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1. Classes or categories of visas in Colombia

Visitor Visa (type V): for the foreigner wishing to visit Colombia once or several times or to stay temporarily in the country without this being permanent.

This visa allows the holder to perform, among other activities: airport transit, tourism, business, academic exchange and studies in art or trades and graduate courses, medical treatment, administrative and/or judicial procedures, boat or coastal platform crew, participation in events, residencies or internships, volunteering, audiovisual and/or digital production, journalistic coverage, temporary service provider, intra-corporate personnel transfer within the framework of current international instruments, foreign government commercial representative or official, vacation - employment program and courtesy.

For information about general and specific requirements of this type of visa, please return to the main page and click on: Do I need a visa? Consult here.

Resident Visa (type R): for those aspiring to establish themselves or begin permanent residency in Colombia due to: having renounced Colombian nationality; being the parent of a Colombian national by birth; accumulated time of permanence; foreign direct investment. Consult here.

Migrant Visa (type M): for the foreigner who wishes to enter or remain in the national territory with the intention of establishing himself/herself and does not meet the conditions for a type R visa.

This visa may apply to people in the following condition: Spouse or permanent companion of Colombian national; parent or child of Colombian national by adoption; migrant under the Mercosur Agreement; a refugee; job; businessperson; practice a profession or independent activity; religious; elementary, middle, and undergraduate students; real estate investor; retiree or landlord.
For information about general and specific requirements of this type of visa, please return to the main page and click on: Do I need a visa? Consult here.