Visa requirements for Colombian citizens

A Colombian passport
A Colombian identity card is valid for travel to most South American countries.

Visa requirements for Colombian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Colombia.

As of 2024, Colombian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 135 countries and territories, ranking the Colombian passport 39th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.

Citizens of Colombia do not need a passport when travelling to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. For these countries, they may use just their national identification cards.

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Colombian citizens holding ordinary passports
 Colombia
 ID card travel
 Visa not required
 Visa on arrival
 eVisa
 Visa available both on arrival or online
 Visa required

Visa requirements

Visa requirements for holders of ordinary passports travelling for tourism purposes:

Colombia is an associated member of Mercosur. As such, its citizens enjoy unlimited access to any of the full members (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) and other associated members (Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru) with the right to residence and work, with no requirement other than nationality. Citizens of these eight countries (including Colombia) may apply for the grant of "temporary residence" for up to two years in another country of the bloc. Then, they may apply for "permanent residence" just before the term of their "temporary residence" expires.

The case of Chile, however, is different. Chilean immigration policy does not include Colombian citizens in the agreement, thus Colombians need to hold a visa prior to travel if they want to reside and work in Chile.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay Notes (excluding departure fees)
 Afghanistan Visa required
 Albania Visa not required 90 days
 Algeria Visa required
 Andorra Visa not required 90 days
 Angola Visa required
 Antigua and Barbuda Visa not required 90 days
 Argentina Visa not required 90 days
  • Entry is allowed with a valid Colombian identity card.
  • Colombians can live and work legally in Argentina under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
 Armenia eVisa 120 days
 Australia Visa required
  • May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
 Austria Visa not required 90 days
 Azerbaijan eVisa 30 days
 Bahamas Visa not required 3 months
 Bahrain eVisa / Visa on arrival 14 days
 Bangladesh Visa on arrival 30 days
  • Only Available if traveling from a country where there is no Bangladeshi Embassy / High Commission / Consulate.
 Barbados Visa not required 90 days
 Belarus Visa not required 90 days
  • Visas are issued on arrival at the Minsk International Airport if the support documents were submitted not later than 3 business days before expected date of arrival.
 Belgium Visa not required 90 days
 Belize Visa not required 90 days
 Benin eVisa 30 days
  • Must have an international vaccination certificate.
 Bhutan eVisa
 Bolivia Visa not required 90 days
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa not required 90 days
 Botswana eVisa 3 months
 Brazil Visa not required 90 days
  • Entry is allowed with a valid Colombian identity card.
  • Colombians can live and work legally in Brazil under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
 Brunei Visa required
 Bulgaria Visa not required 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period.
 Burkina Faso eVisa / Visa on arrival
 Burundi Visa on arrival 1 month
 Cambodia eVisa / Visa on arrival 30 days
 Cameroon eVisa
 Canada Visa required
  • Visa not required if holding a Green Card from the U.S.
 Cape Verde Visa on arrival
 Central African Republic Visa required
 Chad Visa required
 Chile Visa not required 90 days
  • Entry is allowed with a valid Colombian identity card, although Colombians need to hold a visa prior to travel if they want to reside and work in Chile.
 China Visa required
 Comoros Visa on arrival 45 days
 Republic of the Congo Visa required
 Democratic Republic of the Congo eVisa 7 days
 Costa Rica Visa not required 90 days
  • No visa required if holding an Multiple Entry Visa for the United States, Canada.
  • May transit without visa if transit is through San José Airport and for no longer than 12 hours.
 Côte d'Ivoire eVisa 3 months
 Croatia Visa not required 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period.
 Cuba Tourist card required 90 days
  • Can be acquired from the airline, or online.
  • Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee.
 Cyprus Visa not required 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period.
 Czech Republic Visa not required 90 days
 Denmark Visa not required 90 days
 Djibouti eVisa 90 days
 Dominica Visa not required 21 days
 Dominican Republic Visa not required 30 days
  • Extendable up to 90 days.
 Ecuador Visa not required 90 days
  • Entry is allowed with a valid Colombian identity card.
  • Colombians can live and work legally in Ecuador under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
 Egypt Visa on arrival 30 days
 El Salvador Visa not required 3 months
 Equatorial Guinea eVisa
 Eritrea Visa required
 Estonia Visa not required 90 days
 Eswatini Visa required
 Ethiopia eVisa up to 90 days
 Fiji Visa not required 4 months
 Finland Visa not required 90 days
 France Visa not required 90 days
 Gabon eVisa 90 days
 Gambia Visa required
  • An entry clearance must be obtained from the Gambian Immigration prior to travel.
 Georgia Visa not required 1 year
 Germany Visa not required 90 days
 Ghana Visa required
 Greece Visa not required 90 days
 Grenada Visa required
 Guatemala Visa not required 90 days
 Guinea eVisa 90 days
 Guinea-Bissau Visa on arrival 90 days
 Guyana Visa not required 90 days
 Haiti Visa not required 90 days
  • No visa required if holding a United States Visa.
 Honduras Visa not required 3 months
 Hungary Visa not required 90 days
 Iceland Visa not required 90 days
 India eVisa 30 days
  • e-Visa holders must arrive via 26 designated airports or 3 designated seaports.
  • An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.[citation needed]
  • Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.
 Indonesia e-VOA / Visa on arrival 30 days
 Iran Visa required
 Iraq Visa required
 Ireland Visa required
 Israel Visa not required 3 months
 Italy Visa not required 90 days
 Jamaica Visa not required 30 days
