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Ackerley81 · Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Posts: 49

I know there has been some debate about whether US citizens still have to pay the steep Brazillian visa price and I can answer that question now--yes we do. It is 330 pesos to get one and you have to pay an extra 13 for a photo which you must bring with you to apply for the visa. The whole process takes 3 days if you pay the day you apply. On the visa note, does anybody know for sure if US citizens need anything besides a passport to enter Chile, Peru, Bolivia, or Paraguay? I've heard no but I'd like to be sure.

Sarah

nomadamericana · Joined: 18 Dec 2004 Posts: 146 Location: Minneapolis, MN

Paraguay also has a tourist visa.... I think it is the same price as the Brazilian one... USD$110.

flax · Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 23

If you fly into Chile and are an American, you must pay the reciprocity fee of $100 for a tourist visa.

buuu..! Sad

Saudade59 · Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 4

But another question about the Brazilian visa: Does the Brazilian consulate in Buenos Aires want anything more than passport, money, and mug shots to obtain a visa? I'm especially worried that the Brazilian consulate demand that I show return airfare to the US (from either Argentina or Brazil)--the Brazilian consulate in the Washington D.C. absolutely requires this of US citizens filing for a Brazilian tourist visa. I wouldn't think it politic to tell the Brazilian authorities something like, "Shucks, I just work here in Argentina on my tourist visa and just wanted to jump up to Rio for a few weeks to experience Carnaval."

Ackerley81 · Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Posts: 49

I don't know if they require return airfare. They didn't ask us or anyone else in the consulate to show plane tickets. All we had to do was fill out a computerized form, give them our pictures, pay the bank and wait 2 days and we got our visas.

Sarah

And what's this about $100 to enter Chile??? Is that only if you fly? I'm taking a bus..

nomadamericana · Joined: 18 Dec 2004 Posts: 146 Location: Minneapolis, MN

I got my Brazilian visa in Argentina and was not asked for return travel. The only thing I suggest is if they ask you if you want it for one entry or several entries. If you circle serval/multiple entries it is good for 5 years... but if you circle single entry it's only good for your one trip. I made this mistake and had to get a new visa for full price about a year later.

vivaBarca · Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 9:39 pm Post subject: Any �Guay You Like it

Being the cool, mysterious guy that I am (or maybe it�s just cause there�s no teaching work in C�rdoba), I�m planning on making a trip up to Paraguay. According to the Paraguayan embassy�s website, it costs $45 US for a single-entry visa, and $65 for multiple entries.

http://www.embaparusa.gov.py/visas.html

P.S. Can someone clear up the Chilean visa controversy? I keep hearing different stories...what�s clear is that American citizens need to pay the $100 if you arrive by plane, what about by bus?

flax · Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 23

I'm here! I'll clear it up!!

According to the Chilean embassy website for the US www.chile-usa.org there IS a $100 fee for those flying in, but for those busing in there is no fee.

And I quote!
"There is a reciprocity fee of 100 dollars to be paid in cash (U.S. dollars) or credit card but only to tourists entering by plane, and the one-time charge is good for the life of your passport."

Ackerley81 · Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Posts: 49

I got into Chile, Peru, and Bolivia with no problem and no need for a visa.
Sarah

sarahe · Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 18

hey all,

so i am going to Brazil for a week or so in October and since i am from the states i have to get my visa. Evil or Very Mad

jasonphos · Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 1:04 pm Post subject: An idea

Hi Sarahe,

Well, in these same forums, I have read a tactic that U.S. citizens used to enter Brazil without a visa. I've never done it, so I may not describe it perfectly right, but apparently they took a bus that goes from Argentina to Brazil, and when the bus stops and they call for non Mercosur residents to get up and show their passports/visas, these U.S. citizens just sat there, playing dumb, and made it through with no problems. When they came back to Argentina, they had their passport stamped, but there was no problem with the fact that they lacked an entry into Brazil in their passports.

So, you asked for an idea as to how you might make use of your visa multiple times. Well, one strategy would be to do just as these U.S. citizens have done, feign ignorance, and try not to use your visa. It would seem to me that you're in a better position, should you get caught, since you really do have a visa.

Jason

sarahe · Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 18

thanks...we`ll see what happens and if i have any more info. on this whole visa thing after traveling to brazil i'll be sure to let you guys know!

one more question...i've heard from several people that the water level in Iguazu is incredibly low right now and maybe its not even worth going. I've already been but was thinking of going when my fam. comes to visit but now i'm not sure if its worth it!

anyone out there know?

chau

waterdance · Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 54

In regard to proof of flight out. If you fly into Brazil, I do believe you need to provide evidence of passage out of the country. However, if you are taking a bus like from BA to Foz de Iguazu, you do not.