Visa Apostilles

guacharaca says on Jul 8, 2009, 06:04:

I do not remember getting any apostilles for a spouse visa.

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Gator says on Jul 8, 2009, 07:30:

MRE only does apostilles for documents originating IN Colombia for use in another country. Apostilles are NOT needed for document originating in Colombia and will be used in Colombia. MRE will NOT issue an apostille for documents originating outside of Colombia. If you are speaking of US birth certificates divorce papers or like documents the apostille must be issued in the USA,

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cstew47 says on Jul 8, 2009, 08:13:

Okay, for a Colombian visa with the normal paperwork an apostille is not needed? It is confusing because the instructions say everything needs to be notarized and apostilled. Thanks for the input. I'm trying to avoid an y unnecessary delays in BOG.

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Gator says on Jul 8, 2009, 08:38:

The documents ORIGNATING in Colombia will need to be notarized:

Registro Civil de Matrimonio from any notary less than 60 days old no apostille needed, marriage certificate outside Colombia apostille same for any divorce or death of spouse certificate would need apostille
Cédula de Ciudadanía Colombia notary can certify
Letter from the Colombian citizen (spouse), requesting the visa in Spanish (have notarized in Colombia).
Copies of US passport can be certified by a Colombian notary

While the offices are crowded it is much cheaper to have required notary done in Colombia-there are also lots of "certified"translators hanging around the notary offices.

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cstew47 says on Jul 8, 2009, 08:53:

Got it, Thanks Gator.

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scumbuster says on Jul 8, 2009, 08:58:

Gator. I am planning to do my paperwork at a consulate in the US in September. I have apostilled our US marriage license. Will I need a notarized translation for birth certificate and marriage license? We will get translations in Colombia in August if we need them. We will only be in Bogota 5 days for grandma's 80th birthday so I wouldn’t have much time to get a visa and ceudla. My goal is my ceudla so I can have my name on a bank account. As my wife’s Colombian account is growing I worry if something happened to her I would loose everything. We were told at the bank I couldn’t get the money if my name wasn’t on the account and it can’t be added without the ceudla. I also couldn’t be added as beneficiary without a ceudla.. Time to get the papers done..

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njc (Dev team) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 8, 2009, 13:42:

Gator,

MRE does not issue apostilles at all.

There is a separate office that does it:
http://www.cancilleria.gov.co/apostilla
http://poorbuthappy.com/colombia/post/apostillando-in-bogot/

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Gator says on Jul 8, 2009, 14:30:

MRE has a bunch of separate offices one of which issues Apostilles

In fact that link goes directly to MRE's site and the apostille document on the right hand of the page states "Por Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores" (by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) The spanish word cancilleria means a chancellery or ministry

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Gator says on Jul 8, 2009, 14:44:

I don't think anyone needs a birth certificate-the marriage license, if not from Colombia, needs to be translated/apostille, your passport should be OK, if you have Court divorce papers translation/apostille copy of wife's cédula notarized-if not done in Colombia needs an apostille.

If you get all the paperwork and bring it to Colombia you might have sufficient time to go through MRE Bogotá for the visa then DAS for the cédula-DAS Bogotá has very rapid turn around time.

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lpdiver says on Jul 8, 2009, 15:35:

Do they hold you to the issued within 90 days rule like they used to? One posters timeline looks close if they do.

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Gator says on Jul 8, 2009, 16:40:

I beleive it is 60 days issued in Colombia and 90 days issued outsdide of Colombia.

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