HOW CAN I BECOME A CITIZEN IN COLOMBIA FROM USA???

Monita Linda says on Jun 24, 2008, 16:07:

Contact the Colombian embassy. I am sure they can help you.

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MaFe says on Jun 24, 2008, 16:19:

What you have to go is go to the Colombian embassy. They will start the entire process there.

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jorgegdiaz says on Jun 24, 2008, 18:16:

You have to eat a lot of arepas and morcillas, and I think you actually have to live in the country for at least 3 years

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Gator says on Jun 24, 2008, 19:18:

To make the advice three times, contact the closest Colombian Consulate. If your mother has the necessary paper work, principally a notarized copy of her Colombian birth certificate it is a relatively painless process will have to go with your Colombian parent to the Colombian consulate. They will apply for a "registro civil" (register) naming you as their child. You will need an official copy of your Colombian parent(s) birth certificate to provide proof of Colombian citizenship.

Once you get an official copy of your registro civil, you can request a cedula, which is Colombia's official identification card given to all citizens over the age of 18. You will be issued a contrasena first, which is a temporary cedula while your name is investigated through DAS. With this contrasena you can apply for a Colombian passport. You will probably not get your official cedula for at least a year. The passport is a lot faster, usually you can receive it within 24 hours.

You do not have to be domiciled in Colombia to claim and receive citizenship.

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jorgegdiaz says on Jun 24, 2008, 19:37:

Sorry, I "skipped" that part about your mom being a national...
But you still to have to eat incredible amounts of arepas and morcillas though

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jonny305 says on Jun 24, 2008, 21:21:

Gator
thanks for the info that is correct

i tried last May IN Colombia and what a headache not possible

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mariacvetanoski says on Jun 25, 2008, 09:48:

my mother was born in la pena, colombia and I was born in NY, yes already went to the colombian embassy and they said everything has to be notarized in the US ( apostille) make sure your birth certificate is up to date as well as your parents. there is an office in NY

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ColombianoGringo says on Jun 25, 2008, 10:16:

One thing to note is that regardless of where you live, the Colombian consulate for the area where you were born will actually process this. I live in Houston and registered at the Colombian consulate here. Even so, they just simply took the forms that my parents and I submitted and sent them to the NYC consulate for processing since I was born in New Jersey. I ended up having to call the NYC consulate to have them send me a copy of my Registro Civil so I could request a cedula.

That is strrange that they asked for apostilles on documents. We just showed my birth certificate and my parents and I signed some forms for the registration.

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sankocho says on Jun 25, 2008, 11:52:

wow...thanks for all the helpful info...i appreciate it very much...THANKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

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MaFe says on Jun 25, 2008, 17:48:

jorgegdiaz says on Jun 24, 2008, 18:16: flag

You have to eat a lot of arepas and morcillas, and I think you actually have to live in the country for at least 3 years


Ah bueno pues! I failed...I don't eat morcillas...

"All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. "-Aristotle

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ibemeubeu9001 says on Jun 26, 2008, 15:44:

Where do you Live Now ? I really don't thank it will be hard to do perviding your not running from the Police......Are You?

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Plato says on Jun 26, 2008, 16:06:

Interesting. What if one has a Colombian passport, can this facilitate obtaining citizenship?

Plato

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huskie says on Jun 26, 2008, 16:06:

Rub: Even if you wanted to become a Colombian Citizen, you would probably be denied
Cheers

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Plato says on Jun 26, 2008, 16:13:

Uh, let me explain.

My father got me one of those old Colombian Passports in the 1970s, you know, the old green ones? Well, I have to renew it but can I get Colombian citizenship with it?

Plato

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Gator says on Jun 26, 2008, 18:23:

If you have/had a Colombian passport you are a Colombian national. If you still have the passport go the closest consulate and get a new one. You do NOT get a Colombian passport without being a citizen of Colombia,

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Plato says on Jun 26, 2008, 21:10:

Wow . . . didn't know that (duuuuhhhhhh!). Well, I have dual (U.S. and Colombia ) citizenship and didn't even know it.

Born in the USA but my parents were born in Colombia. Under those rules, I guess that's how I got my Colombian passport.

Thanks Gator. I'll check with the Colombian consulate.

Plato

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ColombianoGringo says on Jun 27, 2008, 08:19:

Plato,

The Colombian consulate in charge of the region in the US where you were born most likely handled your original registration. You need to call that consulate and ask them to send you a copy of your "Registro Civil de Nacimiento". With this in hand, you can go to any Colombian consulate and request your "Cédula de Ciudadania" or your passport.

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Plato says on Jun 27, 2008, 09:00:

ColombianoGringo,

Thanks a lot! That's heartening news. Yes, there has to be a "Registro Civil de Nacimiento." since my father filed it years ago. It makes perfect sense. Thanks again.

Plato

P.S. Just checked the Colombian Constitution. Its says:

Artículo 96 de la Constitución Política

3. CRITERIOS PARA ADQUIRIR LA NACIONALIDAD

La Constitución aplica la combinación de tres criterios para determinar la nacionalidad colombiana por nacimiento: El Ius Sanguinis, con el cual se obtiene el derecho de acceder a una nacionalidad en virtud de la nacionalidad que ostentan los padres; Ius Soli, por el cual se obtiene el derecho a la nacionalidad en consideración al lugar de nacimiento y el Ius Domicili, en virtud del cual se accede a la nacionalidad por el domicilio.

En el numeral 1 literal a) del artículo 96 de la Constitución Política, se exige una de dos condiciones para ser nacional colombiano: que el padre o la madre hayan sido naturales o nacionales colombianos o que, siendo hijos de extranjeros, alguno de sus padres estuviere domiciliado en la República al momento del nacimiento.

El domicilio se entiende como la residencia con el ánimo de permanecer en el territorio nacional, de acuerdo con lo establecido en el artículo 76 del Código Civil.

Con el Acto Legislativo No. 1 del 25 de enero del 2002, que reforma el artículo 96 de la Constitución Política, se introduce un aspecto nuevo en el numeral 1 literal b, como es el hecho, que el hijo de padre o madre colombiano nacido en el exterior que luego se domicilie en Colombia o que se registre en una oficina consular de la República, se considera nacional colombiano por nacimiento, en este sentido el criterio que prima es el Ius Sanguinis (hijo de colombiano nacido en el exterior)

Visto lo anterior, los hijos de padre o madre colombianos nacidos en el exterior, que con posterioridad se domicilien en territorio colombiano, al momento de levantar el acta de nacimiento en cualquier notaria del Círculo de Bogotá, la exigencia de la prueba del domicilio, sigue vigente y, por el contrario para los hijos de padre o madre colombianos que nazcan en el exterior, con el solo hecho del registro en el respectivo consulado colombiano de la República, la prueba del domicilio no será exigida.

En conclusión son dos eventos diferentes por los cuales se puede adquirir la nacionalidad colombiana por nacimiento en el caso del literal b) de artículo 96 de la Constitución Política.

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