Colombia passport renewal in the United States

Colombian consulates charge US$86 for an ordinary passport, valid 10 years, under the fees in force since April 6, 2026. You apply in person with your cédula de ciudadanía, and the consulate takes your photo and fingerprints. Each consulate runs its own intake: New York takes passport applications without an appointment on weekday mornings except Tuesdays. Facts below were read on official pages on October 3, 2026.

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Verified fees

PassportFee (USD)Pages
Ordinary passport$8632
Executive passport$17548
Emergency passport$129—

Fees per Cancillería’s table for consulates outside Europe and Cuba (“Resto del mundo”), and the Newark consulate’s sheet of “nuevas tarifas de pasaportes a partir del 6 de abril de 2026”. Cancillería’s passport FAQ says ordinary and executive passports are both valid 10 years and differ only in pages and price.

Payment. Money order is accepted only at the consulates Cancillería lists for passports — in the United States: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Newark, New York, Orlando and Washington. Miami, Los Angeles and San Francisco are not on that list. The New York and Newark consulates list credit card, debit card or money order. PSE (online payment) requires an active bank account in Colombia. Cancillería adds that you pay only after the application has been formalized, that the passport is issued only once it is paid, and that you should check the accepted methods with your consulate (cancilleria.gov.co, passport costs, read 2026-10-03).

How appointments actually work

Cancillería’s passport FAQ tells residents abroad to check “la página web de cada Consulado” (each consulate’s own website) (checked October 16, 2026). The consulates below publish their own booking routes.

  • New York: “Para el pasaporte no requiere cita” — passport applications are taken without an appointment from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, except Tuesdays. On Tuesdays walk-in service is only for Colombians over 62. Identity, notarial and consular-card procedures need an appointment, booked at agendamientonuevayork.cancilleria.gov.co; the calendar opens Tuesday to Friday at 9:00 a.m. and appointments are for the next day (New York consulate guide and notices, 2026).
  • Miami: books through agendamientomiami.cancilleria.gov.co.
  • Other consulates: check the consulate’s page in the Colombia consulate directory, or follow availability in the consulate appointment tracker.

Documents

Per Cancillería’s passport requirements for adults:

  • Original cédula de ciudadanía, current and in a valid format — or a contraseña (receipt) for a first-time cédula plus a copy of your registro civil de nacimiento, or a contraseña for a duplicate or renewal plus the online check of the cédula’s validity. A contraseña for a rectification is not accepted.
  • Previous passport, if you have one. If it was lost or stolen, you only need to declare that to the office under oath.
  • Registro civil de nacimiento if you were born outside Colombia or your registro civil or cédula was obtained late. The New York consulate says it does not need to be a recent or apostilled copy.
  • No photos — the consulate takes your photo, fingerprints and signature.

The New York consulate adds that if you come without your cédula, the application depends on your cédula being loaded in its system and on a successful fingerprint match. If you need a new or duplicate cédula first, see the Colombia national ID (cédula) page.

Online application for adults with an e-passport

Cancillería offers an online passport application for adults who hold an electronic ordinary or executive passport issued on or after November 17, 2017 and whose previous issuance had a successful biometric check. Reasons it accepts include voluntary change, damage, pages used up, and theft or loss. The new passport keeps the class and biographic data of the previous one, and you collect it in person at the office you selected, showing your cédula and your previous valid passport (except after theft or loss).

One difference between official pages: Cancillería’s requirements page also lists expiry (“por vencimiento”) as a reason, while the New York consulate’s passport page requires the current passport to be valid and does not list expiry. Ask your consulate before applying online with an expired passport.

