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M Visa - Andean Temporary Residence

ColombiaFree movement

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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Which citizenship, status or regional agreement creates the person's right to move/reside?

This Migrant visa is for nationals of a party to the Andean Migratory Statute, applying reciprocity.

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Under which circumstances can the person reside: worker, self-employed, student, jobseeker, self-funded person or another recognised basis?

The route is for nationals of Andean Community member states seeking temporary residence in Colombia under the Andean Migration Statute. The official page does not divide eligibility into employee, self-employed, student or other subtypes.

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Limits of the record
  • No activity-specific subcategory is stated in the captured route section.
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    Migrante Andino Para nacionales de alguno de los Estados Partes del “Estatuto Migratorio Andino”, en aplicación del principio de la reciprocidad. Esta visa permite acumular tiempo para la Visa de Residente, después de transcurrido un tiempo mínimo de permanencia como titular, de 2 años. Requisitos específicos: Pasaporte con una vigencia mínima de seis (6) meses

What entry, registration or residence-document formalities remain?

The applicant must be a national of an Andean Community member state, provide police or judicial records from the member state of nationality or countries of residence during the five years before application, and make a written declaration of the purpose of temporary residence and available means of subsistence. The official source does not state any entry or post-issuance registration formality.

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    Certificado de antecedentes judiciales, penales o de policía expedido por la autoridad del País Miembro de su nacionalidad o en los que hubiera residido el nacional andino peticionario durante los cinco años anteriores a su solicitud de visa, con las formalidades de apostilla o legalización, según la autoridad que emita o certifique, y traducción oficial al castellano cuando no se encuentre en este idioma. Manifestación escrita del propósito de establecer su residencia temporal en el País receptor y sobre los medios de subsistencia de que dispone para su permanencia

Which non-member-country family members can accompany or join, and what broad rights do they receive?

The principal holder may request beneficiary visas for financially dependent family members: spouse or permanent partner, children up to age 25, or a child with a physical or mental disability. A beneficiary visa cannot last longer than the principal's visa and does not allow the beneficiary to work.

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Limits of the record
  • The sources do not distinguish family members by nationality (Andean or non-Andean) or state any rights for them beyond the beneficiary visa itself.

When do permanent/long-term rights arise and what continuity, absence or retention conditions matter?

The Andean M visa is valid for up to two years and is granted only once. Time held as an M visa holder counts toward the Resident (R) visa, with a minimum of 2 years as M Andean Migrant holder; holders under the Andean Migration Statute must also meet any additional requirements that another member country would impose on Colombians (reciprocity). Continuity exists when each visa is granted before the previous one expires, and meeting the time requirement does not guarantee the R visa. An M visa automatically loses validity if the holder is absent for more than 180 continuous calendar days within each 365 days from issuance.

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These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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