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When I arrived in Medellin earlier this month handed the customs agent my passport and a print out of my check mig. He did not even look at the check mig. I asked him if he had it in his system and he said yes. So you should probably do it on the way out too since they will know if you did it or not and of course on the way in.
[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2810534]Ok. I just found myself in the group that not get the checkmig email. It says it was completed correctly and the correct email is listed, but I did not receive it in normal or spam boxes.[/QUOTE]Well 5 days later I just received the checkmig email!
[QUOTE=Nypher;2810496]I believe the website asks for flight date, not arrival date. Input the date when your flight departs.[/QUOTE]The really nice thing about Migracion Colombia is that they're not a bunch of cunts like the TSA Nazis. Very human, very friendly, happy to sort out the stupid shit to get wrong on the form and more. Don't sweat it.
[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2812266]Well 5 days later I just received the checkmig email![/QUOTE]Same for me I got it this morning and have been home for four days wish they would just get rid of it altogether.
[QUOTE=AddictedToWomen;2812388]The really nice thing about Migracion Colombia is that they're not a bunch of cunts like the TSA Nazis. Very human, very friendly,[/QUOTE]You are comparing barbers and florists. TSA (Transportation Security Admin) has nothing to do with immigration and Dirección Nacional de Inteligencia (Colombian immigration) has nothing to do with the security in the airport.
[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2812266]Well 5 days later I just received the checkmig email![/QUOTE]Crazy they only give a 72 hour window to fill out the form but email the confirmation 5 days later that's required to be visually seen by a gate agent before boarding by the departing country.
I hope others paid attention to your post and take it into account to use the print to PDF option or take a screen shot when on that confirmation page this way they can have a soft copy on their phone.
[QUOTE=Bdd1124;2812432]Same for me I got it this morning and have been home for four days wish they would just get rid of it altogether.[/QUOTE]At first I hated the Check Mig form but on further review I think it is a good thing as when you get to the Customs officer it is a quick stamp and no questions about the hotel you are staying at. I really think it speeds things up. As far as the return home Check Mig well that is a waste of time as nobody cares about it but just in case you fill it out anyway.
[QUOTE=JohnGault;2812759]At first I hated the Check Mig form but on further review I think it is a good thing as when you get to the Customs officer it is a quick stamp and no questions about the hotel you are staying at. I really think it speeds things up. As far as the return home Check Mig well that is a waste of time as nobody cares about it but just in case you fill it out anyway.[/QUOTE]I just landed in Bogota an hour ago. I had my CheckMig from but the immigraccion officer still asked my hotels address and typed in manually in her computer.
[QUOTE=HombreIndio;2812952]I just landed in Bogota an hour ago. I had my CheckMig from but the immigraccion officer still asked my hotels address and typed in manually in her computer.[/QUOTE]So on Monday, I landed at Bogota Airport and went to a hotel to spend few hours to refresh and then took my next flight to Brazil. Today I flew back in to Bogota. If you are ever doing that, please make sure that you have your yellow vaccination done 10 days before your travel to Colombia. They are more strict about that than the check mig. They won't even let you board the plane if you don't have it if you are travelling from Brazil. If you are travelling from USA, you don't need that.
When I landed in Bogota, I had my Check Mig printed and in my pocket. I just decided to not to voluntarily present it to see if the immigration officer asks for it or not. He didn't. Doesn't mean that you will NOT be asked for it. I guess it all depends on the officer. The point I am trying to make is that I had two different experiences at Colombia immigration within the same week. So, if someone tells you that they didn't ask them for this or that, don't let that dictate you to omit anything. Just cover all the bases.
[QUOTE=HombreIndio;2812952]I just landed in Bogota an hour ago. I had my CheckMig from but the immigraccion officer still asked my hotels address and typed in manually in her computer.[/QUOTE]The checkmig does not have a place to put where you are staying, so the immigration person always asks and types it in. I always just say Bogota and Marriott Hotel to keep it simple. You do not need a physical checkmig form. Immigration in Bogota does not ask to see that because it is in their computer, although the place you are starting from may ask for proof that you have done it.
[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2813880]The checkmig does not have a place to put where you are staying, so the immigration person always asks and types it in.[/QUOTE]I believe it does have a place for that information unless I'm mistaken. Everytime I've done it from the computer, on the last page, the last piece of information it asks for is where are you staying and a phone number IIRC. It's the most frustrating part to me because it does not allow users to paste in the information copied from another page and I have to manually type in that long ass address. Maybe it's different when using the mobile app? I've never used it but I recall others said they have.
I'm flying to Colombia next week. I know Copa Airlines in San Francisco is going to ask to see my CheckMig form before I can get on the plane. Its happened everytime before. BUT when I get to Cali I've never been asked for the CheckMig form by Colombian Customs. Go figure, maybe they have it in their computer system. Out.
[QUOTE=BayBoy;2813979]I'm flying to Colombia next week. I know Copa Airlines in San Francisco is going to ask to see my CheckMig form before I can get on the plane. Its happened everytime before. BUT when I get to Cali I've never been asked for the CheckMig form by Colombian Customs. Go figure, maybe they have it in their computer system. Out.[/QUOTE]Yeah, no one checked checkMIG when flying in or out of Colombia. I think the congestion has caused the government to stop asking for it and the immunization card. Lines had been crazy long, up to 2 hours. They have put in the biometric scanners for Colombians but the system crashed on my gal.
I flew out of Bogota and the line to leave was long but went quickly.
I flew into Medellin and an agent there asked for my phone number which was new. The standard questions of how long are you staying and where are you staying were asked.
I came into Medellin this time versus Cartagena. There was no agent in the foreigners line so I went in the Colombian line. Eventually, a second female agent came in. She looked through my passport and saw all the Colombia stamps and I think assumed I was a promiscuous monger versus having a GF so she sent me back to the foreigners line. LOL. Maybe it is best to pick out male customs agents if you are a monger flying into Medellin.
[QUOTE=Nypher;2813961]the last piece of information it asks for is where are you staying and a phone number..[/QUOTE]Its clearly just a box ticking exercise. They have no interest in chking anything. They don't ask for a confirmed reservation. Just type whatever is easiest. CL -XX, YY-ZZ. Bogota. The End.
[QUOTE=BayBoy;2813979]I'm flying to Colombia next week. I know Copa Airlines in San Francisco is going to ask to see my CheckMig form before I can get on the plane. Its happened everytime before. BUT when I get to Cali I've never been asked for the CheckMig form by Colombian Customs. Go figure, maybe they have it in their computer system. Out.[/QUOTE]Of course. That was its purpose, to have your information in advance on their computer system. And as such it will probably continue to be used.
Although a couple of months ago I flew in on Avianca and had forgotten all about it and nothing happened. Perhaps the check in counter in San Jose entered the information for me, but I don't remember that if it did happen.