Entry visa for Colombia

Participants are advised to verify if they require a visa to enter Colombia in the following link:

http://www.cancilleria.gov.co/tramites_servicios/visa/requisitos (in Spanish), by selecting in ‘Propósito de viaje o permanencia’ the option ‘‘Turismo/Participante de evento’.  

Participants that require visas to enter Colombia are requested to apply for visas on Colombia’s visa application portal: https://tramitesmre.cancilleria.gov.co/tramites/enlinea/solicitarVisa.xhtml (available in Spanish and English).

In the section ‘Type of Visa’, applicants are advised to select the option “VISITOR (V)”, and in ‘Activity of Visa’ the option “COURTESY”. In the section ‘Condition’, they are advised to select “BASED ON INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGREEMENTS OR TREATIES”.

Applicants are requested to attach the invitation letter provided by IPBES Secretariat, with the other required documents.

Applicants whose visa application process is successful will receive an email entitled ‘SOLICITUD VISA - APROBADA’. Since COURTESY visa is a fee-free visa, there is no need for proceeding with any payment.

It is recommended that the visa application is done 30 days prior to the travel date. Participants are also advised to obtain, where necessary, a transit visa for places en route to Colombia.

NOTE: Colombian Consulates are as well available for processing visa requests, however since it is a 100% online procedure, it is suggested that participants apply via the Colombia's visa application portal.