President Gustavo Petro thanked, through a message on his social networks, that the The United Kingdom decided to remove the tourist visa requirement for Colombians.
(How feasible is it for the US to eliminate the visa for Colombians?).
“I thank the United Kingdom for its decision to remove the tourist visa requirement for Colombian visitors”, The president wrote this Monday.
I thank the United Kingdom for its decision to remove the tourist visa requirement for Colombian visitors.
– Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) October 18, 2022
For now, the UK embassy in Colombia has not commented on the matter.
However, for this Tuesday, October 18, a press conference is scheduled in which the official announcement will be made.
(The UK will issue work visas in the face of labor shortages.)
The British ambassador to Colombia, George Hodgson, is expected to expand the information from his residence in Bogotá to know these details and, for example, if the parliament has already given the go-ahead, which is necessary for this type of decision.
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