Extending Your Stay in Colombia: The PTP ("Prórroga") from Migración Colombia

The Permiso Temporal de Permanencia (PTP), also called a prórroga de permanencia, is how visa-exempt visitors extend their stay past the entry permit (PIP) they got at the border. Your total time still cannot exceed 180 calendar days (continuous or not) in the same calendar year. It is governed by Migración Colombia's Resolución 2061 de 2020.¹²

Note on terms: some English sites call this a "permiso de otorgamiento". That is not the official name. Migración Colombia calls it the PTP / prórroga de permanencia.

• Foreigners whose nationality does not need a visa and who entered on a PIP.¹
• You must have a valid (unexpired) PIP when you apply.²

In all cases the extension cannot take you past 180 days in the calendar year, or past whatever time you have left.²

We can't file this for you; you file it yourself on Migración's site. Medellín Basic doesn't act for anyone before Migración Colombia or Cancillería.

1. Apply no later than 5 business days before your PIP expires.²¹
2. Fill in the online Formulario Único de Trámites (FUT). Attach one PDF with an image of your passport, plus any supporting documents for the activity on your original permit.
3. Allow email notifications to the address you put on the FUT.
4. Wait for pre-approval, then pay as instructed by email. Payment is online (PSE, credit or debit card) or by bank deposit slip.
5. Receive the PTP by email about 3 business days after payment.

Source for steps 2–5: Migración Colombia, PTP.

• COP 150,000 for the general public, under Resolución 0599 of Feb 10, 2026.³
• Free for nationals of Ecuador and of the European Union, per Migración's payment-exception table.¹

• Applying is not approval. Migración says the request alone does not grant the extension. You must meet all the requirements, and an unpaid request is treated as withdrawn.¹
• Missing the deadline. If you don't request the PTP in time, you must leave before your PIP expires. Otherwise you fall into "permanencia irregular".²
• Cancellation. A permit can be cancelled by a reasoned administrative act. If that happens you get a safe-conduct (SC-1) and must leave within 5 calendar days.¹
• No middlemen needed. Migración Colombia says its procedures do not require intermediaries and are not handled through social media.⁴

A PTP is only for visa-exempt visitors on a PIP. If you hold a visa, Colombia doesn't "extend" it. A visa "prórroga" means issuing a new visa of the same type.⁵ When a visa ends, you have 30 calendar days to leave or apply for a new one.⁵