Colombia

Visa Colombia

Amériques · Amérique du Sud

In Colombia, visas fall to the ministry of foreign affairs (Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Cancillería). Its portal publishes the official list of visa types, an online application and tracking service, guidance documents and a costs page. The three published categories are the visitor visa (V), the migrant visa (M) and the resident visa (R), each broken down into many purposes with their period of validity.

The information on this page helps prepare a case. Only the competent authority decides; always check the official source before filing an application.

Machine-assisted draft, reviewed by a person on 23 September 2026. Only the authority cited is authoritative.

Published on 23 September 2026 · Reviewed by vg_admin on 23 September 2026 · Sources consulted on 17 September 2026

At a glance

Authority: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Colombia (Cancillería)
Submission channel: Online service of the ministry (tramitesmre.cancilleria.gov.co); diplomatic and consular missions; the Bogotá office, as read
Electronic visa: Not stated on the portal consulted; the application and the tracking are done online, with no mention of an electronic visa
Portal language: Spanish

Do you need a visa?

Your nationality

Choose a nationality to see the recorded entry rule. No answer is shown until reviewed data exists.

Documented visa types

Visa de Visitante (V) — visitor visa: Category covering many purposes listed by the ministry (airport transit, tourism, business, student, medical treatment, events, digital nomad, among others), with periods of validity ranging, depending on the purpose, from thirty (30) days to two (2) years. Official page (new tab)
Visa de Migrante (M) — migrant visa: Category covering in particular the spouse and the permanent partner of a Colombian national; the page states, for example, a validity of up to three (3) years for the spouse. Official page (new tab)
Visa de Residente (R) — resident visa: Category named by the ministry on the visa types page; its subcategories and durations were not recorded from the page consulted. Official page (new tab)

Where and how to apply

The ministry's "Visa" page refers to the online service tramitesmre.cancilleria.gov.co, which allows an applicant to apply for a visa ("Solicitar visa") and to check the status of the application ("Consulte su estado de solicitud de visa").

The costs page states that the procedure may be carried out at Colombian consulates abroad as well as at the Bogotá office, whose address it gives (Sede Norte, Avenida 19 no. 98-03, Edificio Torre 100, 3rd floor). The visa types page also mentions filing through the diplomatic or consular representation of Colombia.

Steps in the procedure

Identify the visa category and purpose in the list published by the ministry (visitor V, migrant M, resident R).
Consult the corresponding guidance document ("Guías orientativas para trámite de visa") published by the ministry.
File the application through the ministry's online service.
Pay the corresponding fees using the means of payment stated by the ministry.
Track the status of the application using the online status service.

Documents mentioned by the authority

Not stated on the portal consulted: the "Visa" page refers to guidance documents and to forms by category, which were not opened.

The exact list depends on the visa type and on the situation; only the official page is authoritative.

Stated fees and processing times

According to the portal consulted on 2026-09-17, the cost breaks down into two parts, the examination of the application ("estudio") and the issuance of the visa ("expedición"), expressed in euros or in United States dollars depending on where the procedure is carried out. The amounts vary according to the cases published on the page, which also provides for exemptions from payment; they are not reproduced here, as the page organizes them by nationality and by agreement.

The page states the following means of payment: PSE, SERVIBANCA, Banco GNB Sudameris, Visa and Mastercard credit cards, or direct payment at the consulates. No processing time is stated.

After the decision

The ministry publishes a service for checking the status of a visa application. The arrangements for collecting the visa and the avenues of appeal are not described on the pages read. The authority decides whether to grant or refuse.

Published procedures

No reviewed and published procedure for Colombia to date. We prefer an empty page to an invented requirement.

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Frequently asked questions

Is a visa required for Colombia?

It depends on nationality and on the purpose of travel; the rule reviewed by VisaGuideline is shown with the nationality selector on this page. Always check with the authority.

Where is the application filed?

Through the online service of the ministry of foreign affairs, at Colombian consulates abroad, or at the Bogotá office whose address appears on the costs page.

What are the Colombian visa categories?

The ministry publishes three categories: visitor visa (V), migrant visa (M) and resident visa (R), each broken down into purposes with their period of validity.

How is the procedure paid for?

The costs page cites PSE, SERVIBANCA, Banco GNB Sudameris, Visa and Mastercard cards, as well as direct payment at the consulates.

What is the processing time?

Not stated on the portal consulted: none of the pages read announces a processing time.

Official sources

Visa — Cancillería (ministère des Relations extérieures de Colombie) (new tab) Authority

Consulted sources

Official pages read to write this guide, with the date they were read. A page may have changed since: check it before taking any step.

Visa | Cancillería (new tab) read on 17 September 2026
Tipos de Visa | Cancillería (new tab) read on 17 September 2026
Costos tramites (new tab) read on 17 September 2026

What this guide does not know yet

Points the official source does not specify and which this guide therefore left blank. Ask the competent authority about them before filing an application.

The costs page presents the fees and the exemptions by nationality and by agreement, so no amount has been carried over. A reviewer must decide how to publish an order of magnitude without introducing a rule by nationality.
The subcategories and durations of the resident visa (R) were not recorded from the page consulted.
The guidance documents and the forms by category were not opened: the list of documents remains to be established.
No processing time is published on the pages read.

Prepare my case

This method is the same for every destination. It does not list any document as an official requirement: only the authority’s source is authoritative.

Describe your situation

Nationality, residence, purpose and dates. The checker tells covered routes apart from situations that are still unknown.
Check at the source

Open the destination’s official source and compare it with your situation before starting a procedure.
Track what is left to do

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