time to receive police and birth certificates in Colombia (split topic)

[amarilloslick 13]

Hi everyone, we are gathering all the information for the interview. I have a couple of questions. How long does it take to get the Colombian police report? And birth certificate? I am unsure when to set the interview. Those are the only two thing my girlfriend has not done.

Thanks in advance,

[Ryan H 3,819]

Post split into separate thread as poster is asking their own question and not replying to the OP of the other thread. Please start your own thread with your own questions instead of hijacking threads started by other members.

[MarkyDanis 4]

My fiancee was able to get her Police Certificate in one day in Bogota. The birth certicate is a whole other animal. We needed one for her daughter. My fiancee had to travel to Tibu, where she is originally from, and go to the Registrar there to get an original copy. She got it in one day, but it was a 14-hour bus ride one-way to get to Tibu. On the bright side, she was able to see her mother and her family and made it a 3-day visit.

[Anna&Jim 52]

Hi everyone, we are gathering all the information for the interview. I have a couple of questions. How long does it take to get the Colombian police report? And birth certificate? I am unsure when to set the interview. Those are the only two thing my girlfriend has not done.

Thanks in advance,

Police records can be downloaded here:

http://antecedentes.policia.gov.co:7003/WebJudicial/index.xhtml

Copy of birth certificate will be issued same day at the notary where the Colombian citizen was registered by their parents.

[GYnot 8]

You need an official police record, the one that you can download on line, won't do. The one you need can be gotten at a police station probably not the local one, but one near by. My novia lives in Palmira, and had to travel to Cali to get her Certifcado Judicial. It's a walk in, walk out kind of thing. The only thing that's hard is you may need more than one if your fiancée has lived in more than one city.

The birth certificate is also not hard, but as was earlier pointed out, it must be gotten from the city where your fiancée was born. In my case it was easy for her, because she still lived in the same city.

[Andy16 0]

I'm not sure about this because in the packet 4 says that you can download it:

CERTIFICADOS JUDICIALES: Todos los solicitantes con 18 años cumplidos o más, residentes en Colombia

más de seis meses, deben presentar un “Certificado Judicial”. Puede obtenerlo en: http://www.policia.gov/co.

Los solicitantes que hayan vivido en otro país más de 6 meses después de cumplir 16 años, deben obtener

un certificado de policía de esos países (excepto de los Estados Unidos). Visite la página

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/reciprocity-by-country.htmlpara obtener información sobre los

certificados judiciales de otros países. Los certificados judiciales son vigentes por 12 meses desde su

expedición.

You need an official police record, the one that you can download on line, won't do. The one you need can be gotten at a police station probably not the local one, but one near by. My novia lives in Palmira, and had to travel to Cali to get her Certifcado Judicial. It's a walk in, walk out kind of thing. The only thing that's hard is you may need more than one if your fiancée has lived in more than one city.

The birth certificate is also not hard, but as was earlier pointed out, it must be gotten from the city where your fiancée was born. In my case it was easy for her, because she still lived in the same city.

[Andy713 0]

There is a police certificate that you can obtain online at this link https://tramites.cancilleria.gov.co/ciudadano/certificadoantecedentes/solicitud.aspxand it is for migrating purposes, it costs $31.000 and it will be issued after payment. Payment can be done online or at a bank.

The birth certificate will be issued the same day in the notaria she was registered at when borned.