Any foreign or national amateur radio operator not holding a Colombian amateur radio license but holding a valid foreign license from one of the following countries will be eligible to apply for a Reciprocal Licence obtaining equivalent operation conditions and qualification level to a Colombian license without the need to pass a local examination:
- ARGENTINA
- BOLIVIA
- BRASIL
- CANADA
- CHILE
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
- GERMANY
- SPAIN
- THE UNITED KINGDOM
- THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- URUGUAY
- VENEZUELA
You must provide in your application:
- A Translation of your passport into Spanish (if in a different language).
- A copy of your license.
- A translation into Spanish of your license (if in a different language).
- A copy of the payment receipt of government fees (license fee).
- A permit application form completed via RABCA.
- A written request signed by the interested person soliciting a reciprocal licence under law 94 of 1993. (LCRA can assist you with this matter).
- LCRA may provide you with a support letter and explain to the Ministry the matters concerning the reciprocal agreement in place
- Points 6 and 7 will attract a processing fee from LCRA payable via PayPal.
Unfortunately, LCRA cannot assist you with bank transactions, and you should ask someone for this step.
Since CITEL has not officially recognised Colombia’s IARP reciprocal agreement, an IARP permit is not currently valid to operate in Colombia, and nor does Colombia issue IARP permits.
Should you have any questions, please contact our IARU Liaison Officer at hk6o@lcra.org.co.