{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","alternate_language":[{"language":"es","url":"https://migrantusa.com/es/tiempos-espera-visa-us/colombia/"}],"as_of":"2026-06-11","attribution":"MigrantUSA Editorial. US visa wait times in Colombia — Embassy Bogotá (live State Dept data). https://migrantusa.com/us-visa-wait-times/colombia/","country":"Colombia","dataset":{"data_updated":"2026-08-20","download_url":"https://migrantusa.com/data/datasets/visa_wait_times.json","key":"visa_wait_times","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","name":"US visa interview wait times in Latin America (22 posts, 12 countries)","source_url":"https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/global-visa-wait-times.html"},"dateModified":"2026-06-11","description":"Live US visa appointment wait times at the embassy in Bogotá, Colombia's only visa-issuing US post, which also handles Venezuelan cases. B1/B2 and more.","disclaimer":"General information, not legal advice. MigrantUSA is an independent publisher and is not a law firm. Always verify current details directly with the relevant agency before acting.","faqs":[{"answer":"Bogotá is the only US post issuing visas in Colombia, and on top of Colombian demand it carries the Venezuela Affairs Unit — the office that has processed Venezuelan visa cases since 2019. One consular section, two countries’ worth of applicants. Student and petition-based work visas move much faster because posts protect that capacity.","question":"Why is the visitor-visa wait in Bogotá so long?"},{"answer":"No. The US maintains consular agencies for US-citizen services in some Colombian cities, but every visa interview — visitor, student, work, immigrant — happens at the embassy in Bogotá.","question":"Is there a US consulate in Medellín, Cali, or Barranquilla that issues visas?"},{"answer":"No — the F/M/J column in the live table is the one that applies to you, and it typically runs far shorter than the visitor queue. If your appointment still lands after your program start, ask your school to update your I-20 and request an expedited appointment with the I-20 as evidence.","question":"I’m a student with a program start date and the B1/B2 line is huge. Am I stuck?"}],"generated":"2026-06-11","isBasedOn":"https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/global-visa-wait-times.html","language":"en","license":"https://migrantusa.com/terms/","name":"US visa wait times in Colombia — Embassy Bogotá (live State Dept data)","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"MigrantUSA","url":"https://migrantusa.com/"},"source_urls":["https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/global-visa-wait-times.html"],"type":"visa-wait-country","url":"https://migrantusa.com/us-visa-wait-times/colombia/"}