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Colombia Visa Requirements by Passport (2026)

108 of 207 passports can enter Colombia without arranging a visa in advance: 108 visa-free. 99 can apply for an e-visa online.

  • Visa-free 108
  • E-visa 99

No visa in advance

108 of 207

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Visa-free

108

E-visa online

99

Visa required

0

How to enter Colombia

What to apply for, what it costs and where to apply.

Most Western visitors enter Colombia visa-free for up to 90 days (180 days per year with an extension). Chinese and Indian citizens are visa-exempt if they hold a US or Schengen visa valid at least 180 days; Canadians pay a reciprocity fee on entry.

Arrival cardCheck-MIG

All international air travelers, on entry and exit

Fee
free on the official site
Valid for
one trip
Processing
submit between 72 hours and 1 hour before the flight
Official site: apps.migracioncolombia.gov.co
RegistrationReciprocity fee (Canadian citizens)

Canadian citizens

Fee
about CA$85 to 90, paid online or on arrival by card (amount not on an official page)
Valid for
single entry
Processing
at the airport
Official site: cancilleria.gov.co

Passport validity

Valid on entry; 6 months beyond departure recommended

Official entry rules

cancilleria.gov.co

Checked against 3 sources on Oct 31, 2026. Rules for Colombia can change quickly: confirm on the official site before you book.

Passports that can visit Colombia visa-free

108 passports. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

Albania90 daysAndorra90 daysAnguilla90 daysAntigua and Barbuda90 daysArgentinaFree movement (MERCOSUR)Australia90 daysAustria90 daysAzerbaijan90 daysBahamas90 daysBarbados90 daysBelarus90 daysBelgium90 daysBelize90 daysBermuda90 daysBhutan90 daysBoliviaFree movement (MERCOSUR)Bosnia and Herzegovina90 daysBrazilFree movement (MERCOSUR)British National (Overseas)90 daysBritish Virgin Islands90 daysBrunei90 daysBulgaria90 daysCanada90 daysCayman Islands90 daysChileFree movement (MERCOSUR)Costa Rica90 daysCroatia90 daysCyprus90 daysCzechia90 daysDenmark90 daysDominica90 daysDominican Republic90 daysEcuadorFree movement (MERCOSUR)El Salvador90 daysEstonia90 daysFiji90 daysFinland90 daysFrance90 daysGeorgia90 daysGermany90 daysGreece90 daysGrenada90 daysGuatemala90 daysGuyana90 daysHonduras90 daysHong Kong90 daysHungary90 daysIceland90 daysIndonesia90 daysIreland90 daysItaly90 daysJamaica90 daysJapan90 daysKazakhstan90 daysLatvia90 daysLiechtenstein90 daysLithuania90 daysLuxembourg90 daysMalta90 daysMarshall Islands90 daysMexico90 daysMicronesia90 daysMoldova90 daysMonaco90 daysMontenegro90 daysMontserrat90 daysMorocco90 daysNetherlands90 daysNew Zealand90 daysNorth Macedonia90 daysNorway90 daysPalau90 daysPanama90 daysPapua New Guinea90 daysParaguayFree movement (MERCOSUR)PeruFree movement (MERCOSUR)Philippines90 daysPoland90 daysPortugal90 daysQatar90 daysRomania90 daysRussia90 daysSaint Helena90 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis90 daysSaint Lucia90 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines90 daysSamoa90 daysSan Marino90 daysSerbia90 daysSingapore90 daysSlovakia90 daysSlovenia90 daysSolomon Islands90 daysSouth Korea90 daysSpain90 daysSuriname90 daysSweden90 daysSwitzerland90 daysTrinidad and Tobago90 daysTurkey90 daysTurks and Caicos Islands90 daysUkraine90 daysUnited Arab Emirates90 daysUnited Kingdom90 daysUnited States90 daysUruguayFree movement (MERCOSUR)Vatican City90 daysVenezuela90 days

Passports that need an e-visa for Colombia

99 passports. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

Afghanistan180 daysAlgeria180 daysAngola180 daysArmenia180 daysBahrain180 daysBangladesh180 daysBenin180 daysBotswana180 daysBurkina Faso180 daysBurundi180 daysCambodia180 daysCameroon180 daysCape Verde180 daysCentral African Republic180 daysChad180 daysChina180 daysComoros180 daysCuba180 daysDjibouti180 daysDR Congo180 daysEgypt180 daysEquatorial Guinea180 daysEritrea180 daysEswatini180 daysEthiopia180 daysGabon180 daysGambia180 daysGhana180 daysGuinea180 daysGuinea-Bissau180 daysHaiti180 daysIndia180 daysIran180 daysIraq180 daysIsrael180 daysIsraeli Travel Document (Teudat Ma'avar)180 daysIvory Coast180 daysJordan180 daysKenya180 daysKiribati180 daysKosovo180 daysKuwait180 daysKyrgyzstan180 daysLaos180 daysLebanon180 daysLesotho180 daysLiberia180 daysLibya180 daysMacau180 daysMadagascar180 daysMalawi180 daysMalaysia180 daysMaldives180 daysMali180 daysMauritania180 daysMauritius180 daysMongolia180 daysMozambique180 daysMyanmar180 daysNamibia180 daysNauru180 daysNepal180 daysNicaragua180 daysNiger180 daysNigeria180 daysNorth Korea180 daysOman180 daysPakistan180 daysPalestine180 daysRepublic of the Congo180 daysRwanda180 daysSao Tome and Principe180 daysSaudi Arabia180 daysSenegal180 daysSeychelles180 daysSierra Leone180 daysSomalia180 daysSouth Africa180 daysSouth Sudan180 daysSri Lanka180 daysSudan180 daysSyria180 daysTaiwan180 daysTajikistan180 daysTanzania180 daysThailand180 daysTimor-Leste180 daysTogo180 daysTonga180 daysTunisia180 daysTurkmenistan180 daysTuvalu180 daysUganda180 daysUzbekistan180 daysVanuatu180 daysVietnam180 daysYemen180 daysZambia180 daysZimbabwe180 days

Colombia visa: common questions

Do US passport holders need a visa for Colombia?

No. US passport holders can visit Colombia visa-free for up to 90 days.

Do UK passport holders need a visa for Colombia?

No. UK passport holders can visit Colombia visa-free for up to 90 days.

Do Canada passport holders need a visa for Colombia?

No. Canada passport holders can visit Colombia visa-free for up to 90 days.

Do Australia passport holders need a visa for Colombia?

No. Australia passport holders can visit Colombia visa-free for up to 90 days.

Do India passport holders need a visa for Colombia?

Yes. India passport holders need an e-visa for Colombia, applied for online before travel, for stays of up to 180 days.

How long can you stay in Colombia without a visa?

Most visa-free visitors can stay up to 90 days. The limit depends on your passport, so check yours above.

Visa requirements for every destination

Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with Colombia's official site before you book and again before you fly.