COLOMBIA · EXPATS · STEP BY STEP
Key Facts
—Cover the essentials. Your first 48 hours in Colombia come down to five things: clearing immigration, getting Colombian pesos, a local SIM, safe transport and keeping your documents safe.
—Use a bank ATM. Withdraw pesos from a bank ATM (Bancolombia, Davivienda, BBVA) rather than an airport casa de cambio, and decline the machine’s conversion offer.
—Get connected. Buy a prepaid SIM from Claro, Movistar, Tigo or WOM at the airport or a phone shop with just your passport.
