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Here is the article about civil marriage

This is the article I referenced yesterday when asking if the law changed again about marriage in COL. Fabio scanned the article and sent it to me, I had to type it for the forum so it doesn't have the tildes where they belong.
I don't understand most of it--just the part that says if you ONLY have permisssion to ENTER Colombia you can't have a civil marriage.
I know someone will explain this to me. I hope I didn't get alarmed, or alarm others because of my poor Spanish.
Maureen

Puede unextranjero casarse en Colombia?

Los extranjeros que obtuvieron solamente permiso de ingress al pais, no pureden celebrar matrimonio civil en Colombia.
Los extranjeros que tienen visa temporal y pasaporte vigente, asi como los que tienen cedula de extranjeria vigente, si pueden hacerlo, pero deben certificarlo ante de DAS. Ademas deben presentar los documentos que demuestren su estado civil de solteria O de divorcio, debidamente autenticados por la autoridad extranjera y las correspondientes authoridades colombiana y traducidos por traductor inscrito en la Cancilleria. Inquietudes a lanacion at elpais.com.co

By 2retirensa on Aug 24, 2005, 09:39 in Visa & paperwork.

Gator says on Aug 24, 2005, 13:45:

Nothing has really changed. The stamp you receive in your passport when you enter Colombia is, in fact, a VISA. So that is the temporary visa referred to in the news story-since it is IN the passport it is obvious you have one. The cedula de extranjeria must be certified by DAS. The rest of the stuff required, civil de solteria (never been married) or divorce decree, et. al. has always been required. Anyway, our notary said she asked several others and no one had heard of any change. She said until she hears from the Ministero de Relaciones Exteriores(MRE) and the Superintendente de Notariado and Registro (Super. of Notary and Resister) she will not require a "marriage visa."

"Credidi pretio parvo emere et magno vendere tibi in animo fuisse!" .

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utopiacowboy says on Aug 24, 2005, 15:46:

I thought the same thing, Gator. The old marriage visa was called a Visa Temporal Speciale. I don't think there is anything new in this little article.

Disclaimer: any comment I make is inane and is not to be taken seriously, and is so patently ridiculous that no one should take it seriously, even as an insult.

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sydneygirl says on Aug 26, 2005, 17:20:

sounds promising Still have not checked the DAS but its sounding promising......please please

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