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Visa V – Nómada Digital. A visitor-category visa, created in 2022, for remote workers and freelancers serving only foreign clients; it is a mobility tool, not a settlement one.

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Visa V – Nómada Digital

Visitor (V) visa valid up to 2 years.

Who qualifies

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

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Does it fit your family?

2 questions, from the program’s own rules.

Steady monthly income, from any source?

Not legal advice.

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What it takes.

Income
At least $1,590 a month, steady and documented.
Time
2–4 weeks online.
Cost
About $150–225 in government fees.
The hard part
The visa is explicitly a dead end for permanent residence, attractive for mobility, not for settling a family.

Dollar figures are converted from the local currency at the rate the program’s research used; the official figure is in the local currency.

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This door stops short of a passport.

  1. 2027
    First residence permit

    2 years, not renewable.

Language
A Spanish test, unless Spanish is your mother tongue.
Civics
Knowledge exams on the Constitution, Colombian history, culture and geography, set by the Foreign Ministry and taken at the regional government; two attempts. People over 60 and graduates of Colombian schools or universities are exempt.
Time away
Five years of domicile in a row immediately before applying, counted from the date the resident (R) visa was issued; you must hold the R visa when you file and throughout. Leaving Colombia for a year or more before applying breaks the clock.
Two passports
Yes. You keep your U.S. citizenship.
  • Time on this program does not count toward permanent residence or citizenship; the family would need to switch to one that does.
  • A visitor (V) visa of up to 2 years; visitor time does not count toward the resident visa or citizenship.
  • Ley 2332/2023 art. 9 also cuts the clock to 2 years where the applicant's country treats Colombians reciprocally; Cancillería's own summary names only Spain, so no other nationality is listed. The old 1-year rule for Latin Americans and Caribbeans (Ley 43/1993) applies only to applications paid by 24 September 2023.
  • Naturalisation is discretionary. The law gives the ministry 3 months to review the file but sets no deadline for the decision, and no official figure for actual waits was found.
  • Visitor visas (Rentista, digital nomad) are granted for up to 2 years; whether a second one can follow is not stated, so they are shown as not renewable.
  • Whether the 5-year R-visa requirement applies to every M category a family might use was read from the resolution's table (art. 90, as amended in 2023); a later 2025–2026 amendment, if any, was not found.
The law behind these dates
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Living there.

Time you must spend there
No fixed minimum days; the V visa's 2-year validity does not count toward the continuous residence an R visa or citizenship needs.
Tax
Generally does not create Colombian tax residency under 183 days a year, but exceeding that triggers the standard rules regardless of visa type.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

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Start today.

  1. Apply online via Colombia's Cancillería visa portal under Visa V - Nómada Digital.Open affirmalegal.com ↗
  2. Round up the papers.
    • Proof of steady income: at least $1,590 a month
    • Request your FBI Identity History Summary
    • Health insurance that meets the program’s rules
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Or let us run it.

$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.Standard first year: $1,200. Everyone renews at $399.One membership, the whole family. Accounts and activation included.

15 steps, from the first paper to every renewal. You do 4 of them: send what we ask for, sign, and show up. We run the rest, and keep every permit renewed on time. Accounts and activation are included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Accounts depend on provider availability. Government, record and approved third-party charges are extra.

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