Income Holder (Rentista) Visa Legal Services
Explore Colombia: Secure Your Income Holder Visa and Discover Your Next Adventure
The Income Holder (Rentista) Visa is your gateway to experiencing all that Colombia has to offer. Ideal for those looking to explore the country and assess their options for longer stays, this visa allows you to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle while living in a vibrant culture.
With our full-service support, we’ll guide you through the application process, ensuring that you meet all the requirements for a smooth transition. Discover stunning landscapes, diverse cities, and rich traditions as you settle into your new life in Colombia. Let us help you turn your Colombian adventure into a reality!
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Is the Income Holder (Rentista) Visa Right for You?
This visa is perfect for you if you want to establish a temporary residence in Colombia, supported by the passive income generated from your investments.
You should apply for this visa if you have passive income that is equal to or greater than 10 minimum monthly wages in Colombia
Visa Duration
6 months to 2 years (Colombian migration officers have discretion over the duration granted).
Allows to Work in Colombia?
No
Allows Beneficiaries?
Yes: Spouses, children under 25 (subject to additional requirements for beneficiary visas).
Visa Application Costs
Government fees: $54 USD study + $177 USD issuance (V) + Cédula $294,000 COP.
Legal Services: Essential $450 USD, Protected $650 USD, Turnkey $2,900 USD all-in titular. Government fees not included except in Turnkey. Exact quote depends on your case.
Visa Restrictions
It is prohibited to work for or provide services to a Colombian company, as well as to receive compensation for performing any type of work in Colombia. However, you can receive passive income from investments in Colombia.
Visa Bennefits
'Rentista' visa allows you to reside in Colombia. It offers the same advantages as other visas in terms of being able to stay in Colombia fully identified, without the need to leave the country every 6 months and without the restriction of not being able to return within 6 months in the same calendar year.
Can you accumulate residency time?
No
Processing Time
2-5 weeks.
Application Location
From Colombia or from your country of residence or nationality
Specific Requirements
Proof of Income: A certificate from a public entity, private company, or financial institution recognized by the respective government, stating that the applicant receives a monthly income of at least ten (10) Colombian legal minimum wages ($17,468,820 COP, or approximately $4,784 USD, based on the January 2026 exchange rate). Income can also be demonstrated through passive income generated from property ownership. The certificate must be issued within three months of the visa application and be apostilled or legalized.
Bank Statements: Bank statements showing the regular deposit of this income over the last 6 months.
Criminal Background Check: A certificate of judicial, criminal, or police background issued by the authority of the country where the applicant has resided for the last three (3) years, with apostille or legalization and translation as per Article 21 of the Resolution.
International Health Insurance: Proof of health insurance that covers the stay in Colombia, including emergencies, accidents, hospitalization, and repatriation.
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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
We only accept your case after a viability check — no legal path, no fee. Once we accept, we fight for approval. Decisions are discretionary, so if officers request more or deny, we dissect the reasoning, strengthen evidence, and re-file. Your proposal states what adaptation is included; anything extra is fixed-quoted upfront. Never abandoned, never surprised — that is why clients refer us and reviews mention denials 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.
From fee per visa to case complexity
For years we worked with a flat fee per visa type. Now the fee also reflects the complexity of the case.
Everything starts with an initial consultation. There we locate the complexity and the strategy with a real chance of success. At the close of the consultation a visa and a hiring option are recommended:
Essential Plan — complete and verified filing. The most affordable ($450 USD) with fewer services. Includes strategy, checklists and templates, preparation and review, guidance on certificates, translations, legalization and insurance, SITAC filing, regular tracking, registration guidance and our 24/7 guide app. Government fees are paid by the applicant. Responses, re-filings, extensions or ID appointments, if needed, are fixed-quoted per event.
Protected Plan — for what the process normally requires ($650 USD). Includes the same as Essential, plus: 1 extension request (government payment separate), up to 2 translations, up to 2 requirement responses, up to 1 re-application for inadmissibility without legal fees, up to 2 ID appointments. Government fees separate.
Turnkey Plan — zero friction with third-party payments. Includes the same as Protected and we also handle and pay for the main applicant the covered fees and services per written proposal: studies, issuance, extensions, safe-conducts, ID card, marriage registrations, U.S./Canada background checks plus apostille where applicable, required translations, appointments, pickup with power of attorney and international shipping. Flat fee 2,900 USD, 50% at signing and 50% at filing. Dependents always separate.
Official fees for this visa in the Costs box. 54 USD non-refundable study at filing. Issuance only if approved (V 177 / M 270 / R 400 USD). ID card 294,000 COP. Each dependent requires its own study, issuance and ID, plus 350/200/100 USD fees according to the main applicant's plan.
If the case has a clear legal path, we say so in the consultation. If it doesn't, we say so too. No impossibles, no surprises: every additional item is fixed-quoted and only moves forward with prior approval.
Hire us to legally assist you from only $450 USD, ensuring expert guidance and support throughout your journey.
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Contact Us Today for a Consultation and Let Us Ensure Your Success.
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