How long to become a Col Citizen???

Gator says on Sep 30, 2007, 19:38:

It's A Bitch... The link below is the official web site. The translation was done in a hurry and is not by any means perfect in any way. Now that's the reason I stuck with residency


http://www.minrelext.gov.co/Servicios/extranjeroNOhispano.asp

REQUISITES TO OBTAIN citizenship non HISPANIC FOREIGNERS
NON HISPANIC foreigners who request citizenship will be able to present the request before the government or before the Department of Foreign Affairs.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

the Law 43 of 1993, indicates as requisite to obtain citizenship, to be domiciled in Colombia for a term of 5 years continuous immediately previous to the date of presentation of the request (if he/she is not married with Colombian national), or for three (3) years (if the foreigner is married with Colombian national). Understand that a foreigner is domiciled when he/she has a RESIDENT'S VISA, by what the period is counted from the date in which visa was granted.

To fulfill the requisites established in the Law 43 of 1993 and the Decree 1869 of 1994, the following documents will have to be contributed to this office.:

1. A Brief goes to the Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores,(MRE) in which you request Colombian citizenship for adoption, The brief must contain:

a) Name, document of identity, fatherland and current nationality of the petitioner.
b) City of domicile and direction of his residence.
c) Reasons on which his request is based.
d) Declaration of his last domicile before having established itself in the country.
e) Authorization to request certificate of the Administrative Department of Security(DAS) to give to the Department of Foreign Affairs, of criminal records or of good conduct or to enclose the same certificate sent recently by the D.A.S.
f) If the petitioner will have children under his custody, he/she can ask it to extend the nationality to them, for which it is necessary to present the tests regarding the marital status of the younger sons to whom one must extend the nationality. The request will have to do jointly for the parents and in case the custody is exercised for one of them one will have Authenticated photocopy of the Certificate of current status of foreigners.
3. Suitable document sent by competent authority of his fatherland, in which the date is verified and place of birth or authenticated photocopy of the current passport. to credit the above mentioned circumstance. Also furnish birth certificate or civil record of birth in accordance with the article 259 of the Code of Civil Procedure, that is to say, authenticated by the Consul of Colombia 4. Certificate of good conduct observed for interested his fatherland or the last country different from Colombia where it has resided for five (5) years.
5. To credit definition of his military situation in the fatherland, by means of certification sent in such a sense by the competent authority (unless it has deposited Colombia being under-age or that, in the moment to present the request it has more than 50 years. In the opposite case, the petitioner will have to define his military situation in Colombia on having obtained the nationality it requests
6. Authenticated photocopies of the last two income statements or certificate of retention in the source if he is a dependent worker or his accreditation of income on the part of public book-keeper.CPA)
7. To credit profession or office (in case of being an associate or owner of industrial or commercial establishment to collect certificate of the Chamber of commerce in which there consists the social object of the above mentioned entity or certificate of the company where it works), or in his shortcoming written Declaration of the person or spouse where economic dependency consists.
8. To posses a basic knowledge of Spanish (Castilian), of the Political Constitution of Colombia and general knowledge of Native History and Geography of Colombia, examinations that it will have to present in the respective Government, according to the arranged for the 9th, numeral articles 4th and 9th encore of the Law 43 of 1993. There are exceptions to this requisite those who verify to have obtained graduate's title or to have studied university education in Colombia.
9. Civil record of marriage if married a) with Colombian
10. Record of birth of the Colombian children.
11. Six (6) photos 4x5
It is important to remember that all the photocopies must be authenticated by notary. The documents sent in the exterior must be authenticated by Colombian Consul and his signature of debit be legalized as it distinguishes itself in the 3rd point. In his shortcoming the document must include the stamp of Apostille, in accordance with the “ Convention on abolition of the requisite of legalization for public foreign documents .

Finally, any document that one finds in a language different from Spanish will have to be translated officially.
It is necessary to point out that, in accordance with the established in the article 11 of the Law 43 of 1993, if passed six (6) months of requested some requisite, not contributed, will presume that the foreigner does not have interest to acquire the Colombian nationality and therefore, will arrange himself the file of the records.

DAS has nothing to do with this process-it is handled through the MRE in Bogotá. Quite frankly I decided to for go citizenship and become a permanant resident.

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

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vicshere says on Sep 30, 2007, 19:54:

adrienne because you are married to a Colombian you only have to wait for three years to apply for a resident visa.....then after 2 years with a resident visa you can apply for the Colombian nationality...so in essence the DAS is correct a total of five years

listo

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Gator says on Sep 30, 2007, 20:02:

Vic-thanks for the correction it IS a total of five years-I was just thinking of residency.

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

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adrienne79 says on Oct 1, 2007, 15:46:

Oh okay, thanks for the clarification. I had no idea about the resident visa so I guess I best look into that next. Thanks again.

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jorgeaev says on Oct 10, 2007, 13:19:

I have a very good lawyer here in Colombia, send me an e-mail to jorgeaev at yahoo.es and i will give you his contact information.

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aracne says on Oct 29, 2007, 09:58:

Uhhmmm... What is exactly a good lawyer?

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la campiña says on Oct 29, 2007, 22:40:

whats your hurry

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