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Colombia: the nomad visa raised to ≈ $1,400/month

The Colombian visa for remote workers requires modest monthly reference income compared with its competitors. Its duration, however, is short, and the Colombian tax residency threshold is quickly crossed.

By Editorial team · on July 5, 2026

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What the visa provides

Colombia issues a visa for digital nomads and remote workers, reserved for people working for an employer or clients based outside the country.

The monthly reference income required of the applicant is about $1,400¹. This is one of the lowest thresholds among comparable schemes in Latin America and Europe.

The maximum duration of the permit is up to 2 years². It is therefore longer than most one-year nomad visas, but shorter than Mexican temporary residency.

The permit does not allow the holder to be employed by a Colombian company, and it does not in itself constitute a route to permanent residency.

This threshold needs to be put in context to gauge its significance. Comparable European schemes require income several times higher, and Central American visas sit at intermediate levels. Colombia has therefore made a deliberate choice of openness, aiming for volume rather than selection.

This choice has a consequence for the profile of arrivals and, in turn, for how their presence is perceived locally. An accessible scheme attracts larger and younger populations, whose effect on rents in a few neighbourhoods quickly becomes visible.

The tax threshold, quickly crossed

Colombian tax residency is acquired notably through presence, continuous or not, of more than from 183 days³ in any period of three hundred and sixty-five days.

The rolling three-hundred-and-sixty-five-day period is the technical point to remember: it does not coincide with the calendar year, which makes the count less intuitive than elsewhere and the threshold easier to cross.

A Colombian tax resident is taxed on their worldwide income. The scale reaches 39%⁴ at its top marginal rate.

Occasional gains of resident individuals are taxed at a single rate of 15%⁵, and dividends are subject to a special rate of 20%⁶ in the case provided for by law.

Corporate income tax stands at 35%⁷. Colombia is therefore not a low-tax jurisdiction, and its top personal marginal rate is close to European levels.

What makes the country attractive

Colombia's appeal is not tax-related: it lies in the cost of living, the climate of certain high-altitude cities and the quality of connectivity in the major urban centres.

Medellín in particular has become a leading destination for remote workers, with the now familiar effects on rents in certain neighbourhoods and a local public debate about this presence.

The modest income threshold makes the scheme accessible to profiles that European visas exclude, which explains part of its success.

The Colombian passport gives visa-free access to about 136⁸ destinations, but naturalisation requires long residence and is not the purpose of this scheme.

We do not publish the application fees, processing times or renewal conditions for this visa: we have not been able to verify them in an up-to-date official Colombian source.

What to do

Check the amount required on the date of application, as it is indexed.
Keep a count of days over a rolling period of three hundred and sixty-five days, not over the calendar year.
Do not work for a Colombian client without another permit.
If tax residency is acquired, plan for the taxation of worldwide income, at up to 39%⁴.
Deal with the departure from France according to its own criteria and the France–Colombia tax treaty.

Finally, safety remains a parameter that comparisons ignore and national averages hide. It varies considerably from one city to another and, within the same city, from one neighbourhood to another. It is a location criterion at least as decisive as rent.

Please note

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Sources and verification dates

