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Exit Tax - Exit Tax: No arrival tax is collected upon entry into Colombia, but travelers leaving by plane must pay an exit tax in cash at the airport. Most airlines include all or a portion of this fee in the cost of your airline ticket. Check with your airline beforehand to find out how much you will have to pay at the airport. According toAeronautica Civil, the Colombian authorities in charge of civil aviation and airport taxes, the exit tax is divided in two categories: 1) the Tasa Aeroportuaria of 86 USD and 2) the Timbre Aeroportuario of 37 USD. These fees are updated annually and posted on theAeronautica Civil website. In some instances, an additional administrative fee of 15 USD may be charged. Some foreign travelers who have been in Colombia for less than 60 days have obtained an exemption from this tax by taking their documents immediately upon arrival to the Aeronautica Civil desk in the El Dorado international terminal and requesting the exemption.
According to http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/country/colombia.html
How to renew your Colombian tourist visa
There are two main ways to extend the initial tourist visa to reach the 180-day limit. Firstly, you can leave the country, most easily by booking a flight to a neighboring country, or by traveling by road to Ecuador or Venezuela. When you re-enter Colombian territory you will simply be issued with another 90-day tourist visa, in the same way as occurred on your first entry into the country.
The alternative method of visa renewal – one which involves less traveling but a bit more paperwork – is to apply for one at the local office of Immigration Affairs (IA). A branch of IA is located in each of the county’s major urban hubs. In Bogota, the office is situated at Calle 100 No. 11-27, and in Medellinthe address is Calle 19 80A – 40, Barrio Belén. A full list of centers is available via the immigration office’s website.
If renewing your visa at the immigration office you will need to remember to take the following items with you:
- A passport-style color photo, taken with a white background.
- Your passport and photocopies of the entry stamp and information/photo page.
- Proof of an onward journey, either by land, air or sea.
You will also need to pay the visa extension fee, which is just under 80,000 COP. The easiest way to pay is via credit or debit card at the IA office. Cash payments are possible, but these must be made in advance and are only possible by depositing the renewal fee directly into the IA account at specific bank branches within any given city. If you prefer this method of payment, remember to take the stamped paying-in slip with you when you go to the IA office, as visa renewal will not be possible without it.
Overstaying your visa
Tourists can stay for a maximum of 180 days in Colombia within any given calendar year. Though the counter resets at midnight on 31st December, foreign visitors who have already renewed their visa in the current year will not be eligible to do so again until they leave the country and re-enter. As such, and irrespective of when you arrive and leave Colombia, 180 days is the absolute maximum foreign visitors can stay in the country before having to leave.
Overstaying the 180 day period on your visa is not advised as Colombian immigration authorities are increasingly strict about such infringements. Digitization of migration systems means officials are now more likely to notice where tourists have stayed longer than the allowed period. Where this occurs, you may face a fine of between 325,000 COP and 4,500,000 COP, according to the discretion of the immigration official involved. You will need to pay this at the point of departure from the country. Another consequence is that it may become more difficult for you to enter the country on a subsequent occasion.
A better option for those looking to stay longer than six months in the country, is to apply for one of the several longer-term visas available. Equally, you will need to apply for one of several other visas if you are looking to work, study or undertake research in the country.
The Travelers Den was designed to assist foreigners who are living and working in Colombia.