 Japan Visa required
 Jordan eVisa / Visa on arrival
  • Visa can be obtained upon arrival, it will cost a total of 40 JOD, obtainable at most international ports of entry and land border crossings. (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge)
 Kazakhstan Visa not required 30 days
 Kenya Electronic Travel Authorisation 90 days
  • Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance.
  • eTA fee is 32.50 USD.
  • Proof of reservation at the hotel where you plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable).
  • Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
 Kiribati Visa not required 90 days
  • 90 days within any 12-month period.
 North Korea Visa required
 South Korea Electronic Travel Authorization 90 days
  • The validity period of a K-ETA is 3 years from the date of approval.
 Kuwait Visa required
 Kyrgyzstan eVisa
 Laos eVisa / Visa on arrival 30 days
  • 17 of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders.
  • e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges and in Boten (road and railroad).
  • Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges and 6 border crossings.
  • Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane.
 Latvia Visa not required 90 days
 Lebanon Visa required
 Lesotho eVisa
 Liberia Visa required
 Libya Visa required
 Liechtenstein Visa not required 90 days
 Lithuania Visa not required 90 days
 Luxembourg Visa not required 90 days
 Madagascar Visa on arrival 60 days
 Malawi eVisa 90 days
 Malaysia eVisa 14 days
  • Extension not allowed.
 Maldives Free visa on arrival 30 days
 Mali Visa required
 Malta Visa not required 90 days
 Marshall Islands Visa on arrival 90 days
 Mauritania Visa on arrival
 Mauritius Visa on arrival
 Mexico Visa not required 180 days
 Micronesia Visa not required 30 days
 Moldova Visa not required 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period.
 Monaco Visa not required 90 days
 Mongolia eVisa 30 days
 Montenegro Visa not required 90 days
 Morocco Visa not required 90 days
 Mozambique eVisa / Visa on arrival 30 days
 Myanmar eVisa 28 days
 Namibia Visa required
 Nauru Visa required
   Nepal Online Visa / Visa on arrival 90 days
 Netherlands Visa not required 90 days
 New Zealand Visa required
  • May transit without visa if transit is through Auckland Airport and for no longer than 24 hours, subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.
  • Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.
 Nicaragua Visa on arrival 90 days
 Niger Visa required
 Nigeria eVisa 90 days
 North Macedonia Visa not required 90 days
 Norway Visa not required 90 days
 Oman Visa not required / eVisa 14 days / 30 days
  • e-Visa is valid for 30 days is also available.
 Pakistan Online Visa 3 months
  • Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for business purposes.
  • Online Visa eligible.
 Palau Visa on arrival 30 days
 Panama Visa not required 90 days
 Papua New Guinea eVisa 60 days
  • You can apply for a visa online under the "Tourist - Own Itinerary" category.
 Paraguay Visa not required 90 days
  • Entry is allowed with a valid Colombian identity card.
  • Colombians can live and work legally in Paraguay under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
 Peru Visa not required 183 days
  • Entry is allowed with a valid Colombian identity card.
  • Colombians can live and work legally in Peru under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
 Philippines Visa not required 30 days
 Poland Visa not required 90 days
 Portugal Visa not required 90 days
 Qatar Visa not required 30 days
 Romania Visa not required 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period.
 Russia Visa not required 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period.
 Rwanda eVisa / Visa on arrival 30 days
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa not required 3 months
 Saint Lucia Visa required
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa not required 3 months
 Samoa Visa not required 60 days
 San Marino Visa not required 90 days
 São Tomé and Príncipe eVisa
 Saudi Arabia Visa required
 Senegal Visa required
 Serbia Visa not required 30 days
  • 30 days within any year period.
 Seychelles Electronic Border System 3 months
  • Application can be submitted up to 30 days before travel.
  • Visitors must upload a reservation confirmation(s) for each visitor's location of stay in Seychelles.
  • Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
  • Payment of the fee (10 EUR) by credit or debit card.
  • Valid for one journey only and it expires once exit the country.
 Sierra Leone eVisa 3 months
 Singapore Visa not required 30 days
  • Arrival Card is required.
 Slovakia Visa not required 90 days
 Slovenia Visa not required 90 days
 Solomon Islands Visa required
 Somalia Visa on arrival 30 days
 South Africa Visa required
 South Sudan eVisa
  • Obtainable online.
  • Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
 Spain Visa not required 90 days
 Sri Lanka ETA / Visa on arrival 30 days
  • Electronic Travel Authorization can also be obtained on arrival.
  • 30 days extendable to 6 months.
 Sudan Visa required
 Suriname Visa not required 90 days
  • An entrance fee of 25 USD or 25 Euros must be paid online prior to arrival.
  • Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.
 Sweden Visa not required 90 days
  Switzerland Visa not required 90 days
 Syria Visa required
 Tajikistan eVisa 45 days
 Tanzania eVisa / Visa on arrival 90 days
 Thailand Visa required 90 days
 Timor-Leste Visa on arrival 30 days
 Togo eVisa 15 days
 Tonga Visa required
 Trinidad and Tobago Visa not required 90 days
 Tunisia Visa required
 Turkey Visa not required 90 days
 Turkmenistan Visa required
 Tuvalu Visa on arrival 1 month
 Uganda eVisa 3 months
  • Determined at the port of entry.
 Ukraine Visa not required 90 days
 United Arab Emirates Visa not required 90 days
 United Kingdom Visa not required 6 months
 United States Visa required
 Uruguay Visa not required 90 days
  • Entry is allowed with a valid Colombian identity card.
  • Colombians can live and work legally in Uruguay under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
 Uzbekistan eVisa 30 days
 Vanuatu Visa required
 Vatican City Visa not required 90 days
 Venezuela Visa not required 90 days
 Vietnam eVisa
  • e-Visa is valid for 90 days and multiple entry.
 Yemen Visa required
 Zambia eVisa / Visa on arrival 90 days
 Zimbabwe eVisa 3 months

