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The Ministry of Foreign Relations announced the new costs, both for the ordinary document and for the executive, established at the national level.
The Colombian Foreign Ministry announced that, due to the increase in Stamp Tax, changed the passport fee as of January 1, 2021 nationwide.
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What are the established prices?
“As established in Resolution 000111 of December 11, 2020, ‘By which the value of the Tax Value Unit (UVT) applicable for the year 2020, issued by the DIAN, is set’, the value of this tax of stamp that is part of the total cost of passports issued in the national territory will be adjusted as of January 1, 2021 ″, reads the statement issued by the Foreign Ministry.
In Bogotá, the cost of the ordinary passport was $ 169,000 and the executive was $ 259,000. In other parts of the country the cost may vary depending on the different departmental taxes, a value that must be consulted with the corresponding Government.
Did the procedures to get the passport change?
In December, the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs adopted new measures in the process to obtain or renew the Colombian passport. Since that date, the offices function with the respective biosecurity measures dictated by the national government. For more information about the process and requirements for issuing passports, you can visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.
What should you bear in mind when leaving the country?
It is important to review the migratory measures imposed in the destination country by the global health situation. Likewise, the Foreign Ministry recommended to travelers that before leaving Colombia, medical or life insurance be processed to be covered in case of an emergency.
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“Remember that no one is exempt from suffering a medical emergency abroad, that is why the importance of traveling insured, since hospitalization and medical treatment expenses generally must be borne by the patient and can have very high costs,” it reads in the statement.
When you process the insurance, check that it has full coverage in case of illness, accident during the trip, evacuation by ambulance plane and / or corpse repatriation. Also, that it has coverage in the countries that you are going to visit, even in those where you will make stops or will be for a short time.
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On the other hand, the Foreign Ministry asks citizens to update their location in the application developed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This in order to make it easier to locate fellow citizens in an emergency to provide assistance. This process can be done through the page.
How to check if your passport is valid and current?
Open the passport and make sure your personal details are printed on a polycarbonate sheet where the photograph is in black and white. Check if there is a machine-readable biometric zone at the bottom of your data; if you meet these characteristics you have a valid passport. Regarding the validity, check the expiration date of the book.
