{"id":31210,"date":"2022-09-08T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.besabine.com\/what-do-you-need-to-arrange-to-live-and-work-in-colombia\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T19:19:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T00:19:44","slug":"things-you-need-to-arrange-to-live-and-work-in-colombia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.besabine.com\/en\/things-you-need-to-arrange-to-live-and-work-in-colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"What do you need to arrange to live and work in Colombia?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Moving abroad: how do you do it? In this article I will tell you step by step what you need to arrange in order to emigrate to Colombia<\/strong>. You can also use this information if you are going to live in Colombia temporarily. Many things are specific to Colombia, and other steps apply to any country you move to. Read on and make emigrating to Colombia a little easier.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Step 1: Living temporarily or emigrating to Colombia: how to get a visa<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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In many cases, you will not be able to just go live in the country of preference, but will need (as in your home country) a residence permit or something similar.<\/strong> Therefore, if you are going to emigrate to Colombia or want to live or study there temporarily, you also need a visa.<\/p>\n

In Colombia, there are many options for a visa. For example, for only temporary work, travel, or for a deployment. These visas are quite difficult to get, and in almost all cases you need a company in Colombia to vouch for you, a Colombian partner, or you must study in Colombia, for example. So just applying for a visa doesn’t work.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since October 2022, there is also visa specifically for digital nomads.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before you can move to Colombia, you need to think carefully about how you are going to get that visa. The easiest visa to get is a partner visa.<\/strong> This allows you to live and work in Colombia immediately. This visa is obviously only suitable for people who have a partner in Colombia. You can also get a visa through an employer in Colombia, in which case your employer must be willing to help you with your visa. And have you been living in Colombia for more than 5 years? Then you can apply for a resident visa under certain conditions. <\/p>\n

\u21d2 Various visas Colombia<\/strong><\/h3>\n

As of October 2022, there are significant changes in terms and types of visas. These are the different visas: <\/p>\n

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  1. Visitante<\/strong>. You get this visa when you visit Colombia without wanting to live there permanently. For example, students, journalists, athletes and others. The visa is valid for 1 year and can be extended to 2 years. <\/li>\n
  2. Residente<\/strong>. You get this visa if you want to stay in Colombia permanently. If you are going to apply for a visa for the first time as, for example, the partner of a Colombian, ‘residente’ does not yet apply. For that, you must first have lived in Colombia for 2 years with a migrant visa. As a parent of Colombian children, you do get a resident visa immediately. This visa is valid for 5 years<\/strong>. I have personally obtained this visa for the second time now. <\/li>\n
  3. Migrante<\/strong>. For foreigners who intend to reside permanently in Colombia, but do not (yet) meet the requirements for a resident visa. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    As of October 2022, there are other visa options, such as a visa for digital nomads. In addition, there are many changes to the existing visas AND the requirements have become more strict. Read all about the changes regarding visas in Colombia as of October 2022 here (Spanish).<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

    \u21d2 Applying for your visa to Colombia<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    I now have my third visa in, and thus my second resident visa. A number of things have obviously changed: <\/p>\n