Minimum cost
$200
application fee
Timeline
2 years
residency required
Visa-free access
130
passport rank #34
Dual citizenship
Allowed
Path to citizenship
- Residency2 years · permanent
- Apply180-365 days
- Citizenshipafter the oath
Overview
- Country
- Colombia
- Program
- Colombia Citizenship by Marriage
- Local name
- Nacionalidad Colombiana por Matrimonio
- Type
- Marriage Fast-Track
- Status
- Active
- Residency required
- 2 years
- Processing time
- 180-365 days
- Dual citizenship
- Allowed
- Visa-free countries
- 130 destinations
- Passport rank
- #34 (Henley Index)
Foreign spouses of Colombian nationals can apply for citizenship after 2 years of continuous residency under a Resident Visa. The marriage must be registered before the residency period begins. Applicants must pass knowledge exams on the Colombian Constitution, history, and geography, plus a Spanish language exam (non-native speakers). Exemption from Constitution/history exam for applicants over 65.
Fees and costs
- Application fee
- $200
Eligibility and requirements
- Minimum age 18+
- Police clearance required
- Medical exam not required
- Interview required
- Language Conversational Spanish
- Language exemptions Native Spanish speakers
- Civics test Colombian Constitution, History & Geography Exam
- Oath required
Residency requirements
- Residency required
- 2 years
- Residency type
- Permanent
- Continuous
- Must be unbroken
- Max absence
- 365 days
- Cohabitation
- Must live with spouse
Passport and mobility
- Passport rank
- #34 (Henley Index)
- Visa-free access
- 130 countries
- Passport validity
- 10 years
- EU citizenship
- No
- Schengen access
- No
- US E-2 treaty
- Yes — eligible for US investor visa
Physical presence
- Must visit country
- Yes
How to apply
- Method
- In person
- Apply from abroad
- Must apply in-country
- Application type
- Open
- Official website
- www.cancilleria.gov.co
- Legal basis
- Constitución Política de Colombia Art. 96; Ley 43 de 1993
Notes and caveats
Also applies to permanent partners (unión libre) of Colombian nationals and those with Colombian children. Domicile counted from Resident Visa issuance. Absence from Colombia for 1+ continuous years interrupts domicile. Over 65 exempted from Constitution/history exam.