Bolivia eliminó el requisito de visa para turistas de Estados Unidos, Israel y otros países, ¿qué hay detrás?
Bolivia anunció la eliminación del requisito de visa para ciudadanos de Estados Unidos, Israel, Corea del Sur, Sudáfrica, Letonia, Estonia y Rumania, ...
TL;DR
- Bolivia has eliminated visa requirements for citizens of the US, Israel, South Korea, South Africa, Latvia, Estonia, and Romania.
- This decision reverses a policy implemented in 2008 and is intended to increase tourism.
- The government believes the previous visa requirement was ideological and harmed the economy, leading to an estimated loss of over $80 million in revenue.
- Compared to Peru, Bolivia's tourism numbers have significantly lagged, with Peru receiving 3.5 million international tourists while Bolivia received less than 1 million visits in 2024, with actual tourism around 650,000.
- The Ministry of Tourism estimates Bolivia lost approximately $900 million since the visa requirement was imposed in 2007.
- The government is also working towards removing the Schengen visa requirement for Bolivian citizens.
- This policy shift follows the re-establishment of high-level diplomatic ties with the United States, suspended since 2008.