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How
to Apply for a Transit Visa (C)
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All
persons who are in transit through the United States to a third
country are required to obtain a transit visa. Applicants for
a transit visa do not need to make appointments for their visa
interviews. They may come to the Consular Section of the U.S.
Embassy in La Paz for their visa interview any day Monday through
Thursday at 8:00 am.
Applicants
for transit (C) visas are required to bring the following items
to their interviews:
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Passport valid for at least six months and in good condition.
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Visa Application Form
DS-156 (available online,
at DHL, at the U.S. Embassy in La Paz, and at the Consular Agencies
in Santa Cruz and Cochabamba). Applicants are encouraged to
complete and print out Form DS-156
online. If using the online form all questions should be filled
out before printing the form.
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Male applicants from 16 to 45 years of age must complete supplementary
application Form DS-157
available online,
at DHL, at the U.S. Embassy in La Paz, and at the Consular Agencies
in Santa Cruz and Cochabamba).
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Receipt for the $100 visa application fee (to be paid at any
BISA Bank office).
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One 5 x 5 cm. (2 x 2 inch) photograph taken within the last
six months. The photograph should be non-glossy, have a white
background, and be of good quality. The photo must be facing
forward and only the face should be visible. Both color and
black and white photographs are accepted.
- For
suggestions on what you should bring to the interview, please
click here.
- For
information regarding new Visa Waiver Program procedures and
Machine Readable Passports/Biometrics, please click here.
- For
information regarding the Suspension of the Transit Without
a Visa Program, please click here.
- For
information regarding Banco Bisa in Bolivia, please click here.
- For
answers to Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Non-Immigrant
Visas, please click here.
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For answers to specific questions, please e-mail us at consularlapaz@state.gov.
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