Visa-Free Entry (PIP)

Most Western passports enter Colombia visa-free for 90 days, extendable once online for another 90. The catch that catches people is the annual cap: 180 days total within a calendar year, regardless of how many times you leave and return. Migración Colombia enforces this, and exceeding it results in fines and potential entry refusal. For anyone wanting a longer Colombian year, the nomad visa is the answer.

60 nationalities are on the eligible list. Anyone not listed applies through a different route.

• Passport eligible for visa-free entryRequiredAround 100 nationalities enter without a visa, generally for 90 days.
• Maximum 180 days per calendar yearRequiredNinety days on entry, extendable once by 90. The total is capped at 180 days in a calendar year, and leaving the country does not reset it.
• Days already used this yearRequiredThe 180-day allowance is cumulative across the calendar year, so previous trips count against it.
• Passport valid for six monthsRequiredSix months of validity from arrival.
• Onward ticketAdvisoryAirlines and immigration both ask for proof of onward travel, and this is enforced more consistently than in most of Latin America.
• Extend online, not at the borderInfoThe 90-day extension is applied for through the Migración Colombia website before your current permit expires. It is cheap but must not be left to the last day.

• Passport with six months validity
• Onward or return ticket
• Proof of accommodation
• Yellow fever certificate for some regions

1. Arrive

   ~1 day

   Immigration grants up to 90 days. Check the number written on your permit, as it is at the officer's discretion.

   1

2. Extend online if needed

   ~7 days

   Apply through the Migración Colombia portal at least a week before your permit expires.

   2

One 90-day extension applied for online, subject to the 180-day annual cap.

• Officers sometimes grant fewer than 90 days; ask politely for the full period at the desk
• The extension is done online and is straightforward, but the portal is Spanish-only
• The 180-day cap is per calendar year and is not reset by leaving the country
• Overstaying triggers fines calculated on the minimum wage and can bar re-entry

• Migración ColombiaMigración Colombia2026-07-27