Eligibility quiz
Do you work for a company outside Colombia as an employee or independent contractor?
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 that covers the country where you live, or a country where you have temporary or permanent residence. You may also apply through a consulate outside its usual area if you provide the required documents.
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Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for your visa application.
See required documentsFill in the application online
Open the online visa application and select Visa V Nómada Digital. Enter your details, choose your consulate and upload the requested files and photograph.
Fill in the applicationSubmit your application
Submit the online application and keep the reference number the system gives you. You will need it to pay and follow your application.
Submit your applicationPay the study fee
Use your reference number and the instructions from the system or your email to pay online or through the available office channel. Pay within 10 calendar days of registration or your application will be treated as withdrawn.
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Wait for the decision
Follow your application using your reference number and registered email, and respond if the visa authority asks for more documents, originals or an interview. Attend the office named in its notice if you are asked to come in.
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Pay the visa fee
If your application is approved, follow the payment instructions and pay the visa issuance fee within 10 calendar days. If you do not pay in time, the approval lapses.
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Receive your electronic visa
Wait for your electronic visa to arrive at your registered email address after you pay. If it has an error, request a correction within 15 calendar days of its issue.
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Enter Colombia
Use your electronic visa to enter Colombia. If your visa is valid for more than three months, count the deadline for registering it from your entry date.
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Once in ColombiaOnce in Colombia
Register your visa
If your visa is valid for more than three months, register it with Migración Colombia within 15 calendar days of entering Colombia.
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Apply for your ID
If your visa is valid for more than three months, complete the FUT form and provide a PDF of your passport and valid visa to apply for a cédula de extranjería. Arrange an appointment with Migración Colombia.
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Attend your ID appointment
Bring your original passport to your Migración Colombia appointment to complete your cédula de extranjería application. The card lets you identify yourself in Colombia.
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Documents needed
Required to applyRequired to apply
Work letter
Get a letter in Spanish or English from one or more companies abroad that you work for, stating your work relationship and how much you are paid. If you are using your ownership of a company abroad instead, provide its letter stating that you work remotely.
Bank statements
Get your bank statements for the last three months. They must show income of at least three Colombian monthly minimum wages in each month.
Health insurance policy
Provide your health insurance policy covering Colombia for your planned stay. It must cover accidents, illness, maternity, disability, hospitalisation, death and return to your home country.
Copy of your passport
Provide a clear copy of the identification page of your valid passport or travel document. It must have been issued by a country or territory whose passport holders can visit Colombia for short stays without a visa.
Passport photograph
Provide a recent 3 × 4 cm colour photograph facing the camera, with a white background and no accessories. The photo must be a JPG file no larger than 495 KB.
Application form
This is the online visa application form for the V Nómada Digital visa. Attach clear PDF copies of your documents and your photograph. Supporting documents generally need to have been issued within three months of your application.
Work contract *
Provide a copy of your contract with your employer or client abroad. Make sure the copy is clear and complete.
* Only if you have a work contract.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationCompany ownership records *
Provide records showing that you are a partner or co-owner of the company abroad. Also provide the company's letter stating that you work remotely.
* Only if you use ownership of a company abroad to show your work.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationConsiderations
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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.
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