Colombia Consulate General Boston

Before your visit

• Appointments are released from 9:00 for the next working day only.
• Location: The consulate general is in the Back Bay area of Boston, Massachusetts, about 1.4 km in a straight line from the centre of Boston; the nearest large airport is Logan International Airport (BOS), about 5.3 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)

About the Consulate General of Colombia in Boston

The office’s consular district covers Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Rhode Island. It is one of 10 career consular posts of Colombia in the United States listed by the Colombian foreign ministry. In Colombia, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in Bogota (co.usembassy.gov), according to the Congressional Directory.

Documents checklist

The most frequent applications and the documents the Colombian authorities ask for:

Colombian passport (application abroad)

• Abroad, only Colombian consulates issue passports – the application and the collection are in person
• Original cédula de ciudadanía (or the original contraseña receipt if you do not have the card yet)
• To collect the passport: original Colombian ID and the payment receipt
• Ordinary passports are valid for 10 years; processing at consulates takes about 8 working days
• Minors: accompanied by a parent or legal representative with their cédula; a third party needs a special power of attorney from both parents (apostilled and translated into Spanish if made abroad)

Sources: Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – passports, Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – passport requirements (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the consulate general.

Other consulates in Boston

35 other countries are represented in Boston, among them: Czech Republic (honorary), Dominican Republic (consulate general), El Salvador (consulate general), Estonia (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (consulate general), Germany (consulate general), Greece (consulate general), Haiti (consulate general), Iceland (honorary), India (consulate general), Ireland (consulate general), Italy (consulate general), Japan (consulate general), Luxembourg (honorary), Mexico (consulate general), Monaco (honorary), Norway (honorary), Peru (consulate general), South Korea (consulate general). The full list of all 36 missions is on the overview page for the United States.

Closing days

The dates of the US federal holidays are published by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. The consulate general may also close on public holidays of Colombia.

Emergency assistance

Colombian citizens can call +1 857-262-7345 in an emergency. In the United States, dial 911 for an ambulance, the fire service or the police (GOV.UK travel advice). US citizens who need consular help in Colombia can contact the U.S. Embassy in Bogota.

Diplomatic missions of Colombia in the United States

Colombia in the United States

Measured in a straight line from Boston, the nearest other Colombian office is the Consulate General (New York) in New York (about 310 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Boston.

• Washington, D.C. (630 km) – Embassy of Colombia in the United States
• Atlanta (1,510 km) – Consulate General (Georgia)
• Boston – Consulate General (this page)
• Chicago (1,370 km) – Consulate General (Illinois)
• Houston – Consulate General (Texas)
• Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
• Miami (2,020 km) – Consulate General (Florida)
• New York (310 km) – Consulate General (New York)
• Newark (320 km) – Consulate General (New Jersey)
• Orlando (1,800 km) – Consulate General (Florida)
• San Francisco – Consulate General (California)