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Expert: - 7/4/2008


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I will be traveling to Colombia with my 15 year old for three weeks.  I am not sure what, if any, paperwork I will need since my husband is not traveling with us.  The website for the Colombian consulate is only in Spanish and it is virtually impossible to get through via telephone.  The airline says nothing and other sites indicate that I need a notarized letter from my husband (translated into Spanish) giving permission for my son to travel without him.  Do you know which one is true?

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Dear Maria,

I'm not an expert on these kind of paperwork but I would think that as long as you are all U.S citizens with an american passport and you bring with you the notarized permission from your husband, there should be no issues.

Nevertheless, contact the Colombian embassy in Washington. Here are the details:

Email
emwas@colombiaemb.org

Phone:
(202)-387-8338

Fax:
(202)-232-8643

Be extra careful with these preparations to avoid any issues.

Good luck

JC

Colombia

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First of all: I do NOT answer questions about Passports, Legal issues, Government procedures nor person searches. I know very little about these topics. Please don't insist ! I'm a middle-age Colombian with a thirst for travel. I've managed to travel through good portions of this complex but fascinating country and could provide advice on destinations, special care, hazards, prices and highlights. I've also traveled throughout a part of Central and South America, Australia, Asia, Europe and North America, so I think I could provide some balanced advice, avoiding nationalistic hype but also pointing out some particular, unique charms of this unusual land.

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Constant traveler, scuba-diver, Media Communication academic, amateur photographer.

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PhD in Media Communication. I speak Spanish, English, French, Portuguese and a bit of German.

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