Send money to Colombia

It’s easy to send money to Colombia from a Western Union agent location:

1. Search for your nearest Western Union agent location.
2. Take your valid photo ID (passport or driving license), as well as the receiver’s bank details and account information. Before transferring money to Colombia, you may need to provide proof regarding your source of funds. To help with this, please ensure you also take a bank statement, tax return or payslip along with you.
3. Make the payment with cash or credit²/debit card.
4. Keep your receipt with your unique tracking number (MTCN) so you can track your money transfer to Colombia.

You can also start your transfer online or on the app, before paying with cash in-store. Simply set up a transfer to lock in the exchange rate and fee⁴, before paying at a Western Union agent location within 24 hours. Make sure you bring your photo ID and cash.

To send money to Colombia from the UK, you’ll need your loved one’s account number and type, receiver national ID, address, state (departamento), city and mobile number for the transfer to take place. You’ll also be asked to select the purpose of the transfer and the source of funds.

If you want to do a bank transfer to a bank account, you can send up to 4,581.32 GBP to Colombia. However, if you choose to pay using a bank card or Klarna, then you can transfer up to 4,000 GBP. Using our currency convertor, you’ll be able to see how much it will cost to transfer money to Colombia, as well as any transfer fees⁴. You can also find out more information on the amount you can send for cash pickup.

When you start the process to send money to Colombia, check the exchange rate from British pounds (GBP) to Colombian pesos (COP) using our currency convertor. We’ll be transparent about any transfer fees⁴ – these will be quoted for an online transfer at the currency rate for that day.

Transfer fees⁴ can differ depending on how you choose to pay or transfer money. Please note that transfer fees⁴ in agent locations may vary from online fees.

Send money to Colombia online quickly and conveniently:

1. Register to create a new Western Union profile for free or login to your existing one.
2. Select ‘Send now’ and choose Colombia as your destination.
3. Choose ‘Cash’ or ‘Bank account’ depending on how your loved one wants to receive their money.
4. Identify how much you want to send and choose your payment method – select either bank transfer, an online bank transfer using Klarna or credit²/debit card.
5. Click ‘Continue’ to confirm and pay for your transfer.
6. Keep your email receipt to hand with your Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN), so you can track your transfer.

Service and funds may be delayed or unavailable depending on certain factors including the service selected, the selection of delayed delivery options, amount sent, destination country, currency availability, regulatory issues, consumer protection issues, identification requirements, delivery restrictions, agent location hours, and differences in time zones. However, if the transfer is being received by cash pickup, then your loved one’s money could be available in minutes³.