Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Colombia Offers Temporary Legal Status To Nearly 1 Million Venezuelan Migrants

Colombian President Ivan Duque (right) and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Italian Filippo Grandi (left) held a briefing in Bogota on Feb. 8 to announce the temporary regularization of almost one million undocumented Venezuelans living in Colombia.

The move will allow migrants to work legally in Colombia, obtain 10-year residence permits and access social services including healthcare and COVID-19 vaccines.

(Image credit: Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images)

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