Consulado de Colombia en Miami

RELIGIOUS

Art. 36 of Decree 4000 of 2004

DURATION: Up to two (2) years. It will be cancelled in the event of absence from Colombian territory for more than one hundred and eighty (180) days. Authorization granted to a foreigner who is a member of the hierarchy of a church, confession, religious denomination, Federation, Confederation or Association of religious ministers recognized by the competent authority and who wish to carry out the activities appropriate to the cult in Colombia.

*Payment for the study is not refundable and will be valid only on the day on which payment is made; to present a new visa application, a new fee will be payable..

General Requirements:

•  Presentation of visa application form DP-FO-67, completely filled out and signed by the foreign applicant and not by an intermediary.
• Valid passport or travel document, in good condition, with a minimum of two blank pages.
•  Three (3) recent 3x3 cm identical full face photographs, in color and against a white background.
• Copy of the biographical details page of the passport and of the page showing the most recent Colombian visa, if any, and stamp of arrival in or departure from Colombia, as appropriate.

Specific Requirements

• Certification issued by the Ministry of the Interior and Justice or by the Archdiocese or Diocese, as appropriate, certifying that the church, confession or religious denomination of his/her federation, confederation or association of religious ministers is duly entered or registered.
• Certification issued by the legal representative or hierarchical superior of the religious community, specifying the mission which the foreigner is coming to perform and stating his/her relationship with the religious entity.
•  Letter from the legal representative or hierarchical superior of the religious entity, stating that the church or religious community undertakes before the National Government to pay all the expenses during the applicant’s stay and of his/her return to his/her country of origin or last place where his/her residence is proven, as well as his/her family, as the case may, when he/she ceases to belong to the religious community or is in situations which prevent him/her from carrying out the activities for which the visa was issued, or when cancellation of the visa, deportation or expulsion, for whatever reason, is required.
• Documents showing the economic solvency of the church, confession, religious denomination, federation, confederation or association of religious ministers, or of the foreign applicant for the visa, as appropriate.
• Documents issued abroad must have an apostille or be legalized by a Colombian consul, as appropriate.
• Any document in a language other than Spanish must be officially translated into Spanish and the translator's signature must be duly legalized or with an apostille
• Place issued:  Colombian Consulates abroad.

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Forms of payment:

Note: Remember that the Visa application must have been applied for at the issuing office before making the respective payment.

Payment must be made at the offices of the consulate or the bank designated by it.

See procedure at: Sistema Único de Información de Trámites - SUIT (Single Procedures Information System)