Colombia
How long you can stay, how long your vehicle can, and what your dog or cat needs to cross. Every rule links to the official source.
- Last checked 28 Sep 2026
Your rules for Colombia
You · American passport
Up to 90 days per visit, 180 days a year
Visa-free for short stays. Keep inside the limit and you don't need a visa.
cancilleria.gov.co · Official source · Checked 27 Sep 2026
Your vehicle · United States plates
As long as you can stay, up to 180 days
A foreign-plated vehicle can stay as long as its driver is allowed to. When your days run out, so do its.
dian.gov.co · Official source · Checked 27 Sep 2026
Your dog or cat
Start at least 21 days out
Colombia needs an official certificate no older than 10 days, deworming within 60 days, rabies at least 21 days old and ICA inspection at the border. See the steps
agronet.gov.co · Official source · Checked 28 Sep 2026
Watch Colombia.
We'll email you if Colombia's rules change for your American passport, United States plates or your pet. That's the only email you'll get.
What your pet needs to cross into Colombia.
Do these in order. Miss one and your pet can be held at the border.
- Before you go
Rabies vaccination
No pet enters without rabies immunity; product, lot, date given and revaccination date on the certificate.
- At least 21 days after the rabies shot
21 days after first rabies shot
A first rabies vaccination must be given at least 21 days before boarding/shipment.
- Before you go
Core vaccines
Dogs: distemper, canine hepatitis, leptospirosis, parvovirus, coronavirus, parainfluenza. Cats: basic feline vaccines (panleukopenia, rhinotracheitis, calicivirus).
- Still valid the day you arrive
Rabies vaccine still valid on arrival
Your pet's rabies vaccine must still be valid on the day you cross. Check the 'valid until' date on the vaccination record and book a booster before it runs out.
- Within 60 days before you arrive
Internal and external parasite treatment
Internal and external antiparasitic treatment within the 60 days before shipment, dated on the certificate.
- Within 10 days before you arrive
Official health certificate
Original certificate issued or endorsed by the official animal health authority of the origin country, issued no more than 10 calendar days before entry.
- By the day you arrive
Pre-register the ICA CIS request and pay
File the Certificado de Inspección Sanitaria (CIS) request online with ICA and pay by card; carry the printout and receipt.
- At the border
ICA inspection and CIS
ICA checks documents and the animal at the port, airport or land border (PAPF) and issues the CIS.
agronet.gov.co · Official source · Checked 28 Sep 2026. The app works these dates backward from your travel day and reminds you.
Every passport in Colombia
| Passport | Entry | How long | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States (yours) | Visa-free | Up to 90 days per visit, 180 days a year | cancilleria.gov.co · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Argentina | Visa-free | Up to 90 days per visit, 180 days a year | cancilleria.gov.co · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Australia | Visa-free | Up to 90 days per visit, 180 days a year | cancilleria.gov.co · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Austria | Visa-free | Up to 90 days per visit, 180 days a year | cancilleria.gov.co · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Belgium | Visa-free | Up to 90 days per visit, 180 days a year | cancilleria.gov.co · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Brazil | Visa-free | Up to 90 days per visit, 180 days a year | cancilleria.gov.co · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Bulgaria | Visa-free | Up to 90 days per visit, 180 days a year | cancilleria.gov.co · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Canada | Visa-free | Up to 90 days per visit, 180 days a year | cancilleria.gov.co · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
Every registration in Colombia
| Registered in | Entry | How long | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States (yours) | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay, up to 180 days | dian.gov.co · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Argentina | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay, up to 180 days | dian.gov.co · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Australia | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay, up to 180 days | dian.gov.co · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Austria | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay, up to 180 days | dian.gov.co · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Belgium | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay, up to 180 days | dian.gov.co · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Brazil | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay, up to 180 days | dian.gov.co · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Bulgaria | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay, up to 180 days | dian.gov.co · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Canada | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay, up to 180 days | dian.gov.co · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
A plain-language summary of the official rules, checked on the date shown. It isn't legal advice, and the officer at the desk always has the final word.
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