Colombia country guide
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Visa M Migrante Andino
Nationality of a state party to the Andean Migration Statute, subject to reciprocity
Colombia's Visa M Migrante Andino is the one-time, up-to-two-year temporary-residence visa for a national of a state party to the Andean Migration Statute, applied on a reciprocal basis. It carries open work permission and can support a separate permanent-resident application after qualifying continuous visa history.
- Country
- Colombia
- Applicant basis
- Nationality of a state party to the Andean Migration Statute, subject to reciprocity
- Responsible authority
- Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
- Official route status
- Current official route
- Information available
- Detailed guide
- Last checked
- 2026-08-08
Supported requirements
What the current source supports
- Provide a passport valid for at least six months and the current general visa form and photograph through the SITAC online channel.
- If filing while in Colombia, provide the entry stamp or migration card and maintain regular migration status. Applicants outside Colombia select the competent Colombian consular office.
- Provide judicial, criminal, or police certificates from the Andean member state of nationality and any country where the applicant resided during the five years before filing.
- Provide a written statement of the purpose of establishing temporary residence and the means of subsistence available for the stay.
- Apostille the required foreign public documents under the Hague Convention or have them certified by the origin-country consular office where the official rule permits; provide an official Spanish translation when required.
- Reciprocity can add requirements equivalent to those imposed on Colombian nationals by another member state. The authority may request original or additional documents and retains the visa decision.
Applicant scope
Who this route generally serves
- Generally designed for
- Nationals of another state party to the Andean Migration Statute who intend to establish temporary residence in Colombia and satisfy the current reciprocal conditions.
- Legal basis named by the authority
- Resolution 5477 of 2022, especially Articles 21, 27, 65, 72, and 93; Resolution 10434 of 2023 Article 76 amending the accumulated-time rule; and the Andean Migration Statute as applied reciprocally.
Route lifecycle
What to confirm from application onward
- Financial basis
- The applicant must state the available means of subsistence. The current route publishes no fixed minimum income or bank-balance threshold.
- Government service fees
- Resolution 3969 of 2026 lists the general M-visa tariff as US$56 for study plus US$204 for issuance outside the euro zone, or EUR44 plus EUR156 in the euro zone and Cuba, before any stamp tax. Applicable nationality rules materially change the result: Ecuadorian nationals pay only the special study charge, and qualifying Peruvian nationals settling in the Amazon or Putumayo basins pay only the study charge. Confirm the live applicant-specific amount before paying.
- Initial status
- A Migrant (M) temporary-residence visa for up to two years. It is granted only once, permits multiple entries, and is not permanent residence.
- Renewal
- The same M Migrante Andino visa is granted only once and is not renewed as another two-year permit. Before expiry, the holder must qualify for and obtain a separate later status without a continuity gap; filing alone does not extend status or create continuity.
- Dependents
- A spouse or permanent partner and economically dependent children under 25, or older children with a qualifying disability, may apply through the beneficiary-visa rules. A beneficiary visa cannot outlast the principal visa and does not permit work.
- Work rights
- The principal visa carries open work permission for any lawful activity, subject to labor, social-security, migration-reporting, and regulated-profession requirements. Beneficiaries do not receive work permission from beneficiary status.
- Presence considerations
- The visa terminates automatically if the principal holder is absent from Colombia for more than 180 continuous calendar days within each 365-day period counted from visa issuance.
- Permanent residence
- Two years of valid qualifying M Migrante Andino history may support a separate R visa by accumulated time. Continuity requires the next visa to be granted before the preceding visa expires; a salvoconducto does not create continuity. The two-year period and documents do not guarantee approval, and reciprocal additional requirements may apply.
- Citizenship relationship
- Naturalization is a separate discretionary process that requires a valid Resident visa and the applicable domicile period. This M visa does not grant or guarantee nationality.
Official evidence
Sources for this route
Necesito una visaMinisterio de Relaciones Exteriores · ES · Last checked 2026-08-07Resolución 5477 de 2022 — compilación vigenteMinisterio de Relaciones Exteriores · ES · Last checked 2026-08-07ABC de visasMinisterio de Relaciones Exteriores · ES · Last checked 2026-08-07Resolución 10434 de 2023Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores · ES · Last checked 2026-08-08Resolución 3969 de 2026 — tarifas consularesMinisterio de Relaciones Exteriores · ES · Last checked 2026-08-08
General planning information only—not legal, tax, or investment advice. A listed route does not determine eligibility. Verify current rules with the responsible authority before acting.