Colombia country guide
Company formation · Last checked 2026-08-07
Visa M Socio o Propietario
Company ownership or partnership
Colombia’s Visa M Socio o Propietario is a migrant visa for an applicant who has formed or acquired an ownership interest in an operating Colombian commercial company and documents the required paid capital or registered foreign investment.
- Country
- Colombia
- Applicant basis
- Company ownership or partnership
- Responsible authority
- Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
- Official route status
- Current official route
- Information available
- Detailed guide
- Last checked
- 2026-08-07
Supported requirements
What the current source supports
- Document paid capital or registered foreign investment in the applicant’s name equal to at least 100 Colombian statutory monthly minimum wages (SMLMV) at the filing date.
- Provide a company letter stating its name, address, NIT, economic activity, and direct jobs created, together with current bank statements supporting the company’s activity and solvency.
- For a joint-stock company, provide the ownership certificate issued by a certified public accountant showing the applicant’s paid shareholding.
- For a later visa, provide the current company-activity, bank, tax, social-security, lease, or property evidence required by the resolution. Mining or energy activity also requires the applicable title or concession.
- File through the SITAC electronic visa channel. Applicants outside Colombia use the competent consular channel; regularly present applicants inside Colombia use the Bogotá authority.
Applicant scope
Who this route generally serves
- Generally designed for
- Company partners or owners able to document an operating Colombian business and a qualifying ownership contribution held in the applicant’s own name.
- Legal basis named by the authority
- Resolution 5477 of 2022, Article 75 and the accumulated-time rule in Article 90, as currently amended.
Route lifecycle
What to confirm from application onward
- Financial basis
- At least 100 SMLMV in paid company capital or foreign investment registered in the applicant’s name. SMLMV is indexed, so no currency conversion is presented.
- Government service fees
- The visa process uses separate application-study and issuance payments. Confirm the current official tariff and payment instructions before paying; no numeric fee is hard-coded here.
- Administrative service targets
- Current visa instructions describe up to 30 calendar days after a complete paid application. This is an administrative target, not a processing guarantee.
- Initial status
- Migrant (M) partner-or-owner visa valid for up to three years.
- Renewal
- A later application must show that the ownership interest and operating-company conditions continue. Renewal is a separate decision and is not guaranteed.
- Dependents
- A qualifying family member may use the separately administered beneficiary-visa procedure. Partner-or-owner status does not automatically grant dependent status.
- Work rights
- The current resolution limits work permission to the company in which the applicant is a partner or owner. Regulated professions remain subject to separate professional rules.
- Presence considerations
- The cited route packet does not establish a route-specific physical-presence rule for maintaining this visa.
- Permanent residence
- Five accumulated years in this qualifying M category may support a separate Resident (R) application. Time alone does not guarantee approval.
- Citizenship relationship
- Citizenship is a separate process and is not established by this visa.
Official evidence
Sources for this route
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.