On Monday, Colombia’s ambassador to the United States, Luis Gilberto Murillo, announced that the national government is processing the proposal to abolish the tourist visa for Colombians wishing to enter the North American country.
The diplomat assured that there is no “logic” that since Colombia is a “strategic ally” of the US, the procedure to enter that country is “more delayed”.
“The Colombian people should be able to travel to the United States as a tourist without a visa (…) we have information that (the United States) is the country in the world where this process takes the longest. We are strategic allies, this situation must be corrected. There is no logic,” said the ambassador in dialogue with RCN.
He insisted: “It doesn’t look good and the fact that it takes about 850 days for someone to get an appointment after submitting the application doesn’t look good and causes problems.”
He added that the Embassy “has spoken orally, but we hope to do so formally very soon”.
It should be noted that a few days ago, in the Casa de Nariño, President Gustavo Petro met with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who outlined the policy of the fight against drug trafficking.
On the other hand, Murillo celebrated the recent decision by US President Joe Biden not to view consumers as criminals.
“It’s the right way for the world to rethink drug policy, put people first, not criminalize them and treat them as a public health problem,” Murillo said.
He reiterated the need to fundamentally change counter-narcotics policies that have had “serious negative impacts on people’s lives and ecosystems” in Colombia.
Source: El Heraldo
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