Colombia Police Clearance for Non Colombian

[NCWife 0]

Hi all...

I understand that I have to present all police clearance certificates of the countries, that I have lived in for more than 6 months since the age of 16, during the K1 visa application interview at the embassy. For my case, I have lived in Australia and Colombia for more than 2 years each.

I have no problem in getting the certificate from Australia but my main concern now is Colombia. I have researched VJ and read that, DAS (Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad) which is responsible for issuing Police Clearance Certificate, does not actually issue those certificates to foreign nationals like myself. So, my question is if that's true? And I would like to hear from people who were experiencing the same uncertainty so I could plan out what to do next.

If somehow a clearance certificate from Colombia is needed, I would prefer to start working on that as soon as possible since DAS is not easy to deal with, especially now I am thousands of miles away from Colombia.

All replies are greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot and have a great day all...

Cheers.

[Mononoke28 135]

Have you contacted them directly to see what they say? You could ask them to see if they can give you some kind of letter or proof that they don't give that kind of document to foreigners.

Diana

[NCWife 0]

Diana,

I have tried calling them but they put me on hold for a long while and in the end, I just didn't get to talk to anyone. I also had my friend to call them from Bogota but still didn't manage to get anything... It's rather impossible to get any info from DAS on the phone so I might get my friend to drive down to DAS Calle 100 in Bogota to find out. Or I could go to the embassy here to talk to the consul... Hassle hassle hassle

Cheers...

[MGW 0]

Hi all... I am new to this forum and VJ.

I am Canadian and I, too, need a certificado judicial from DAS as I lived in Manizales 99-03 and Barranquilla 03-05. Please post whatever info you can on how to go about getting this document from Colombia. I am at a loss of WHO to contact or HOW as I know from experience that DAS (and banking) in Colombia can be incredibly frustrating and time consuming, even on a good day. I have visited the DAS webpage but given my very rusty Spanish have not been able to find any "leads." I am considering calling the US or Canadian embassy in Colombia to ask for help. Any body tried that?

PLEASE HELP!!

Thanks,

Michele

[NCWife 0]

For those who are non Colombians currently outside of Colombia and required to obtained a Police Clearance from Colombia, please make sure you plan real ahead because that certificate takes at least THREE MONTHS to be issued. You will have to be at the embassy in person to get your finger prints taken, application forms filled out etc and they will send the package to Colombia for processing.

I am in this mess now, I have not send in anything yet to Colombia and my Packet 3 is coming anytime soon next week, so I am doomed!............... Anyone who is doing this or planning to do this, all the best !

Cheers!