Passports! See question bellow.

josevillegascarmona

Member

Member since 02 February 2018

Manizales, Caldas

josevillegascarmona

25 February 2018 13:11:08

josevillegascarmona

25 February 2018 13:11:08

Manizales, Caldas

Hi!

Right now I'm in Colombia and came from Venezuela crossing the Puente Internacional Simón Bolivar just showing my Colombian Cédula. I am both Venezuelan and Colombian, so I don't require a visa.

Since I will do all my travelling back and forth these two countries several times the same way, perhaps for many years, is it really necessary for me to get a passport?

I've been meaning to ask at migration, but I didn't want to be involved in something funny xD

I'll be bringing my son over who became a Colombian citizen too but was born in Venezuela. Does he require a passport being both a Venezuelan and Colombian citizen?

Thanks in advance!

OsageArcher

Colombia Expert

Member since 11 February 2015

Cali

OsageArcher

25 February 2018 16:23:58

1524

OsageArcher

25 February 2018 16:23:58

1524

Cali

With both of you being Colombian citizens it's probably not necessary to get passports -
even though it may prove to be a good idea to have them just in case. I would certainly get them if I were in your situation.

Rather than rely upon advice given in this forum, if I were you I'd contact Migración directly and get all your questions answered. If everything is on the up-and-up you should have no fears about getting involved in "something funny", since I understand that Migración is not known for their sense of humor...

http://www.migracioncolombia.gov.co/index.php/es/

The top menu bar under Atención al ciudadano lists services and has a Preguntas frecuentes document available as a PDF. At the bottom of the page they provide an email address as well as telephone numbers for inquiries.

PhilCo58

25 February 2018 21:37:50

PhilCo58

25 February 2018 21:37:50

I agree with OsageArcher, I don't think a Passport is needed quote wikipedia '...Citizens of Colombia do not need a passport when traveling to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. For these countries, they may use just their domestic identification cards called Cédula de Ciudadanía.".
However I would double check, and whether you contact Migracion by email or in person, ask for the reply in writing, just to cover yourself.

Find more topics on the Colombia forum

Articles to help you in your expat project in Colombia