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Colombia visa for German passport holders

Entry requirements for a typical one-week tourist stay. Plan your trip with your exact dates for a personalised result.

Checklist for a tourist trip

• No visa for 90 days: any paid activity requires a visa

  to prepareDoneVerified on Oct 27, 2026

  Your nationality can enter Colombia without a visa for a stay of up to 90 days, for tourism or business according to the UK; Canada states that business and student visas are required. Migración Colombia states that any paid activity requires a visa, whatever the nationality: for a business trip, check with the Colombian consulate before you travel. The immigration officer decides on entry and may ask for an exit ticket and proof of funds. According to Gouvernement du Royaume-Uni (FCDO): "You can visit Colombia for up to 90 days without a visa for business or tourism, at the discretion of the Colombian immigration officer on arrival."

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  Your nationality can enter Colombia without a visa for a stay of up to 90 days, for tourism or business according to the UK; Canada states that business and student visas are required. Migración Colombia states that any paid activity requires a visa, whatever the nationality: for a business trip, check with the Colombian consulate before you travel. The immigration officer decides on entry and may ask for an exit ticket and proof of funds. According to Gouvernement du Royaume-Uni (FCDO): "You can visit Colombia for up to 90 days without a visa for business or tourism, at the discretion of the Colombian immigration officer on arrival."

  Why this result?

  This requirement is based on the rule “No visa for 90 days: any paid activity requires a visa”. Verified on Oct 27, 2026

  5 sources

  • Colombie (Migración Colombia)(opens in a new tab) · checked on Oct 27, 2026
  • Gouvernement du Royaume-Uni (FCDO)(opens in a new tab) · checked on Oct 27, 2026
  • Gouvernement du Canada (Affaires mondiales)(opens in a new tab) · checked on Oct 27, 2026
  • France (ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères)(opens in a new tab) · checked on Oct 27, 2026
  • Colombie (ministère des Affaires étrangères — Cancillería)(opens in a new tab) · checked on Oct 27, 2026

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• Passport validity: allow 6 months after departure

  to prepareDoneVerified on Oct 29, 2026

  Your passport must be valid on entry and for the whole stay (Canada). Colombian immigration recommends it stays valid for at least 6 months after your planned departure (UK); airlines can also be stricter. According to Gouvernement du Royaume-Uni (FCDO): "To enter Colombia, your passport must be valid on entry. However, Colombian immigration authorities recommend your passport has an ‘expiry date’ at least 6 months after the date you plan to leave."

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  Your passport must be valid on entry and for the whole stay (Canada). Colombian immigration recommends it stays valid for at least 6 months after your planned departure (UK); airlines can also be stricter. According to Gouvernement du Royaume-Uni (FCDO): "To enter Colombia, your passport must be valid on entry. However, Colombian immigration authorities recommend your passport has an ‘expiry date’ at least 6 months after the date you plan to leave."

  Why this result?

  This requirement is based on the rule “Passport validity: allow 6 months after departure”. Verified on Oct 29, 2026

  2 sources

  • Gouvernement du Canada (Affaires mondiales)(opens in a new tab) · checked on Oct 27, 2026
  • Gouvernement du Royaume-Uni (FCDO)(opens in a new tab) · checked on Oct 27, 2026

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• Yellow fever, cash and dual-national children

  to prepareDoneVerified on Oct 27, 2026

  Proof of yellow fever vaccination is required if you arrive from Angola, Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo or Uganda. You can bring up to 10,000 US dollars (any currency) without declaring; above that, declare to the DIAN, Colombia’s customs authority. A child who also holds Colombian nationality and travels alone or with one parent needs both parents’ notarised authorisation, in Spanish, to leave Colombia; dual nationals enter and leave with their Colombian documents.

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  Proof of yellow fever vaccination is required if you arrive from Angola, Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo or Uganda. You can bring up to 10,000 US dollars (any currency) without declaring; above that, declare to the DIAN, Colombia’s customs authority. A child who also holds Colombian nationality and travels alone or with one parent needs both parents’ notarised authorisation, in Spanish, to leave Colombia; dual nationals enter and leave with their Colombian documents.

