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[Mike and Adriana 0]

I seem to recall a post a month or two ago about the language someone included in a letter of permission for a Colombian minor to leave the country. It was a letter signed by one parent allowing the other parent to leave the country with the child (which I know is required by Colombian law). The beauty of this letter was that it had no expiration date and was irrevocable. But I can't recall the exact language that was used.

Has anyone gone through this? Can you provide some advice on what the letter should include?

My wife and step-daughter are scheduled to fly to the U.S. on January 26. The father is willing to sign the letter/document. I just want to make sure the document is written correctly...and that we only have to do this once (don't want the father to change his mind or use the child to "extort" something out of us in exchange for him signing a new letter in the future). My wife's attorney is going to write the letter... but I want to make sure it contains the proper language.

Thanks,

Mike

[ardilla 0]

When I lived in Colombia, I remember that these letters --irrespective of what the actual letter says about it being irrevocable-- were, per Colombian law, valid for 90 days only (if signed in Colombia) or 60 days (if signed in front of a Colombian consulate in another country).

I witnessed a very unfortunate scene in which three children who were traveling with their mother were not allowed to board the airplane because the DAS maintained that the "irrevocable" permission letter signed by the children's father was too old. Further, the DAS required the mother to present _recent_ birth certificates for each one of the children, in addition to their passports (which she did not have).

Your wife might consider, in addition to talking to a lawyer, taking a trip to talk to the DAS and/or ICBF (not fun, admittedly) to get some information about what the current law says about taking minor children out of Colombia with permission from the noncustodial parent.

[TonyS 0]

When I lived in Colombia, I remember that these letters --irrespective of what the actual letter says about it being irrevocable-- were, per Colombian law, valid for 90 days only (if signed in Colombia) or 60 days (if signed in front of a Colombian consulate in another country).

I witnessed a very unfortunate scene in which three children who were traveling with their mother were not allowed to board the airplane because the DAS maintained that the "irrevocable" permission letter signed by the children's father was too old. Further, the DAS required the mother to present _recent_ birth certificates for each one of the children, in addition to their passports (which she did not have).

Your wife might consider, in addition to talking to a lawyer, taking a trip to talk to the DAS and/or ICBF (not fun, admittedly) to get some information about what the current law says about taking minor children out of Colombia with permission from the noncustodial parent.

My understanding is that the father's permission is required each time the child is to leave Colombia.

[frank_cuenca 0]

I was in the same position , my Wife and Stepdaughter are Colombian and the Colombian law requires a written letter , certified either by your consulate or as we did with a "Notario". Every time your Stepdaughter goes back to Colombia , she needs a new letter.

Good Luck

[tiberonsuave 0]

I was in the same position , my Wife and Stepdaughter are Colombian and the Colombian law requires a written letter , certified either by your consulate or as we did with a "Notario". Every time your Stepdaughter goes back to Colombia , she needs a new letter.

Good Luck

And a letter is required of the parent who is with the child as well...no?

t

[olafgypsy 0]

Hello everyone! Great news! My I-129F was approved today!! So now my fiance and I are gearing up for the next stage in the process, which brings me to my question:

I am a ph.d. student on fellowship. About 1/3 of my annual income is paid in salary, and the other 2/3 are paid as a stipend. For this tax year, I was unaware that I was required to report my stipend (In fact, I just found out yesterday that the stipend IS in fact considered taxable income), and so I did not report it on my tax return. Thus, the return transcript does not fully reflect my income. I have adequate documentation of the rest of my income, including a letter of employment stating my full income and records of my stipend deposits for the past year. But will the fact that it doesn't all show up on my tax transcript be a problem at the embassy ? (I know it's a problem for the IRS, of course).