Can I help my friend get a Colombian passport from the USA? [closed]

My friend lives in Bogotá, Colombia. Can I help her get a Colombian passport, and can I pay with a credit card from the USA?

Best Answer

I urge you to be extremely careful here, and to follow the advice given elsewhere to think carefully about if the request is legitimate or a scam.

If you are certain of your friend's identity and conclude that you do indeed want to help them pay for a passport, you can indeed to so by credit card. According to the step-by-step instructions on the Colombian government's website, you must go to https://tramites.cancilleria.gov.co/apostillalegalizacion/pago/inicioPagoTC.aspx, enter the payment reference number created when your friend applies for their passport, and follow the further instructions there. Note that the URL ends in .gov.co, so you can be sure it is a Colombian government website and not some imposter. Given the existence of this site, be especially wary for requests for funds by Western Union or some other non-refundable, non-traceable method.

The cost for a Colombian passport issued in Bogotá is 169,000 Colombian Pesos as of this writing, plus an additional 2,200 pesos for paying by credit card, a total of just over US$45 at current exchange rates. Again, be especially wary of claims that you will have to pay significantly more than this.

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How do I get an emergency Colombian passport?

In cases of emergency (if your trip is within 10 business days) the Office of American Citizens Services at the Embassy in Bogota or the Consular Agency in Barranquilla may issue an emergency passport valid from 90 days up to a maximum of one year, at the Consular officer's discretion.

Can a U.S. citizen sponsor a friend for a tourist visa?

If you are a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, and you have a friend or relative who seeks to come to the U.S. as a tourist (on a B-2 visitor visa), you might be able to help the person by providing a letter of invitation.

How can I bring someone from the USA to Colombia?

If you want to immigrate to USA from Colombia, you should know that the process of obtaining a visa for US, starts by applying at the USCIS. The petition should be submitted by a person who already has the US citizenship or by a Colombian individual who has obtained the Legal Permanent Residents (LPR) status.

How fast can you get a Colombian passport?

The process to obtain a new c\xe9dula takes up to six months from within Colombia or nine months if applying through consulates outside the country (ibid. n.d. m). Alternatively, the applicant can complete an electronic form available on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website (ibid.

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