Colombia Info
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 Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 8:19 am Post subject: WORK PERMITS IN COLOMBIA / COLOMBIA WORK VISA |
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WORK PERMITS IN COLOMBIA
The temporary working visa is granted to those foreigners who have been hired by a Colombian company and are going to work in Colombia. It will also be granted to foreigners going to work with the subsidiary of a foreign company in Colombia. The employee may request the same visa for his spouse and children, provided they are financially dependant on him/her. Neither the spouse nor the children will be allowed to work in Colombia.
Requirements
1. Valid Passport with at least 3 available pages and good for a minimum of 6 months.
2. Two (2) passport copies. plain copies.
3. Visa application form duly signed and filled out in duplicate.
4. Three (3) coloured passport-type pictures (2"x2").
5. Original work contract with both signatures notarized.
6. Certificate of Goodwill of the company, notarized and Apostilled.
7. Legalized and Apostilled copy of the University Diploma.
8. Police criminal records, issued within the last six months, translated into Spanish and both versions (English and Spanish) must be notarized and certified with an APOSTILLE from the secretary of state where it was issued. This certificate is required ONLY if you do not hold a current Colombian Visa.
9. Letter from the Colombian company stating the name and position of the applicant, detailed purpose of trip, and company's compromise to assume full financial responsibility for the traveler expenses, including his/ her return to the country of origin or last country of residence. This letter must notarized and apostilled.
10. Certificate " Certificado de Proporcionalidad" issued by the Colombian "Ministerio del Trabajo", stating that the ratio of national and foreign workers has been duly respected.
11. Health Certificate showing that applicant has been vaccinated against yellow fever. This certificate is required ONLY if the applicant is traveling to any of the following Departamentos (States) in Colombia: Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Bolívar, Boyacá, Casanare, Caqueta, Cauca, Guaviare, Magdalena, Meta, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Santander, Vaupés or Vichada.
12. Consular fees.
Note
Due to an increase in expatriates applying for work permits/visas in Colombia, the authorities have made the following changes which will immediately affect all technical contractors going to Colombia:
♦ The Urgent Technical Visa which has a maximum validity of 45 days is now being issued for lesser periods, such as 10 days in most cases, requiring the contractor to request an extension at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bogota for the remaining period.
♦ Up until recently the authorities where not requiring technical contractors to obtain permission from the Engineering Counsel, however, this concession has now been removed for applications made locally.
However, several consulates are still not enforcing these provisions so it would pay to check with the Consulate in the contractors home country.
The effect of the above changes is that the work permit process should be started as long as possible in advance of the contractors proposed due date. |
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