Chet Hanks, the son of the American actor Tom Hanks and actress Rita Wilsonis currently in Colombia. He explained that he was unable to return to the United States due to lack of proper travel documentsIn a video posted on his Instagram account, the 35-year-old comedian recounted in detail the circumstances that led him to find himself stuck in Medellín.
Chet Hanks had initially traveled from Puerto Rico, where he had attended a friend's birthday party, and then decided to make a detour to Medellín to visit another friend. He explained that he had chosen to traveling with your Greek passportwhich he possesses due to his dual citizenship, as his American passport was nearing its expiration date; he had remained at home for this reason. In his video, he explains: "They tell me that if I use a foreign passport, I need a green card to return to America."referring to the permanent resident card held by foreigners but not by U.S. citizens.
Faced with this refusal to board a flight to the United States, Chet Hanks expressed his misunderstanding and his frustration in the video by sending the message "Free me" to his approximately 600,000 subscribers, in other words "Free me"He admitted he did not know how to resolve the situation without going to the US embassy, which can issue replacement documents, the only one in Bogotá, about an hour's flight from Medellín.
The rules of the U.S. State Department specify that every U.S. citizen must use a A valid US passport is required to enter or leave the country by air.Even in cases of dual nationality, this explains the denied boarding. This point is at the heart of Hanks' misfortune, as he finds himself unable to board a flight back to his country.
Chet Hanks nevertheless tried to reassure his followers by posting photos and videos from Medellín, indicating that he is doing well despite everything. He notably shared a picture in a local gym with the caption in Spanish, "Estamos bien, no te preocupes" (We're fine, don't worry).
A situation reminiscent of the film "The Terminal"
The situation is ironically reminiscent of the film's scenario. Terminal , in which Tom Hanks plays a character stuck in an international airport due to a lack of valid documents.
In this film, directed by Steven Spielberg and released in 2004, Viktor Navorski, interpreted by Tom Hanksremains stuck at the airport nearly nine monthsDue to the sudden invalidation of his passport following the coup in his fictional country, Krakozhia, he adapts to life in the transit zone and develops relationships with the airport staff and passengers. Reality seems to have caught up with fiction, though obviously, we wish Chet Hanks wouldn't be stuck there for so long…
