Aiming to make it easier for the delegates of the State Parties and the observer countries of the AP Mine Ban Convention, representatives and other guests, the Colombian Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs-Coordination of Visas and Immigration, has taken the necessary measures to guarantee their entry to the country, particularly to those people from countries that need a visa to enter the country.

In this sense, the plan is to supply a Courtesy Visa to foreign citizens that need a visa to come to Colombia and who are able to prove their status of delegates, representatives or guests at the Second Review Conference. The Visa may be acquired at any Colombian Consulate, whether the foreigner is at his country of origin or not.

Foreign citizens who do not need tourist or visitor’s visa will enter the country in compliance with the normal procedures of the Colombian migratory control authority, the DAS, which records their migratory movements under the modality of the so called Entry and Permanence Permit as Temporary Visitors which is stamped on their respective passports at the moment of entering the country. 

People with a passport from the following countries do NOT need a Visa to enter Colombia

People with diplomatic or official Passport from the following countries do NOT need a Visa to enter Colombia:

People with ordinary passports from countries not listed in the first table, or with diplomatic or official passports not listed in either table must apply for a visa according to the requirements established next in the nearest Colombian Consulate.

 
List of Emmbassies and Colombian consulates abroad

Requirements to Apply for the Courtesy Visa

• Application Form for Colombian Visa.
• Passport with at least 3 months of validity left and with blank pages.
• Two recent pictures, frontal, colour, light background, 3X4 cms.
• Round-trip ticket to Colombia
• Invitation Letter to the “Cartagena Summit on a mine-free world”. You will receive this letter in an attached file through the accreditation e-mail once you have finished the pre-inscription process.

Procedure for exceptional cases

Only for exceptional cases of foreign citizens accredited as official delegates, participants or guests to the “Cartagena Summit on a mine-free world” who, in need of a visa but for certain circumstances are unable to apply for it in any Colombian Consulate, the Colombian Government will guarantee their entry to the country by following an ad hoc procedure that will facilitates the Visas’ issue at the event’s venue in Cartagena, during the 48 hours following their entrance to the country. 

In such cases, the Visas and Immigration Office from the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will request the respective airlines to allow boarding without visa for foreign citizens who submit the accreditation letter sent by the authority in charge for this purpose on behalf of the event’s organization in Cartagena. 

For this exceptional procedure it is recommended to send a notification e-mail to diana.cifuentes@cancilleria.gov.co after receiving the aforementioned accreditation letter, with the detailed itinerary with the full names of the airlines and cities. Likewise, consults regarding the specific issue of visas may be requested to that e-mail.

IMPORTANT: The Colombian Government is not responsible for the procedures and validity of transit visas required by the event’s participants to move to and from our country.  

Airport fees
Exit tax is approximately USD$ 66, which may be paid in American dollars or Colombian pesos, according to the exchange rate at the day of exit. This amount is subject to variations by the national aviation authorities.