Colombian passport

  • Colombian passport
  • Pasaporte colombiano
The front cover of a Colombian biometric passport since 2015 (with chip ).
The information page of a Colombian biometric passport (since 2018).
TypePassport
Issued by Colombia
First issuedBiometric passport (September 2015, 01; 9 years ago (01-09-2015))
Current version (July 2018, 15; 6 years ago (15-07-2018))
PurposeInternational travel
EligibilityColombian nationality
ExpirationValid for 10 years after issuance (persons aged 18 and over)
Renewal for children (Passport must be renewed when the person is 7 years old, after processing the tarjeta de identidad)
Renewal by age of majority (the passport must be renewed when the person is 18 years old, after processing the identity document)
Cost269.000 COP (USD69)

Colombian passport (Spanish: Pasaporte colombiano) is a travel document which is issued to nationals of Colombia for the purpose of international travel. Since September 2015, a biometric passport has been issued, but the previously issued machine-readable passport can be used until its expiration date.

Colombian citizens do not need a passport when traveling to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. For these countries, they may use just their domestic identification cards called Cédula de Ciudadanía.[1][2]

Several drivers resulted in the issuing of the document:

  • The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) issued Resolution No. A36-15 in which it urged its 190 member countries to issue machine-readable passports from 2010. The intent of this resolution was to ensure the security and integrity of travel documents worldwide.
  • Increased safety: The new book has special design features, and print materials that correspond to three levels of security.
  • Allowing quick migration processes: the machine-readable zone facilitates the process of recognition and registration of the passenger when entering or leaving a country, because a machine automatically interprets the information encoded in their passport, which reduces approximately 50% on-call time by immigration agents.
  1. ^ "Acuerdo sobre Documentos de Viaje de los Estados Partes del MERCOSUR y Estados Asociados" (PDF) (in Spanish). mercosur.int. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  2. ^ "En 2014 se aprobó el "Segundo Acuerdo Modificatorio del Anexo del Acuerdo sobre Documentos de Viaje de los Estados Partes del MERCOSUR y Estados Asociados"" (PDF) (in Spanish). mercosur.int. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2016.