  Why this result?

  This requirement is based on the rule “Yellow fever, cash and dual-national children”. Verified on Oct 27, 2026

  4 sources

  • Gouvernement du Canada (Affaires mondiales)(opens in a new tab) · checked on Oct 27, 2026
  • Gouvernement du Royaume-Uni (FCDO)(opens in a new tab) · checked on Oct 27, 2026
  • France (ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères)(opens in a new tab) · checked on Oct 27, 2026
  • Colombie (Migración Colombia)(opens in a new tab) · checked on Oct 27, 2026

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• Yellow fever certificate if you come from a risk country

  to prepareDoneVerified on Oct 28, 2026

  For travellers aged 1 year and over arriving from a yellow fever risk country, or who transited more than 12 hours through the airport of such a country, Colombia requires an international certificate of vaccination against yellow fever (valid for life since 2016). The list of countries concerned may differ from WHO's list of risk countries: check with the embassy. If your journey does not pass through any risk country, the certificate is not requested. Source: WHO list (November 2022), to be confirmed with the consulate: requirements can change.

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  Vaccination

  For travellers aged 1 year and over arriving from a yellow fever risk country, or who transited more than 12 hours through the airport of such a country, Colombia requires an international certificate of vaccination against yellow fever (valid for life since 2016). The list of countries concerned may differ from WHO's list of risk countries: check with the embassy. If your journey does not pass through any risk country, the certificate is not requested. Source: WHO list (November 2022), to be confirmed with the consulate: requirements can change.

  Why this result?

  This requirement is based on the rule “Yellow fever certificate if you come from a risk country”. Verified on Oct 28, 2026

  1 source

  • Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS)(opens in a new tab) · checked on Oct 28, 2026

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• Check-Mig pre-registration: free and recommended

  informationDoneVerified on Oct 29, 2026

  Check-Mig is a free online form to fill in between 72 hours and 1 hour before your trip (flight, land, sea or river) to speed up immigration. Migración Colombia states it is not mandatory; Canada and France present it as something to complete: do it in any case. According to Gouvernement du Royaume-Uni (FCDO): "Colombian authorities advise that you can speed up your entry to the country by completing the ‘Check-Mig’ form on Migración Colombia , although this is not mandatory. You can complete the form between 72 hours and one hour before you travel to Colombia. You will receive a confirmation email that you will need to show to immigration officials when you arrive."

  Details

  Check-Mig is a free online form to fill in between 72 hours and 1 hour before your trip (flight, land, sea or river) to speed up immigration. Migración Colombia states it is not mandatory; Canada and France present it as something to complete: do it in any case. According to Gouvernement du Royaume-Uni (FCDO): "Colombian authorities advise that you can speed up your entry to the country by completing the ‘Check-Mig’ form on Migración Colombia , although this is not mandatory. You can complete the form between 72 hours and one hour before you travel to Colombia. You will receive a confirmation email that you will need to show to immigration officials when you arrive."

  Fill in the Check-Mig form· apps.migracioncolombia.gov.co(opens in a new tab)

  The official website is apps.migracioncolombia.gov.co. Intermediary sites imitate official ones and add fees: if the address is not exactly this one, do not enter any information.

  Step by step

  1. Open the Check-Mig migration registration form from Migración Colombia.
  2. Complete it between 72 hours and 1 hour before your trip.

  Usual processing time: To be completed at the earliest 72 hours and at the latest 1 hour before the trip.

  Why this result?

  This requirement is based on the rule “Check-Mig pre-registration: free and recommended”. Verified on Oct 29, 2026

  4 sources

  • Colombie (Migración Colombia)(opens in a new tab) · checked on Oct 27, 2026
  • Gouvernement du Canada (Affaires mondiales)(opens in a new tab) · checked on Oct 27, 2026
  • France (ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères)(opens in a new tab) · checked on Oct 27, 2026
  • Gouvernement du Royaume-Uni (FCDO)(opens in a new tab) · checked on Oct 27, 2026

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Guidance based on the cited official sources; only the competent authorities are authoritative.