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‘By the principle of reciprocity, the Colombian government will ask for visas from British citizens,’ Colombian President Gustavo Petro said.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Nov. 26 that his country will impose visa requirements for British travelers in response to the UK’s decision to revoke visa-free entry to Colombian nationals.
The British government reinstated the visa requirement for Colombian citizens on Tuesday, citing the “significant increase in irregular migration cases” as the rationale for the change.
Colombian visitors will also require a direct transit visa to pass through the UK to another country as part of the UK’s border measures.
In response to the British government’s move, Petro said that his country would impose similar measures on British travelers, though he did not specify when the visa rules would be enforced.
“If the United Kingdom has reestablished the need for visas for the Colombian people, I have to say that by the principle of reciprocity, the Colombian government will ask for visas from British citizens who want to come to Colombia,” he wrote in a Nov. 26 post on social media platform X.
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