I read it that anyone with a cedula MUST get the new one. I didn't see anything about non-residents not being able to use their Passport for banking, etc.
thats the way i see it, too.
the old cedulas are no longer valid,
they anyways went out of "validation" january 10th 2015.
the Gov only extended the time period to get old ones changed into new ones for FREE, but they did NOT extend the validity of the old cedulas.
so it was clear that one sunny day after jan 10th 2015, some things will not be available anymore with a old cedula.
to me it reads that everything, which been available by valid passport, will still be available by such passport.
banking, prepaid phones etc etc.
Mke