Columbian consular mission for Saba, Statia and St. Maarten

The Daily Herald reports that the Consulate of Colombia located in Willemstad, Curaçao, announces that it is preparing another consular mission to St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius, to be realised in the second quarter of 2014. The main purpose of the mission is to provide consular services to members of the Colombian community residing in St. Maarten, Saba and Statia.

Consular services offered would be those relating to passports, birth certificates of children of Colombian citizens born in those islands, identity cards issued to minors, certificates of citizenship, proof of being alive, authorisation procedures for minors to leave the islands, procedures related to the Colombian nationality, Colombian public documents and visas to visit Colombia, among other issues.

Colombia’s Consul stationed in Curaçao, Alfonso Vélez Rivas appeals to people requiring consular assistance during the upcoming consul mission, to contact the Colombian consulate in Curaçao beforehand to register and to acquire pertinent information.

Interested people are asked to call the consulate in Curaçao on telephone numbers (+5999) 465-0008 or (+5999)461-4663, or via e-mail at cwillemstad@cancilleria. gov.co.