Colombia’s consulates in the United States (12 consulates across 10 states and territories) handle the procedures below for citizens living in the US; each has its own step-by-step guide. Every guide covers requirements, fees, booking, and what to expect — and the requirement lists these guides draw on ask for your home-country documents, not for US immigration papers. To find your nearest office first, see the Colombia consulate directory.
Colombia consular procedures in the USA — passport, consular ID, power of attorney, civil registry, voting
The consular procedures Colombians handle in the US: passport renewal, the Tarjeta de Registro Consular, powers of attorney, civil registry and voting.
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Colombia: consular assistance for detained nationals
Apostille Colombian documents from the US: online, USD $11
Colombia J-1 no-objection statement: US$34 money order, Embassy in DC
Colombia's Return Law (Ley 1565): RUR registry, requirements, benefits
Colombian cédula from the US: free first time, US$76.28 duplicate
Colombian death in the US: free registration and repatriation costs
Colombian emergency passport and free pasaporte exento from the US
Colombian minor travel consent from the US: US$13 at a consulate
Colombian passport for a minor in the US: US$86, one parent suffices
Colombian pension proof of life from the US: free, every 6 months
Colombian police certificate from the US: free consular or apostilled
Copy of a Colombian birth certificate from the US: US$10.94
Recover or renounce Colombian nationality from the US
Register a US marriage with Colombia: free at the consulate
Colombia passport renewal in the United States — verified fees and appointments
Colombia consular ID (Tarjeta de Registro Consular) + cédula digital — both, explained
Colombia power of attorney (poder notarial) at a US consulate
Register US-born child for Colombia dual nationality
Voting from the US — Colombia elections from abroad
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