The colombian passport -my experience in Colombia

Rubiazo says on Jul 11, 2005, 22:28:

that makes no sense Considering the US requires people to surrender their passports to get the US one!

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 12, 2005, 04:29:

never, I don't have a Colombian passport my expire years ago, I always enter Colombia with my the British one, and never had a problem.

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Dan says on Jul 12, 2005, 05:02:

I've heard that it's necessary to have a Colombian Passport. Even if you were born in the US and registered as a Colombian at a consulate, you would be eligible to hold a US and Colombian Passport/Cedula as the US/Colombia recognizes dual citizenship between the two. If you contact the consulate, you can get the info you need to get your passport/cedula. They can tell you what papers that you need for applying for it.

Best wishes, hope your next trip goes smoothly.
Dan

God Bless America!

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elmodefoque says on Jul 12, 2005, 05:15:

Latingirl, I’m facing the same problem, never had a cedula (was too young) and my Colombian passport is now almost 40 years old. I can’t even get a cedula cause I was never registered with the Colombian government, don’t have a birth certificate. My mother gave birth while she was riding a burro from a place near Riohacha (Northern Caribbean coast) heading to La Ciudad Perdida, up in la Sierra Nevada mountains . My people moved way up there to get away from the Spaniards; some of us could not stomach their atrocious body odor. Anyway, during our yearly hike, with out any warning I popped out from my mother’s womb and landed on my head. The fist thing I saw when I was born was a burros ass slowly walking away from me as I laid quietly on the ground, I never cried, luckily my grandfather was riding his burro right behind my mother and picked my slimy, naked little ass up.
I’ve been trying to get a cedula and Colombian passport for almost 3 years but had no success. I was asked for my Colombian passport a couple years ago, but not the last time I was there which was in Feb.
How long did you stayed in Colombia?

I'll get there, when I get there!

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 12, 2005, 05:27:

Unless you intended to stay more than 3 month in Colombia, then is ok to enter with your Colombian passport, but like me that I always stay for a month what's the point, I will have to paid more airport tax on the way out.

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poco says on Jul 12, 2005, 12:08:

Too lazy to look it up But, Yes, travel to Colombia requires two passports IF you have one. Stand in line at the airport to get plane to US, large numbers of people are holding two passports one U.S. and one Colombian.

Somehow I doubt that you SURRENDER a Colombian Passport to obtain a U.S. Passport. Some countries are different and do NOT allow dual citizenship, but again, I'm too lazy to look it up.

Based on your account I'd say there is Freedom of Speech. Hate to think what would have happened at a U.S. airport,, not good I'm sure.

Said it before, don't mess with DAS. I'll say this also, get "past" DAS EARLY, ONE OR TWO hours early. Wonder what would have happended if detention made you miss the flight?

Still, seems strange, maybe father didn't have two passports? Traveling on Colombian only passport? He had two passports? Something "triggered" this.

"When you men get home and face an anti-war protester, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend, because she knows she's dating a pussy." Quote - General Tommy Franks

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adrimm (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 12, 2005, 12:08:

poco says on Jul 12, 2005, 12:23:

I'm too lazy to type in the links State department.

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1090.html (??)

http://travel.state.gov/travel/living/drugs/drugs_1237.html (hard facts)

http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/regional/regional_1172.html (travel tips SA)

http://travel.state.gov/law/info/info_2242.html (Laws Abroad)

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_941.html (travel warning) disregard this, there was a lot of blank space they felt it necessary to fill.


Added this for those that might think drugs are TOTALLY legal, take a scale and make sure someone doesn't slip a few ounces on your person.

http://cocaine.org/colombia/legal.html

"When you men get home and face an anti-war protester, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend, because she knows she's dating a pussy." Quote - General Tommy Franks

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Rubiazo says on Jul 12, 2005, 21:56:

I don't know for sure in the case of COlombians but the USA requires Canadians to surrender their Canuck passport upon obtaining an American one. Of course, you can always get another Canadian one at any time, because you can never lose Canadian citizenship. So Canada recognizes dual citizenship and the US doesn't in that case.

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utopiacowboy says on Jul 13, 2005, 06:46:

When I became a US citizen I was not asked to surrender anything.

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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