you can ask for 90 days when you arrive but that doesn't mean they will give it to you. I asked, and got a huge NO
The level of pain might vary from city to city. In Santa Marta it took maybe 2 or so hours (to leave with your new visa stamp), cell phones and ipod inside were not an issue and no mug shot photos.
I didn't find it a painful process, a couple of hours of your time every 60 days doesn't seem like a big deal to me.
Pretty much the same in any other country I've done it in.
The level of pain might vary from city to city. In Santa Marta it took maybe 2 or so hours (to leave with your new visa stamp), cell phones and ipod inside were not an issue and no mug shot photos.
I didn't find it a painful process, a couple of hours of your time every 60 days doesn't seem like a big deal to me.
Pretty much the same in any other country I've done it in.