Colombia entry requirements, by passport
Colombia visa requirements at a glance: 101 of the 198 passports VisaRadar tracks can enter Colombia without arranging a visa beforehand: visa-free, with a visa on arrival, or with an electronic travel authorisation. The other 97 must obtain a visa before they travel.
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We'll take you straight to the entry requirements for Colombia for your nationality.
What we've verified for Colombia
Beyond the yes/no matrix, we've checked these against an official primary source (last checked 18 August 2026). The specifics depend on your nationality: open your passport's row in the table for the detail that applies to you.
- Typical processing time
- Required documents (4)
- Required vaccinations
- Health-insurance rules
- Customs limits (cash, alcohol, tobacco)
- Overstay penalties
- Stay and transit rules
Sources: migracioncolombia.gov.co and apps.migracioncolombia.gov.co/pre-registro (Migración Colombia: mandatory Check-Mig, deadlines, 90/180-day maximum stay); cancilleria.gov.co/normograma (text of Resolution 360 of 2015, immigration penalty regime: specific 2025 amounts not confirmed against this text, only against secondary sources); dian.gov.co (cash declaration, USD 10,000 threshold) (checked 18/08/2026). Passport: migracioncolombia.gov.co (Migración Colombia knowledge base, version 47 of 2025, question 145, "valid passport in good condition"), checked 31 October 2026.
Colombia sets its entry regime nationality by nationality: most passports from the region and Western Europe enter visa-free for up to 90 days, while other nationalities need a visa or prior authorization. Colombia asks all travelers to complete the CheckMig registration before entering or leaving the country: Migración Colombia officially describes it as optional, but in practice airlines often require proof of it at check-in.
This table summarises the exact entry mechanism for every passport we track. The difference between entering visa-free, with an electronic authorisation, with an e-Visa, or with a traditional visa is explained in visa, e-Visa, and electronic authorisation: what's the difference. How we verify every row before publishing it is on methodology.
Base entry rules refreshed 2 November 2026. Published: 20 August 2026.
| Passport | Requirement | Max. stay |
|---|---|---|
| Visa-free | ||
| Albania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Andorra | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Argentina | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Australia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Austria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Azerbaijan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bahamas | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Barbados | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Belgium | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Belize | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bolivia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brazil | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brunei | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bulgaria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Canada | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Chile | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Costa Rica | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Croatia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Cyprus | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Czech Republic | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Denmark | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Dominica | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Dominican Republic | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ecuador | Visa-free | 90 days |
| El Salvador | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Estonia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Fiji | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Finland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| France | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Georgia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Germany | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Greece | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Grenada | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Guatemala | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Guyana | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Honduras | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Hong Kong | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Hungary | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Iceland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Indonesia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ireland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Israel | Visa-free | — |
| Italy | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Jamaica | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Japan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Kazakhstan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Latvia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Liechtenstein | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Lithuania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Luxembourg | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Malta | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Marshall Islands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mexico | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Micronesia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Moldova | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Monaco | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mongolia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Montenegro | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Morocco | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Netherlands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| New Zealand | Visa-free | 90 days |
| North Macedonia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Norway | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Oman | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Palau | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Panama | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Papua New Guinea | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Paraguay | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Peru | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Philippines | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Poland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Portugal | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Qatar | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Romania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Russia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Saint Lucia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Samoa | Visa-free | 90 days |
