Common-law Partner of a Colombian National Visa Legal Services
Establish Your Life Together: Secure Your Common-law Partner Visa in Colombia
If you are in a committed partnership with a Colombian national, the Common-law Partner of a Colombian National Visa is your pathway to building a life together in Colombia. This visa allows you to reside in the country permanently while enjoying the rights and benefits associated with your status.
Our dedicated team will guide you through the application process, ensuring that you have all the necessary documentation and expert support to make your transition smooth and successful. Embrace the opportunity to immerse yourself in Colombia’s rich culture and vibrant lifestyle as you secure your future together.
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Is the Common-law Partner of a Colombian National Visa Right for You?
This visa is ideal for you if you wish to establish residency in Colombia after formalizing a Common-law with a Colombian national for at least one year prior to applying.
You should apply for this visa instead of others if your partner is Colombian and you want to settle in Colombia without the intention of getting married. This visa offers you the opportunity to live together in Colombia, enjoying all the rights and benefits that come with your status as a permanent resident.
Visa Duration
Up to 1 year.
Allows to Work in Colombia?
Yes, this visa allows you to work in Colombia.
Allows Beneficiaries?
Yes, this visa allows beneficiaries, including children under the age of 25 and older adults who are financially dependent.
Visa Application Costs
Government fees: $56 USD study + M $279 USD issuance + Cedula $294,000 COP.
Fixed legal fees: $650 USD. Re-filings after inadmissibility with no legal fees until approval (each new $56 study paid to the State). Final rejections not covered.
Visa Restrictions
The partnership must be genuine and not solely for immigration purposes. Additionally, if the partners separate, the visa will automatically become invalid.
Visa Bennefits
This visa allows its holder to reside and exercise any legal activity in Colombia, including working and joining the Colombian Social Security System. Likewise, and as mentioned before, when the holder maintains this visa continuously and uninterruptedly for 5 years, he or she can apply for the Resident Visa for accumulated time.
Can you accumulate residency time?
Yes, for foreigners who have stayed in the national territory as holders of a Migrant (M) visa, the accumulation time for the permanent partner visa is 5 years.
Processing Time
Generally, from 2 to 5 weeks, but it may vary.
Application Location
Can be applied for from within Colombia or from your country of residence or nationality.
Specific Requirements
Authentic Copy of the Public Deed, Judicial Provision, or Conciliation Act: Or a certificate of validity where applicable. This document must be issued no more than 3 months prior and must declare the existence of the de facto marital union. The date of formalization of the document supporting the union must be more than 1 year prior to the visa application.
Copy of the Colombian Partner's ID (Cédula de Ciudadanía).
4 to 8 Photos of the Couple with Dates: Photos should be taken on different occasions and include screenshots from social media.
Airline Tickets and/or Hotel Reservations: Proof of trips made as a couple.
Bank Transfers, Joint Accounts, Joint Contracts, Screenshots of Conversations: Any additional proof that can demonstrate the authenticity of the relationship.
Motivation Letter Signed by the Colombian Partner: This letter should be based on the facts of the relationship (Colombian Passport format), with the help of the applicants.
Certificate of Migratory Movements for Both Partners: Issued by Migración Colombia.
Special Power of Attorney: Signed by the Colombian partner authorizing the foreign partner to apply for the visa; the power of attorney must be duly authenticated (Colombian Passport format).
Want to learn more about the Common-law Partner of a Colombian National visa details, requirements, and benefits? Read our comprehensive guide below!
Why to choose us
Senior lawyers only
We are fully licensed immigration attorneys, not intermediaries or document runners. Led by Camila Ocampo — Universidad de los Andes 2007, 15+ years of practice, years leading high-volume immigration strategy for hundreds of foreign nationals at one of Colombia's leading business law firms in Colombia, and advanced specialization in Law and Migration at Los Andes 2025.
We only hire attorneys with more than 3 years of exclusive Colombian immigration experience, and the same senior attorney owns your file from first call to foreign ID in hand.
