Colombia: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 86
- Consulates
- 26
- missions abroad
- 106
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 101
Live & travel in Colombia
Monthly budget
$1,850/mo
Prices vs USA: 41%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 3,243.55 COP
Internet access
79%
of people online
Air quality
18.4
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
Spanish
Emergency
123
Plug types
NEMA 1-15, NEMA 5-15
Calling code
+57
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Mar 30, 2026
3.5
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost4.0
- Safety1.8
- Internet access3.9
- Air quality3.0
- Climate4.8
SOS · Colombia123Restaurants, cafés and dishes in ColombiaArepa · Pandebono · Cholado · Ajiaco · Calentao
Government consensus
Increased caution· 2 of 3 governments- United StatesReconsider travel
- United KingdomIncreased caution· parts of the country
- CanadaIncreased caution· parts of the country
Sources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Digital nomad visa
- Visa V – Digital Nomads (Nómadas Digitales)Verified Nov 9, 2026Min. income: $1,600/moDuration: 24 months3× SMLMV; ≈COP 5.25M using 2026 SMLMV COP 1,750,905 (computed, not on page). Visa-exempt nationalities onlyOfficial site
Programme rules change; always confirm on the official site linked on each card.
Upcoming public holidays
- Nov 16, 2026 · Independence of Cartagena
- Dec 8, 2026 · Immaculate Conception
- Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Jan 11, 2027 · Epiphany
- Mar 22, 2027 · Saint Joseph
- Mar 25, 2027 · Maundy Thursday
- Mar 26, 2027 · Good Friday
Cities in Colombia
Traveller essentials · Colombia
- Emergency
- 123
- Calling code
- +57
- Currency
- COP
- Plug types
- NEMA 1-15, NEMA 5-15
- Drives on the
- right
- Capital
- Bogotá
- Time zone
- America/Bogota
Foreign missions in Colombia
AlgeriaBogotá1ArgentinaBogotá1AustraliaBogotá2AustriaBogotá1AzerbaijanBogotá1BelarusBogotá1BelgiumBogotá1BoliviaBogotá1BrazilBogotá, Cartagena2CanadaBogotá2ChileBogotá1ChinaBogotá, Barranquilla2Costa RicaBogotá1CubaBogotá1CzechiaBogotá, Medellín, Barranquilla3DenmarkBogotá1Dominican RepublicBogotá1EcuadorBogotá2EgyptBogotá1El SalvadorBogotá1FinlandBogotá1FranceBogotá2GermanyBogotá2GuatemalaBogotá2HaitiBogotá1HondurasBogotá1HungaryBogotá1IndiaBogotá1IndonesiaBogotá1IranBogotá1IrelandBogotá1IsraelBogotá1ItalyBogotá3JamaicaBogotá1JapanBogotá1LebanonBogotá1MexicoBogotá2MoroccoBogotá1NetherlandsBogotá4New ZealandBogotá1NicaraguaBogotá1NorwayBogotá1PalestineBogotá1PanamaBogotá1ParaguayBogotá1PeruBogotá, Medellín, Leticia4PhilippinesBogotá1PolandBogotá1PortugalBogotá1RomaniaBogotá1RussiaBogotá1South KoreaBogotá1SpainBogotá1SwedenBogotá, Cartagena2SwitzerlandBogotá2Trinidad & TobagoBogotá1TürkiyeBogotá1United Arab EmiratesBogotá1United KingdomBogotá1United StatesBogotá1UruguayBogotá1Vatican CityBogotá1VenezuelaCúcuta, Bogotá3
Colombia missions abroad
AlgeriaAlgiers1Antigua & Barbudaسانت جونز1ArgentinaBuenos Aires2AustraliaCanberra2AustriaVienna1AzerbaijanBaku1BarbadosBridgetown1BelgiumBrussels1BelizeBelmopan1BoliviaLa Paz1BrazilBrasília, Manaus2CanadaOttawa, Calgary2ChileLas Condes, Santiago, Antofagasta3ChinaBeijing, Shanghai2Costa RicaSan José1CubaHavana1CuraçaoWillemstad1DenmarkCopenhagen1Dominican RepublicSanto Domingo1EcuadorQuito2EgyptCairo1El SalvadorSan Salvador1FinlandHelsinki1FranceParis2GermanyBerlin, Frankfurt, Bremen5GhanaAccra1GuatemalaGuatemala City1HondurasTegucigalpa1HungaryBudapest2IndiaNew Delhi1IndonesiaJakarta1IrelandDublin1IsraelTel Aviv1ItalyRome, Milan4JamaicaKingston1JapanTokyo1KenyaNairobi1LebanonBeirut1MalaysiaKuala Lumpur1MexicoMexico City, Cancun2MoroccoRabat1Netherlands's-Gravenhage1NicaraguaManagua1NorwayOslo1PanamaPanama City2ParaguayAsunción1PeruLima3PhilippinesManila1PolandWarsaw, Kraków2PortugalLisbon, Porto2Puerto RicoSan Juan1RussiaMoscow1SingaporeSingapore1South AfricaPretoria1South KoreaSeoul1SpainMadrid, Barcelona, Seville city5SwedenStockholm1SwitzerlandBern1ThailandBangkok1Trinidad & TobagoPort of Spain1TürkiyeAnkara, Istanbul, İzmir3United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi2United KingdomLondon2United StatesWashington, D.C., Miami, Orlando4UruguayMontevideo1VenezuelaCaracas, Ciudad Guayana (Puerto Ordaz), Valencia6VietnamHanoi1
Who can enter Colombia without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Colombia?
86 missions, 63 countries.
Emergency: Colombia?
123
Who can enter Colombia without a visa?
101: Albania, Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, and Belize…