Colombia Digital Nomad Visa (Visa V "Nómada Digital"): 2026 Checklist

• The digital nomad visa is a visitor (V) visa issued by Colombia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Cancillería). It lasts up to 2 years.¹
• You must show income of at least 3 monthly minimum wages (3 SMLMV) for each of the last 3 months, using bank statements.¹
• The 2026 minimum wage is COP 1,750,905 per month². So the 2026 income bar is COP 5,252,715 per month (3 × 1,750,905). That is about US$1,655 a month at the official exchange rate (TRM) of COP 3,174.67 per US$ in force on Oct 19, 2026⁷. The dollar figure moves with the exchange rate. The peso figure is what counts.
• You may not work for Colombian clients or employers. In Cancillería's words, the visa "does not allow working or carrying out paid activity with a legal or natural person domiciled in Colombia."¹⁵
• Cancillería's listed fees are US$56 to study the application and US$183 for the visa if approved (or €44 and €141).³

You need a passport from a country whose citizens do not need a visa for short stays in Colombia.¹ That list is in Resolución 5488 de 2022, as last changed by Resolución 12189 de 2026. It currently has 100 countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and all 27 EU member states.⁸ See our page on what Resolución 12189 of 2026 changed.

The visa covers two profiles¹:

1. Remote workers and freelancers who work through digital means exclusively for foreign companies, as employees or independents.
2. Entrepreneurs starting a digital-content or IT venture.

From Cancillería's requirements for this visa¹ and the general requirements for every visa⁵:

• Online visa application form.
• Recent digital color photo with a white background, max 300 KB.
• Passport valid for at least 6 months when you apply, with blank pages. Include a copy of the bio-data page.
• If you apply from inside Colombia: a copy of your most recent entry stamp or entry permit.
• Letter in Spanish or English from your foreign employer(s) or client(s) stating the type of relationship and how you are paid. Attach the contract if you have one. Alternatively, show that you are a partner or co-owner of a foreign company, plus a letter saying you do that work remotely.
• Entrepreneurs: a motivation letter that explains the project and the financial and human resources you have or plan to have.
• Bank statements showing at least 3 SMLMV of income in each of the last 3 months (COP 5,252,715 per month in 2026).
• Health insurance valid in Colombia for your whole planned stay, covering accident, illness, maternity, disability, hospitalization, death and repatriation. See health insurance requirements. Family members ("beneficiarios") can apply as dependents of the main holder.¹

Once your application is complete and paid, Cancillería has up to 30 calendar days to decide. It can take longer if other agencies must be consulted.⁵

Agency websites often quote a single "visa price". That price usually bundles the agency's own service fee with the government fees. The government fees are the ones in the table above.

• Register and get a cédula de extranjería within 15 calendar days of entering Colombia, or of the visa being issued if you got it while in Colombia. This applies to visas valid for more than 3 months. The digital nomad visa is not on the list of V visas exempt from registration (the exempt ones are Tourism, Business, Crew, Events, and some courtesy visas).⁶⁵ Details: cédula de extranjería guide.
• When the visa ends, or is cancelled or terminated, you have 30 calendar days to leave or apply for a new visa.⁵
• Spending more than 183 days in Colombia within any 365-day period can make you a Colombian tax resident, whatever your visa type. See taxes at 183 days.

Maybe not, for a short stay. Citizens of visa-exempt countries can work remotely from Colombia without a visa on the entry permit Migración Colombia grants at the border. The conditions: no payments from Colombian companies, and a stay of at most 90 days, extendable to 180 days (continuous or not) per calendar year.¹⁵ See the 90/180-day rule.