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I am planning to travel to Colombia for about a week to attend an academic conference. I am an Indian passport holder currently living in USA with a F-1 visa. Do I need to obtain a visa beforehand from the Colombian consulate?

I have found two sources that claim that Indian citizens holding a valid USA visa are not required to apply for Colombian visa. [Google Translation]

However, I am not sure if these sources are "official" and trustworthy.Is there a more official source? Also, does this rule apply to "tourists" only? Does anyone have any personal experience with this rule?

JonathanReez
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After completing the travel without incident, I can confirm that Indian citizens with a valid non-tourist USA visa are indeed exempted from certain visa requirements to travel to Colombia. I faced no issue at the airport or immigration, as both airport staff and border agents were aware of the rule.

Sourav
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Timatic says that nationals of India don't need a visa if they're holding a visa from a Schengen state (C/D visa) or the United States.

Visa required, except for Nationals of India with a normal passport and a "C" or "D" visa issued by a Schengen Member State [...] valid for a minimum of 180 days from the arrival date.

Visa required, except for Nationals of India with a normal passport and a visa issued by the USA valid for a minimum of 180 days from the arrival date. This does not apply to ''C1'' visas. They are visa exempt for a maximum stay of 90 days.

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I traveled to Bogotá, Colombia last month, on an India Passport. The immigration officer called her superior, during entry, to check my US H1-B Visa, but he stamped me in immediately.

You can take a print out of this page with you in case of ignorant border officials. Point/underline the 3rd paragraph (in Spanish) on the article.

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Seems like you do need a visa, it doesn't matter if you have a visa to stay in USA because what matters is of what country you have a passport: https://colombia.visahq.com/requirements/India/resident-United_States/#!colombia-Tourist-visa

You might contact the US embassy in Colombia just to be sure: https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/country/colombia.html

Hope it helps.

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