Resolution 14448 of 2022 of the Ministry of National Education (MEN)
Resolution 14448 of 2022 incorporates the Temporary Protection Permit (PPT) as a valid identification document for the process of validation of higher education degrees.
Circular 01 of 2017 of the Ministry of National Education (MEN)
Circular 01 of 2017 of the Ministry of National Education provides guidelines for the identification of the Venezuelan population and establishes that it is valid to identify Venezuelan children with the school transit document.
Resolution 187 of 2022 of the Colombian Institute for the Evaluation of Education (Icfes)
Resolution 187 of 2022 allows the Temporary Protection Permit (PPT) as a valid identity document for the presentation of State exams.
Presidential Directive 5 of 2022
Presidential Directive 5 of 2022 establishes the guidelines that all State institutions must follow to accept the Temporary Protection Permit (PPT) as a valid document for all internal procedures related to Venezuelan migrants. Specifically, this document allows the validation of...
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (ratified by Act 35 of 1961)
Article 22 states that Contracting States shall accord refugees the same treatment as nationals with regard to elementary education and shall accord the most favourable treatment possible with respect to education other than elementary education.
Decree 1075 of 2015
The first article establishes that the Special Residence Permit (PEP) is a valid identification document for Venezuelan nationals who are in Colombian territory, which allows them to access the institutional offer in education. Likewise, a transitory provision is included to...
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (ratified by Law 146 of 1994)
Article 30 states that all children of migrant workers have a fundamental right to equal access to education. Therefore, their admission to pre-school institutions or public schools cannot be denied or limited because of the irregular situation of their parents...
Political Constitution of Colombia 1991
Article 100 establishes that foreigners shall have the same civil rights and guarantees as those granted to Colombians, subject to the limitations established by law.
Law 1098 of 2006
The Children and Adolescents Code establishes that the rights of children and adolescents are applicable to both nationals and foreigners in Colombian territory. It also provides that those who refrain from receiving a minor in public educational establishments may incur...
Judgment T-375 of 2006
In Judgment T-375 of 2006, the Constitutional Court stated that, both in the 1991 Constitution of Colombia and in international treaties, there is a clear mandate to promote access to education for members of black communities, both for the preservation...