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I need information on Passports please.

My mom is traveling to Colombia for the first time in a lmost 30 years. I bought her the tickets and she is to leave in two weeks. Unfortunately I did not know that even though she is a US citizen she has to also have her Colombian Passport to enter Colombia. I took her to get that done but we were told that she would have to wait a week to get her Passport because she did not have her Cedula. They gave her a contrasenna for her cedula and made all the necessary paperwor for the passport, but, contrary to what we were told over the phone, they did not give her the passport right away. My question is, does this sound right to you guys? anyone with similar experinces? I am scared she will not get her passport in time to go. canshe still fly with just her contracenna and her US passport and maybe pick up her passport in Colombia? HELP!

Thanks
Maria

By marbelmorales on Jul 1, 2008, 14:12 in Visa & paperwork.

sloopskipper says on Jul 1, 2008, 15:41:

If she is a U.S. citizen, traveling with a U.S. passport, why would she need a Colombian passport?

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Monpirri says on Jul 1, 2008, 18:06:

As I understand a cedula takes about one year to be issued. She can still travel to Colombia with her American passport.

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LilaM says on Jul 1, 2008, 19:30:

Just be quite, bring your US Passport and that´s all, just enter as US Citizen and leave Colombia that way....

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roloenNJ says on Jul 2, 2008, 04:56:

I contacted the Colombian Consulate in the US before I went to Colombia a couple of months ago, and they told me that the DAS is not supposed to be asking for you Colombian Passport. They do that so that you will to pay to get a passport in Colombia, and therefore keep the money.

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viajero123 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 2, 2008, 05:32:

roloenNJ, that's weird. It doesn't make sense since passports are issued by the MRE, on which the consulates depend. None of the money form passports goes to DAS. I do think it is a sensible policy that Colombians enter Colombia on a Colombian passport. If you are a US citizen and try to enter with a foreign passport you are up for trouble.

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roloenNJ says on Jul 2, 2008, 09:13:

I let you know if they stop me in Colombia next time, and remember is all about how you carried yourself in Colombia and who you know???

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