Ah Bolivia.

Y u so troublesome?

Singaporeans, and other Group 2 countries that require a visa on arrival, need to pay a hefty USD $92 to USD $160 if applying for a visa at the land border and go through a lot of hassle if they do not have the required documents.

I’ve read horror stories about people running back and forth between the border and printing shops for their documents, holding up the entire bus, and almost getting left behind at the border.

Thankfully, there is a way to avoid all that and even get your visa for free:

Apply for your Bolivia

Apply for your Bolivia visa at a consulate!
(This may or may not apply for everyone. The FREE part does not apply to North Americans.)​

I first heard about it from a fellow Singaporean who did it at Salta, Argentina. I was heading to San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina and after doing a little bit of Googling, I found out there is a consulate at Jujuy.

I believe most major cities close to Bolivia have a consulate, like Northern Argentina and Chile and Southern Peru. Maybe even in Asuncion, Paraguay.

The problem is, most of the embassy websites are not updated, especially

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