How to become a permanent resident in Colombia. Find out!
PERMANENT RESIDENT AFTER
5 YEARS M VISA
If you are a holder of a long term stay M visa for the past 5 consecutive and uninterrupted years, you can apply for permanent residency in Colombia.
If you have marriage or parent of Colombian child visa, check other residency visas.
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RESIDENT AFTER 5 YEARS M VISA REQUIREMENTS
Passport
Document valid min. 6 months with minimum 2 blank pages.
Photo
Digital photo 3 x 4 cm with white background. No accessories. Visible ears. Good quality.
M visas
Copies of M visas that proof 5 continous and uninterrupted years.
CMM
Certificate of Migratory Movements.
Letter
Application letter explaining source of income.
Colombian ID
Cédula de extranjería.
Other documents
Complementary documentation that supports the visa application in order to decide on its reliability.
RESIDENT AFTER 5 YEARS M VISA PROS & CONS
Validity
5 years
Work permit
Yes
Beneficiaries
Yes
Colombian nationality
After 5 years for most M visas.
After 2 years for domestic partnership visa.
RESIDENT AFTER 5 YEARS M VISA COST
Visa application
55 USD
Visa issuance
401 USD
Certificate of Migratory Movements
40 USD
Foreigner's ID
approx 50 USD
KOLUMBIA ONLINE SERVICE
180 USD
- Tailor-made advisory
- Immigration counselling
- Digital processing of documents
- Submitting application
- Know-how of the procedure
- Payments to the government
- Scheduling of appointments
- Individual chat with advisors
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10+ years
Because we have more than a decade of experience dealing with Colombian bureaucracy.
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Multilingual support
Because we are fluent in 3 languages: English, Spanish and Polish.