extending a 60 day tourist visa

[scuba steve]

Hi everyone;
I need a little bit of help from all of you.
I have been flying into Liberia for about 1 year now, and leaving before my 90 day visa expired.
This last time I flew into Liberia, I looked at my passport Visa stamp aftewards, and noticed they only issued me a 60day visa.
Is there anything I can do, or anyone I can see to ask/seek an extension of an extra 30 days to fullfill the full 90days?
Would a trip up to the airport to see immigration be enough, or can i just leave my visa be and leave before the 90days is up? Could i get in trouble for this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Steve

[costaricafinca]

This is what immigration have been doing, according to others. You are lucky that you weren’t given a 30 day visa. [b]Possibly[/b][i][/i] next time, you will be asked for proof that you have applied for residency.
You would advised to leave before the 60 day are up…

[maravilla]

a 90 day visa is not a given thing. better hie yourself to nicaragua for a few days and re-enter.

[DavidCMurray]

scubasteve, you wrote: “I have been flying into Liberia for about 1 year now, and leaving before my 90 day visa expired.”

If this means that you’ve been playing the “perpetual tourist” game for a year, then the sixty-day visa you were given is one more indication that [i]Migracion[/i] is cracking down on those who have not yet applied for legal residency but should have. When you return the next time, you might be given just a thirty-day visa, or you might even be denied entry. Best to consult a knowledgeable attorney about your options before you find yourself in a bind.

[costaricabill]

Hi David –
I have seen a couple of your recent posts referencing the crackdown on perpetual tourists (“tightening the noose”). Although we are “en tramite” and presumably don’t have to worry about it, I have many friends that are PT and thus far, none have had any problems coming and going. Maybe they are lucky, but not one has reported any incident with immigration at either SJO or LIR. Is that where the “heat is on” or is it somewhere else?

[DavidCMurray]

Bill, I can’t be certain of the venue(s), but there are scattered reports of perpetual tourists who have not applied for residency being given thirty-day visas. Those reports are common enough, and from reliable enough sources, to lend them some credence.

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