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Thread: Dual Citizenship
So, to summarize. Drew will always be considered a Colombian citizen, and MUST enter Colombia on his COLOMBIAN passport. So, if you plan to return to Colombia, he must have a current passport. Passports can be allowed to expire. Just like here in the US. However, if you do forsee a trip tp COlombia in the future (for another adoption for example), you will need to keep his passport current. In your case, you can do this by mail. Fill out the application -- available on-line and mail the application, new pictures, old passport and fees to the consulate in San Francisco. My DH got his back in 1 week. Not all consulates allow you to mail it in but SF does and WE (you and I) live in a state that is part of the SF Consulate's jurisdiction. So, if you don't live in the SF jurisdiciton, you will need to call your local Colombian consulate and find out if they require you to go to the consulate in person to renew your passport. As a corrollary to this, your child must also serve in the Colombian army if he plans to go back to Colombia. There are ways to get exceptions to this, (for example -- he can serve a two year mission for your church, or join the catholic priesthood or plans to stay out of the country from 18-28 years of age-- you pay a fee of $115 US dollars every other year for 10 years and eventually can get the LIBRETA MILITAR), but these and other exceptions may well change in the next 15 years -- so it would be a good idea to start checking back with the consulate his junior/senior year of high school. Of course, this is only an issue if your son wants to travel, live or work in Colombia as an adult. Something to think about in the future. Here is more info:[URL="http://consuladocolombiala.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=55&Itemid=43"]Consulado General De Colombia En Los Angeles - LIBRETA MILITAR[/URL][url=http://www.ejercito.mil.co/index.php?idcategoria=373]Servicio Militar - Ejercito Nacional de Colombia[/url]
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