The Venezuelan migrants in Colombia will be able accredit your university degrees in the country through a service launched through an agreement between the representation of Juan Guaidó on national soil and the government of Iván Duque, the Venezuelan opposition sector reported on Tuesday.
(See: 88% of Venezuelans in the country applied for the Protection Permit).
“Given the difficulty that arises in Venezuela to apostille higher education degrees, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia and the Border Management“, in coordination with the Venezuelan opposition, they adopted”a temporary, transitory, expeditious, exceptional and alternative mechanism“to validate studies completed in Venezuela.
The procedure will be carried out before the Guaidó representative office in Colombia with a “consular certification on validity, legitimacy and authenticity“of the documents issued by legally recognized higher education institutions In Venezuela.
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In order to access this certification, applicants must be registered in the Consular Single Registry (RUC), and then make the request online, through the page co.embajadavenezuela.org, in which they must fill out the corresponding form and provide some documents.
Once the information has been verified, the people who have made the request will receive, via email, the certification, which must be subsequently legalized through the website of the Colombian Foreign Ministry.
This measure is part, as detailed by the Venezuelan opposition, of the “comprehensive immigration policy adopted by the Colombian Government, which seeks to ensure respect for human dignity, well-being and protection of this population“.
(See: Colombia will regularize 1 million Venezuelans in 2022).
However, the implementation of this temporary mechanism does not exempt from the process of validation of titles established by the authorities, but “represents an opportunity for these citizens to meet requirements and initiate their procedures legally and in accordance with Colombian requirements and regulations.“.
According to Migración Colombia, in the country there are 1,842,390 Venezuelan migrants registered, cut to the month of August, which represents 99,463 more people than at the beginning of the year.
(See: Campaign launched to promote inclusion of Venezuelans in jobs).
EFE
