Persons living abroad who have held a citizenship card and have lost it or it has been stolen may request a duplicate at a Colombian consulate by fulfilling the following requirements:

• Personal attendance
• Citizenship card number
• Present a document identifying yourself as Colombian
• Three (3) color photographs cX5 cm., facing the camera, against a white background wearing dark clothes. If bald or whose hair is very light or white, the background must be blue.
• RH factor and blood group.
• Voucher for payment of the cost of the duplicate document.

To verify your citizenship card status and the place of issue, visit the website of the National Registry Office, which is the competent entity responsible for issuing these documents.

If you wish your citizenship card to be sent to a place other than where it was issued, you may request its transfer, free of cost, by filling out the form available on the Registry’s website at National Registry Office.

Costs and Means of Payment

Geographic Location Cost Europe and Cuba EUR € 28 Rest of the World USD $ 36.70 Citizen’s Guide to EPS

Please note that you must have formalized your request for copies before you can make the respective payment. Electronic payment: On the internet, to use the Electronic Payment System, press the Safe Payments On Line button (see our Citizen’s Guide to EPS). Remember that, in order to pay by EPS, you must have an active account in Colombia with a financial entity which provides electronic payment service. Means of payment must be verified for each consulate. See the Directory of Consulates.