Bolivia
How long you can stay, how long your vehicle can, and what your dog or cat needs to cross. Every rule links to the official source.
- Last checked 28 Sep 2026
Your rules for Bolivia
You · American passport
90 days a year
Visa-free for short stays. Keep inside the limit and you don't need a visa.
cancilleria.gob.bo · Official source · Checked 27 Sep 2026
Your vehicle · United States plates
As long as you can stay, up to 90 days
A foreign-plated vehicle can stay as long as its driver is allowed to. When your days run out, so do its.
aduana.gob.bo · Official source · Checked 27 Sep 2026
Your dog or cat
Start at least 30 days out
From other countries Bolivia wants an official certificate, parasite treatment within 30 days, current vaccines and a SENASAG import permit. See the steps
senasag.gob.bo · Official source · Checked 28 Sep 2026
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We'll email you if Bolivia's rules change for your American passport, United States plates or your pet. That's the only email you'll get.
What your pet needs to cross into Bolivia.
Do these in order. Miss one and your pet can be held at the border.
- Still valid the day you arrive
Rabies vaccine still valid on arrival
Your pet's rabies vaccine must still be valid on the day you cross. Check the 'valid until' date on the vaccination record and book a booster before it runs out.
- Within 60 days before you arrive
Rabies and core vaccines
Dogs: distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parvovirus/coronavirus, parainfluenza, rabies (over 3 months). Cats: panleukopenia, rabies (over 3 months).
- Within 30 days before you arrive
Endo- and ectoparasite treatment
Treated against external and internal parasites within the 30 days before shipment.
- Within 10 days before you arrive
Official zoosanitary certificate
Certificate from the exporting country's official animal health authority; pet inspected and identified at shipment by an official vet.
- By the day you arrive
SENASAG import permit
Permiso Zoosanitario de Importación from SENASAG (via VUCE) with form SENASAGIMPFOR001, request letter, bank deposit and a copy of the origin certificate.
- At the border
SENASAG check at entry
SENASAG certifies the pet on arrival at customs; possible supervised quarantine of at least 30 days if needed.
senasag.gob.bo · Official source · Checked 28 Sep 2026. The app works these dates backward from your travel day and reminds you.
Every passport in Bolivia
| Passport | Entry | How long | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States (yours) | Visa-free | 90 days a year | cancilleria.gob.bo · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Argentina | Visa-free | 90 days a year | cancilleria.gob.bo · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Australia | Visa-free | 90 days a year | cancilleria.gob.bo · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Austria | Visa-free | 90 days a year | cancilleria.gob.bo · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Belgium | Visa-free | 90 days a year | cancilleria.gob.bo · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Brazil | Visa-free | 90 days a year | cancilleria.gob.bo · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Bulgaria | Visa-free | 90 days a year | cancilleria.gob.bo · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Canada | Visa-free | 90 days a year | cancilleria.gob.bo · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
Every registration in Bolivia
| Registered in | Entry | How long | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States (yours) | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay, up to 90 days | aduana.gob.bo · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Argentina | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay, up to 90 days | aduana.gob.bo · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Australia | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay, up to 90 days | aduana.gob.bo · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Austria | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay, up to 90 days | aduana.gob.bo · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Belgium | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay, up to 90 days | aduana.gob.bo · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Brazil | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay, up to 90 days | aduana.gob.bo · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Bulgaria | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay, up to 90 days | aduana.gob.bo · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Canada | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay, up to 90 days | aduana.gob.bo · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
A plain-language summary of the official rules, checked on the date shown. It isn't legal advice, and the officer at the desk always has the final word.
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