas to most if not all 3rd world countries then they should do the same to them, a lot of those countries have wonders and friendly people and they get treated like kings in every way in ways that back at home(america) they wouldn’t at all, if they don’t wanna go to this countries that want to require visa for them to enter just because they feel akward or they feel they are worth too much to be asked for a visa then stay home or go visit a first world country and spend more then america and be happy and visit cities that look just like theirs, so i think south america should ask for visas and they should become all one country or some type and work together, south america have beautiful countries and many things to do and if you study their market there is money to make if you have the capital to do, which ins’t that much for americans, Peru has machupichu and many other places to go and they don’t require visas,it’s a beautiful country i should know i’m residing here for the last 4 years and i can show any of you Peru in the cheapest and funnest way, you can contact me if you ever wanna come tabu2777@hotmail.com and i would be glad to show you around in a way that guides wouldn’t imagine

What is the easiest and safest way to get a VISA to Bolivia? On the Bolivian website the application is in Spanish! I speak Spanish, but still thought it was odd and didn’t really feel very safe giving them all my personal info for a VISA. The application asks for SS#, bank account info, etc. I’ve heard that you can get a VISA at the airport, but that doesn’t really seem realistic. Any help would be great. thanks.