Rule changes
- Since 1 April 2026, an amount update set by formula: the visitor visa fees were updated.
- Since 1 January 2026, an amount update set by formula: the rentista income bar rose with the 2026 minimum wage.
Colombia, at your own pace.
Colombia's residency system runs on a small set of visa types, each tied to a specific source of income or type of investment rather than a general points system.
When rules change mid-way, the date your application is filed is what often decides which rules apply to you. Where are you right now?
Pick by how you live
10 routes, grouped by what Colombia's system asks of you day to day — not by which visa is most talked about. Every figure below is what Immimaps has verified against Colombia's official programme rules.
Your income comes from employers or clients outside the country. You don't want a local employer, and you don't need one.
A pension or other steady income from outside the country, and no plan to take a local job.
Routes where you prove money you hold or receive, rather than a job offer. The money is shown, not spent.
Most of these sums are shown, not spent.
On most remote-work and retirement routes, the figure is proof of means — it sits in your own account until it's checked, and nothing is transferred. Routes where money genuinely moves are marked below.
routes ask you to show a balance or income — once it's checked, it stays yours.
routes place capital that is exposed until the hold period or conditions are met.
What keeping the visa actually asks of you
Counted from each route's own rules. Some routes lead to permanent residence or citizenship and some don't; the route cards below say which.
Pick a route, see the real commitment
Every official figure below is what Immimaps has verified for that route against Colombia's official programme rules — not a marketing minimum. Service fees are what independent firms publish for the route, shown only once five or more are on file.
For remote workers and freelancers paid by clients or employers outside Colombia — income has to be consistent month to month, not just averaged over a longer stretch.
COP 8,754,525 shown as proof of means — nothing is transferred.
For people living on steady passive income such as rent, dividends, or interest rather than a pension or salary — each month's deposit has to individually clear the bar, so averaging isn't accepted.
No minimum income amount is prescribed by Resolution 5477/2022 for the accumulated time R visa pathway. Applicants must submit a letter explaining their source of income and financial capacity to support themselves and any dependents. The authority may consider financial sufficiency as part of its discretionary assessment.
COP 17,509,050 shown as proof of means — nothing is transferred.
The route for joining a Colombian spouse or permanent partner — among the more direct paths toward permanent residency and citizenship.
- Minimum Education Level: Copy of apostilled/legalized professional degree if the profession is unregulated. - Employer Requirements: A motivation letter from the employer is required, stating the suitability, functions, foreign national's qualifications, reasons for not hiring a Colombian citizen, and the number of direct jobs created by the company
The direct route for buying Colombian property as an investment — the purchase has to be registered as foreign investment with Colombia's central bank to count.
Built for retirees living on a qualifying pension — investment income and savings withdrawals don't count, only recognized pension payments.
For starting or buying into a Colombian business, with the investment expected to stay in place and the business to keep operating for the life of the visa.
What each route costs, stage by stage
Added up from the official figures on file for each route — split into money spent for good, money locked and returned later, and money shown but never transferred. Not a modelled estimate.
Colombia Digital Nomad Visa (V-Nómadas Digitales)▾
At application
Decision — reported: 1 month.- Spent for goodGovernment fees on file: $294, paid to the government for the initial application.
- Shown, never leaves youCOP 5,252,715 shown as proof of means every month — nothing is transferred.
Figures in more than one currency; not added together.
Colombia M Visa — Independent Professional (Profesional Independiente)▾
At application
Decision — reported: 1 month.- Spent for goodGovernment fees on file: $411, paid to the government for the initial application.
- Shown, never leaves youCOP 8,754,525 shown as proof of means every month — nothing is transferred.
Figures in more than one currency; not added together.
Colombia Passive Income Visa (V-Rentista)▾
At application
- Spent for goodOfficial fees: $194, paid to the government for the initial application.
- Shown, never leaves youCOP 17,509,050 shown as proof of means every month — nothing is transferred.
Figures in more than one currency; not added together.
Colombia Resident Visa by Accumulated Time (R – Tiempo Acumulado)▾
At application
Decision — reported: 1 month.- Spent for goodGovernment fees on file: $416 – $426, paid to the government for the initial application.
Colombia Student Visa (V-Estudiante)▾
At application
Decision — reported: 1 month.- Spent for goodGovernment fees on file: $116, paid to the government for the initial application.
- Shown, never leaves youCOP 17,509,050 shown as proof of means every month — nothing is transferred.
Figures in more than one currency; not added together.
Colombia Type M Visa – Cónyuge de Nacional Colombiano (Spouse of Colombian National)▾
At application
Decision — reported: 1 month.- Spent for goodGovernment fees on file: $335, paid to the government for the initial application.
M Visa (Migrant Visa)▾
At application
Decision — reported: 1 month.- Spent for goodGovernment fees on file: $410, paid to the government for the initial application.
M-10 Real Estate Investment▾
At application
Decision — reported: 1 month.- Spent for goodGovernment fees on file: $410, paid to the government for the initial application.
- Locked$168,000 placed as capital — recoverable in principle, exposed in practice.
M-11 Pensionado Visa▾
At application
- Spent for goodGovernment fees on file: $410, paid to the government for the initial application.
- Shown, never leaves youCOP 5,252,715 shown as proof of means every month — nothing is transferred.
Figures in more than one currency; not added together.
M-6 Business Investment▾
At application
Decision — reported: 1 month.- Spent for goodGovernment fees on file: $410, paid to the government for the initial application.
- Locked$44,000 placed as capital — recoverable in principle, exposed in practice.
The order M-11 Pensionado Visa follows
No confirmed rule change has been flagged for Colombia since it was last checked against the official suin-juriscol.gov.co portal on 2026-08-29. Immimaps keeps watching official immigration sources and will list dated changes here as soon as one is confirmed.
Check the suin-juriscol.gov.co portal directly →The cost calculator separates money spent for good from money that's only shown or locked up.
Open the cost calculatorUpload it and Immimaps checks it against what Colombia's official programme actually requires, and reads the contract clause by clause. Free, no account.
Check my documentEvery official figure on this page is checked against Colombia's official immigration sources. Service fees are what independent firms publish for a route — not an official figure, and never any one firm's price. Immimaps does not publish success rates, approval odds or any probability score — here or anywhere else.
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