Bolivia entry requirements, by passport
Bolivia visa requirements at a glance: 60 of the 198 passports VisaRadar tracks can enter Bolivia without arranging a visa beforehand: visa-free, with a visa on arrival, or with an electronic travel authorisation. The other 138 must obtain a visa before they travel.
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What we've verified for Bolivia
Beyond the yes/no matrix, we've checked these against an official primary source (last checked 24 August 2026). The specifics depend on your nationality: open your passport's row in the table for the detail that applies to you.
- Required documents (8)
- Required vaccinations
- Health-insurance rules
- Customs limits (cash, alcohol, tobacco)
- Overstay penalties
- Stay and transit rules
Sources: migracion.gob.bo (General Directorate of Migration: DIGEMIG); consulados.cancilleria.gob.bo/madrid/visas/ (Bolivian Consulate General in Madrid: Group II and III documentary requirements); aduana.gob.bo/node/1377765 and aduana.gob.bo/index.php/node/1376806 (Bolivia's National Customs Authority: cash declaration thresholds and alcohol/tobacco traveller's allowance); lexivox.org/norms/BO-DS-N1923.html citing Art. 37 of the Migration Law Regulation (Supreme Decree No. 1923) for the 12-UFV/day fine (checked 24 August 2026).
Bolivia classifies passports into three groups based on diplomatic and trade relations: Group 1 enters visa-free for tourism, while Groups 2 and 3 require a visa, with requirements that vary by group.
This table summarises the exact entry mechanism for every passport we track. The difference between entering visa-free, with an electronic authorisation, with an e-Visa, or with a traditional visa is explained in visa, e-Visa, and electronic authorisation: what's the difference. How we verify every row before publishing it is on methodology.
Base entry rules refreshed 2 November 2026. Published: 24 August 2026.
| Passport | Requirement | Max. stay |
|---|---|---|
| Visa-free | ||
| Andorra | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Argentina | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Australia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Austria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Belgium | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brazil | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bulgaria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Canada | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Chile | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Colombia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Costa Rica | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Croatia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Czech Republic | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Denmark | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ecuador | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Estonia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Finland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| France | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Germany | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Greece | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Honduras | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Hungary | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Iceland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ireland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Israel | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Italy | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Japan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Latvia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Liechtenstein | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Lithuania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Luxembourg | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Malta | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mexico | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Monaco | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Netherlands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| New Zealand | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Norway | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Palestine | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Panama | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Paraguay | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Peru | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Philippines | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Poland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Portugal | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Romania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Russia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Slovakia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Slovenia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| South Africa | Visa-free | 90 days |
