Can an Indian citizen holding a valid USA visa visit Colombia without a visa?

10/18/2017 2:15:02 PM

I traveled to Bogotá, Colombia last month, on an India Passport. The immigration officer called her superior, during entry, to check my US H1-B Visa, but he stamped me in immediately.

You can take a print out of this page with you in case of ignorant border officials. Point/underline the 3rd paragraph (in Spanish) on the article.

9/16/2016 10:31:07 PM

Timatic says that nationals of India don’t need a visa if they’re holding a visa from a Schengen state (C/D visa) or the United States.

Visa required, except for Nationals of India with a normal
passport and a “C” or “D” visa issued by a Schengen Member
State […]
valid for a minimum of 180 days from the
arrival date.

Visa required, except for Nationals of India with a normal
passport and a visa issued by the USA valid for a minimum of
180 days from the arrival date. This does not apply to ”C1”
visas. They are visa exempt for a maximum stay of 90 days.

6/13/2016 6:58:18 AM

After completing the travel without incident, I can confirm that Indian citizens with a valid non-tourist USA visa are indeed exempted from certain visa requirements to travel to Colombia. I faced no issue at the airport or immigration, as both airport staff and border agents were aware of the rule.

4/15/2016 1:50:02 AM

Seems like you do need a visa, it doesn’t matter if you have a visa to stay in USA because what matters is of what country you have a passport: https://colombia.visahq.com/requirements/India/resident-United_States/#!colombia-Tourist-visa

You might contact the US embassy in Colombia just to be sure: https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/country/colombia.html

Hope it helps.

Credit:stackoverflow.com‘

About me

Hello,My name is Aparna Patel,I’m a Travel Blogger and Photographer who travel the world full-time with my hubby.I like to share my travel experience.

Search Posts

Latest posts

Popular posts