This visa may be granted to a foreigner who receives a pension equivalent to no less than the equivalent of three (3) minimum legal monthly wages in force.
Requirements
• Present Form DP-FO-67 “Application for a visa” completely filled out and signed by the foreign applicant, not by an intermediary.
• Present a valid passport or travel document, in good condition and with a minimum of two (2) blank pages.
• Two (2) 3X3 cm color photographs, front view against a white background or, in the case of applications at a Colombian Consulate, three (3) such 3X3 photographs.
• Copy of the main page of the valid passport showing the holder’s personal data, of the page containing the last Colombian visa, if any, and of the page with the most recent stamp of entry or departure from Colombia.
• Certification issued by a competent authority, government, public or private company or a foreign or Colombian entity to the effect that the foreign applicant for the visa receives a pension of not less that three (3) current minimum legal monthly wages, which, if sent from abroad must be authenticated by a Colombian consul or with an apostille, as the case may be. If the latter requirement for an apostille or legalization is not fulfilled, the diplomatic mission or consulate of the foreigner’s country or the place where he/she obtained the pension, accredited before the Colombian Government, may certify that the foreigner receives a pension from a public or private entity from that country of an amount not less than three (3) current minimum legal monthly wages.
Note: A beneficiary’s visa may be granted to the spouse, permanent partner, parents and children who are economically dependent upon the foreign temporary visa holder as a pensioner, following prior proof of the relationship or kinship. In such cases, the occupation of the beneficiary shall be that of looking after the home or a student.
Requirements:
√ Payment for visa study of USD 50
√ Valid passport or travel document, in good condition and with a minimum of two blank pages.
√ Two (2) recent 3x3 photographs, facing the camera, in color and against a white background.
√ Civil registration or equivalent document certifying the relationship or kinship, duly legalized or with an apostille, as the case may be.
√ Documents proving the economic dependence of the beneficiary upon the visa holder.
√ A letter in which the visa holder assumes responsibility for the beneficiary’s stay in and departure from Colombia. In the case of minors, the application, proxy or authorization must be signed by the parents and authenticated before a Colombian notary or consul.
√ Photocopy of the holder’s valid visa.
√ When the request for a visa as a beneficiary is presented to the Visas office in Bogota, the foreign permanent partner of the visa holder must present the respective judicial decision, minute of conciliation or public deed declaring the existence of the de facto marital union in accordance with Colombian regulations, with date of issue no more than three (3) months prior to the day on which the request for a visa is presented.
Cost of visa: USD 175
Place issued: Avenida 19 No. 98-03, 3rd and 4th Floors, Bogota D.C.
