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Resolución 5477 de 2022 (julio 22), por la cual se dictan disposiciones en materia de visas (compilación con notas de vigencia)
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Colombian visa resolution 5477 of 2022 (in force 21 Oct 2022), compilation with amendments to Dec 2024: definitions, visitor (V), migrant (M) and resident (R) visas of all categories, procedures and terminations. In scope: M Inversionista (art. 79: FDI above 650 smlmv or real estate of at least 350 smlmv, validity up to 3 years), M Socio o Propietario (art. 75: stake of at least 100 smmlv, up to 3 years), Visa M absence rule (art. 65), beneficiary children up to 25 (art. 3), accumulated time for Visa R (art. 90 as modified 2023: 5 years for both), reporting duties (art. 84, no number). No fees in this resolution. Out of scope: other visa categories (pensioners, workers, digital nomads, students, etc.). This pass added: the 180-day absence rule and beneficiary age for the investor visa, a proposed programme for the M Socio o Propietario visa with its amount, validity, accumulated-time and absence rules (4 rules), and the 2023 amendment event.
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Programmes (2)
- Colombia migrant visa as company partner or owner (Visa M Socio o Propietario, Resolución 5477 de 2022 art. 75; under Resolución 6045 de 2017 art. 48: visa de migrante como empresario)Not confirmedColombia
- Colombia investor visa (Visa M Inversionista, Resolución 5477 de 2022 art. 79; formerly visa de residente por inversión extranjera directa and visa de migrante como inversor inmobiliario)ActiveColombia
Rules and prices (10)
- Residence permit validityVisa M Inversionista (maximum)3 yearsSince 21 Oct 2022 · Colombia Foreign Ministry 2022Colombia · Investor visa
- Time before eligible for permanent residencetime as holder of Visa M Inversionista before a Visa R by accumulated time5 yearsSince 28 Dec 2023 · Colombia Foreign Ministry 2022Colombia · Investor visa
- Maximum age of a dependent childchildren of the main visa holder who are economic dependants (beneficiaries; older children with a disability also qualify)25 yearsSince 21 Oct 2022 · Colombia Foreign Ministry 2022Colombia · Investor visa
- Maximum time allowed abroadall Visa M holders incl. M Inversionista: continuous calendar days abroad within each 365 days from issue, beyond which the visa lapses180 daysSince 21 Oct 2022 · Colombia Foreign Ministry 2022Colombia · Investor visa
- Property purchaseVisa M Inversionista: real estate owned solely by the applicant350 monthly legal minimum wages (smmlv)Since 21 Oct 2022 · Colombia Foreign Ministry 2022Colombia · Investor visa
- InvestmentVisa M Inversionista: registered foreign direct investment (amount must exceed this)650 monthly legal minimum wages (smmlv)Since 21 Oct 2022 · Colombia Foreign Ministry 2022Colombia · Investor visa
- Residence permit validityVisa M Socio o Propietario (maximum; conditional on keeping the stake)3 yearsSince 21 Oct 2022 · Colombia Foreign Ministry 2022Colombia · Migrant visa as company partner or owner
- Time before eligible for permanent residencetime as holder of Visa M Socio o Propietario before a Visa R by accumulated time5 yearsSince 28 Dec 2023 · Colombia Foreign Ministry 2022Colombia · Migrant visa as company partner or owner
- Business investmentVisa M Socio o Propietario: founding, stake in, or paid-in capital of a commercial company, or registered foreign investment, at the date of application100 monthly legal minimum wages (smmlv)Since 21 Oct 2022 · Colombia Foreign Ministry 2022Colombia · Migrant visa as company partner or owner
- Maximum time allowed abroadall Visa M holders incl. M Socio o Propietario: continuous calendar days abroad within each 365 days from issue, beyond which the visa lapses180 daysSince 21 Oct 2022 · Colombia Foreign Ministry 2022Colombia · Migrant visa as company partner or owner
About the document
What it covers Current visa rules: art. 79 Visa M Inversionista (foreign direct investment above 650 monthly minimum wages, or real estate of at least 350), validity up to 3 years; art. 75 Visa M Socio o Propietario (company capital of at least 100 minimum wages); art. 90 (as modified by Res. 10434/2023) Visa R after 5 years as M Inversionista; art. 124 in force 90 days after publication (21 Oct 2022).
Notes Ministry's compiled text with notes on later amendments (Res. 10434/2023, 9316/2024, 12509/2024). Diario Oficial No. 52.103 of 22 Jul 2022. The compilation's banner says in force 21 Oct 2022; the 2017 resolution's note says it was repealed from 20 Oct 2022.
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