Colombia M Inversionista Visa

The M Inversionista visa is a Migrant (M) visa for foreigners who have bought property in Colombia or made a foreign direct investment, and keep it for the life of the visa. It's often listed as the M-10 visa, a code that doesn't appear in the current rules, Article 79 of Resolution 5477 of 2022.

• Status: active
• Property route: at least 350 monthly minimum wages (SMMLV), which is COP 612,816,750 in 2026
• Direct investment route: more than 650 SMMLV, which is COP 1,138,088,250 in 2026
• Length: up to 3 years
• Fees: $56 plus $204

Time on this visa counts toward permanent residence. Founders and partners of a working company with a smaller stake use the M Socio o Propietario visa, and the Colombia guide compares all the options.

• Property: real estate worth at least 350 SMMLV at the date of application (COP 612,816,750 in 2026), owned solely by the applicant, with the purchase registered as foreign investment with the Banco de la República.
• Direct investment: foreign direct investment of more than 650 SMMLV (COP 1,138,088,250 in 2026), registered in the applicant's name with the Banco de la República.
• Solvency: enough money to live in Colombia, shown on bank statements.
• Holding period: the property or investment has to be kept for the whole life of the visa.

The thresholds rise every Jan. 1 with the minimum wage, which is COP 1,750,905 a month in 2026. Article 79 grants no work permit, unlike the business owner visa, so investors who plan to work should confirm what's allowed with Cancillería.

Family: the main holder can request beneficiary visas for a spouse or permanent partner and for financially dependent children under 25. Beneficiary visas end with the main visa and don't allow work (Article 93).

General requirements for every visa (Article 24):

• The online form, with a recent color photo on a white background, no larger than 300 KB.
• A passport valid at least six more months, with a copy of the biographical page.
• Applicants already in Colombia: the page with the latest entry stamp, or Migración Colombia's equivalent entry record.
• Applicants in a third country: proof of legal stay there.

Specific to this visa (Article 79):

• Direct investment: a letter from the Banco de la República's international exchange department confirming the investment registered in the applicant's name.
• Property: the certificate of title (Certificado de Tradición y Libertad) showing the applicant as sole owner, and the Banco de la República letter confirming the purchase was registered as foreign investment.
• Bank statements for the last three months showing the means to live in Colombia.
• Health insurance valid in Colombia for the planned stay, covering accident, illness, maternity, disability, hospitalization, death and repatriation, or cover within the Colombian health system.
• Second and later visas: proof the property or investment was kept for the whole life of the previous visa.

Under Article 21, documents issued abroad need an apostille or legalization and an official Spanish translation. Bank statements are exempt when they're in an official language of the Organization of American States, such as English.

• Study fee: $56, paid when the application is filed and not refundable.
• Issuance fee: $204, paid only if the visa is approved.

Both come from Resolution 3969 of 2026, in force since April 1, 2026. Lower euro amounts apply when the fees are paid in the euro zone or Cuba. Some nationalities pay less under reciprocity: Japanese and South Korean nationals pay only the study fee. Beneficiaries apply for visas of their own, with their own fees.

The property or investment itself comes on top, along with the costs of registering it, apostilles, translations and the cédula de extranjería.

Where to apply: Online through the Cancillería visa application platform (Solicitud de visa en línea), from inside or outside Colombia.

1. Fill in the online visa form and upload the documents.
2. Pay the study fee within the deadline the platform gives. An unpaid application is treated as withdrawn.
3. Cancillería decides within 30 days of a complete, paid application, or longer when it consults other agencies. It can ask for missing documents up to three times, or call the applicant to an interview.
4. If the visa is approved, pay the issuance fee within the deadline, and the electronic visa is issued.
5. Holders of visas valid more than three months register with Migración Colombia and get a foreigner ID card (cédula de extranjería).

Applicants inside Colombia have to keep a legal status for the whole time the application is under study (Article 13).

• Length: up to 3 years.
• Renewal: A new M Inversionista visa can be requested; the applicant must show the property or investment was held for the whole validity of the previous visa.
• Residence: Yes. After 5 years as an M Inversionista holder the applicant can request the Resident (R) visa for accumulated time.

For the time to count, each new visa has to be granted before the previous one expires (Article 90). Meeting the five years doesn't guarantee the Resident visa. Any change to the investment during the visa has to be reported to Cancillería straight away, and it may review the visa.

Time abroad: an M visa ends automatically if the holder spends more than 180 days in a row outside Colombia within any year counted from the visa's issue date (Article 65).

The visa carries no special tax regime. Property and investment income follow the general rules. Tax residence depends on days in the country. Under the Tax Statute, a person who spends more than 183 days, continuous or not, in Colombia within any 365-day period is tax resident. When that period spans two tax years, residence applies in the second.

Residents are taxed on income from Colombian and foreign sources and on assets held in and outside the country (Article 9). Non-residents are taxed only on Colombian-source income. Anyone who expects to pass the threshold should check the filing rules and any tax treaty with their home country with the tax authority (DIAN) or an adviser.