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soystar1
Joined 2012
Posts: 504

Visa process

12 years ago

I was able to obtain my pension visa at Los Angeles earlier this year. Nominal costs and turn around time was one week. Payment accepted by money order. Thy kept all original documents. Retirement visa Is good for one year and can be renewed in Colombia. Award letter of pension must be translated,notarized and apostatized prior to submitting the form to the Colombian consulate.

Step 2 applied for my Cedula at the local Das agency. Very simple procedure with the following documents:

Two passport photos with a blue background
Deposit 45 dollars in a bank account. They tell you what bank to go to.
Two copies of your passport and certain pages of book.

Step 3 I received my temp Cedula yesterday. Waiting time 17 days. Real Cedula arrives in December of this year.

I was informed that Colombian residency will be after three years and that this will have me to travel to Bogota to obtain it.

Experience so far A+ although business here is different, my expectations have been met.

I have a number for an attorney in Armenia if anyone would like it. He Specializes in Family Law.

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