Colombia sets COP 294,000 Cédula de Extranjería fee for Feb. 10

How the Cédula de Extranjería opens EPS access

Colombia routes foreign access to its EPS health system through one document: the Cédula de Extranjería, the ID issued to foreigners holding a visa valid for more than three months. Migración Colombia sets the 2026 fee at COP 294,000, effective Feb. 10, 2026, payable by debit or credit card or through the receipt issued at a service center. Cash isn't accepted.

The process starts online with the FUT form and finishes in person at a Migración Colombia service center with the original passport. Migración Colombia says the card is generally ready for pickup 10 business days after payment.

Supersalud's legal compilations confirm the Cédula is the identification EPS and the broader social security system use for foreign affiliation. Without it, enrollment isn't possible.

Who qualifies and who's left out

Long-stay foreigners with qualifying visas sit at the center of this rule. Once they hold the Cédula, they can affiliate with an EPS provider and access the contributory health system on the same terms as Colombian nationals.

Digital nomads land in a split category. Those on a visa or residence status that triggers Cédula eligibility can enroll. Those staying on tourist status can't, because the tourist visa is a temporary stay permit for rest or recreation and doesn't generate the resident ID the health system requires.

Tourists are excluded outright and need private travel medical coverage instead. Children follow age-specific rules: under 7 requires only visa registration, ages 7 to 17 must process the Cédula within 15 calendar days of visa issuance and turning 18 triggers a new Cédula within the same 15-day window.

Steps to register

Applicants need a valid visa, the completed FUT application, a PDF of the passport biographical page plus the visa and an in-person appointment with the original passport.

• Submit the FUT form online through Migración Colombia's portal
• Pay the COP 294,000 fee by card or service-center receipt
• Attend the in-person appointment with the original passport
• Collect the card roughly 10 business days after payment

Migración Colombia says no intermediary is required for any step of the procedure.

Read our full Colombia guide for the complete picture and browse more visa updates for related changes.