If you have an ongoing registered civil union or common Law marriage - Unión Marital de Hecho - for more than a year with a Colombian national, you are eligible to apply for the Colombian civil union visa.

You are eligible for this visa if you have a job offer or employment contract with a Colombian company and the company is willing to sponsor your application.

If you incorporate a company in Colombia or buy shares in an existing Colombian company equivalent to at least 100 minimum wages, you can be eligible for this visa.

Foreigners aspiring to practice a regulated profession or, exceptionally, an unregulated activity, provided that the activity is of interest to the country.

This visa category is open to any foreigner who has purchased a property in Colombia, or has invested in Colombian through a Direct Investment. We'll address in this post to the real estate investment visa.

If you are married with a Colombian national, you are eligible to apply for the Colombian marriage visa.

If you are the parent of a Colombian national by birth, you will be eligible to apply for this visa. A person is considered Colombian by birth if one of their parents is Colombian, or if both parents are foreigners, one of them is domiciled in Colombia at the time of birth.

If you are the parent or the child of a citizen who acquired the Colombian citizenship by adoption, you will be able to apply for this visa.

You are eligible for this visa if you receive a monthly pension from your home country's government amounting to at least $4,270,500 Colombian Pesos (COP) per month (2024).

If you have held one or more Migrant (M) visas for the legally required duration, you may apply for a Resident visa based on accumulated time.

To carry out business activities, market research, direct investment plans or procedures, and the establishment of a commercial company, negotiation, contract signing, or commercial representation. This visa is intended for foreigners of nationalities that are not exempt from a visa for short visits, as established by Resolution, or those who, despite being exempt from a short-duration visa, require a longer stay in the country.

If you are a remote worker, entrepreneur, freelance or employee from any of the countries exempt from the short-stay visa for Colombia, you are eligible to apply for this visa.

If you receive a periodic and variable income from a legal source and are able to demonstrate it, you are eligible for this visa. For example, if you have properties rented and receive monthly a rent, you can apply for this visa.

If you enroll in an educational program with an education institute recognized by the Colombian government, you are eligible to apply for this visa.

Nationals from countries that are not exempt from the short-stay visa requirement for Colombia, who wish to visit the country for tourism or cultural purposes.