Migrant Visa Colombia

The foreigner who wishes to enter and/or remain in the national territory with the intention of settling down, and does not meet the conditions to apply for a type “R” visa.
Para solicitar visa tipo “M” el extranjero deberá encontrarse en alguna de las siguientes condiciones:

• Be the spouse or permanent partner of a Colombian national.
• Being a parent or child of a Colombian national by adoption.
• Be a national of any of the States party to the “Agreement on Residence for nationals of the States Parties of Mercosur, Bolivia and Chile”.
• To be recognized as a refugee in Colombia according to the regulations in force.
• To be employed in Colombia or have a long term employment, by virtue of an employment relationship or contract for the provision of services with a natural or legal person domiciled in Colombia.
• To have constituted or acquired participation in the capital stock of a commercial company in the minimum amounts established in the chapter on requirements.
• To have the qualifications or expertise to practice the profession independently, and the financial conditions established in the chapter on requirements to do so.
• To come to the national territory as a religious, missionary or religious in formation, of a church or religious confession, duly recognized by the Colombian State.
• To be admitted or enrolled in primary, secondary or middle school studies, or in a higher education program in undergraduate of an educational institution in Colombia.
• To have registered direct foreign investment in Colombia for real estate in the minimum amounts established in the requirements chapter.
• Receive retirement pension or retirement, or receive periodic income from a creditable legal source, in the amounts established in the requirements chapter.