London Bear Posted January 18 Posted January 18 I was wondering if any forum members have had any experience, or even anecdotal reports, about fast-track immigration services at aeropuerto El Dorado in Bogotá. I used such a service in Ho Chi Minh City on arrival there last November, and it worked very well. But it seemed to me to be a more well-established feature there – I had seen numerous Tik-Tok clips about it. I have never seen any for El Dorado, though there are many about long immigration lines there. Admittedly I have never had to wait more than about 30 minutes there on my 4-5 previous visits, but my last time was a year ago. I have found one or to concierge type services advertised through a Google search, but some are prohibitively expensive (around $230) and include other luggage and car transfer elements, that I do not need. I have found one called ‘FastLine VIP Airport Services’ which has a much cheaper introductory offer for just $15. But basically, none of these services seem to be specific to El Dorado and I have my doubts about whether immigration there even has a fast track at all. I have never noticed one on previous visit. Any comments welcome. Quote
floridarob Posted January 18 Posted January 18 I've never noticed either, I've had some longs waits there and even asked people controlling the lines if there was some way to resolve this wait , code for is there someone I can pay to bypass this long line, they said no 🤷♂️ Quote
Members macdaddi Posted January 20 Members Posted January 20 Insider tip (may not apply to your situation): Canadians must pay a Visitor Visa fee upon entry. The only two kiosks at El Dorado that have the payment machines for credit cards are the first two when you enter customs. Go into the line marked Diplomáticos. Explain you are Canadian and they will process you. I am usually through within 10 minutes of disembarking. Quote
xpaulo Posted February 10 Posted February 10 On 1/19/2026 at 7:50 PM, macdaddi said: at El Dorado I'm going to Medellin on Friday. It will be the first time I go through passport control there. Have you gone through there in recent years noticed where the special kiosk is in relation to the other windows. I did the prepay this time, but apparently stiil have to go through the Canadian walk of shame. Quote
xpaulo Posted February 10 Posted February 10 On 1/18/2026 at 12:24 PM, floridarob said: code for is there someone I can pay t ha,ha... I hired a driver/guide in Bali in November. He told me the raid there on the gay sauna a few years ago was prompted by the owners of a new sauna paying off the police to eliminate their biggest compeitition. floridarob 1 Quote
Members macdaddi Posted February 10 Members Posted February 10 On 12/12/2025 at 8:38 AM, macdaddi said: yes, that’s perfect, I am in town until February, then heading to Pasto for the Black and White Carnaval 45 minutes ago, xpaulo said: I'm going to Medellin on Friday. It will be the first time I go through passport control there. Have you gone through there in recent years noticed where the special kiosk is in relation to the other windows. I did the prepay this time, but apparently stiil have to go through the Canadian walk of shame. My last flight into MDE was last year for La Feria in August. At that time, i was directed to the kiosk furthest to the left hand side to pay, but if you pre-paid the Visa i think you are stuck. You can purchase VIP packages to go with guided express processing, but the going rate is $250 USD for this service which is a LOT of future citas here, as you know. Good luck. EDIT: BioMig now allows foreigners as well for biométric processing https://www.migracioncolombia.gov.co/noticias/migracion-colombia-invita-a-usar-biomig-para-evitar Quote
xpaulo Posted February 10 Posted February 10 7 minutes ago, macdaddi said: directed to the kiosk Super, thank you, it's just prepaying the reciprocity fee so no additional fee.. The net said I still have to go through the Canadian line, I guess they just like to keep track. macdaddi 1 Quote
London Bear Posted Friday at 10:34 PM Author Posted Friday at 10:34 PM To round off, having started this post: when I arrived at El Dorado from Europe earlier this month and got to immigration I discovered there is a lane for ‘Preferencias’ and that being over 70 I was eligible to use it. In point of fact nobody checked this before I got to the passport check desk itself. It saved me about 30 minutes and cost nothing, so I was pleased I didn’t waste money on a commercial service. There is a similar lane when departing from El Dorado. Hope this is a helpful tip for other elderly forum members. Quote
Members macdaddi Posted 1 hour ago Members Posted 1 hour ago On 2/27/2026 at 5:34 PM, London Bear said: To round off, having started this post: when I arrived at El Dorado from Europe earlier this month and got to immigration I discovered there is a lane for ‘Preferencias’ and that being over 70 I was eligible to use it. In point of fact nobody checked this before I got to the passport check desk itself. It saved me about 30 minutes and cost nothing, so I was pleased I didn’t waste money on a commercial service. There is a similar lane when departing from El Dorado. Hope this is a helpful tip for other elderly forum members. Good to hear that you found the correct lane. Quote
