Colombia immigration guide
A fast-growing base for remote workers, retirees, and investors, with residency routes built around a specific income or investment source.
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. Nearly every route eventually opens onto permanent residency and, from there, Colombian citizenship. The qualifying income and investment levels are set in Colombian pesos and adjust every year, so the current threshold is always worth checking directly with Colombia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs rather than relying on an older figure found online.
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Every figure below is what Immimaps has verified for that route against Colombia's official programme rules — not a marketing minimum.
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.
Check a proposal for this routeCOP 8,754,525 shown as proof of means — nothing is transferred.
Check a proposal for this routeFor 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.
Check a proposal for this routeA financial threshold applies, shown as proof of means — nothing is transferred.
Check a proposal for this routeCOP 17,509,050 shown as proof of means — nothing is transferred.
Check a proposal for this routeThe route for joining a Colombian spouse or permanent partner — among the more direct paths toward permanent residency and citizenship.
Check a proposal for this route- 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
Check a proposal for this routeThe 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.
Check a proposal for this routeFor 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.
COP 1,138,088,250 placed as capital, exposed until the residency conditions are met.
Check a proposal for this routeThe order Colombia M Visa — Independent Professional (Profesional Independiente) follows
No confirmed rule change has been flagged for Colombia since it was last checked against the official cancilleria.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.
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Every figure on this page is checked against Colombia's official immigration sources. Immimaps does not publish success rates, approval odds or any probability score — here or anywhere else.
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