Read carefully and submit the requested information avoiding typing mistakes. Any inaccuracy or error concerning the information you submit to this electronic form, may lead to the application refusal, without any refund of the amounts paid.

You must have at least 30 minutes to complete this online application.

Before starting the online application process, you must have: a photo size 3x4cm, in color, with white background, recent, head-on, without accessories, clear visage, in JPG format with a maximum weight of 300 KB. Individual documents in PDF format, readable, in black and white presentation is advised. The maximum weight allowed for the total of documents attached to an application is 5MB.

Check payment methods https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/en/procedures_services/visa/costs-means-payment-service-offices

If you already have an online application and you have the application number, you can update this information through this online service. If you do not remember the application number, please contact our citizen service lines: Bogotá: +57 (1) 3826999 – Free national line: 01 8000 938 000.

Please check the online application guide before filling out the application form in this link

A visa does not guarantee access to Colombian territory, it only allows a foreigner to travel to a post of entry in Colombia and request permission to enter the country in accordance with the visa that has been issued.

The list of countries or territories does not imply recognition of their name or legal status.

Submit written communication from the applicant in which the full identification of the applicant is reported and the activity that the foreigner intends to carry out in the national territory is explained (details, participants, duration, schedule, location, among other aspects);

In case of being invited, you must provide a written request from the Colombian host or a foreign citizen, only if they are the main holder of a Permanent 

Resident (R) visa, signed by hand and with a fingerprint of the right or left index finger, or right thumb. or left, in which you clearly record your contact telephone number, physical address and email address; the type of relationship or link with the foreigner and their economic responsibility for the expenses inherent to the displacement and stay of the foreigner in the national territory. In said application, the person who sponsors must also register the data of other foreign citizens whom he has sponsored;

Prove economic solvency of the applicant and/or the natural person making the invitation through bank statements corresponding to the six (6) months prior to the application, demonstrating monthly income of not less than ten (10) current legal monthly minimum wages (SMLMV ).

Health policy with coverage in the national territory against all risks in case of accident, illness, maternity, disability, hospitalization, death or repatriation, for the time foreseen for your stay in the country.

Submit reservation of tickets to enter and exit the country.

Validity: Up to one (1) year. The authorized stay in the national territory will be 90 days, extendable for another 90 calendar days, continuous or discontinuous. The permanence will be non-extendable upon completing 180 days, continuous or discontinuous within each three hundred and sixty-five (365) calendar days, counted from the issuance of the visa.

Beneficiaries: This visa does not allow applications as a beneficiary.

Restrictions: The V Tourism visa does not allow you to work in Colombian territory.

Upon entering the country, the migration control authority will require the foreigner to demonstrate that he is in possession of the corresponding exit ticket .

If the application is submitted under personal title and responsibility, the foreigner must meet the following requirements:

Submit a written communication from the applicant in which the full identification of the applicant is reported and the activity that the foreigner intends to carry out in the national territory is explained (details, participants, duration, schedule, location, among other aspects).

In case of being invited, you must provide a written request from the Colombian host or a foreign citizen, only if they are the main holder of a Permanent Resident (R) visa, signed by hand and with a fingerprint of the right or left index finger, or right thumb. or left, in which you clearly record your contact telephone number, physical address and email address; the type of relationship or link with the foreigner and their economic responsibility for the expenses inherent to the displacement and stay of the foreigner in the national territory. In said application, the person who sponsors must also register the data of other foreign citizens whom he has sponsored;

Prove economic solvency of the applicant and/or the natural person making the invitation through bank statements corresponding to the six (6) months prior to the application, demonstrating monthly income of not less than ten (10) current legal monthly minimum wages (SMLMV ).

If the request is made with the support of a legal person, it must be requested directly by the legal person responsible in Colombia for the applicant, after meeting the following requirements:

Submit reasoned communication signed directly by the legal representative of the legal entity acting on its behalf, which clearly contains the following information:

Full identification of the legal person indicating the NIT in case of being incorporated in Colombia and contact information.

Complete identification of the foreigner.
Letter from the legal representative of the legal person that supports the request indicating the activity that the foreigner intends to carry out in Colombia, its duration, the type of relationship or link of the legal person with the foreigner and indicating who assumes responsibility economic for the expenses inherent to the displacement and stay of the foreigner in the national territory. In said communication, the data of other foreign citizens whom the company or legal person has supported must also be noted. The legal person must also commit to the National Government to guarantee the return of the foreigner to his country of origin or to report if the foreigner remains irregular in the national territory.

Explanation of the relationship or type of relationship with the foreigner for whom the visa is requested and of the special qualification or expertise of the foreigner, if any.

Declaration of economic responsibility for the expenses inherent to the displacement and stay of the foreigner in Colombia, in which the legal person also assumes the commitment to inform the Visa and Immigration Authority immediately of any change in the conditions for which the visa was granted , to guarantee the return of the foreigner to his country of origin and to inform if the foreigner remains irregular in the national territory. This statement must be signed by freehand and with a fingerprint of the right or left index finger, or right or left thumb; or before a competent foreign authority, in which case it must be apostilled or legalized, as appropriate.

When the legal entity that supports the application is private and constituted in the foreigner, a certificate of existence, incorporation or constitution and legal representation or document that takes its place must be provided, with the formalities provided for the presentation of foreign documents set forth in this Resolution.

Accredit economic solvency of the legal entity through bank statements corresponding to the three (3) months prior to the request. In the case of a public entity, it will not be necessary to comply with this requirement.
In any case, the applicant must demonstrate through bank statements that they have a minimum income equivalent to three (3) Current Minimum Legal Monthly Wages (SMLMV).

Validity: Up to two (2) years. The permanence in the national territory will be a maximum of 180 calendar days, continuous or discontinuous, non-extendable in every three hundred and sixty-five (365) calendar days from the issuance of the visa.

Beneficiaries: This visa does not allow applications as a beneficiary.

Restriction: The V Business visa does not allow you to work in Colombian territory or be linked to the Social Security System in the country.