Do you need a visa to travel to Colombia?
Passport with a minimum validity of six (6) months at the time of the visa application, in good condition and with free pages to stamp the visa sticker, in the cases where it is required.
“Photographs: 1 Original(s) 3x4cm size in JPG format, with a maximum weight of 300 KB.
Additional annotations: in color and with white background; the face must be facing the camera and with neutral expression, the head complete and centered; both eyes must be open; neither hair nor accessories must cover the head or face; the image of the photo must be clear and have good resolution, it cannot contain other images different from the person’s own face, according to the technical specifications given in the electronic visa application form.”
“2. Health Policy: 1 Original(s) Scanned in PDF format.
Additional annotations: With coverage in the national territory against all risks in case of accident, illness, maternity, disability, hospitalization, death or repatriation, for the foreseen time of permanence in the country.”
” 3. Ticket reservation: 1 Original(s) Digitalized in PDF format.
Additional annotations: For entry into and departure from the country.”
4. Payment of the visa study: Once the electronic form has been completed and the documents have been digitalized, the web platform will generate a reference number with which the applicant will proceed to pay within the following ten (10) calendar days. The payment of the study of the application is non-refundable and does not compromise the granting of the visa.
5. Once the application is completed, with the required documents and the payment for the study, the Visa Authority will have up to 30 calendar days to issue a response. When the process of study and verification of documents requires consultation with other entities, the response time may exceed this period.
— The visa authority may request additional documentation, clarification of information, as well as conduct interviews in cases it deems appropriate. In case additional documentation or an interview is required, the request must be fulfilled by providing all the necessary documentation.
6. Make the payment for the issuance of the visa in case of approval of the application.
If the foreigner is outside Colombia, he/she must submit his/her application through the digital platform, before the Consular Office whose circumscription corresponds to his/her own country of residence or that third country where he/she is established with a temporary or permanent residence permit.
https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/tramites_servicios/visa/abece-visas
Within ten (10) working days following the payment of the approved visa, the Visa and Immigration Authority will issue and send the electronic visa to the foreigner’s e-mail address registered by the applicant. If the electronic visa has errors in its content, the holder must request the correction within fifteen (15) calendar days after the issuance. If such term has expired, the holder must request the transfer of the visa.
“The visa may be granted with a validity of up to 2 years taking into account the activity that the foreigner intends to carry out in Colombia.
The stay in the national territory authorized to the holder will be of a maximum of 180 continuous or discontinuous non-extendable days in each 365 days of use of the visa.”
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