Dual Citizenship

Gator says on Aug 24, 2008, 18:40:

Yes-contact the closest Colombian consulate.

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Hostal Tamarindo says on Aug 24, 2008, 19:40:

Yes, my situation is the same. The "Notaría Primera" in Bogotá is the only place in Colombia where she can get a "registro civil de nacimiento" this is equivalent to a birth certificate and it is what she needs to get a Colombian cédula. The process is as follows:

Any adult Colombian citizen accompanies your wife to the "Notaría Primera" in Bogotá. This person files a "denuncia" form at the notary. With that form, a copy of your father in law's Colombian cédula and her passport as proof of ID she will get a "registro civil de nacimiento". With that she gets her Colombian cédula.

This was the process I had to go through some time ago. It is best to call this notary in Bogotá to make sure that those are still the documents needed.

Natalie Cobo - Hostal Tamarindo, Medellín

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mariacvetanoski says on Aug 25, 2008, 11:22:

You also may have to get an "Apostille" where the documents have to be notarized in certain office in the states (only certain offices actually do this) and then translated back in colombia in spanish

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ColombianoGringo (Moderator) says on Aug 25, 2008, 12:25:

If you live in the US, follow my advice in your duplicate thread.

http://poorbuthappy.com/colombia/post/dual-citizenship6/

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bog.adventure says on Aug 28, 2008, 08:15:

Your wife might want to think carefully before doing this, especially if she has never been to Colombia. She will have to always enter Colombia on her valid Colombian passport. She will also have to get a Cedula.

Further any children you have will then be Colombian citizens and will be eligable for military service. They will also be required to enter Colombia on their Colombian passports. If you are not travelling together with your wife and children and the children will be leaving Colombia, you will have to go to the Colombian embassy to do a permission form for them to leave. Once your wife is in Colombia, she will need to get the authorization Appostled by the Colombian foreign office in Bogota. HASSLE!

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ColombianoGringo (Moderator) says on Aug 28, 2008, 09:01:

"She will have to always enter Colombia on her valid Colombian passport. She will also have to get a Cedula..."

That is incorrect. That only really applies if you were born in Colombia. I got my Colombian citizenship years ago and have always entered Colombia with my US passport. In fact, I've never even gotten a Colombian passport and I go there at least five or six times a year. I do have a cedula, but I don't use it and have only been asked for it once at the bus terminal in Bogota.

My children will only be considered Colombian citizens if and when they ever decide to register. I'll leave that up to them. I have taken them to Colombia many times without their mother and since they were born outside of Colombia and travel with US passports, I have never needed an authorization letter to leave Colombia. Even my parents have taken them to Colombia without any problems. .

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richardshari says on Aug 31, 2008, 19:14:

ColombianGringo, I guess you got lucky. My aunt and cousin went to visit and when it was time to leave, they wouldn't let my cousin leave because they didn't have the authorization letter from the father! So the dad had to travel to Colombia! Can you believe that crap?!

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ColombianoGringo (Moderator) says on Sep 2, 2008, 08:09:

Was your cousin born in Colombia?

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