Which Colombian Consulate in the USA Should I Use? A State-by-State Guide
2025-09-11
Applying for your Colombian visa from the United States? One of the most critical steps in the online form is selecting the correct consulate under the "Solicitud ante" ("Applying to") field. You must choose the specific consulate that has jurisdiction over your state of residence.
Guessing or just picking the one that looks closest on a map is a common mistake that can cause serious delays or even get your application rejected. Each consulate serves a specific set of states.
To ensure your application goes to the right place, I've created this definitive guide.
Find your state in the list below to quickly identify which Colombian consulate you should select.
The Official List of Colombian Consulates in the USA and Their Jurisdictions
States covered: Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
States covered: Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
States covered: Illinois, North Dakota, South Dakota, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
States covered: Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
Areas covered: Southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico.
Areas covered: The Florida counties of Broward, Charlotte, Collier, De Soto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, Manatee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, Saint Lucie, Sarasota. Also covers the Bermuda Islands.
States covered: New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
States covered: New York and Connecticut.
Areas covered: The Florida counties of Alachua, Bay, Bradford, Baker, Brevard, Calhoun, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Hernando, Hillsborough, Holmes, Indian River, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Marion, Nassau, Okaloosa, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Santa Rosa, Seminole, St. Johns, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington.
Areas covered: Northern California, Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
San Juan, Puerto Rico Consulate
Areas covered: The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, as well as the French territories of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.
Areas covered: Washington D.C., and the states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Selecting the right consulate is a critical step. Bookmark this guide, and when you get to the "Solicitud ante" part of your application, you'll know exactly what to do.