The process of the American visa at the United States embassy in Bogotá resumed this Friday, after diplomatic tension between the two countries.
The process of the American Visa at the United States Embassy in Bogotá resumed on Friday, after remaining suspended since last Monday, after a day of tension between Presidents Donald Trump and Gustavo Petro.
Videos published in different local media and social networks show long lines and congestion, due to the agglomeration of applicants,
The Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the United States decided to restore the normal activities of its consular section and the granting of visas as of Friday, January 31.
The Colombian Foreign Ministry had announced Thursday That the United States would restore the normal activities of its consular section on Friday and, last Tuesday had indicated that this week the services in the US consulate would be normalized.
At the moment, the Visas Office has indicated, those who were canceled the appointments, which these will be rescheduled, through an email, where the new date and time of the appointment will be notified.
In an interview with the Voice of Americathese citizens reported that they carried Between two and four years waiting For the procedure and must now wait for the new notification of the embassy.
Last Sunday, at dawn, the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, did not allow the landing of US military aircraft with deported Colombians, generating the strong reaction of the White House to suspend the process of visas.
Even after various messages with tariff threats and diplomatic sanctions to Colombia, the day finally ended in the acceptance of Washington's deportation conditions.
So far, four airplanes with Colombian migrants deported from the US have landed.