| South Korea | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Spain | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Sweden | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Switzerland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Turkey | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United States | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Uruguay | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Vatican | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Venezuela | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Visa required | ||
| Afghanistan | e-Visa | — |
| Albania | e-Visa | — |
| Algeria | e-Visa | — |
| Angola | e-Visa | — |
| Antigua and Barbuda | e-Visa | — |
| Armenia | e-Visa | — |
| Azerbaijan | e-Visa | — |
| Bahamas | e-Visa | — |
| Bahrain | e-Visa | — |
| Bangladesh | e-Visa | — |
| Barbados | e-Visa | — |
| Belarus | e-Visa | — |
| Belize | e-Visa | — |
| Benin | e-Visa | — |
| Bhutan | e-Visa | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | e-Visa | — |
| Botswana | e-Visa | — |
| Brunei | e-Visa | — |
| Burkina Faso | e-Visa | — |
| Burundi | e-Visa | — |
| Cambodia | e-Visa | — |
| Cameroon | e-Visa | — |
| Cape Verde | e-Visa | — |
| Central African Republic | e-Visa | — |
| Chad | e-Visa | — |
| China | e-Visa | — |
| Comoros | e-Visa | — |
| Cuba | e-Visa | — |
| Cyprus | e-Visa | — |
| Djibouti | e-Visa | — |
| Dominica | e-Visa | — |
| Dominican Republic | e-Visa | — |
| DR Congo | e-Visa | — |
| Egypt | e-Visa | — |
| El Salvador | e-Visa | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | e-Visa | — |
| Eritrea | e-Visa | — |
| Eswatini | e-Visa | — |
| Ethiopia | e-Visa | — |
| Fiji | e-Visa | — |
| Gabon | e-Visa | — |
| Gambia | e-Visa | — |
| Georgia | e-Visa | — |
| Ghana | e-Visa | — |
| Grenada | e-Visa | — |
| Guatemala | e-Visa | — |
| Guinea | e-Visa | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | e-Visa | — |
| Guyana | e-Visa | — |
| Haiti | e-Visa | — |
| Hong Kong | e-Visa | — |
| India | e-Visa | — |
| Indonesia | e-Visa | — |
| Iran | e-Visa | — |
| Iraq | e-Visa | — |
| Ivory Coast | e-Visa | — |
| Jamaica | e-Visa | — |
| Jordan | e-Visa | — |
| Kazakhstan | e-Visa | — |
| Kenya | e-Visa | — |
| Kiribati | e-Visa | — |
| Kosovo | e-Visa | — |
| Kuwait | e-Visa | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | e-Visa | — |
| Laos | e-Visa | — |
| Lebanon | e-Visa | — |
| Lesotho | e-Visa | — |
| Liberia | e-Visa | — |
| Libya | e-Visa | — |
| Macao | e-Visa | — |
| Madagascar | e-Visa | — |
| Malawi | e-Visa | — |
| Malaysia | e-Visa | — |
| Maldives | e-Visa | — |
| Mali | e-Visa | — |
| Marshall Islands | e-Visa | — |
| Mauritania | e-Visa | — |
| Mauritius | e-Visa | — |
| Micronesia | e-Visa | — |
| Moldova | e-Visa | — |
| Mongolia | e-Visa | — |
| Montenegro | e-Visa | — |
| Morocco | e-Visa | — |
| Mozambique | e-Visa | — |
| Myanmar | e-Visa | — |
| Namibia | e-Visa | — |
| Nauru | e-Visa | — |
| Nepal | e-Visa | — |
| Nicaragua | e-Visa | — |
| Niger | e-Visa | — |
| Nigeria | e-Visa | — |
| North Korea | e-Visa | — |
| North Macedonia | e-Visa | — |
| Oman | e-Visa | — |
| Pakistan | e-Visa | — |
| Palau | e-Visa | — |
| Papua New Guinea | e-Visa | — |
| Qatar | e-Visa | — |
| Republic of the Congo | e-Visa | — |
| Rwanda | e-Visa | — |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | e-Visa | — |
| Saint Lucia | e-Visa | — |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | e-Visa | — |
| Samoa | e-Visa | — |
| San Marino | e-Visa | — |
| Sao Tome and Principe | e-Visa | — |
| Saudi Arabia | e-Visa | — |
| Senegal | e-Visa | — |
| Serbia | e-Visa | — |
| Seychelles | e-Visa | — |
| Sierra Leone | e-Visa | — |
| Singapore | e-Visa | — |
| Solomon Islands | e-Visa | — |
| Somalia | e-Visa | — |
| South Sudan | e-Visa | — |
| Sri Lanka | e-Visa | — |
| Sudan | e-Visa | — |
| Suriname | e-Visa | — |
| Syria | e-Visa | — |
| Taiwan | e-Visa | — |
| Tajikistan | e-Visa | — |
| Tanzania | e-Visa | — |
| Thailand | e-Visa | — |
| Timor-Leste | e-Visa | — |
| Togo | e-Visa | — |
| Tonga | e-Visa | — |
| Trinidad and Tobago | e-Visa | — |
| Tunisia | e-Visa | — |
| Turkmenistan | e-Visa | — |
| Tuvalu | e-Visa | — |
| Uganda | e-Visa | — |
| Ukraine | e-Visa | — |
| Uzbekistan | e-Visa | — |
| Vanuatu | e-Visa | — |
| Vietnam | e-Visa | — |
| Yemen | e-Visa | — |
| Zambia | e-Visa | — |
| Zimbabwe | e-Visa | — |
Bolivia rules for every passport
Vaccinations, customs limits and penalties are the same for every traveller.
