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Colombia Visa

Colombia Visa is required by people of all nationals except the one from Britain, Australia, USA, Japan, Canada and other European
countries for traveling to Colombia for tourism purpose for a period of 180 days. But this list excludes nationals from Hungary, Latvia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Republic of Ireland, Poland and Estonia.

Apart from the above mentioned nations, there are many other countries such as:
  • Switzerland
  • Barbados
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • The Bahamas
  • Malaysia
  • Belize
  • Guatemala
  • Brazil
  • St Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Costa Rica
  • Bolivia
  • Dominican Republic
  • Guyana
  • El Salvador
  • Grenada
  • Dominica
  • Ecuador
  • Honduras
  • Iceland
  • Monaco
  • St Lucia
  • Jamaica
  • Korea (Rep)
  • Liechtenstein
  • Andorra
  • Mexico
  • Indonesia
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • Panama
  • Venezuela
  • Peru
  • The Philippines
  • Turkey
  • San Marino
  • St Kitts and Nevis
  • Argentina
  • Romania
  • Singapore
  • Israel
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Chile
  • Uruguay and Paraguay which do not require visa of Colombia for tourism purpose for a period of 180 days.

To obtain the Colombian visa, one needs to have a valid passport for the next 6 months. The whole procedure of obtaining visa would take 5 days for a British national while in all other cases it can take the time of 10 to 15 days.

The visa for Colombia remains valid for 3 months though a lot depends on the purpose of visit and the nationality of the visitor. On arrival to Colombia, the visitor is offered a visitor's permit and at times is also granted an extension of 15 days to this period.

To apply for the Colombia Visa, you need to have the following documents:
  • Two completed application forms
  • Valid passport with at least one blank page to affix the visa. In case of business visa, two such pages would be required
  • Onward or return tickets
  • Fee, payable by cash, cheque or postal order
  • Three recent passport-size photographs
  • Address Proof
  • Proof of sufficient funds to cover stay such as latest bank statements
  • A letter of responsibility from company in Colombia is required in case of business visas.
  • Photocopies of all the above listed documents.
The application for the visa of Colombia is submitted to the Consulate or in his absence in the Consular section at the Colombian Embassy. Majority of the applicants would be required to submit documents from relevant organizations or ministry in Colombia and the same of the country to which the applicant belongs to. Some applicants have also to face interview before being issued a Colombia visa.  

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