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Colombia Visitor Visa — Digital Nomads

A visitor visa of up to two years for eligible remote workers serving foreign businesses.

Value scoreCheckingPassport data under review

5-year costCheckingone applicant, not recoverable

DecisionCheckingComparable time under review

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Value: what the Visitor Visa — Digital Nomads gives you

Passport reach 25 pts weightChecking

Path to citizenship 25 pts weightChecking

Work, family, healthcare 20 pts weightChecking

Stay rule 15 pts weightChecking

Tax on foreign income 10 pts weightChecking

Policy stability 5 pts weightChecking

Passport: visa-free destinations: CheckingAwaiting the shared Henley edition.
Years to permanent residence: CheckingA program-specific permanent-residence pathway was not verified.
Years to citizenship: CheckingCounting this status toward naturalisation was not verified.
Leads to citizenship: CheckingNo explicit exclusion from naturalisation was verified.
Can work for a local employer: NoOfficialMinistry of Foreign Affairs, checked 2026-11-15Paid work for Colombian individuals or legal entities is prohibited.
Same application for spouse and children: CheckingPrincipal-page beneficiaries are permitted, but joint application and exact spouse/minor eligibility page was not opened; do not infer same-form inclusion.
Public healthcare: CheckingEligibility to join public healthcare was not verified; private insurance requirements alone do not establish exclusion.
Minimum stay per year: CheckingA minimum annual physical-presence rule was not verified.
Tax on foreign income: CheckingTax treatment after becoming tax resident was not verified.
Dual citizenship allowed: CheckingNationality-law position was not verified.
Rule changes, last 24 months: CheckingA complete 24-month policy-change audit was not available.

Cost: what the Visitor Visa — Digital Nomads costs over five years

Government fees: CheckingComplete first-grant government fees were not verified.
Non-refundable contribution: $0OfficialMinistry of Foreign Affairs, checked 2026-11-15The official digital-nomad eligibility list requires remote-work evidence, income and health insurance, with no donation.
Due diligence: CheckingSeparate government due-diligence charges were not verified.
Compulsory extras, first year: CheckingOfficialMinistry of Foreign Affairs, checked 2026-11-15Health coverage must span the intended stay and include accident, illness, maternity, disability, hospitalisation, death and repatriation; insurance coverage is not the premium.
Renewal fees, first 5 years: CheckingA complete five-year renewal schedule and all associated fees were not verified.
Investment you may get back: $0OfficialMinistry of Foreign Affairs, checked 2026-11-15No fixed investment or blocked deposit is required for the remote-worker branch; digital entrepreneurs must describe project resources.
Minimum income per month: CheckingThree current Colombian statutory minimum monthly wages over the preceding three months; the current wage decree was not verified.
Extra for a spouse and two children: CheckingComplete extra government charges for a spouse and two minors were not verified.
Typical adviser fees (not in the total): CheckingThree comparable licensed-adviser quotations were not obtained.

USD estimates use the 13 November 2026 reference rates of the European Central Bank, Central Bank of Armenia and Central Bank of the UAE, and the Central Bank of Uruguay rate for UYU. The Panamanian balboa uses its official one-to-one parity.

Speed: how long the Visitor Visa — Digital Nomads takes

Official processing time: CheckingNo comparable calendar-day decision time was verified.
Reported processing time (median): CheckingNo median from at least two independent case-series sources was verified.
Approval to card or passport: CheckingApproval-to-card time was not verified.

Sources

Visitor Visa — Digital Nomads — official information, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Checked 2026-11-15.

Every figure on this page last reviewed 2026-11-15. General information, not legal advice. Spotted an error? Email us from the contact page.

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