Worker Visa Legal Services
Facilitate Your Move: Secure Your Worker Visa for a Smooth Transition to Colombia
If you're planning to work in Colombia or if your company is bringing talent from abroad, the Worker Visa is your essential step for a seamless transition. This visa not only allows you to engage in meaningful employment but also ensures that you meet all legal requirements for working in the country.
With our expert guidance, you'll navigate the application process with ease, ensuring all necessary documentation is in place. Experience the vibrant Colombian work culture, enjoy a better quality of life, and take advantage of the opportunities that await in this growing economy. Let us help you make your move to Colombia a successful one!
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Is the Worker Visa Right for You?
This visa is ideal for you if you possess a specific professional profile and are a highly qualified professional with extensive experience. You can offer skills and expertise that may not be readily available among local professionals, which is why a Colombian company wants to hire you. The company must demonstrate that its average income over the last six months exceeds 100 minimum wages. Additionally, you should be able to prove that you hold a professional degree and have relevant experience in your field, making you a standout candidate for the position.
Visa Duration
From 1 to 3 years.
Allows to Work in Colombia?
Yes, this visa allows the holder to work in Colombia, but only in the company and position for which the visa was approved. This is a visa that is tied to the specific job. Also, keep in mind that while you are authorized to work in Colombia with this type of visa.
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 visa is contingent upon the specific job and employer; if the contract is modified or terminated, it directly affects the visa status.
- The applicant must work only for the company and position specified in the visa. Working for any other company or under a different contract is not allowed and will result in visa revocation.
Visa Bennefits
The holder of this visa has the right to reside and exercise any legal activity in Colombia, and must and can join the Colombian Social Security System. As mentioned before, by accumulating 5 years continuously and uninterrupted with this type of visa, the holder can apply for a 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 under this category, the time can be accumulated toward applying for a resident visa. For this type of visa, the accumulation of time with the work visa is 5 years.
Processing Time
Generally, from 2 to 5 weeks, but it may vary depending on the specific circumstances of each application.
Application Location
Can be applied for from within Colombia or from the applicant's country of residence or nationality.
Specific Requirements
Summary Contract Format: The contract must be presented using the "Summary of Service, Work, or Labor Contract" format established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, available on their website. This summary should clearly state the start and end dates of the employment contract.
Indefinite Term Work Contract: We recommend that the contract presented should be an indefinite term work contract.. This contract must include a clause stating that it will only take legal effect if the visa is approved.
Motivation Letter: This letter must be signed by the legal representative of the company and should detail the applicant's suitability for the job, the tasks to be performed, qualifications, and specific reasons for not hiring a Colombian citizen.
Bank Statements: The employer must provide bank statements for the last 6 months showing an average monthly income of at least one hundred (100) legal minimum wages. For 2026 it is $174,688,200 Colombian Pesos or around to $53,750 US dollars (Oct 2026 rate: 1 USD = 3,250 COP).
Professional Qualifications:
For Non-Regulated Professions: Provide a copy of the professional degree, apostilled or legalized, and translated into Spanish if necessary. Alternatively, provide work and experience certifications that support the applicant’s qualifications.
For Regulated Professions: The foreign worker and the hiring company must obtain the necessary permit or license from the appropriate Professional Council. This permit or license must be presented if the foreign worker applies for a second or subsequent visa.
Want to learn more about the Worker 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 Worker 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
Official contract format + representative letter
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.
Fixed legal fees for your Worker Visa: $650 USD. Government fees always separate.
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