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

Countries Conditions of access
 Abkhazia Visa required
 Kosovo Visa not required
 Northern Cyprus Visa not required
 Palestine Visa not required
 Somaliland Visa required
 South Ossetia Visa not required
 Taiwan eVisa
 Transnistria Visa not required

Dependent and autonomous territories

Countries Conditions of access Notes
China
 Hong Kong Visa not required 90 days
 Macau Visa on arrival 30 days
Denmark
 Faroe Islands Visa not required
 Greenland Visa not required
France
 French Guiana Visa not required 90 days
 French Polynesia Visa not required 90 days
France French West Indies Visa not required 90 days includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique

France Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy

Visa not required 90 days
 Mayotte Visa not required 90 days
 New Caledonia Visa not required 90 days
 Réunion Visa not required 90 days
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon Visa not required 90 days
 Wallis and Futuna Visa not required 90 days
Netherlands
 Aruba Visa not required 90 days
Netherlands Caribbean Netherlands Visa not required 90 days (includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba)
 Curaçao Visa not required 90 days
 Sint Maarten Visa not required 90 days
New Zealand
 Cook Islands Visa not required 31 days
 Niue Visa not required 30 days
 Tokelau Visa required
United Kingdom
 Akrotiri and Dhekelia Visa not required Aktotiri and Dhekelia joined the Schengen area following Brexit.
 Anguilla Visa required
 Bermuda Visa required
 British Virgin Islands Visa required
 Cayman Islands Visa required Visa not required if holding a Green Card from the U.S. Or a Permanent resident Card from Canada and you arrive directly from that country; and you produce on arrival a return or round trip ticket to the United States or Canada.
 Falkland Islands Visa required
 Gibraltar Visa required Gibraltar's status to join the Schengen Area is yet to be confirmed.
 Guernsey Visa not required 180 days
 Isle of Man Visa not required 180 days
 Jersey Visa not required 180 days
 Montserrat Visa required
 Saint Helena eVisa
 Turks and Caicos Visa not required
United States
 American Samoa Visa required
 Guam Visa required
 Northern Mariana Islands Visa required
 U.S. Virgin Islands Visa required
 Puerto Rico Visa required

Non-visa restrictions

Many countries have entry restrictions on foreigners that go beyond the common requirement of having either a valid visa or a visa exemption. Such restrictions may be health related or impose additional documentation requirements on certain classes of people for diplomatic or political purposes.

Blank passport pages

Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages. Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.

Vaccination

Cover of the new International Certificate of Vaccination issued by the Bureau of Quarantine in the Philippines since 2021

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.

Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Passport validity length

Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.

However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).

Some countries, such as Japan, Ireland and the United Kingdom, require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.

In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain, Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.

Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except the Republic of Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.

Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.

Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives and South Africa.

Criminal record

Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States, routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.

Persona non grata

Entry Permit to Nagorno-Karabakh issued in Yerevan as a stand-alone document rather than a visa affixed in a passport

The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning entry into that country. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity.

For example, Azerbaijan bans visits by foreign citizens that have previously entered Azerbaijan through non-Azerbaijani controlled borders. This includes the illegal entry into the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh (the de facto independent Republic of Artsakh), its surrounding Armenian-occupied territories, and the Azerbaijani exclaves of Karki, Yuxarı Əskipara, Barxudarlı, and Sofulu which are de jure part of Azerbaijan but under the control of Armenia. Foreign citizens who enter these territories will be permanently banned from entering the Republic of Azerbaijan and will be included in their "list of personae non gratae". As of 2 September 2019, the list mentioned 852 people.

Israeli stamps

Israeli border control Entry Permit (issued as a stand-alone document rather than a stamp affixed in a passport)

Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, and Yemen do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.

To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.[citation needed]

Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.

Biometrics

Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside.

Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan, Argentina, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, India, Japan, Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken), Malaysia upon entry and departure, Mongolia, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by domestic legislation), intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.

Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.

See also


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