Colombia Consulate Valencia

About the Colombian consulate

The consulate provides consular services for Colombian citizens living in Valencia and the surrounding regions of Spain. The office is headed by Deputy Consul Jessica Paola Negrete Montes (in office since August 2022). Colombia runs 7 career consular posts in Spain in total. Distance to the Colombian Embassy in Madrid: about 305 km.

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 before your visit.

Do Spanish citizens need a visa for Colombia?

Spanish citizens do not need a visa for short tourist stays in Colombia (up to 90 days). Details: Spanish travel advice (Recomendaciones de viaje).

Other consulates and embassies in Spain

51 other countries are represented in Spain, among them: Croatia (honorary), Côte d’Ivoire (honorary), Denmark (honorary), Dominican Republic (consulate), Ecuador (consulate general), El Salvador (honorary), Estonia (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (honorary), Germany (honorary), Greece (honorary), Guatemala (honorary), Honduras (consulate general), Iceland (honorary), Italy (honorary), Kazakhstan (honorary), Latvia (honorary), Lithuania (consulate), Mali (honorary), South Korea (honorary). The full list of all 52 missions is on the overview page for Spain.

Closing days

Like most offices in Spain, the consulate closes on public holidays as well as on the Colombian national day, 20 July. Regional holiday in the Valencian Community: Valencian Community Day (9 October).

Emergency assistance

In Spain, the general emergency number is 112.

Colombian missions in Spain

Colombia in Spain

Measured in a straight line from Valencia, the nearest other Colombian office is the Consulate in Palma de Mallorca (about 260 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Valencia.

• Madrid (300 km) – Embassy of Colombia
• Barcelona (300 km) – Consulate General
• Madrid (300 km) – Consulate General
• Seville (540 km) – Consulate General
• Bilbao (470 km) – Consulate
• Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (1,870 km) – Consulate
• Palma de Mallorca (260 km) – Consulate
• Valencia – Consulate (this page)