Haitian migrants stand while seeking to resolve their legal situation to avoid deportation from Colombia and continue their way to Panama and the United States, in Cali, Colombia, August 10, 2016.
The Safe Mobility scheme was agreed between Colombia, Panama and the United States in April in a bid to address humanitarian issues in the Darien, where migrants often suffer death, injury and crime.
Colombian towns on the way to the Darien are regularly hugely overcrowded with migrants attempting to move along the irregular route.
Haitian, Cuban and Venezuelan migrants who entered Colombia legally through June 11 this year can apply online for potential spots to enter the United State, the Colombia foreign ministry statement said.
Colombia will not intercede in any migration decisions, it said.
Persons:
Jaime Saldarriaga, Julia Symmes Cobb, Andrea Ricci
Organizations:
REUTERS, United Nations Refugee Agency, United State, Safe Mobility, UN, Thomson
Locations:
Colombia, Panama, United States, Cali , Colombia, BOGOTA, Cuban, Darien, United, Soacha, Medellin, Cali