VISAS:The following nationals DO NOT require a visa: Colombia, holders of an entry permit (valid for 90 days issued on arrival to nationals of: United Kingdom, Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Rep, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Rep, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Rep of, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea (South), Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Surinam, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, United States, Uruguay & Venezuela)
TRANSIT VISAS: Required by all except Persons continuing their journey to a third country by the same or first connecting aircraft within 12 hours without leaving the transit area of the airport, provided holding confirmed tickets & documents for next destination (except nationals of Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Congo Dem Rep, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Korea (North), Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe & holders of Palestinian documents).
HEALTH: Although there are no compulsory vaccinations in place we advise travellers visiting the middle valley of the Magdalena river, eastern & western foothills of the Cordillera Oriental from the frontier with Ecuador to that with Venezuela, Uraba, foothills of the Sierra Nevada, eastern plains (Orinoquia) & Amazonia and travellers making 3 or more visits per year, stays of more than 3 months in a rural area, high-risk occupational groups & backpackers staying more than 1 month to have the following r ecommended immunisations: Cholera, Diphtheria, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Malaria, TB, Tetanus, Typhoid & Yellow Fever.
All passports must be valid for six months.
WEATHER: Pacific coastal areas and lower western slopes of the Andes are generally hot  throughout the year but can experience downpours at any time. The Caribbean coast has a drier season between Dec-Mar. Colombia's interior is mountainous, where temperatures are governed by altitude and the tallest peaks are snow covered for most of the year. Bogota, which is at middle altitude, has a pleasant climate with no extremes, warm days and cool nights. Rain can fall at any time but tends to be heavier in western ranges. This is especially so in lowland areas of the Amazon Basin where there is no real dry season producing hot and sticky conditions.