This visa may be granted to a foreigner who requires medical treatment which cannot be given within the terms of the visitor’s visa or entry permit.

Requirements

√    Payment for visa study: 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.
√    Certification issued by the medical doctor stating the need for the treatment and the term required for same, countersigned by the respective medical institution, as the case may be.
√    Document certifying the foreigner’s economic solvency or that of the person who guarantees the expenses required for the stay in Colombia during the time required for the treatment.
√    Photocopy of the visa or permit for entry into Colombia granted by the DAS, as the case may be.
√    Photocopy or electronic information of the respective tickets for an onward journey out of Colombia.

Note: A beneficiary’s visa may be granted  to the spouse, permanent partner, parents and children who are economically dependent upon the foreigner holding a temporary student’s visa, following prior proof of the relationship or kinship. In such cases, the beneficiary’s occupation may only be that of looking after the home or a student. No other occupation may be authorized.

Requirements:

√    Payment for visa study: 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 showing the relationship or kinship, duly legalized or with an apostille, as the case may be.
√    Documents evidencing the economic dependence of the beneficiary with respect to 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 notary or Colombian consul.
√    Photocopy of the holder’s valid visa.
√    When the application for a visa as a beneficiary is presented to a Colombian consulate, in the case of a permanent partner, the valid document evidencing the de facto marital union will be accepted according to the laws of the receiver country and must be legalized or with an apostille, as appropriate.

Cost of visa:  USD 175
Places issued: Colombian Consulates abroad. Addresses at: www.cancilleria.gov.co.