Katherine Yang

Review of AIESEC Bolivia

I was on exchange in Cochabamba. The AIESEC in Coc...

I was on exchange in Cochabamba. The AIESEC in Cochabamba is very disorganized. Please reconsider travelling to Bolivia through the AIESEC here. They didn't tell me any information about the project until the very last minute. They made the logistics of coming here very difficult for me. I had to search up all the VISA information myself before coming here (Yellow vac requirements, what to bring to apply for a VISA) which they should be responsible of. They had a very poor understanding of what the project entails. I had to keep pestering them to give me the details which they only gave last minute. As a Hong Kong Chinese passport holder, it is also very expensive to get a VISA in Bolivia. I ended up paying 200 USD for a VISA of 60 days whereas passport holders of other countries are literally free of charge. (100 USD to enter the country for 30 days and another 100 USD to extend the VISA for another 30 days) - it's ridiculous! The AIESEC members are not very helpful either here in Bolivia.