Bolivia - Apply for Permanent Residence (Citizenship)

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Procedure

• Other institutions are involved in your residency application and almost all require a payment. The pre-requisites include photos, a national criminal background check, a confirmation of your domicile in Bolivia, an international criminal background check, opening a bank account, an AIDS test, a medical certificate, the actual residency application at Immigration, and others depending on the type of residency you are requesting.
• You must enter Bolivia on a Specific Purpose Visa to apply for residency. Depending on your country of origin, you may need a visa to enter Bolivia. U.S. citizens DO need a visa to enter. If you plan to apply for residency you must not travel on a tourist visa. You will need to enter Bolivia on a Specific Purpose Visa (visa de objeto determinado). The Bolivian consulate in your country can help you process your travel visa. Join our Bolivia visa forum if you have questions.
• Once you obtain residency you'll need a Bolivian I.D. card. Please note that once your residency has been approved and your passports have been returned to you, you will next be required to process a "carnet" or Bolivian Identification Card within a specified time.
• If you plan to work or start a business in Bolivia you will also need to process a work permit from the Ministry of Labor. We can assist you with this as well. Costs vary per the bilateral agreements Bolivia has with each country and will not be the same for everyone.
• You must participate in the biometric registration of foreigners. If you plan to live, work or retire in Bolivia, please be aware that every foreigner in Bolivia is required to take part in the Bolivian Biometric Census.

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Required Documents

• Paperwork in the Consulate General of Bolivia
  • Apply for the Specific Purpose Visa through any Consulate from Bolivia in USA. This particular kind of VISA will allow you visit Bolivia for 30 days and start the essential paperwork to get the Bolivian Citizenship.
  • Legalize the Birth Certificate translation.
• Before Migration Officers (In Bolivia)
  • Official letter (Memorial) made by an attorney in Bolivia requesting the Bolivian citizenship addressed to the Migration National Director.
  • Valid Passport and/or valid ID used to enter to Bolivia.
  • Simple copy of: Passport and the page where shows the Migrations Entry stamp.
  • Birth Certificate (translated to Spanish and legalized).
  • The Bolivians parent Cdula de Identidad (Bolivian ID) certificated and issued by SEGIP.
  • Address registration issued by the Police Department FELCC
  • One (1) picture 4x4 centimeters, red background.

Office Locations & Contacts

Directorate General of Consular Affairs
Bldg. Annex to the Foreign Ministry, P.3.
Tel: (591-2) 2408508,
E-mail: [email protected]

The Ministry of Government
Street address
Av. Arce esq. Belisario Salinas No. 2409
La Paz - Bolivia
Phone:
(591-2) 2440466
(591-2) 2120002
(591-2) 2120003
Fax:(591-2) 2440466
Email: [email protected]?

Bolivian Consulates

Police Contacts

Eligibility

• People who were born from Bolivian parents may apply to obtain Bolivian citizenship according Bolivian Constitution, Article No. 141.
• A person who is older than twelve (12) years old ought to apply once in Bolivia.
• The prerequisite for this process is that you have resided in Bolivia for two years with the corresponding permission (two-year resident visa) and enables you to live in Bolivian territory for an indefinite period.

Fees

• Bolivian citizenship is around Bs. 750
• The application for citizenship costs $874.
• The application for permanent residency costs $570.
• You will also need a special identification card which is only available for permanent residents. The fee for this card is $55.

Validity

This visa expires if you leave the country for more than 2 years

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

Sample Bolivian documents

Processing Temporary and Permanent Residence in the Department of Migration.

Processing Time

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Instructions

The Plurinational Stateof Bolivia reserves the right to grant or reject permanent residence to foreigners in the country.

The Directorate General of Immigration, mission is to regulate, register and monitor income, regulate, control and record the entry, stay and departure of foreigners and nationals and citizens Bolivia, under the Human Rights and legislation force, through effective, efficient and transparent institutional management.

Required Information

• Your name
• Passport number
• Address in Bolivia
• Place of residence
• Telephone number
• Residence contract (e.g. lease)
• Date of birth
• Place of birth
• Nationality
• Gender
• Marital status
• Signatures
• Date of entry into Bolivia

Need for the Document

Applying for residency in Bolivia can be complicated and is time consuming. Prior to applying for residency at the Bolivian immigration office, youll be required to visit additional institutions to fulfill numerous pre-requisites, each of which has its own requirements and costs.

Information which might help

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

http://www.migracion.gob.bo/web/

http://www.mingobierno.gob.bo/

http://boliviala.org/requirements-bolivian-citizenship/

Others

All official documents from The Netherlands must be legalized by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINBUZA)

All documents must be accompanied by an official Spanish translation.

Once authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Consular Section can proceed with the legalization.

The cost of the legalization cannot be determined until all original documents have been submitted to the Consular Section, at which time the Consular Section will advise about the payment.