Visa Information

General information on Colombian visas

If you require a visa to enter Colombia (please see information by country below), applications can be done online here. This site is available in both English and Spanish. Before starting, please read these instructions, which also provide useful tips and tricks for navigating the online system.

If you have any questions about the process or require supporting documentation, please write to summit@detonante.com. If you received a travel grant from the Global Fund for Community Foundations, please contact Mihaela Giurgiu (mihaela@globalfundcf.org).

• Argentina

• Brazil

• Bolivia

• Chile

• Ecuador

• Guyana

• Paraguay

• Perú

Countries that do not require a visa to enter Colombia

If your passport is from one of these countries or territories, you do not require a visa to enter Colombia. You are required to travel with your passport.

• Albania

• Andorra

• Aruba

• Australia

• Austria

• Azerbaijan

• Bahamas

• Barbados

• Belgium

• Belize

• Bolivia

• Bonaire

• Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Bulgaria

• Brunei

• Butan

• Canada

• Chile

• Costa Rica

• Croatia

• Curacao

• Cyprus

• Czechia

• Denmark

• Dominica

• Dominican Republic

• Estonia

• Fiji

• Finland

• France

• French Guyana

• French Polynesia

• Georgia

• Germany

• Greece

• Grenada

• Guadeloupe

• Guatemala

• Guyana

• Honduras

• Hong Kong

• Hungary

• Iceland

• Indonesia

• Ireland

• Israel

• Italy

• Jamaica

• Japan

• Kazakhstan

• Latvia

• Liechtenstein

• Lithuania

• Luxembourg

• Malta

• Marshall Islands

• Martinique

• Mayotte

• Mexico

• Micronesia

• Moldova

• Monaco

• Montenegro

• Morocco

• Netherlands

• New Caledonia

• New Zealand

• North Macedonia

• Norway

• Oman

• Palau

• Panama

• Papua New Guinea

• Paraguay

• Peru

• Philippines

• Poland

• Portugal

• Qatar

• Réunion

• Romania

• Russian Federation

• Saba

• Saint Barthélémy

• Saint Eustatius

• Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Saint Maarten

• Saint Martin

• Saint Pïerre et Miquelon

• Samoa

• San Marino

• Serbia

• Singapore

• Slovakia

• Slovenia

• Solomon Islands

• South Korea

• Spain

• St. Lucia

• St. Vincent and the Grenadines

• Sweden

• Switzerland

• Trinidad and Tobago

• Turkey

• Ukraine

• United Arab Emirates

• United Kingdom and Northern Ireland

• United States of America

• Venezuela

• Wallis and Futuna

Countries that are visa exempt to enter Colombia if you have a USA or Schengen visa

Your USA or Schengen visa must be valid for more than 180 days at the time of entering Colombia. If you don't have a USA or Schengen visa, you should request one.

• Cambodia

• India

• Myanmar

• Nicaragua

Countries that require a visa to enter Colombia

• Afghanistan

• Angola (Applications processed at South Africa’s consulate)

• Algeria

• Armenia

• Bahrain

• Bangladesh

• Belarus

• Benin (Applications processed at Ghana’s Consulate)

• Botswana (Applications processed at South Africa’s consulate)

• Burkina Faso (Applications processed at Ghana’s Consulate)

• Burundi

• Bhutan

• Cameroon (Applications processed at Ghana’s Consulate)

• Cape Verde (Applications processed at Ghana’s Consulate)

• Central African Republic

• Chad

• Comoros (Applications processed at South Africa’s consulate)

• Congo

• Cuba

• Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Djibouti

• East Timor

• Egypt

• Equatorial Guinea (Applications processed at Ghana’s Consulate)

• Eritrea

• Eswatini (Applications processed at South Africa’s consulate)

• Ethiopia

• Gabon (Applications processed at South Africa’s consulate)

• Gambia (Applications processed at Ghana’s Consulate)

• Ghana

• Guinea (Applications processed at Ghana’s Consulate)

• Guinea-Bissau (Applications processed at Ghana’s Consulate)

• Haiti

• Iran

• Iraq

• Ivory Coast (Applications processed at Ghana’s Consulate)

• Jordan

• Kenya

• Kiribati

• Kosovo

• Kuwait

• Kyrgyzstan

• Laos Democratic Republic

• Lesotho (Applications processed at South Africa’s consulate)

• Lebanon

• Liberia (Applications processed at Ghana’s Consulate)

• Libya

• Macau

• Madagascar (Applications processed at South Africa’s consulate)

• Malawi (Applications processed at South Africa’s consulate)

• Malaysia

• Maldives

• Mali (Applications processed at Ghana’s Consulate)

• Mauricio (Applications processed at South Africa’s consulate)

• Mauritania (Applications processed at Ghana’s Consulate)

• Mongolia

• Mozambique (Applications processed at South Africa’s consulate)

• Namibia (Applications processed at South Africa’s consulate)

• Nauru

• Nepal (Applications processed at India’s consulate)

• Niger (Applications processed at Ghana’s Consulate)

• Nigeria (Applications processed at Ghana’s Consulate)

• North Korea

• Pakistan

• Palestine

• Rwanda

• Sahrawi Arab Republic

• Sao Tome and Principe (Applications processed at Ghana’s Consulate)

• Saudi Arabia

• Senegal (Applications processed at Ghana’s Consulate)

• Seychelles (Applications processed at South Africa’s consulate)

• Sierra Leone (Applications processed at Ghana’s Consulate)

• Somalia

• South Africa

• South Sudan

• Sri Lanka

• Sudan

• Syria

• Tanzania

• Tajikistan

• Togo (Applications processed atGhana’s Consulate)

• Tonga

• Tunisia

• Turkmenistan

• Tuvalu

• Uganda

• Uzbekistan

• Vanuatu

• Yemen (Applications processed at United Arab Emirates consulate)

• Zambia (Applications processed at South Africa’s consulate)

• Zimbabwe (Applications processed at South Africa’s consulate)