The strategy of regularizing Venezuelan migrants in Colombia was done since 2022, in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), but resources were frozen, for now, for 90 days
Migration Colombia reported through a statement that the freezing of international cooperation resources to several countries and international cooperation agencies operate in Latin America, including the International Organization for Migration (IIM) «directly impacts the operation of the operation of the Points for the attention of foreigners, called Migration Points Colombia, which had been operating immigration regularization activities ».
The strategy of regularizing Venezuelan migrants in Colombia was done since 2022, in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
The paralysis of funds will be applied, for now, for 90 days in which it will be reviewed what contributions continue and which do not.
Given this situation, Migration Colombia said that they prepare all guidelines, communications and actions to face difficulties in the face of regularization of these citizens.
«Once this work is completed, the mayorships will be informed where these issues are worked to articulate the respective actions. Colombia Migration, following the guidelines established by the National Government, confirms the commitment to work the regularization projects for and for our Venezuelan migrants, ”said the entity in the statement.
About the operation of #Pontosvisibles where the regularization processes of the Venezuelan migrant population are attending, @Migracioncol It is allowed to inform 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/8gez2grute
– Migration Colombia (@Migracioncol) February 3, 2025
According to Colombia Migration reports, there are 77 visible active points in 28 of the 32 departments of Colombia, which are spaces designed to facilitate the access of Venezuelan migrants to regularization processes.
In addition to issuing permits, visible points offer technical assistance and guidance to migrants, helping them to understand the benefits of the temporal protection statute and the necessary steps to access the available services. This integral approach seeks not only to regularize the immigration status of Venezuelans, but also promote their integration into the reception communities.
Colombia is the country that houses more Venezuelan migrants, with a total of 2,808,165, of these, 2.6 million have the temporal protection permit (PPT).
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*Journalism in Venezuela is exercised in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments arranged for the punishment of the word, especially the laws “against hatred”, “against fascism” and “against blockade.” This content was written taking into consideration the threats and limits that, consequently, have been imposed on the dissemination of information from within the country.
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