General program requirements

Colombia offers three distinct types of investor visa, each with different durations and minimum investments: 

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 2022, that equates to COP 100 million, or about US$20,000.

This visa must be renewed every year. After three 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 new or existing business in the country. In 2022, that equates to COP 350 million, or about US$70,000.

This visa must be renewed every year. After three consecutive years of residence, the investor is eligible for permanent residence.

R: Resident Visa for real estate investment

Applicants must invest 650 times the official Colombian monthly minimum wage in a new or existing business in the country. In 2022, that equates to COP 650 million, or about US$130,000.

This visa is a permanent residence permit, valid indefinitely. However, the maximum validity of the physical stamp in the passport is five years. This means the holder must renew the stamp (not the residence permit itself) every five years.

Program 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

Requirements to qualify for citizenship

R-visa applicants are granted immediate permanent residency, while M-visa applicants are granted renewable residence permits with one-year validity.

In either case, after five years of continuous residence (no more than one year’s total absence from Colombia in the preceding five years), investors in any category are eligible to apply for citizenship.

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.

Applications for this program may be directed to:

Foreign Affairs Ministry

Legislation upon which this program is based: