Added
created from article 76 of Resolución 5477 de 2022 and the current minimum wage Source
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Independent Professional Visa
Active
Worldwide
Colombia · Visa M — Profesional Independiente · Freelancer · apply online · processing up to 30 days
Minimum income
$2,720/mo
COP 8,754,525 a month
Stay
36
months, renewable
Application fee
$260
Tax
Worldwide
Worldwide income tax if tax resident (more than 183 days)
Path to staying
- Residence permit36 months
- Renew36 months at a time
- Permanent residencyafter 5 years
- Citizenshipafter 10 years
- Permanent residency 5 years
- Citizenship 10 years
- Dual citizenship allowed
- Language required for citizenship
Overview
- Country
- Colombia
- Program
- Independent Professional Visa
- Local name
- Visa M — Profesional Independiente
- Type
- Freelancer
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 36 months
- Renewable
- Yes (36 mo)
Migrant visa, issued for up to three years, for a foreigner who will practise a regulated profession in Colombia or, exceptionally, an unregulated activity that is in the national interest. Average monthly income must be at least five monthly legal minimum wages (COP 8,754,525 in 2026). The work permit covers only that profession or activity. Time as holder counts toward a Resident visa after five years.
Financial requirements
- Income requirement
- COP 8,754,525/mo (~$2,720 USD)
- Application fee
- $260
Eligibility
- Criminal record check not required
- Health check not required
- Health insurance required
Work rights
- Employment not allowed
- Self-employment allowed
- Own a business allowed
- Work permit included
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
- Spouse included
- Yes
- Max child age
- 25
- Parents allowed
- No
Benefits and mobility
- Bank account can open
- Property purchase allowed
- Public healthcare no access
Tax
- Tax regime
- Worldwide
- Regime name
- Worldwide income tax if tax resident (more than 183 days)
- Foreign income taxed
- Yes
- Capital gains taxed
- Yes
How to apply
- Method
- online
- Processing time
- Up to 30 days
- Apply from abroad
- Yes
Notes
A regulated profession needs the validated degree and the professional card, licence or provisional permit from the Colombian professional council. An activity based on experience rather than a degree can be supported with certificates of that experience. Income is shown with a bank certificate no more than 30 days old, covering the average balance and monthly movement of the last six months. A second or later visa must use a Colombian bank certificate. The 2026 monthly legal minimum wage is COP 1,750,905. USD figures use the Superintendencia Financiera TRM of COP 3,218.75 per USD on 2026-10-09. Health coverage in Colombia or an all-risk policy is required. An absence of more than 180 consecutive days in any 365-day period ends the visa. The ordinary type M fee is USD 56 to study the application and USD 204 to issue it. This is local professional practice, not the type V digital-nomad visa. The Cancillería category page currently returns an error; the requirements are article 76 of Resolución 5477 de 2022. Naturalization domicile is five years counted from issuance of the Resident visa.
Also in Colombia
Colombia also offers a digital nomad visa for remote workers
Last verified Oct 9, 2026 Last changed Oct 10, 2026 Source