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So I'm a dual US/Colombian citizen, and I just realized I booked a trip to Colombia on the same date my passport expires!

I still hold an up-to-date Colombian "cedula" (aka citizenship card), but I totally forgot that my passport would expire soon... can I still travel?

Could the airline or Colombian customs refuse to let me through for that? I have a brand new US passport, but I am going to travel with a one-way ticket to Colombia.

I plan on renewing my passport as soon as I can in Colombia as it's faster than going thru the slowpokes at the Colombian consulate in the US...

unknownprotocol
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In general, a citizen can't be denied to enter his own country that's sort of the meaning of being a citizen. Since you still have a valid passport there should be absolutely no problems. You are not a visitor, you are a citizen and all you need to do is convince the border guard you are a citizen. Even an expired passport would quite probably work but in this case, no problems.

Forget the US passport.

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On one on my last trips, in the immigration counter next to me, the agent was telling a traveler (with issues with dual nationality) that Colombia couldn't refuse colombian nationals the entry to Colombia, but if they want to leave the country again they had to resolve the problem with the colombian passport.

So I think that you won't have problems entering the country.

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I went into Colombia with my expired Colombian passport with no issues, the agent at migration Colombia told me that in order for me to leave the country, I had to show a renewed passport before leaving the country. While in country make the appointment and get a new passport. No big issues!

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