The Government reported that it will enter into force on April 1, 2026 and will have an execution period of ten years, until 2036.
President Gustavo Petro’s government published in the Secop I The agreement between the National Printing and the Casa de La Moneda de Portugalwhich establishes the details of the new passport model.
According to the document, The amount of the agreement amounts to $ 1,308,034,931 and will be funded with resources from the General Budget of the Nation.
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According to the information delivered, it will enter into force on April 1, 2026 and will have an execution period of ten years, until 2036, “Under a scheme oriented to the protection of the sovereignty of the personal data of Colombian citizens.”
While the new model is implemented, the government will extend the contract with the temporary union led by Thomas Greg & Sons until March 31, 2026, in order to guarantee the continuity of the service.
The agreement establishes that the objective is to set “The rules for the cooperation and participation of the INCM in the process of transferring knowledge and implementation of the production and customization project of passport notebookstravel documents and visa labels of the Republic of Colombia, through the implementation of the new production model and issuance of passports and visa labels in the country, in accordance with the terms and conditions contained in this agreement and in the proposal ”.
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As explained by the Foreign Ministry in a statement, Portugal’s proposal was chosen because it was the option that offered more speed in the transfer of knowledge and greater donations for Colombia He can produce, after ten years, his own passports in a full, autonomous and sovereign way.
“In the initial stage, the Portuguese Currency House will prepare the passport notebooks under the highest international security standards, incorporating latest technology and complying with the technical and regulatory guidelines established by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which will allow positioning the Colombian passport as one of the safest in the world, ”explained the entity.
The Ministry of Foreign also stressed that the change in the passport expedition model, through public entities, It seeks to consolidate a technological and industrial independence policy regarding identity documentation.
“This implementation represents the culmination of a strategic commitment of the President of the Republic, Built for about two years, which incorporates all the legal and financial tools necessary to guarantee the sustainability and solidity of the new passport model, ”concluded the Foreign Ministry.
Source: Integrated information system.
