Visa requirement
Eswatini visa for Colombian citizens
Official-source answer with stay limit, cost, required documents and last verification date.
Verified answer
Colombian citizens need a visa to enter Eswatini.
Last verified: (today)
Confidence: Medium Likely current — confirm details with the official source.
- 30 days
- 80 SZL
- Apply for a visa before you travel
Before you travel
- 1 Entry step Apply for a visa before you travel Official route (opens in a new tab)
- 2 Stay limit 30 days
- 3 Official fee 80 SZL
- 4 Passport validity passport valid for at least 3 months after departure; The tourism authority says a full passport valid for at least 3 months after the dates of travel is required; the government visa page also says visa applicants need a passport with at least 3 months before expiry. Validity source (opens in a new tab)
- 5 Transit airside transit: conditional; landside transit: required; The checked public Eswatini sources do not publish a broad airside-transit exemption. Landside transit or any entry should follow the same nationality treatment unless Home Affairs, the carrier or an Eswatini mission confirms otherwise. Transit source (opens in a new tab)
- 6 Freshness Checked 30 Jun 2026; confidence: medium
Shareable verdict: Colombian citizens need a visa to enter Eswatini. Checked 30 Jun 2026.
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Cost note
The Eswatini Government visa page lists E80 for a single-entry 3-month visa, E300 for a 3-month multiple-entry visa, E700 for 6 months, E1000 for 9 months and E1300 for 12 months. This row encodes the ordinary single-entry fee only.
Passport and transit notes
- Passport validity
- passport valid for at least 3 months after departure; The tourism authority says a full passport valid for at least 3 months after the dates of travel is required; the government visa page also says visa applicants need a passport with at least 3 months before expiry.
- Validity source (opens in a new tab) Validity guide
- Transit
- airside transit: conditional; landside transit: required; The checked public Eswatini sources do not publish a broad airside-transit exemption. Landside transit or any entry should follow the same nationality treatment unless Home Affairs, the carrier or an Eswatini mission confirms otherwise.
- Transit source (opens in a new tab) Transit guide
What you need
- Colombian ordinary passport with at least 3 months before expiry
- Completed Eswatini visa application form
- Cover letter from host or tourist
- Proof of residence by host where applicable
- Approved Eswatini visa before travel from Home Affairs or an Eswatini mission
- Return/onward travel, accommodation or purpose evidence if requested
Why this verdict
Colombian citizens are encoded as visa-required because the Eswatini Government visa country table marks the checked source label (COLOMBIA) as Y, meaning visa required. The government visa page describes tourist, volunteer, intern and business visitor visa handling and lists the Mbabane application requirements and fee bands. This destination-wave matrix record is intentionally conservative: ordinary passport, short tourism/business/visitor travel only. Work, study, residence, volunteering/internship beyond visitor handling, diplomatic/service passports, special travel documents, health rules, airline handling, border discretion, extensions, mission jurisdiction and changes to the Eswatini Ministry of Home Affairs country list can change the practical answer. Reconfirm with Eswatini Home Affairs, the nearest Eswatini mission or the official tourism visa guide before booking.
Conditional rules
- Traveller tries to obtain an ordinary visitor visa directly on arrival at an Eswatini border post Visa required
The tourism authority says visas cannot yet be obtained directly through official government channels on arrival at any Eswatini border post and should be organised in advance through missions abroad.
- Chief Immigration Officer / host undertaking route applies Conditional
The government page mentions visa-upon-arrival handling only where the host or tourist made an undertaking to the Chief Immigration Officer that a visa could not be obtained before travel. This is not encoded as the ordinary route.
- Work, study, residence, employment, long stay, diplomatic/service passport, special travel document or non-ordinary travel Visa required
This row covers ordinary-passport short tourism/business/visitor travel only. The tourism guide says stays longer than 60 days need a Temporary Residence Permit.
- Traveller lacks passport validity, required application paperwork, cover letter, host proof, ticket/accommodation evidence, funds, health evidence or carrier clearance Conditional
The government visa page and tourism guide list passport validity and application evidence; carriers and border officials can request supporting documents.
- Transit through Eswatini Conditional
The checked public sources do not publish a universal airside-transit waiver. Transit depends on route, ticketing and whether the traveller crosses Eswatini border control.
Frequently asked questions
- Do Colombian citizens need a visa for Eswatini?
- Colombian citizens need a visa to enter Eswatini. (Visa required.) Verified 30 Jun 2026 against the official source.
- How long can Colombian passport holders stay in Eswatini?
- Up to 30 days.
- How much does the Eswatini entry cost for Colombian citizens?
- The official fee is 80 SZL. This page tracks the official government fee only, not agent markup.