I have never traveled to another country. From U.S.

JMCana says on Jan 29, 2007, 08:59:

Depends on how long you plan on staying and why you are coming to Colombia.

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bobs1130 says on Jan 29, 2007, 09:01:

visit I am planning on staying for about 6 weeks to visit a friend I met online about a year and a half ago.

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bob777 says on Jan 29, 2007, 10:15:

I would store your original Passport... I would store your original passport in the Hotel Safe (if available) or at your friends house (if thats where your staying). You can get a certified copy of your passport from any of the many notaries in Colombia, and carry that with you. I have read that just making a copy on a copy machine, may not be sufficient if you are stopped by the Authorities in Colombia. I personally have never been asked for my passport, but I am sure it happens, and if it happens to be a scam, and they take the passport from me, I'd rather have it be a copy than the original. Original Passports, I have heard, fetch a good price on the black market.

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JMCana says on Jan 29, 2007, 14:42:

Better be safe than sorry I have always carried a copy of my passport with me, well except for one time which I will explain later.

Another member of this blog site I know carries a beautifully laminated color copy of his passport and the entry stamp page.

When carrying the copy of my passport I was never checked. Of course the one time I did not carry it, the bus I was riding in got pulled over and checked. I gave them my California driver's license, they took it and gave it back. No problem other than an inability to pronounce my name for giving it back.

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Coqueton says on Jan 29, 2007, 18:02:

Where are you going in Colombia?

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Portena says on Jan 30, 2007, 16:46:

Passport question... You can get a certified copy of your passport from any of the many notaries in Colombia, and carry that with you.

I'm going to be in Bogota only a few days. Do you really need to get a certified copy of your passport? How would I even go about doing that? At the airport?

I've only carried a photocopy before.

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vicshere says on Jan 30, 2007, 16:54:

for a few days only carry a regular phot copy....the certified one if for us permanent types

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