Colombia Club

[HAL 9000 96]

Así mismo Diana... uno lamentablemente tiene que seguir a pie de letra las estipulaciones que provienen de USCIS o si nó se pierde el tiempo y el dinero en lo de la visa que no es permanente y debe ser ajustada de lo más pronto posible al haberse casado... fíjese que se tenía desde noviembre para envíar los papeles...

[BYRON-LEIDY 0]

I have one quick question...Leidy and Daniel will be traveling tonight, there is a tax that has to be paid...anyone know how much it is???? an is it per person??

[Mononoke28 135]

Shoot I can't remember but we had to pay it for my husband when we left Bogotá. I can't remember if it was $50USD or $50.000 pesos. She needs to pay for this before joining the line at check in; otherwise, they'll tell her to go pay it and she'll have to wait in line again to check in... again. (It happened to us )

So as soon as she gets to the airport, the first thing she should do is pay "los impuestos de salida", that's what they're called. And yes, it is per person. They'll either give her a receipt and/or stamp their passports.

Diana

Edited January 8, 2008 by Mononoke28

[M&J 0]

I have one quick question...Leidy and Daniel will be traveling tonight, there is a tax that has to be paid...anyone know how much it is???? an is it per person??

Hi Byron just called information and they said for 2007 (they didn't know about 2008)

Impuesto de salida 55,000 colombian pesos or 26 USD

Tasa aeroportuaria 67,000 colombian pesos or 32 USD

around 60 dollars per person. You should check the tickets sometimes part of the taxes are included, have Leidy call the airline just to make sure.

I hope this will help.

Saludos,

Marcela

[HAL 9000 96]

Yes, the Tasa Aeroportuaria should be included automatically in the fee/taxe price of the tickets. The DIAN exit fee is payable pre-check in, and is per-person. BON VOYAGE!!!!

[BYRON-LEIDY 0]

Diana...mavi....marcela....as always thank you for your help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HAL 9000 96]

I know somebody that's gonna be reeeeeeeal happy tomorrow morning!

[Agentes 0]

She needs to pay for this before joining the line at check in; otherwise, they'll tell her to go pay it and she'll have to wait in line again to check in... again.

I second this happening to me. It's kind of the last thing you really want to happen. You definitely want to check it first. Not all airlines include it. COPA always does and I have been strictly flying them the past 3 years going to Colombia. Before that, I took American and they didn't include it. (But that was 2003)

[BYRON-LEIDY 0]

Thanks everyone!!! I called my travel agent and he said that the taxes were included in the tickets...but i still had to pay the " tasa"

mavi...you are RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will definately be one happy person tomorrow morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HAL 9000 96]

Thanks everyone!!! I called my travel agent and he said that the taxes were included in the tickets...but i still had to pay the " tasa"

mavi...you are RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will definately be one happy person tomorrow morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:

Congrats buddy!!

Revel in the moment... tonight we celebrate 6 months as husband and wife... and she has no clue I'm taking her out to dinner...

[jimmy477 0]

No need to give them the barrio, only street # and city.

Ex.: Carrera 35 # 44-56, Cali, Colombia.

That's it. As for the zip code, put N/A since zip codes are not used in Colombia.

Diana

Thank you.

Seeking more advice...

In reading about the whole process and posts here, I've learned the importance of the baptism certificate. My fiancee was born in a rural area and a birth certificate was not registered until she turned 18 and needed one for her CEDULA. Her baptism, however, was recorded shortly after her birth. The problem is that on her baptism certificate, her second name (middle name) is different than on her birth certificate and passport. She was not happy with her second name when she was 18 and decided to change it.

What is the best way to approach this discrepancy? I assume I should list the full baptismal name on the I-129F and G-325A as other names used, but I imagine doing so will cause additional delays or an RFE. If I don't, we could be accused of providing incomplete information, which could be catastrophic. Either way, we will have to account for the difference in some official fashion. I will be in Colombia again next week to go over all the paperwork with her and get her original signatures on all the initial documents, so I'm trying to find a solution rather quickly just so the initial packet is in line with everything else that will happen over the next 6+ months.

Edited January 9, 2008 by jimmy477

[Mononoke28 135]

Her Registro Civil de Nacimiento (Birth Certificate) should show her full legal name which is what she needs to use on all of her forms. Once she takes her Baptismal Certificate to the embassy she can explain what happened.

Diana

[Bill y Bella 0]

In reading about the whole process and posts here, I've learned the importance of the baptism certificate. My fiancee was born in a rural area and a birth certificate was not registered until she turned 18 and needed one for her CEDULA. Her baptism, however, was recorded shortly after her birth. The problem is that on her baptism certificate, her second name (middle name) is different than on her birth certificate and passport. She was not happy with her second name when she was 18 and decided to change it.

What is the best way to approach this discrepancy? I assume I should list the full baptismal name on the I-129F and G-325A as other names used, but I imagine doing so will cause additional delays or an RFE. If I don't, we could be accused of providing incomplete information, which could be catastrophic. Either way, we will have to account for the difference in some official fashion. I will be in Colombia again next week to go over all the paperwork with her and get her original signatures on all the initial documents, so I'm trying to find a solution rather quickly just so the initial packet is in line with everything else that will happen over the next 6+ months.

Bella has a similar situation. Here is how we are dealing with it:

1. I listed the original name as an "other name used" on the I-129F & the G-325A. It did not cause an RFE or any delays. I think that it is imperative that the other name be disclosed from the beginning to avoid any claims that you provided false or incomplete information on your petition.
2. We have change of name documentation from a notary. Bella actually obtained this a long time ago when she decided to make a change in her name. It was not difficult to obtain. Basically she paid the fee and changed her name. We recently went back to the notary and obtained a "fresh" copy of the document because in Colombia documents without expiration dates can still be considered "too old". It is always best to obtain fresh copies of all documents including birth certificates.
3. The baptism certificate refers to the name change in the margin notes. Bella obtained this very recently. To obtain it she took the name change document from the notary to the place where her baptism certificate was issued and requested a new one. They would not change the name on the baptism certificate but they did add a reference to the name change in the margin notes.

Since regulations and procedures in Colombia are not always consistent and frequently change, my suggestion is to first contact the office that issued the baptism certificate and ask them what is required to note a name change on the baptism certificate. Once you know that you will know what steps to take next.

I hope this helps.

[Captain Ewok 1,891]

Hi all. I had a mistake when emailing out the list. Here is what was sent to the consulate. They are going to reply shortly:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...t&p=1476589

[ColombianoGringo 0]

Hey Capt Ewok.

Since the Colombia club thread has gotten so massive and is used a lot. I was wondering if it might be possible to add a Colombia Club sub-forum to the Foreign Embassies forum. This might help "Colombia Club" to be a little more useful and help avoid having to peruse a few hundred thread pages to find a particular topic.

Thanks,

CG