Delivery

  • Time: Cancillería’s FAQ says consulates abroad deliver in 8 business days, “de acuerdo a las condiciones operativas de cada oficina”, once the fee is paid. The New York consulate’s 2026 user guide says 15 business days; its passport web page says “más de 20 días hábiles” (more than 20 business days). All read October 3, 2026.
  • Which rules are current: Cancillería’s passport FAQ cites Resolución 10927 of August 4, 2026, which repeals Resolución 6888 of 2021; the New York consulate’s passport web page still lists Resolución 6888 among its rules. The New York page details quoted on this page are that consulate’s own statements.
  • Who collects it (Cancillería): “La entrega del pasaporte se realizará personalmente en la oficina donde usted tramitó su pasaporte a través de autenticación biométrica” (the passport is handed over in person at the office where you applied, with biometric authentication). You show a yellow cédula with holograms, a physical digital cédula, or a first-time or duplicate contraseña (checked October 16, 2026). The New York mail option below is that consulate’s own statement.
  • Pickup: the New York consulate hands over documents Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
  • By mail (New York): the consulate can mail the passport to your US address if you bring a certified Post Office envelope and stamps when you apply. Its October 2026 notice says US$20 in stamps; its 2026 user guide PDF says US$19 in stamps and asks for a signed shipping-authorization form, noting that the mail carrier is responsible if something goes wrong. Someone must be home to receive it.

Passports for minors (checked October 16, 2026)

Per Cancillería’s passport requirements and FAQ:

  • Who comes: minors (0 to 17) must be accompanied by one of the two parents, their legal representative or an apoderado, who identifies with a cédula in a valid format. “Si el menor está acompañado por uno de los padres, no se requiere poder ni autorización del padre que no asiste al trámite” (if one parent comes, no power or authorization from the absent parent is required).
  • If both parents are absent: a third party can apply with the minor only with a special power of attorney (“poder especial”) granted by both parents before a notary or judge, with copies of both parents’ identity documents. Abroad it is granted before the consulate (or, where there is no Colombian consulate, before the local competent authority), apostilled or legalized as the case may be, and translated into Spanish by an official translator. If one parent has died, bring the registro civil de defunción.
  • Documents: an authentic copy (“fiel copia”) of the minor’s registro civil de nacimiento issued by a notary, registrar or consul, with space for notes, and the previous passport if one was issued. Certificados de registro de nacimiento, comprobantes de inscripción and authenticated photocopies of the registro civil are not accepted. For ages 7 to 17 Cancillería lists the original tarjeta de identidad or contraseña, but “Si el trámite lo realiza en el exterior presentar la tarjeta de identidad no es un requisito obligatorio” (not mandatory when applying abroad).
  • In person, no photos: both the minor and the accompanying adult appear in person for photo, fingerprints and signature.
  • Turning 7 or 18: a valid passport issued with the registro civil does not have to be changed at 7, and a valid passport does not have to be changed at 18 (Resolución 10927 of August 4, 2026). Cancillería notes that foreign migration authorities could require the identity-document type in the passport to be updated.
  • Pickup: only the parent, legal representative or apoderado with whom the minor applied can collect the minor’s passport.

Exempt passport (pasaporte exento) (checked October 16, 2026)

  • Issued through Colombia’s diplomatic missions and consulates abroad. “Será válido para regresar a Colombia” (valid to return to Colombia). One page, valid up to 30 days from issue. “No tiene costo” (no fee).
  • Cancillería “podrá expedir” (may issue) it to nationals who are deported, expelled, repatriated or stowaways; when a competent authority orders cancellation of their valid passport; in a state of vulnerability or defenselessness; or in other situations of force majeure, fortuitous event or extraordinary situations at the issuing authority’s discretion.
  • The separate Sisbén fee waiver can be processed only in Colombian territory (offices in Bogotá or Gobernaciones, by appointment). The emergency passport costs US$129 (fee table above).

Old passport, visas and deadlines (checked October 16, 2026)

  • “No hay figura de renovación de pasaporte en Colombia”: each application is a new issuance, the requirements are checked under the rules in force, the passport number changes, and the previous passport is automatically cancelled.
  • The cancelled passport is returned to its holder, and the visas in it remain valid (Resolución 10927 of August 4, 2026).
  • You have up to 6 months after issuance to claim the passport; if not claimed, it is annulled and a new passport must be applied for and paid. For a data error or manufacturing damage, you have 1 month from delivery to request a replacement; after that, a new passport must be applied for and paid.

US immigration documents are not on the requirement list

The requirement lists summarized above ask for Colombian documents, not for US immigration papers; the passport follows from nationality. Consulates operate under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (1963). We found no official source on whether or how a consulate shares applicant data with US agencies, so we make no claim either way.

Where to do it

Official sources

Last verified: 2026-10-03. General procedural information for educational purposes. Passport fees, appointment systems, and document requirements vary by country and change periodically. Verify directly with the Colombia consulate. Not legal advice.