Colombian consular services in New Orleans, Louisiana

Colombia has no permanent consulate in New Orleans. This is not an oversight on this page — Louisiana falls within the official jurisdiction (circunscripción) of the Colombian consulate in Houston (checked October 16, 2026). If you live in the New Orleans area, your consulate is in Houston.

Your covering consulate: Houston

  • Consulate: Consulate of Colombia in Houston
  • Address: 5599 San Felipe St, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77056 — about 350 miles (5 hours by car) from New Orleans
  • Phone: +1 (346) 204-4664
  • Official site: houston.consulado.gov.co
  • Official jurisdiction (circunscripción): Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma

Mobile consulates — service without the full trip

The New Orleans mobile-consulate announcement gives these details (checked October 17, 2026; the announcement gives no year; the Houston services page’s 2026 calendar lists New Orleans for October 24–25, appointments opening October 14):

  • Dates: October 24 and 25. Appointment booking opened Wednesday, October 14 at 2:00 pm (already past on October 17, 2026), through the booking link in the announcement, until slots run out.
  • Venue: 2525 Maine, ave, Metairie, LA, 70003. APOSTOLADO HISPANO. The published hours are quoted as written: “Sábado: 8:30-05:00 PM” and “Domingo: 8:00-12:00 PM”.
  • No appointment required: adults over 65 and people with disabilities, only for their own procedures and only if resident in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas or Louisiana.
  • Excluded from mobile sessions: public deeds, including general powers of attorney, paternal recognition and changes of name.

The Cancillería has announced a 2026 mobile-consulate calendar for the southern US run by the Houston consulate, and New Orleans is among the cities where mobile consulates have been held. Watch the Houston consulate’s site for upcoming dates before making the ~350-mile trip.

Before you travel — do this first

  1. Book an appointment through the consulate’s official site and confirm there whether walk-ins are accepted.
  2. Register in the Registro Consular online if you haven’t.
  3. Confirm requirements and fees for your specific procedure on the official site (see the passport fees below).
  4. Bring payment in the accepted form — the Cancillería lists Houston among the consulates that accept money order for passport payment and says: “verifique con el Consulado más cercano los medios de pago disponibles” (checked October 16, 2026).

What the consulate’s own site says (checked October 16, 2026)

  • Jurisdiction: the Houston consulate “atiende a los colombianos y extranjeros ubicados en la circunscripción en los Estados de Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana y Oklahoma.”
  • Address: 5599 San Felipe Street, Suite 600, Houston, Texas 77056
  • Information line: +1 346 204 4664
  • Emergency messages only: +1 832 665 6960
  • Toll-free line in the US: 1888 764 3326
  • No intermediaries: people in the jurisdiction have access to the consulate’s services “sin necesidad de recurrir a intermediarios.”

Passport fees abroad and payment (Cancillería, checked October 16, 2026)

PassportFee outside Europe and Cuba
OrdinaryUSD $86,00
ExecutiveUSD $175,00
EmergencyUSD $129,00
  • Houston is on the Cancillería’s list of consulates that accept money order for passport payment; the Cancillería adds: “verifique con el Consulado más cercano los medios de pago disponibles.”
  • Payment comes only after the application is formalized: “para efectuar su pago debe haber realizado previamente la formalización de la solicitud.”
  • Online PSE payment requires an active bank account in Colombia enabled for electronic payments.
  • “La expedición del pasaporte está sujeta al pago del mismo.”

Consular procedures — step-by-step guides

The most common services at this consulate (full step-by-step guides):

Official sources: Houston consulate · Embassy of Colombia — consulates list

Last verified: 2026-10-17. General procedural information, not legal advice. Consular jurisdictions and mobile-consulate calendars change — always confirm with the consulate before traveling.