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| Field | 🇨🇴ColombiaColombia Business Owner Visa: Entrepreneur and Partner Requirements |
|---|---|
| Country | Colombia (CO) |
| Route | Colombia Business Owner Visa: Entrepreneur and Partner Requirements |
| Route family | Entrepreneur / business |
| Route type | entrepreneur |
| Summary | Current 2026 guide to Colombia's M Partner/Owner visa, including the 100-SMLMV capital test, company evidence, work rights, family and Resident pathway. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-17 |
| Official/supporting source count | 5 |
| Route guide | Open full guide → |
| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2Source 3Source 4Source 5 |
| Best-fit work models | Business ownerSource 1Source 2Source 3Source 4Source 5 |
| Income requirement | Article 75 sets a capital/foreign-investment threshold, not a separate recurring personal income minimum. It does require bank statements as evidence for the qualifying capital; later visa applications also require evidence that the company remains active and solvent.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Savings requirement | No separate personal savings or minimum bank-balance threshold is specified for this category. Bank statements are required to substantiate the qualifying paid capital or registered investment of at least 100 SMLMV.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Investment requirement | The M Partner/Owner category requires qualifying paid capital, participation or registered foreign investment of at least 100 SMLMV: COP 175,090,500 using the 2026 SMLMV. Secondary-market share acquisitions do not qualify.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Government fees | The published general M-visa tariff is US$56 for study plus US$204 for issuance (US$260 total); nationality-specific rates and stamp tax can differ.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Processing time | After a complete application and study-fee payment, Cancillería has up to 30 calendar days to issue a pronouncement; additional verification, consultation or interview can extend the timeline.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Validity | The M Partner/Owner visa can be granted for up to three years, conditional on maintaining the qualifying ownership or capital participation.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Renewal | Article 75 does not promise an extension of an existing visa. For a second or subsequent M Partner/Owner visa, the company must continue to demonstrate economic activity and solvency, and the qualifying ownership/capital conditions must be maintained.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Family inclusion | The principal holder may request beneficiary visas for an economically dependent spouse or permanent partner, children under 25, or an older child with a qualifying disability. Relationship and financial-dependency evidence is required; beneficiary validity cannot exceed the principal visa's validity.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Spouse work rights | A spouse on a beneficiary visa may not work in Colombia. Resolution 5477 expressly says beneficiary status does not permit work; the principal's company-specific work authorization does not extend to the spouse.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Local-work rules | Work authorization is exclusively for the company in which the holder is the qualifying partner, shareholder or owner; it is not open work authorization.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Application location | Visa study, decision and issuance are handled electronically through Colombia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs visa system; the published procedure is virtual.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Permanent-residence pathway | M Partner/Owner is listed for Resident-visa eligibility after five years of qualifying M-visa permanence, subject to continuity and current Resident requirements. This is eligibility, not automatic permanent residence.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Citizenship pathway | This M visa does not itself confer citizenship or start the nationality domicile period. Colombia's Foreign Ministry states the domicile period for nationality by adoption is counted from issuance of a Resident (R) visa; after qualifying M-visa time, an eligible holder must first obtain R status and independently meet nationality-law requirements. Naturalization remains discretionary.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
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