I lost my passport, what should I do?

You should contact the nearest Consulate of Colombia and bring the police formal complaint in order to ask for a new passport. If you have the citizenship identification, you can process the passport immediately. If you have lost your citizenship identification, you have to request a duplicate and with the process password make the request for a new passport. Alternatively, the consulate can issue a temporary passport for you in order to be able to return to the country.

Do I need a Visa in order to travel to the United States? Can you help me?

All matters relating to the obtaining, renovation, change or extension of visa issued by the American authorities to Colombian citizens are of exclusive competence of the United States government. The Embassy of Colombia and the Colombian Consulate do not provide assistance of any kind for the obtaining, proceeding or visa reconsideration.

Does the Consulate or the Embassy make translations?

Neither the Consulates nor the Embassies make translations.

I have lived in the United States for over a year, can I enter my household utensils and my car to Colombia without paying taxes?

Information about taxes and burdens can be accessed directly at the site of the National Directorate of Taxes and Customs (Dirección de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales DIAN): www.dian.gov.co . Once there, select the icon referring to the "paperwork".

Currently I am in the United States and I need to renew, adjust or extend the visa issued to me in Colombia. What should I do?

You should go directly to the Immigration Service Office and make the request for the extension of the visa.

Currently I am in the United States and would like to travel to other countries, what should I do to obtain the corresponding visa?

If you are touring in the United States and you are not a resident, you can not apply for visas to any other countries. Visas are granted only in the country of residence. If you are a United States resident, please contact the consulate of the country you want to travel to and there you will obtain the necessary information to get a visa. The Colombian Consulate cannot help in this process.

I wish to locate a relative who traveled to the United States. What should I do?

You should direct your request through the General Directorate for Consular Affairs and Colombian Communities Abroad (Dirección General de Asuntos Consulares y Comunidades Colombianas en el Exterior) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombia, which is located in the Palace of San Carlos, Calle 10 # 5-51 in Bogota, phones : 5620268, 5604397, 5662008 (Ext. :3136-3137) and Fax: 5625909.

What is an Apostille?

An apostille is a special stamp that an authority prints in order to certify that a document is a true copy of an original one. The apostilles are available in the countries that are members of the Hague Convention on the Elimination of Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents, also known as the Hague Convention. This convention, established in 1961, replaced the long certification process chain used hitherto, in which you had to go to four separate authorities in order to certify a document.

Why do I need to Apostille my documents?

Because the persons responsible for processing the documents in Colombia will have to verify that the copy is accurate.

If I have double nationality, can I travel to Colombia with a passport different than the Colombian one?

No, the Colombian who holds double nationality must always enter and leave Colombia with Colombian passports and Colombian citizenship identification. The Colombian who has double nationality will be subject of the Constitution and Colombian laws while in Colombian territory. Therefore their entrance, permanence and departure from the country will be done as a Colombian. Likewise, he or she must be identified as Colombian in all their political and civil acts, under penalty of being fined by the Administrative Department of Security (Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad DAS), in violation of the migratory regime. The principle of double nationality is established in article 96 of the Political Constitution of Colombia, which came into force on July 4, 1991.

It is possible to renounce to the Colombian nationality?

Yes. It can be done with a written manifestation presented before the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, or consulates abroad, and after fulfilling the requirements described in the Nationality section in the services to the Colombian area.

How do I get to the Consulate?

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