About 2:00 pm on Monday, September 29he Minister of Mines and Energy, Edwin PalmaHe announced that an email arrived at his email, which indicated that his visa to enter the United States had been canceled.
According to the email received, the official, his visa A1 and B1/B2 were suspended: “His visas are no longer valid to travel to the United States“
The makeup, sent by the American embassy in Bogotáhe also mentions that if the official wishes to recover his visa, he must present a “New request with photo, cancel the Visa application rights and schedule a new appointment“
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However, Minister Palma celebrated the news with a few words in allusion to Gaza: “Gaza is worth a visa“He said.
The list is lengthened
The decision of the United States Department of Revoing the Visa to President Gustavo Petro continues to generate repercussions in the Colombian political sphere. In the last hours, several Government and Public Life figures announced that they will voluntarily renounce their US visas as a sign of protest.
Among the most outstanding decisions is the Rosa Villavicencio Chancellorwho on September 29 announced his resignation to his US visa as a gesture of solidarity with the president.
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“As Minister of Foreign Affairs I have decided to give up the American visa”, Wrote the official in her official X account, also qualifying the measure against Petro as an act”unacceptable“And he said that his decision responds to a”act of dignity“Faced with what she considers a violation of national sovereignty.
“Our sovereignty does not kneel. Colombia is respected”The Foreign Minister emphasized, while expressing her rejection of Washington’s decision.
🇨🇴 As Minister of Foreign Affairs I have decided to give up the US visa.
It is an act of dignity against the unacceptable decision to revoke the visa to the president of Colombia.
Our sovereignty does not kneel. Colombia is respected.#Sovereignty #Colombia– Yolanda Villavicencio Mapy (@ryvillavicencio) SEPTEMBER 29, 2025
The chancellor is not the only one who has taken this position. Before her, Augusto Ocampo, Legal Secretary of the Presidencyand the Daniel Quintero presidential candidate They had announced similar decisions, publicly supporting the president.
“It is an act of solidarity with the president and a way of defending national sovereignty”, Said Quintero, who has also been critical of United States foreign policy.
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To that list also joined Germán Ávila, Minister of Finance and Public Creditwho shared his decision through the Ministry account in X.
“In solidarity with President Petro and for the aggression that he was subject to the US government. UU. I have decided to renounce the use of the visa. To work for our people we do not need visa“The official said.
The same way, Rusinque sky, industry and commerce superintendentalso announced his voluntary resignation to his visa in support of the Head of State.
“Against all the principles of reason and humanity, the imperialist policy now intends to censor those who raise their voice to denounce the abominable genocide that is being committed in Gaza. It does so through certifications, visa revocation, illegal tariffs, budget reductions or armed intervention threats“He said on his social networks.
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