What does this NEW PROGRAM mean to us?
Here is what the Colombian government’s official immigration and customs website says about the NEW “Hostelero” program, and its requirements. (This is a Spanish to English translation the site provides) Hosting Services: In hotels, pensions, hostels, residences, hostels and other establishments that provide the hosting service and camps in any form, are authorized to request identification presentation to foreigners for purposes of registration or service delivery and keep a daily log of foreigners with continuous numbering of entry and exit of the users of these services, which containing the following information: full names, nationality and identity, date of birth, gender, profession, place of origin, destination and arrival and departure. These establishments will report daily to the Special Administrative Unit Migration Colombia, the news about the entry and exit of foreign definitive means established for that purpose, subject to the revision that may be made at any time the immigration authorities. The owners or managers of real estate, estates, apartments, houses or properties for the hotel, who leased or serving lodging and camping in any form to foreigners, must inform the Special Administrative Unit Migration Colombia in writing or in the form provided for this. Finally, within five (5) business days of having made the formal surrender of the property, for which you must enter the same information provided in the first paragraph of this Article. The immigration authorities are empowered to exercise control of these facilities at any time. Special Administrative Unit Migration Colombia regulate the information required in the preceding paragraph by administrative act. The owners, managers, charterers, forks and bailees of hotels, pensions, hostels, residences, apartment, farms, houses apartments and other service establishments providing lodging and camping in any form, provide information to the Special Administrative Unit Migration Colombia, on registration of Colombian citizens, when so required.-migracioncolombia.gov.co - See more at: http://shark-tank.net/2013/09/10/colombia-implements-hotel-guest-immigration-tracking-program/#sthash.i56vxEge.dpuf
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What does this NEW PROGRAM mean to us?
[QUOTE=Legal Tender;1470680]Read more at: http://shark-tank.net/2013/09/10/colombia-implements-hotel-guest-immigration-tracking-program/ | The Shark Tank[/QUOTE]This is something that a lot of countries do to track visitors to their countries. Usually no one even looks at the reports as they are just filed away. Nothing to worry about. Keep mongering.