Sofi, your 24/7 immigration companion
Sofi is our private client app beside your attorney. She tells you in plain English what this visa needs and why, with templates and examples. Upload from your phone — she flags expired files, blurry photos, missing signatures or seals before lawyer review. Live status, deadline reminders, and everything in one ordered file, not scattered chats. Your senior attorney decides strategy and signs filings. Sofi removes waiting so senior hours go to winning.
Total price transparency
Immigration is stressful enough. You approve a fixed legal fee in writing before we start. Government fees are listed separately at official cost with receipts. Partner costs are fixed upfront. If extra work is needed, we explain why, quote it fixed, and proceed only with your approval. No surprise charges, ever..
Commitment to Success
Decisions by the Foreign Ministry are discretionary; therefore, if they request additional information or reject your application, we will adjust our strategy, strengthen the evidence, and either respond or resubmit the application—at no extra legal cost (only the $56 USD government processing fee). This is why we receive referrals, and why testimonials on Google and Lawzana highlight cases where initial rejections were successfully turned into approvals.
Reputation you can verify before you pay.
Word-of-mouth is our main source of clients. Find our client reviews on Google and Lawzana. — real cases, including prior denials turned into approvals — and our public guides and newsroom where we publish real costs, shifting Ministry criteria and timelines. We are a private Colombian law firm, members of Colbar, operating 100% online with formal agreements, upfront payment, careful handling of your data, and zero tolerance for false documents or bribery.
Camila Ocampo & Mariangela Colmenares
What services do we offer for this visa?
You don't need a lawyer to get a visa in Colombia. Let's start there.
The entire process is online and no platform requires a legal representative. That is why most foreigners don't hire one: the process itself is already costly, there is free information on the web, YouTube, Facebook, and AI explains the process and requirements quite well.
But for cases that mean reuniting with loved ones, a one-time investment, medical treatment, retiring in the country or the long-awaited life change, the barriers invite hiring an immigration lawyer:
Officers with discretionary power to request documents not required by law or to declare inadmissible even a complete file.
Three different platforms (SITAC, Migration Single Form and the Migration Colombia appointment system) that reflect the country's bureaucracy.
Expiring tourist permits or a visa about to expire.
Or the very complexity of meeting the requirements of some visas.
Our mission is twofold:
For those who don't hire, we publish updated guides with real experiences by consulate, nationality and visa type.
For those who do need to delegate their immigration strategy, we designed a service to break down those barriers without promising the impossible.
One flat fee. Fixed legal fees for your Common-law Partner Visa: $650 USD. Government fees always separate.
Everything starts with a $80 USD strategic consultation (100% credited on hire). There we confirm your case, the legal path and the $650 fixed price in writing. If there is no clear legal path, we say so too. No impossibles, no surprises.
What this visa service includes:
Senior-lawyer document review & building
Motivation letter + POA drafted to your story
SITAC filing + daily tracking
Migración Colombia registration
Stay extension request included, if you need it
Inadmission re-applications with no legal fees, until approval
Answers to all Cancillería requirements included
Registration & cédula appointments included, as many as needed
Dependent Visa (children under 25): $300 legal fees
Our promise: if Cancilleria inadmits your application, we re-file it with no legal fees, as many times as needed until approval. Each new $56 USD official study is paid to the State. Final rejections not covered.
How it works: book the $80 consultation → Camila confirms your case and the $650 fixed price in writing → hire with the consultation credited → your lawyer executes and keeps you posted at every step.
Official fees and other costs for this visa (paid directly to the entities, independent from our $650): Visa study (official fee, per filing): $56 USD, M visa issuance (official fee): $279 USD, Cédula de extranjería: $294,000 COP, Official Spanish translations (per page): $20 USD (approx.), Criminal records: $150 USD (approx.), Records apostille: $140 USD (approx.), Migratory movements (per certificate): $89,000 COP, Marriage registration at notary (if applicable): $250,000 COP (approx.).
Fixed legal fees for your Common-law Partner Visa: $650 USD. Government fees always separate.
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