Republic of Bolivia Consulate

Hi all One thing I do agree with y'all is this office Doesn't return voicemails. It's unfortunately . But true. I needed to get my Bolivian passport and I needed questions to be answered. After weeks and no calls back. I decided to call the Houston office. They did return my call! The Houston office does have their pro and con"s as well. they will return to your voice mail. But the lady that answers. it's kind rude. There also a man that answers the phone he was more Informative and nice unfortunately forgot his name. He is the that Inform me that the office in L.A did have Walks in . No need for appointments.They are open from 8 to 2pm. I put my application to get my passport. For me it took 3 to 4 weeks to get it. I was very happy with their service while I was there. very nice ladies in the L.A office .

I sent e-mails since May and tried to connect with the via phone. No one answers the phone. Their mail box is full and no one answers to e-mails. Is there any other way to connect with them?

They did not anounce that they were gonna be closed Thursday 17 which is a Bolivian holiday

As others have stated, it is impossible to reach them. No one answers the phone. You are asked to leave a message, but then are told it is impossible to do so.

They don’t answer their phones or respond to emails. Not sure how to get at hold of them … sad!!

If you're a US citizen and planning to travel to Bolivia, I recommend getting a tourist visa in advance even though you could get one at the Bolivian land border. This is because most other foreigners dont need a visa, but as a US citizen, it will take longer for you to get your visa processed and you'd likely hold up the line at border control. Also, there are other factors that could hold you up at the border that other nationalities dont have to worry about, like not having crisp US dollars for payment or missing pieces of your visa application. I tried to get a tourist visa at this consulate, but they are really difficult to get ahold of. I was ready to submit my paperwork at the consulate on a Friday, but it turned out they were closed because they were in Salt Lake City at the time. The best way to be informed about there whereabouts is through Facebook, but it's all in Spanish. They may reply back on Facebook messaging, but it takes forever. Like others have said, any other form of communication is impossible. I never got to submit my paperwork for the visa, so I got it at the Chile/Bolivian border. All the worries I had for getting the visa at the border were realized when I was the only US citizen in line that needed a visa and that there was an issue in them accepting one of my bills that wasn't crisp enough for them. I ended up staying at the border much longer than expected since they needed to process my visa whereas other nationalities can enter visa-free. If I had gotten my visa beforehand, I would have gotten into Bolivia much quicker without trouble.

Excellent service. The people that work there are very polite, helpful, and accommodating. They may not respond to every email, but they have answered the phone every time I called. When I drove to LA to pick up new birth and marriage certificates, they were nice enough to let me apply for a passport while I was there. They even take your picture there so no need to worry about paying for pictures beforehand or whether the size is correct or not.

The Bolivian Consulate in LA is the worse. I dealt with many consulates since I travel constantly and this gotta to be the worst place. I’m not sure if this is how the Bolivian community serves each other. Buy the diplomacy here has come to die and it’s been buried. There is a couple of people who I’ve talked to and both are crass and complain of being busy. I wish Bolivia would replace or train these employees. Is so depressing to be impotent to not be able to process visas or passport for a trip. They don’t pick up the phone and their message machine is full and when they do they’re unhelpful. Also as today June 3, 2022 their phone is disconnected as in no longer in service message. I guess they finally closed and moved. Bolivia have more efficient consulate representation. Amen!

This is my 3rd time for a visa and they have always been super responsive, friendly and on/before promised delivery time for visas. The visa process is fairly simple - fill online application, print and submit and pick up visa in 5 days! They let you know if it’s ready earlier than that I have had horrible experiences at Chilean and other consulates who never reply or answer phone calls or provide you correct information even when you visit them.

No one answers the phone and the mailbox is full. I've tried emailing them and no response. I've called the Houston Consulate who answered on the first ring, but told me there was nothing they could do for me except forward on my email to them. Got back one passport with visa, but not the other. Trip is less than a month away. Beyond frustrated.