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Offline Yekim

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180 day calculation
« on: July 30, 2006, 06:29:27 PM »
Hello, all.

I'm new to the forum and have been reading through the threads.  There is alot of good information.  I have a question regarding how the 180 day limit in Colombia is calculated.  I understand that it is based on 180 days in one year, not in a calendar year.

Here is my question.  I enter Colombia and receive a 60 day stamp, however, I do not stay the full 60 days, I stay only 5 days.  Is it 5 days used in the 180 day limit calculation or is it 60 days?

I've tried to call the Colombian Embassy and have also emailed with no response.  Maybe someone here knows the answer.  Thanks in advance.

Mike

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RE: 180 day calculation
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2006, 06:41:13 PM »
Hey Yekim, Welcome.

It's 180 days in a single stay, so the other lesser stay trips don't count against a 6 month stay you may have planned, as long as you leave the country & re-enter.  

My advice is, if you want answers to questions (real answers not basura) from the Colombian Gov., you will need to visit a Col. Consulate Office in person. Generally speaking, once they see you in person, they will give you real info & contact info that will be helpful.

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RE: 180 day calculation
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2006, 08:10:25 PM »
I asked this question once of Colombian immigration at the airport in Bogota.  For starters, you can stay 60 days on a passport, which you then can extend another 30 days at DAS.  If I remember correctly, the guy at immigration told me that you can stay up to 180 days total in a calendar year.  For example, two extended visits of 90 days each or shorter multiple trips not exceeding 180 days.  I recall others commenting that it is within the last 12 months so I am not absolutely certain whether it is 12 mos or calendar year but I have read 180 days per year total. You can check with the consular sheets but the govt site seems to be down at this time.
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RE: 180 day calculation
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RE: 180 day calculation
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2006, 09:57:12 PM »
Thanks for the information.  Since November 2005, I've gone to Colombia five times with a total accumulated "in" time of 35 days.  I'm planning another trip at the end of August for a week, so it looks like I don't have to worry about running out of days.

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RE: 180 day calculation
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2006, 11:28:05 PM »
Simular but different topic.

When leaving Colombia, you are told you have to pay the departure tax.  Sometimes when I pay the tax I am given an exemption and pay less and sometimes I have to pay the full tax.  Full being about $100,000 pesos and exeption rate being about $60,000.  Anyone know the reason why I get the exeption sometimes but not all times?
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RE: 180 day calculation
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2006, 12:03:10 AM »
Monty,

are you always leaving out of the same airport?

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RE: 180 day calculation
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2006, 06:46:46 AM »
When I leave from BAQ directly, I am never given the exemption, but when I've left from Bogota, it's a sometime yes and sometimes no.
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RE: 180 day calculation
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2006, 12:56:58 PM »
In Cali, when you get off the airplane and are finished with immigration, you will see a desk to your right. That is the DAS desk. Show them your passport and they will give you an exemption. In Bogota, I had to get it when I departed. There is a desk on the first floor near the escalators that will give you your exemption. You still have to pay a tax but it is less than half. Not sure about other cities procedures but if you are a tourist they have to give you the exemption. That is not the case if you enter on a visa such as a marriage visa or business visa.

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RE: 180 day calculation
« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2006, 03:24:49 PM »
So you mean to tell me that whenever I payed the full rate, they were ripping me off.  Those bastards, darn them all.:lol:
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RE: 180 day calculation
« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2006, 05:27:29 PM »
As best as I can recall and only with my experience leaving from Bogota and Cali, if your stay is less then 7 days(not certain on # of days) there is no tax due. If flying Avianca , they seem to make thier own rules daily(sometimes yes, sometimes no). If using a normal airline such as American the above # of days rule has been my experience.

 

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