Colombia / Travel Coronavirus Updates

[Silver Turtle]

It appears that the PCR requirement will be abolished after a compliance of Dept. Of Health. The Dept, which is within the right-wing Duque administration, may comply immediately.

https://www.elcolombiano.com/colombi...bia-HM14811251

[Nounce]

I found this collaborating article on this but I am checking to see when this will be operational in practice.

I read that elpais article is a court judgement, not a government announcement.

El Tribunal Administrativo de Cundinamarca

The first paragraph mentioned this which basically means court if I understand it correctly.

[Mojo Bandit]

https://www.elpais.com.co/colombia/v...ngresar-a.html

Looks like after all PCR test soon would not be required to enter the country.

I found this collaborating article on this but I am checking to see when this will be operational in practice.
https://www.medellinherald.com/antioquia

Avianca has yet to change their requirements on their website. The US Embassy Colombia also shows the same instructions as before. It may be that after the court ruling it may still have to go through some kind of bureaucratic administrative process before the practice of not requiring a test is actually implemented.

https://www.avianca.com/co/en/experience/avianca-biocare/

https://co.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/

[Questner]

https://www.elpais.com.co/colombia/v...ngresar-a.html

Looks like after all PCR test soon would not be required to enter the country.

[Mojo Bandit]

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The MIG form must be filled out on arrival AND departure. Be prepared. You can't get into the airport without the form filled out on departure.

[Mojo Bandit]

I keep the posts in this blog limited to questions and direct answers to verifiable current policies or direct experience about travel restrictions and requirements so that a user can use it as a quick reference unlike "Reports" threads that are designed to study.

I would ask that persons refrain from questions about hypotheticals or opinions. The reason for this is simple, I have seen the thread get veered off subject far enough that the first time visitor to the thread would not find useful information and may not even know to read back several pages.

There is no place on these User Blogs to post Guidelines so occasionally I will respond like this or just go through and deleted posts. I do not have the ability to write inside a post nor only delete partial posts as the Forum Administrator does.

A good place to ask questions about hypotheticals is the "Stupid shit in Medellin" , over there everyone is there are free too post hypotheticals their opinions.

[Mojo Bandit]

Colombia Require a COVID-19 Test for International Travelers details. Also I am still seeing reports that the immigration form has to be filled out prior to getting to the airport so the link fo that is below.

https://medellinguru.com/colombia-re...wtWzc-8x4OSKwA

Here is where to go to fill out the immigration form
the immigration site worked when I copied and pasted it, there is also a link on the embassy website.

https://co.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/

https://apps.migracioncolombia.gov.co/pre-registro/public/preregistro.jsf

[Silver Turtle]

I saw a few posts about domestic travel are there any new regulations? I've googled around and all I see is the PCR test for entry into Colombia and nothing for domestic flights. Has anyone here recently flown a domestic flight? Can you inform us if there are any requirements around COVID pertaining to that?

I had a few flights bet. Med and Bog. January, no regulation or requirement at all.

[YippieKayay]

I saw a few posts about domestic travel are there any new regulations? I've googled around and all I see is the PCR test for entry into Colombia and nothing for domestic flights. Has anyone here recently flown a domestic flight? Can you inform us if there are any requirements around COVID pertaining to that?

[SunnyDay]

Did you travel between Colombian cities at any point or just arrive on an international flight? Are you still there?

I ended up not having time to travel domestically within Colombia. Heading out Monday.

[Concarne]

I take it that was the PCR test you took. Shouldn't the antigen test (apparently also acceptable for return to the US and cheaper) be available more quickly? I thought that was usually just 3-4 hrs. Clarification would be appreciated.

It is a faster return, easier and less painful collection, cheaper.

[Mojo Bandit]

We arrived with smart phones having US numbers. Intentionally I had it them put away in our hand bags. No apps to get in and out of the airport or city. Simply our passports where registered in the database and marked to acknowledge that we came into the country without tests, so we were under the self quarantine rules.

Did you travel between Colombian cities at any point or just arrive on an international flight? Are you still there?

[Surfer500]

We arrived with smart phones having US numbers. Intentionally I had it them put away in our hand bags. No apps to get in and out of the airport or city. Simply our passports where registered in the database and marked to acknowledge that we came into the country without tests, so we were under the self quarantine rules.

Thanks for your post, but I was referring to domestic travel, and for those who have a Cedula, a Passport is not required to fly domestically.

[SunnyDay]

Some follow up photos of the girl I will be visiting.

We arrived with smart phones having US numbers. Intentionally I had it them put away in our hand bags. No apps to get in and out of the airport or city. Simply our passports where registered in the database and marked to acknowledge that we came into the country without tests, so we were under the self quarantine rules.

[SunnyDay]

I take it that was the PCR test you took. Shouldn't the antigen test (apparently also acceptable for return to the US and cheaper) be available more quickly? I thought that was usually just 3-4 hrs. Clarification would be appreciated.

There are quite a few labs / clinics throughout Bogota, but unfortunately with the language barrier, its been difficult to understand each other 100%. We ended up taking the Antigen test, at 100,000 COP per person.

They said the results would be emailed in 2 to 4 hours. Got them within an 1.5. We had to complete some paperwork, which includes our Passport numbers and email addresses. Be sure to verify the information they put in is correct, before leaving. Wrong name, passport number or email, will lead you to not getting your results and having potential issues with boarding.