1.
Colombia: reference monthly means required of a digital nomad visa applicant : $1,400
« 4. En el caso de los solicitantes de Visa V para Nómadas Digitales, Emprendedores y Trabajadores remotos, […] el solicitante deberá demostrar mediante extractos bancarios que cuenta con ingresos mínimos equivalentes a tres (3) Salarios Mínimos Legales Mensuales Vigentes (smlmv). — Resolución 5477 de 2022 del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Salaire minimum 2026 : 1 750 905 COP → 3 smlmv = 5 252 715 COP par mois. »
cancilleria.gov.coVerified on Nov 2, 2026Verified source
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Colombia: maximum duration of the visa for digital nomads and remote workers : 2 years
« ARTÍCULO 46. Visa V Nómadas digitales — Alcance: Para prestar servicios de trabajo remoto o teletrabajo, desde Colombia, a través de medios digitales e internet, exclusivamente para empresas extranjeras […] Vigencia: Hasta por dos (2) años. — Resolución 5477 de 2022 (22 de julio) del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, art. 46. »
cancilleria.gov.coVerified on Nov 2, 2026Verified source
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Colombia: presence within a three-hundred-and-sixty-five-day period giving rise to tax residency : 183 days
« ARTICULO 10. RESIDENCIA PARA EFECTOS TRIBUTARIOS. Se consideran residentes en Colombia para efectos tributarios las personas naturales que cumplan con cualquiera de las siguientes condiciones: 1. Permanecer continúa o discontinúamente en el país por más de ciento ochenta y tres (183) días calendario incluyendo días de entrada y salida del país, durante un periodo cualquiera de trescientos sesenta y cinco (365) días calendario consecutivos — Estatuto Tributario, art. 10 (modifié par la Ley 1607 de 2012), compilation juridique de la DIAN. »
normograma.dian.gov.coVerified on Nov 2, 2026Verified source
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Colombia: top marginal income tax rate for resident individuals : 39%
« ARTICULO 241. TARIFA PARA LAS PERSONAS NATURALES RESIDENTES Y ASIGNACIONES Y DONACIONES MODALES. El impuesto sobre la renta de las personas naturales residentes en el país […] se determinará de acuerdo con la siguiente tabla: — Estatuto Tributario, art. 241 (modifié par la Ley 2010 de 2019, art. 34) : barème progressif en UVT de 0 % (jusqu'à 1 090 UVT) à 39 % (au-delà de 31 000 UVT). »
normograma.dian.gov.coVerified on Nov 2, 2026Verified source
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Colombia: single rate on occasional gains for resident individuals : 15%
« ARTICULO 314. PARA PERSONAS NATURALES RESIDENTES. La tarifa única del impuesto correspondiente a las ganancias ocasionales de las personas naturales residentes en el país […] es quince por ciento (15%). ARTICULO 313. […] Fijase en quince por ciento (15%) la tarifa única sobre las ganancias ocasionales de las sociedades — Estatuto Tributario, art. 313 et 314 (modifiés par la Ley 2277 de 2022), compilation juridique de la DIAN. »
normograma.dian.gov.coVerified on Nov 2, 2026Verified source
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Colombia: special rate applicable to dividends and profit shares under article 245 : 20%
« ARTICULO 245. TARIFA ESPECIAL PARA DIVIDENDOS O PARTICIPACIONES RECIBIDOS POR SOCIEDADES Y ENTIDADES EXTRANJERAS Y POR PERSONAS NATURALES NO RESIDENTES. […] La tarifa del impuesto sobre la renta correspondiente a dividendos o participaciones percibidos por sociedades u otras entidades extranjeras sin domicilio principal en el país, por personas naturales sin residencia en Colombia y por sucesiones ilíquidas de causantes que no eran residentes en Colombia será del veinte por ciento (20%). — Estatuto Tributario, art. 245 (modifié par la Ley 2277 de 2022), compilation juridique de la DIAN. »
normograma.dian.gov.coVerified on Nov 2, 2026Verified source
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Colombia: standard corporate income tax rate : 35%
« ARTÍCULO 240. TARIFA GENERAL PARA PERSONAS JURÍDICAS. La tarifa general del impuesto sobre la renta aplicable a las sociedades nacionales y sus asimiladas, los establecimientos permanentes de entidades del exterior y las personas jurídicas extranjeras con o sin residencia en el país, obligadas a presentar la declaración anual del impuesto sobre la renta y complementarios, será del treinta y cinco por ciento (35%). — Estatuto Tributario, art. 240 (modifié par la Ley 2277 de 2022), compilation juridique de la DIAN. »
normograma.dian.gov.coVerified on Nov 2, 2026Verified source
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Colombian passport: visa-free destinations : 136
« Henley Passport Index — classement des passeports par nombre de destinations accessibles sans visa préalable (données IATA), consulté à la date indiquée. Valeur reprise de l’index de l’ancien site (barème à 227 destinations). »
henleyglobal.comVerified on Nov 2, 2026Verified source