The Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas ratified the intention of the Ministry of Foreign Relations (Mirex) to provide services of documents certifications (apostilles) to be available online before the end of 2018. “This will improve services to citizens and optimize state resources,” said Vargas.
Colombian experts are assisting the ministry in setting up the new program in combination with the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development as part of the technical cooperation between the two countries.
Vargas explained that Mirex has invested a lot of money in new technologies and in the preparation of the necessary platform. By means of the apostille, the Ministry of Foreign Relations validates the origin of a public document so that this can be accepted by other nations. Internationally, apostilles authenticate the seals and signatures of officials on public documents such as birth certificates, court orders, or any other document issued by a public authority.
The department of Legalization of the Deputy Minister for Consulate and Immigration Affairs of the Ministry sees approximately 750 persons and legalizes with the apostille some 1,300 documents each day.
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El Nacional
9 August 2018
