It’s official: the changes in the passport issuance process

The Chancellery and the Administrative Department for Public Function announced crucial news for the passport issuance process in the country.

As mentioned, through the implementation of rationalization strategies established in the Single Procedures Information System (Suit)we seek to optimize the process so that it is now much easier and more accessible to citizens.

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The changes that this process will have will be: extension of the public service hours for issuing the document in offices in Bogotá; significant reduction in passport value; and optimization of the application for scheduling appointments.

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Likewise, The cost of the procedure for which this document is issued at the departmental level is being evaluated.with the purpose of being the same throughout the national territory.

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Public Service reported that Until August of this year, 498 actions to rationalize procedures have been carried out throughout the country with the help of 145 national and territorial entities. In 2023 alone, the savings from the rationalization of procedures exceeded 36.8 billion pesos.

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