| San Marino | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Serbia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Singapore | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Slovakia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Slovenia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Solomon Islands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| South Korea | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Spain | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Suriname | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Sweden | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Switzerland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Turkey | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ukraine | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United States | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Uruguay | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Vatican | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Venezuela | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Visa required | ||
| Afghanistan | e-Visa | — |
| Algeria | e-Visa | — |
| Angola | e-Visa | — |
| Armenia | e-Visa | — |
| Bahrain | e-Visa | — |
| Bangladesh | e-Visa | — |
| Belarus | e-Visa | — |
| Benin | e-Visa | — |
| Bhutan | e-Visa | — |
| Botswana | e-Visa | — |
| Burkina Faso | e-Visa | — |
| Burundi | e-Visa | — |
| Cambodia | e-Visa | — |
| Cameroon | e-Visa | — |
| Cape Verde | e-Visa | — |
| Central African Republic | e-Visa | — |
| Chad | e-Visa | — |
| China | e-Visa | — |
| Comoros | e-Visa | — |
| Cuba | e-Visa | — |
| Djibouti | e-Visa | — |
| DR Congo | e-Visa | — |
| Egypt | e-Visa | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | e-Visa | — |
| Eritrea | e-Visa | — |
| Eswatini | e-Visa | — |
| Ethiopia | e-Visa | — |
| Gabon | e-Visa | — |
| Gambia | e-Visa | — |
| Ghana | e-Visa | — |
| Guinea | e-Visa | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | e-Visa | — |
| Haiti | e-Visa | — |
| India | e-Visa | — |
| Iran | e-Visa | — |
| Iraq | e-Visa | — |
| Ivory Coast | e-Visa | — |
| Jordan | e-Visa | — |
| Kenya | e-Visa | — |
| Kiribati | e-Visa | — |
| Kosovo | e-Visa | — |
| Kuwait | e-Visa | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | e-Visa | — |
| Laos | e-Visa | — |
| Lebanon | e-Visa | — |
| Lesotho | e-Visa | — |
| Liberia | e-Visa | — |
| Libya | e-Visa | — |
| Macao | e-Visa | — |
| Madagascar | e-Visa | — |
| Malawi | e-Visa | — |
| Malaysia | e-Visa | — |
| Maldives | e-Visa | — |
| Mali | e-Visa | — |
| Mauritania | e-Visa | — |
| Mauritius | e-Visa | — |
| Mozambique | e-Visa | — |
| Myanmar | e-Visa | — |
| Namibia | e-Visa | — |
| Nauru | e-Visa | — |
| Nepal | e-Visa | — |
| Nicaragua | e-Visa | — |
| Niger | e-Visa | — |
| Nigeria | e-Visa | — |
| North Korea | e-Visa | — |
| Pakistan | e-Visa | — |
| Palestine | e-Visa | — |
| Republic of the Congo | e-Visa | — |
| Rwanda | e-Visa | — |
| Sao Tome and Principe | e-Visa | — |
| Saudi Arabia | e-Visa | — |
| Senegal | e-Visa | — |
| Seychelles | e-Visa | — |
| Sierra Leone | e-Visa | — |
| Somalia | e-Visa | — |
| South Africa | e-Visa | — |
| South Sudan | e-Visa | — |
| Sri Lanka | e-Visa | — |
| Sudan | e-Visa | — |
| Syria | e-Visa | — |
| Taiwan | e-Visa | — |
| Tajikistan | e-Visa | — |
| Tanzania | e-Visa | — |
| Thailand | e-Visa | — |
| Timor-Leste | e-Visa | — |
| Togo | e-Visa | — |
| Tonga | e-Visa | — |
| Tunisia | e-Visa | — |
| Turkmenistan | e-Visa | — |
| Tuvalu | e-Visa | — |
| Uganda | e-Visa | — |
| Uzbekistan | e-Visa | — |
| Vanuatu | e-Visa | — |
| Vietnam | e-Visa | — |
| Yemen | e-Visa | — |
| Zambia | e-Visa | — |
| Zimbabwe | e-Visa | — |
Colombia rules for every passport
Vaccinations, customs limits and penalties are the same for every traveller.
Vaccinations
- No mandatory vaccines for entering Colombia. The yellow fever vaccine is recommended for travellers over 9 months of age visiting areas below 2,300 m outside Bogotá and the urban centres of Barranquilla, Cali, Cartagena and Medellín. Colombia may require the certificate for onward travel to certain parts of the country, and some countries require it from travellers who have previously been in Colombia.
Customs limits
- Cash
- Declare if entering or leaving with more than USD 10,000 in cash (or the equivalent), per travelling family group.
- Alcohol
- The DIAN does not set a specific number of bottles: alcohol for personal or family use falls within the general traveller-baggage rule, up to 10 units of the same class, provided the combined value does not exceed the exempt quotas (US$2,000 in accompanied baggage) and shows no commercial intent.
- Tobacco
- Same criterion as alcohol: the DIAN does not publish a specific cigarette limit; tobacco for personal use is governed by the general rule of up to 10 units of the same class within the value-based exempt quotas.
Overstay penalties
Administrative fine from Migración Colombia (under Resolution 360 of 2015), with 2025 amounts of roughly COP 1,310,000 to 10,480,000 depending on severity and days overstayed; can come with deportation and a re-entry ban of up to 5 years in serious cases. Exact figures not confirmed against the resolution's current text, only against secondary sources citing it.
Grounds for refusal
- Not having completed the Check-Mig form before arrival or departure.
Travel insurance
Each destination decides whether to require insurance, and some check it at the border. If yours does, make sure the policy covers the whole trip.
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Do you need a different visa for Bogota, Medellin, or Cartagena?
No. Colombia sets the requirements, so entering through Bogota asks for the same as entering through Medellin or Cartagena. If you're arriving overland or through a small border post, check that separately: some countries apply their own rules to specific crossings.
What does change is where you file the application when a visa is needed, and that depends on the country you live in rather than the city you're travelling to.
What draws travellers to Colombia
Colombia combines the Caribbean, the Andes and jungle in a single country. Cartagena de Indias, with its walled colonial city: a World Heritage site: and its plazas, is the Caribbean face. Bogotá, the high-altitude capital, has the Gold Museum and the Candelaria district. The Coffee Region, between Pereira and Medellín, World Heritage for its coffee cultural landscape, gathers colourful towns such as Salento and the Cocora valley with its giant wax palms. The Lost City, in the Santa Marta range, is reached on a multi-day trek. Colombia has 9 UNESCO World Heritage sites. Ten days cover Cartagena, the Coffee Region and Medellín or Bogotá. It can be visited year-round thanks to the range of altitudes. Official advisories keep high levels for the Venezuela border and some rural departments; the usual tourist destinations fall outside those areas.
Sources for this section: colombia.travel (ProColombia); UNESCO World Heritage List (whc.unesco.org, 9 sites in Colombia); U.S. Department of State and UK FCDO travel advice for Colombia. Accessed 31 August 2026.
Things to see and do in Colombia
Tours, skip-the-line tickets and day trips, most with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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Where can Colombia passport holders travel visa-free? →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.