Venezuelans may enter Colombia with any of these documents: Passport, identity card, Special Permit to Stay (PEP), Temporary Protection Permit (PPT) or Border Mobility Card (TMF).
Colombian Migration reported this Tuesday, the 29th, about the flexibility of the schedules and requirements for the entry of Venezuelans through the five border crossings enabled since last September 26, when the reopening of the border between the two countries was completed.
In resolution 3,534, Migration Colombia indicated the extension of hours at the five immigration checkpoints enabled to date. All will receive Venezuelans at 5:00 in the morning, but the closing time varies depending on the entity
- Paraguachón – Maicao La Guajira (Zulia): 5:00 am to 8:00 pm for crew of cargo vehicles
- Puerto Santander (La Unión Bridge – Táchira): 5:00 am to 4:00 pm. Conventional sealing will be done
- Francisco de Paula Santander and Simón Bolívar Bridges (Táchira): 5:00 am to 8:00 pm for crew of cargo vehicles
- José Antonio Páez Bridge (Apure): 5:00 am to 8:00 pm
- Inírida and Puerto Carreño (Apure – Amazonas): 5:00 am to 6:00 pm
Regarding the requirements to go through immigration control posts, the institution explained that Venezuelans may enter Colombia with any of these documents: Passport, identity card, Special Permit to Stay (PEP), Temporary Protection Permit (PPT) or Border Mobility Card (TMF).
Now the border crossing is more organized and has the following schedules:
La Guajira: 5 am to 8 pm
Port Santander: 5 am to 4 pm
Ptes. Francisco de Paula Santander and Simón Bolívar: 5 am to 8 pm
Pte. José Antonio Páez: 5 am to 8 pm
Inírida and Puerto Carreño: 5 am to 6 pm pic.twitter.com/XE0uJi3XCN– Colombian Migration (@MigrationCol) November 29, 2022
In the case of minors, Migration indicated that they may enter “with their respective birth certificate.”
Fernando García, director of Migration Colombia, said that these measures respond to the reopening of the borders between Colombia and Venezuela as part of the commitment to work for a more humane migration.
It is expected that from January 2023, according to The opinion of Cúcutaprivate vehicles may circulate on the Francisco de Paula Santander, Simón Bolívar and Tienditas bridges.
Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro and Colombian President Gustavo Petro signed the past November 1 a joint declaration in the Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, after a working meeting that lasted almost four hours. Both presidents discussed the new steps towards a “total and assured” opening of the border, as well as possible advances in commercial and security relations and the return of Venezuela to the Inter-American Human Rights System.
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