Eligibility quiz
Are you married to a Colombian citizen?
Benefits
Benefits for youBenefits for you
Live in Colombia
You can live in Colombia for the time your permission is valid, up to two years.
If it is valid for more than three months, you can get an identity card showing your identity and lawful immigration status in Colombia.
Work in Colombia
You can work remotely from Colombia for companies abroad, as an employee or an independent worker.
You can also start a digital business in content or information technology that is of interest to Colombia.
Travel in and out
You can enter and leave Colombia while your permission remains valid, with the usual immigration checks.
How to apply
From outside ColombiaFrom outside Colombia
Find your consulate
Find the Colombian consulate for the country where you live or where you have temporary or permanent residence. If there is more than one, select the one closest to your home.
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Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for the consulate.
See required documentsPrepare your files
Prepare clear PDF files of your documents and a recent, front-facing 3 x 4 cm colour photograph with a white background in JPG format. Follow the online form’s file-size limits.
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Open the application form
Open the online visa application form.
Open the formFill in the application
Enter your information and select the Migrant visa for a Colombian citizen’s spouse or permanent partner. Select the consulate you found as the office handling your application.
Fill in the formUpload your files
Upload your documents and photograph to the online application.
Upload your filesPay the study fee
Ask your selected consulate how to pay the study fee, then pay it using the method it offers. The fee is not refundable.
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Submit your application
Complete your application in the online portal. It is submitted for study once the study fee has been paid.
Submit your applicationWait for the decision
Follow your application by email or use your application number to check its status online. Send any extra records or originals, or attend an interview, if the consulate asks.
Check your applicationPay the issuance fee
If your visa is approved, pay the issuance fee within 10 calendar days using the method offered by your consulate. Follow the consulate’s instructions to receive your electronic visa.
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Once in ColombiaOnce in Colombia
Register your visa
If your visa is valid for more than three months, register with Migración Colombia within 15 calendar days after you enter Colombia. You can then continue your stay in Colombia with your visa registered.
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Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Spouse or partner’s ID
Include a simple copy of your Colombian spouse or partner’s citizenship card. Attach it to their signed visa request letter.
Marriage certificate *
Get an authentic copy of your Colombian civil marriage registration. It must have been issued no more than three months before you apply.
* Only if you are married to your Colombian spouse.
Partnership record *
For an application in Colombia, get an authentic copy of the Colombian public deed, court decision or conciliation record declaring your partnership, or a current certificate showing it is valid. It must generally have been issued within three months, and the partnership document must have been formalised more than one year before you apply. If you apply at a consulate, you can use a document that is valid under the law of the place where your partnership was declared.
* Only if you apply as the permanent partner of a Colombian citizen.
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Foreign identity card
If your visa lasts more than three months, you and any family members with a family visa must get a foreign identity card.
Apply within 15 calendar days of entering Colombia or receiving the visa, as applicable.
The general fee published for 2026 is COP 294,000.
Limits on work
Your permitted work is remote work for companies abroad or the digital business described in your permission.
You cannot do paid work for a person or business based in Colombia.
Medical insurance
You must keep medical insurance covering your intended stay in Colombia.
It must cover accidents, illness, maternity, disability, hospital stays, death and return to your country.
Permission can end
Your permission ends when it expires and does not renew automatically.
It can also end early or be canceled.
A family visa ends with yours; a child's also ends at 25 or on financial independence, unless disability prevents independence.
Discuss
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