Bolivia situation guide
Following up and picking up
A follow-up visit is about the estado of your trámite and whether anything is ready to recoger, not about getting a guarantee. Ask clearly whether your case is still pendiente or finished, and if a document like a resolución is ready, ask what to bring to collect it. The word carnet is an informal everyday term for an ID card, while resolución de residencia is the formal decision document; let the official tell you which document is yours. Keep to questions and ask the official to confirm each point rather than treating any term as a settled outcome.
Essential vocabulary
- seguimiento: follow-up The word for checking on your process.
- estado: status Ask where your process currently stands.
- recoger: to pick up Ask whether a document is ready to collect.
- resolución: resolution / decision document The official decision on your trámite.
- pendiente: pending Tells you the process is not finished yet.
- trámite: procedure / process Refers to the case you are following up.
Bolivian Spanish terms
- resolución de residencia: residency resolution The decision document on a residency case.
- carnet: informal word for ID / card Everyday term people use for an ID card.
Useful phrases
- Quisiera hacer seguimiento a mi trámite.: I'd like to follow up on my process. Open a follow-up enquiry.
- ¿En qué estado está mi trámite?: What status is my process in? Ask for the current status.
- ¿Ya puedo recoger algún documento?: Can I pick up any document yet? Check if anything is ready to collect.
- ¿Qué documento debo llevar para recogerlo?: What document should I bring to pick it up? Find out what to bring for collection.
- ¿Sigue pendiente o ya está listo?: Is it still pending or is it ready? Distinguish a finished case from a pending one.
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