What our Consulates can do for you:

• Grant visas to foreigners wishing to visit Bolivia.
• In case of loss or theft of documents the Consulate can grant a safe-conduct in order to return to Bolivia.
• Issue passports upon verification of your personal identification card.
• Provide guidance on legal, social and notary issues.
• Provide informational support and seek medical advice for injured citizens.
• Inform family or friends about any accidents, death, natural catastrophes and provide the appropriate counseling.
• In case of unnatural causes, request information to local authorities.
• Try to communicate to family or friends in case of an emergency.
• Assist Bolivian nationals being held in detention or in prison, and upon request, inform their families.
• Ensure de legal defense of Bolivian citizens, advising them in the access to an attorney.
• Request information and whereabouts of Bolivian citizens to local authorities in case of legal, humanitarian or family emergency requirements.
• Protect the interests and rights of Bolivian minors and the disabled.
• Issue travel authorizations to minors under the consent of both parents (or the holder or holders of parental authority).
• Provide Civil Registry and notary services, legalization of documents, communications or referral to agencies and organizations in Bolivia.
• The provision of consular services is governed by the current Consular Fees.

What our Consulates can’t do for you:

• Process any type of American visas.
• Get Bolivian citizens a job in the USA.
• Be a party in litigations or other jurisdictional proceedings.
• Sponsor lawsuits on behalf of Bolivian nationals.
• Waive American legal regulations.
• Ask for special or different treatment to the one afforded to American citizens in prison or under detention.
• Loan money, pay fines or bills.
• Provide plane tickets or means to return to Bolivia.
• Provide employment, grant work permits, or become a guarantor or surety.
• Perform the tasks assigned to travel agencies.