The Colombian Foreign Ministry has launched an urgent call to all citizens who have processed their passports and have not yet collected them, urging them to go to the corresponding offices and claim their documents before they are destroyed.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, At the headquarters in Bogotá, as well as in the Colombian departments and consulates around the world, around 40 thousand people have not yet claimed their passports. This figure represents the same number of documents that could be destroyed if they are not claimed in time.
In an official statement, the ministry warned that many of these passports are close to reaching the maximum legal delivery date, which is six months. Once this period has passed, the documents are scheduled for destruction. It is estimated that for this month of March, Approximately 1,500 passports could be disposed of by the contractor in charge.
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The Foreign Ministry pointed out that up to 3,500 expedition requests are being attended to daily of passports only in Bogotá. To pick up these documents, it is not necessary to schedule an appointment; All you have to do is show up at the corresponding office within established business hours, both in Colombia and abroad, with your identification document.
“Andrea Garzón, coordinator of the Central Headquarters (Bogotá) of Passports of the Chancellery,” said: “We invite all citizens who have processed their passport and have not presented themselves to the offices to claim them, to go to the offices and “Don’t let your passports be destroyed.”
This call seeks to avoid the loss of documents and facilitate the process for citizens who require their passport for various procedures and trips.
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