UK help and services in Colombia

Services if you're visiting, studying, working or living in Colombia. Includes information about trading with and doing business in the UK and Colombia.

Emergency help for British nationals

Get help if you're the victim of crime, you've been arrested, or are affected by a crisis abroad.

Passports and emergency travel documents

Includes how to cancel a lost passport, renew a passport and apply for an emergency travel document.

Travelling to Colombia

Includes travel advice and how to get married abroad.

Coming to the UK

Get a visa to study, work or visit the UK.

Living in Colombia

Includes how to access healthcare, get a document legalised, lists of lawyers and how to vote abroad.

Tax, benefits, pensions and working abroad

Includes how to pay tax, claim State Pension and get tax credits abroad.

Birth, death and marriage abroad

Includes how to get married, list of funeral directors and how to register a birth abroad.

News and events

Find out about the UK government's diplomatic, security and development work in Colombia.

Trade and invest

Includes investing and setting up a business in the UK and doing business in Colombia.
  • DBT provides trade and investment services and practical support. We help UK companies succeed in Colombia, and Colombian companies set up and invest in the UK.

  • Information on how UK companies can control risks when doing business in Colombia.

  • What you need to do to start a business: choose a legal structure, see if you need licences and insurance, learn about reliefs and benefits

British embassy or high commission

Includes contact details, opening hours and consular fees and local services.
  • The British Embassy in Bogotá maintains and develop relations between the UK and Colombia.

  • This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.