Colombia

Foreigners who do not require a visa can stay up to 90 days and extend their stay for a total of 180 days in a calendar year.

Digital Nomad Visa

Allows nomads to work for a foreign company or independently from Colombia for up to 2 years1. Foreigners can also start a digital company if deemed in the interest of Colombia.

Requirements include:

  • Evidence of renumeration and that work is done remotely
  • Entrepreneurs must explain their project and prove they have sufficient funds to finance it
  • Bank statements meeting at least the legal monthly minimum wage for the last 3 months prior to application
  • Health insurance for the entirety of the visa
Temporary Residence

There are 14 types of temporary residence including:
  • Partner or Owner - for those who have at least 100 times the current legal monthly minimum wage in an incorporated company or in capital stock. Up to 3 years2
    • Requirements include:
      • Company address, tax identification number, principal business activity, and number of employees
      • Bank statements proving the investment amount at the date of application
      • Proof of the business's economic activity and solvency with the 3 most recent bank statements, lease, and tax/ social security contributions
  • Pensioner - for retired foreigners who receive a monthly payment from a government or private company. Foreigners cannot work in Colombia on the visa and it is valid for 3 years3.
    • Requirements include:
      • Proof a lifetime monthly income, preferably no less than 3 times the minimum monthly legal salary
      • Certificate from a Colombian authority confirming the applicants psychophysical health
      • Evidence of health insurance valid in Colombia
  • Investor - for those who have a real estate investment of at least 350 times the minimum monthly legal salary or Foreign Direct Investment of at least 650 times the minimum monthly legal salary. Up to 3 years4
    • Requirements include:
      • For Foreign Direct Investment, evidence of the investment from the Sistema de Información Cambiaria del Banco de la República
      • For real estate, the applicant must provide the property's certificate of Certificado de Tradición y Libertad, proof the property is only in their name, and evidence of the investment from the Sistema de Información Cambiaria del Banco de la República
      • Evidence of funds to live in Colombia
      • Colombian health insurance
*Partner and pensioner visas allow the applicant to request a visa for the following beneficiaries: spouse/partner, child up to 25 years old, or a child with physical or mental disabilities

*Investor visa requires the resident to immediately report any changes in circumstance related the foreigners real estate or Foreign Direct Investment

Full list of temporary residencies: https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/node/26933

Permanent Residence

Temporary residents of Colombia can gain permanent residence after residing in Colombia for a specified amount of time. For example, temporary residents on a pensioner's visa can obtain permanent residence after living in Colombia for 5 years5.

Full table of the time requirements for permanent residence: https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/v/tiempoacumulado

Permanent residence can extend to the following beneficiaries of an applicant: spouse/ partner, children up to 25 years old or a child with a physical or mental disability.

Requirements may include an explanation of an applicants source of income their compliance with tax obligations.

Citizenship

Residents of Colombia can obtain citizenship after 2 years from the day of residence if they are married to a Colombian national or have Colombian children and 5 years otherwise6.

*Absence from Colombia for 1 year or more will reset the time counted towards citizenship

  1. https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/v/nomadadigital
  2. https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/v/socioopropietario
  3. https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/v/pensionado
  4. https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/v/inversionista
  5. https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/v/tiempoacumulado
  6. https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/en/nationality-0

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