Bolivia lifts visa requirements for 8 countries
Traveling to Bolivia just became a bit simpler for select nationalities. As of December 1, the country’s first conservative administration in nearly two decades has lifted visa requirements for citizens of Bulgaria, Israel, Malta, Romania, South Africa, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States. The move is part of a broader political and economic realignment with the USA after two decades of mistrust between both nations.
Travelers from the eight named countries, who previously had to apply and pay for Bolivian tourist visas, may now enter with only a valid passport for stays of up to 90 days.
Bolivia hopes to be back on track regarding its tourism. The country has been overshadowed by its more heavily visited neighbors, Brazil and Peru, despite offering a range of attractions such as Andean summits and lush Amazonian rain-forests.
The decision marks a strategic push by newly elected conservative President Rodrigo Paz to strengthen ties with Washington and jump-start economic growth by welcoming more international visitors. It should also help to bring inside the country foreign currencies as Bolivia is currently grappling with an acute shortage of U.S. dollars.
Bringing back US dollars to Bolivia
Anti-U.S. sentiment surged during the tenure of former leftist leader Evo Morales (2006–2019), a charismatic coca farmers’ union figure who rose to power by channeling public frustration with decades of U.S. influence and anger over a violent, Washington-backed drug war. The crisis with the United States peaked when Morales expelled the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and the U.S. ambassador while imposing visa requirements on Americans.
A short interim in 2019 of right-wing president Jeanine Áñez briefly lifted visa rules for Americans and Israelis. But the restrictions were reinstated in 2020 by Luis Arce, Morales’ successor.
On Monday, Paz’s administration estimated that Bolivia has forfeited roughly $900 million in tourism-related revenue since visa rules were introduced in 2007. It now projects an additional $80 million in earnings over the next four years under the new policy.
“We need to rebuild global confidence in Bolivia as a welcoming and safe destination,” Foreign Minister Fernando Aramayo said as he announced the changes.
(Source : The Associated Press)
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