The Discreet Investor
World Passport Index · October 2026
Colombia passport: rank 74 of 199
The Colombia passport scores 59.4 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 114 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 124.5, rank 72).
Photo: Cocora Valley, Quindío · Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
Investor Score
How the Colombia passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 15.8 / 30 | 114 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 53% of the maximum once destinations are weighted by economic importance. |
| Right to live and work | 1.9 / 20 | Right to live and work in 8 other countries. |
| Banking access | 15.0 / 15 | Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check. |
| Tax and obligations | 13.5 / 15 | Military service, with exemption or deferral for citizens abroad |
| Citizenship flexibility | 8.5 / 10 | Dual citizenship allowed; Passed to children born abroad under conditions; Withdrawn only for fraud |
| Stability and consular protection | 4.7 / 10 | Political stability 49/100 · rule of law 48/100 · embassies or consulates in 77 countries. |
| Investor Score | 59.4 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where Colombia passport holders can travel
Entry rules for a short tourist or business stay, by category. Destinations are the 199 passport-issuing jurisdictions; dependent territories will be added in the first full edition.
Visa-free87
- Albania · 90 days
- Andorra · 90 days
- Antigua & Barbuda · 90 days
- Argentina · 90 days
- Austria · 90 days
- Bahamas
- Barbados · 90 days
- Belarus · 90 days
- Belgium · 90 days
- Belize · 90 days
- Bolivia · 90 days
- Bosnia & Herzegovina · 90 days
- Brazil · 90 days
- Bulgaria · 90 days
- Chile · 90 days
- Croatia · 90 days
- Cyprus · 90 days
- Czechia · 90 days
- Denmark · 90 days
- Dominica · 21 days
- Dominican Republic · 30 days
- Ecuador · 90 days
- El Salvador
- Estonia · 90 days
- Fiji
- Finland · 90 days
- France · 90 days
- Georgia
- Germany · 90 days
- Greece · 90 days
- Guatemala · 90 days
- Guyana · 90 days
- Honduras
- Hong Kong · 90 days
- Hungary · 90 days
- Iceland · 90 days
- Indonesia · 30 days
- Italy · 90 days
- Jamaica · 30 days
- Kazakhstan · 30 days
- Kiribati · 90 days
- Kosovo
- Latvia · 90 days
- Liechtenstein · 90 days
- Lithuania · 90 days
- Luxembourg · 90 days
- Malta · 90 days
- Mexico · 180 days
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Moldova · 90 days
- Monaco · 90 days
- Mongolia · 90 days
- Montenegro · 90 days
- Morocco · 90 days
- Netherlands · 90 days
- North Macedonia · 90 days
- Norway · 90 days
- Oman · 14 days
- Palestine
- Panama · 90 days
- Paraguay · 90 days
- Peru · 183 days
- Philippines · 30 days
- Poland · 90 days
- Portugal · 90 days
- Qatar · 30 days
- Romania · 90 days
- Russia · 90 days
- Samoa · 90 days
- San Marino · 90 days
- Serbia · 30 days
- Singapore · 30 days
- Slovakia · 90 days
- Slovenia · 90 days
- Spain · 90 days
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Suriname · 90 days
- Sweden · 90 days
- Switzerland · 90 days
- Thailand · 60 days
- Trinidad & Tobago · 90 days
- Türkiye · 90 days
- Ukraine · 90 days
- United Arab Emirates · 90 days
- Uruguay · 90 days
- Vatican City · 90 days
- Venezuela · 90 days
Electronic travel authorisation5
- Israel · 90 days
- Seychelles
- South Korea · 90 days
- Sri Lanka · 30 days
- St Kitts & Nevis
Visa on arrival22
- Bahrain · 14 days
- Bangladesh · 30 days
- Burundi
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Comoros · 45 days
- Egypt · 30 days
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Jordan
- Laos · 30 days
- Macao · 30 days
- Madagascar · 90 days
- Maldives · 30 days
- Marshall Islands · 90 days
- Mauritius · 60 days
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Nepal · 90 days
- Palau · 30 days
- Rwanda · 30 days
- Tanzania · 90 days
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Tuvalu
- Zambia · 90 days
E-visa44
- Afghanistan
- Angola
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Cuba
- Côte d’Ivoire
- DR Congo
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Guinea
- India
- Iraq
- Kenya
- Kyrgyzstan
- Liberia
- Libya
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Mauritania
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Syria
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Tajikistan
- Togo
- Uganda
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
- Zimbabwe
Visa required40
- Algeria
- Australia
- Brunei
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- China
- Costa Rica
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Haiti
- Iran
- Ireland
- Japan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Mali
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- North Korea
- Republic of the Congo
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- St Lucia
- Sudan
- Taiwan
- Tonga
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Yemen
Right to live and work
Where Colombia citizens can live and work
Colombia citizens can live and work without a permit in these countries:
Banking access · Tax and obligations · Citizenship flexibility
Banking, tax and citizenship rules for Colombia citizens
Banking
- Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check.
Tax and obligations
- Military service, with exemption or deferral for citizens abroad
Citizenship
- Dual citizenship allowed
- Passed to children born abroad under conditions
- Withdrawn only for fraud
Stability and consular network
- Political stability 49/100 · rule of law 48/100 · embassies or consulates in 77 countries.
Colombia passport: common questions
How many countries can Colombia passport holders visit without a visa? +
114 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 87 visa-free, 5 with an electronic travel authorisation and 22 with a visa on arrival. A further 44 offer an e-visa, and 40 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do Colombia citizens need a visa for the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and the United States? +
Schengen area (France): Visa-free. United Kingdom: Visa required. United States: Visa required.
Is the Colombia passport good for investors? +
It ranks 74 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 59.4 points out of 100. Its strongest pillar is Banking access; its weakest is Right to live and work.
Sources: entry rules from the Wikipedia article Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), read in October 2026; other pillars from official lists, legislation, the World Bank, UNDP and UN Tourism. Preliminary edition — see the methodology.
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