Overstaying a tourist visa in Colombia is a common occurrence. It isn’t surprising – Colombia is an easy country to fall in love with, after all!
But what happens exactly if you violate the terms of your visa? Will you be locked-up? Deported? Fined? Prohibited from entering the country ever again?
Overstaying visas can, and does happen, but for each additional day in the country you will have to pay a fine. Failure to pay could prevent you from being able to leave.
If you overstay your tourist visa in Colombia, you will be fined. This fine is supposed to be based on the amount of days you have overstayed, but what they charge will be arbitrary. Unless you’re particularly charming, they’ll charge you at least 350.000 COP if you overstay, or about $120 USD. Even if you’ve overstayed a day, this is the minimum they are likely to charge.
If you stay for a year or longer over your 180 days, expect a fine of around $500 USD or, worse case scenario, deportation and a temporary ban from the country.
Find more information directly at:
Colombia Embassy
Source & Copyright: The source of the above visa and immigration information and copyright owner/s is the:
Country : Colombia
– Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Republica de Colombia – URL: www.cancilleria.gov.co
– Embassy of Colombia in US – URL: www.colombiaemb.org
