A child born in Colombia to foreign parents is Colombian by birth when at least one parent was domiciled in Colombia at the time of birth; a separate exception protects a child whom no state recognizes as a national.
A foreigner married to a Colombian may obtain nationality after two years of domicile, instead of five.
A person born abroad to a Colombian mother or father is Colombian by birth after registering at a Colombian consulate or becoming domiciled in Colombia.
Law 2332 generally requires five years of continuous domicile as a Resident Visa holder counted from Resident Visa issuance. The domicile floor falls to two years for a Colombian spouse or permanent partner, a Colombian child, a Spanish national, or where reciprocal treatment by the origin state is verified. Naturalization remains discretionary.
Sources: Colombia Law 2332 of 2023 — nationality · Colombia Cancilleria — naturalization requirements
Colombian visa categories used for remote workers providing services to foreign clients or employers from Colombia under the Cancillería visa framework.
Sources: Cancillería — visa types / Resolución 5477 framework
Migrant-category visa under Resolución 5477/2022 art. 77 for recipients of a life pension from a state or private fund of at least three SMMLV per month, granted up to three years. No work permitted, but as an M visa it leads to the resident (R) visa after five years of continuous status (art. 90 as amended by Resolución 10434/2023).
Sources: Colombia Resolution 5477 of 2022
M-category migrant visa for partners or owners investing at least 100 SMMLV in a Colombian company.
Sources: Cancillería — visa types / Resolución 5477 framework
M-category migrant visa for foreigners who acquire Colombian real estate at a minimum of 350 SMMLV and maintain the investment.
Sources: Cancillería — visa types / Resolución 5477 framework
Rentista is a VISITOR category under Resolución 5477/2022 art. 56: income from rents of at least ten SMMLV per month, granted for up to two years. It permits no work (“No permite trabajar”) and, like all V visas, accumulates nothing toward the resident (R) visa (art. 23).
Sources: Colombia Resolution 5477 of 2022
Where a licence connected to Colombia can be exchanged, based on mapped official lists. Search every issuing country.
Licence issued in Colombia
3 mapped destinationsExchange normally requires residence in the destination and replaces the original licence. The official authority still decides validity, deadlines, classes, and any extra checks.
This passport benefits from: E-2 Treaty Investor · Spain 2-year naturalization (Ibero-American)