Colombia Consulate General Houston

Before your visit

• The telephone line (+1 346-204-4664) is staffed Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 14:00; +1 346-204-4658 for information on detainees; the emergency WhatsApp line +1 832-665-6960 takes messages only.
• Location: The consulate general is in Houston, Texas, about 10 km in a straight line from the centre of Houston; the nearest large airport is William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), about 22 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)

About the Consulate General of Colombia in Houston

The office’s consular district covers Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. 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

What Colombian citizens usually need to bring for the most common requests, based on official Colombian government information:

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 Houston

49 other countries are represented in Houston, among them: Costa Rica (consulate), Croatia (honorary), Cyprus (honorary), Denmark (consulate general), Dominican Republic (consulate general), Ecuador (consulate general), Egypt (consulate general), El Salvador (consulate general), Estonia (honorary), Finland (consulate general), France (consulate general), Germany (consulate general), Greece (consulate), Hungary (consulate), Iceland (honorary), India (consulate general), Indonesia (consulate general), Iraq (consulate general), Ireland (honorary), Italy (consulate general). The full list of all 50 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 +1 832-665-6960 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 Houston, the nearest other Colombian office is the Consulate General (Georgia) in Atlanta (about 1,130 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Houston.

• Washington, D.C. (1,960 km) – Embassy of Colombia in the United States
• Atlanta (1,130 km) – Consulate General (Georgia)
• Boston – Consulate General (Massachusetts)
• Chicago (1,520 km) – Consulate General (Illinois)
• Houston – Consulate General (this page)
• Los Angeles (2,210 km) – Consulate General (California)
• Miami (1,560 km) – Consulate General (Florida)
• New York (2,280 km) – Consulate General (New York)
• Newark (2,270 km) – Consulate General (New Jersey)
• Orlando (1,360 km) – Consulate General (Florida)
• San Francisco – Consulate General (California)