Vaccinations
- No mandatory vaccines for general entry. A yellow fever certificate is required from travellers over 1 year of age arriving from (or having transited more than 12 hours through the airport of) a country with risk of transmission. The vaccine is also recommended for visiting parts of Bolivia east of the Andes below 2,300 m (the whole of Beni, Pando and Santa Cruz, and areas of Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz and Tarija); it is not recommended for the cities of La Paz and Sucre.
Customs limits
- Cash
- Travellers must declare to the National Customs Authority, via Form No. 250, if carrying between US$10,000 and US$20,000 in cash or the equivalent in another currency; amounts over US$20,000 may only be moved through financial institutions regulated by the ASFI. Failing to declare, or declaring incorrectly, carries a 30% penalty on the difference detected.
- Alcohol
- Up to 3 litres of alcoholic beverages, within the traveller's duty-free allowance for new items of up to US$1,000.
- Tobacco
- Up to 400 cigarettes, or 50 cigars, or 500 grams of loose tobacco, within the same traveller's duty-free allowance of up to US$1,000.
Overstay penalties
Per Art. 37 of the Migration Law Regulation (Supreme Decree No. 1923), a foreigner's irregular stay in Bolivian territory is penalised with a fine of 12 UFV (Housing Development Units, a reference value updated daily) per day of overstay, or with a temporary mandatory departure for 3 years. Anyone who doesn't pay pecuniary sanctions within the period set by the migration authority cannot process a passport or leave the country.
Grounds for refusal
- Having served criminal sentences and being a repeat offender abroad.
- Being listed in international police records.
- Arriving with a passport that does not have at least 6 months of validity.
- Being a national of a Group II or III country without a tourism visa: Group III nationals additionally need prior consultation with the relevant DIGEMIG consular office.
- Not presenting the yellow fever vaccination certificate when visiting high-risk endemic areas, nor the sworn declaration for a temporary stay request obtained from the DIGEMIG website.
Travel insurance
Each destination decides whether to require insurance, and some check it at the border. If yours does, make sure the policy covers the whole trip.
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Do you need a different visa for La Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, or Cochabamba?
No. Bolivia sets the requirements, so entering through La Paz asks for the same as entering through Santa Cruz de la Sierra or Cochabamba. If you're arriving overland or through a small border post, check that separately: some countries apply their own rules to specific crossings.
What does change is where you file the application when a visa is needed, and that depends on the country you live in rather than the city you're travelling to.
What draws travellers to Bolivia
Bolivia is a country of high altitude and extreme landscapes, with few crowds. La Paz, the seat of government, is a city in a bowl at almost 3,600 m, with its network of urban cable cars and the witches' market. The big draw is the Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt flat in the world, which in the rainy season (December-March) turns into a mirror; around it, coloured lagoons and geysers on the way to the Chilean border. Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake, holds the Isla del Sol and Inca mythology, and nearby are the pre-Inca ruins of Tiwanaku, a World Heritage site. The colonial cities of Sucre and Potosí round out the route. Bolivia has 7 UNESCO World Heritage sites. Ten days cover La Paz, Titicaca and Uyuni, with room to acclimatize to the altitude. The dry season (May-October) is the most stable.
Sources for this section: bolivia.travel (Bolivia's tourism vice-ministry); UNESCO World Heritage List (whc.unesco.org, 7 sites in Bolivia); UK FCDO travel advice for Bolivia. Accessed 31 August 2026.
Things to see and do in Bolivia
Tours, skip-the-line tickets and day trips, most with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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Where can Bolivia passport holders travel visa-free? →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.