Colombia Investor Visa

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Program Type:

Residence by Investment

Processing Time:

1-2 months

Citizenship Timeline:

10 years

Permanent Residency Timeline:

5 years

Physical Presence Required:

1 day per 6 months

Citizenship Visa-Free Access:

132 countries

Minimum Contribution:

US$40,000 (100x monthly min wage)

Contribution Options:

Business Investment, Property Investment

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Program Overview

Colombia Investor Visa

Colombia offers those who invest in real estate or businesses three-year M-visas, which are renewable and can be converted to R-visas (essentially PR) after five years.

The M-10 and M-6 visas offer temporary residence for investments of, respectively, US$110,000 in real estate or US$40,000 in a business.

Both categories offer a path to citizenship in 10 years, but those hoping to qualify must speak Spanish and may not be absent from Colombia for more than 365 days consecutively.

Colombia Investor Visa

How to Qualify

M-6: Migrant Visa for Business Investment

  • Applicants must invest 100 times the official Colombian monthly minimum wage in a new or existing business in the country. In 2025, that equates to about US$40,000.
  • This visa has a validity of 3 years and is renewable as long as the investment is maintained. After 5 consecutive years of residence, the investor is eligible for permanent residence.

M-10: Migrant Visa for Real Estate Investment

  • Applicants must invest 350 times the official Colombian monthly minimum wage in a Colombian real estate. In 2025, that equates to about US$110,000.
  • This visa has a validity of 3 years and is renewable as long as the investment is maintained. After 5 consecutive years of residence, the investor is eligible for permanent residence.

Colombia Investor Visa

Salient Benefits

  • Path to citizenship
  • Minimal physical presence requirements
  • Permits dual/multiple citizenship
  • Ability to include three or more generations of family members in the application
  • Lower cost of living
  • Warm climate
  • Short processing time

Colombia Investor Visa

Citizenship Timeline and Requirements

M-visas have an initial validity of 3 years, and are indefinitely renewable so long as the investment is maintained.

After five years on an M-visa, the applicant may convert to an R-visa, which is renewable every five years. R-visas are similar to PR. After five years on an R-visa (10 years total), the applicant is eligible for naturalization.

To qualify for citizenship, the applicant must demonstrate “full integration” into Colombian society, sit an interview with government officials (conducted in Spanish), and complete an examination on Colombian history, geography, and constitution.

Colombia permits dual citizenship.

Browse 195 countries’ paths to citizenship in the hyper-detailed IMI Citizenship Catalog.

Colombia Investor Visa

Program Authority and Legal Basis

Applications for this program may be directed to Foreign Affairs Ministry.

Legislation upon which this program is based Article 66 Section 3 of Resolution 6045 of 2017.

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Qualifying Real Estate

As noted in the program qualifications above, an investor can qualify for this program with a local property purchase above the minimum investment threshold. View eligible properties curated by IMI and our real estate partners:

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