What changed in Colombia

New DIAN reporting rules end the lax-enforcement era starting the 2026 tax year

Crypto tax and legal status

No exit or deemed-disposal charge applies to crypto specifically either

Crypto tax and legal status

Crypto counts toward the wealth tax, but selling it is not subject to VAT

Crypto tax and legal status

Mining income is taxed on receipt, and staking, lending and airdrops follow the same logic without dedicated rules yet

Crypto tax and legal status

Regular or professional crypto trading is taxed as ordinary income, up to 39 percent, no matter how long you held

Crypto tax and legal status

Hold crypto over 2 years as a sporadic seller and disposals are taxed at a flat 15 percent, not ordinary rates

Crypto tax and legal status

Crypto is legal to own and trade, but it is not legal tender and is not comprehensively regulated

Crypto tax and legal status

Spouse and dependent children join on beneficiary visas tied to your principal visa

Local registrations

The cedula and RUT unlock daily life, and a few practical import restrictions are worth knowing early

Local registrations

Once you hold a cedula, enrolling in the public EPS system is a legal obligation

Healthcare coverage

Pension income gets a monthly exemption, and periods can totalize where an agreement exists

Pension

Resident income tax runs a 7-band progressive schedule up to 39 percent

Personal income tax

There is no special tax break for new residents, worldwide income is taxed from year one

Personal income tax

CFC rules mean a Colombian resident cannot defer tax on a foreign holding company's passive income

Moving your company

Keep running your foreign company from Colombia past residency and you risk dragging its tax residency here too

Moving your company

Whether to redomicile your existing company or just start fresh needs a lawyer's opinion

Moving your company

The SAS is the standard, fast local vehicle, and it is required only for the company-investment residency route

Moving your company

No charge for becoming a resident, and no exit tax if you ever leave

Leaving home: exit tax and ties

There is no separate inheritance tax, but a flat 15 percent occasional-gains charge applies instead

Leaving home: exit tax and ties

Colombia has a real, permanent wealth tax once your net worth clears about US$990,000, and the rules could tighten

Leaving home: exit tax and ties

No citizenship-by-investment exists, but dual citizenship is fully allowed

Permanent residency and citizenship

Naturalization takes 5 years of legal residency, 2 with Colombian family ties or Spanish nationality by birth, 1 for Latin American and Caribbean nationals by birth

Permanent residency and citizenship

Permanent residency takes 5 years on an M visa, 2 if you have a Colombian spouse or child

Permanent residency and citizenship

The nomad visa is a dead end for residency, and how you switch to an M route is not fully confirmed either

Residency routes

Marriage or a Colombian child gives you a route with no financial threshold

Residency routes

The company investment route needs over US$300,000 into a Colombian company

Residency routes

The real-estate investment route needs a property purchase of about US$161,000

Residency routes

The rentista route needs stable passive income of roughly 10x the minimum wage, and it is a Visa V that does not build toward permanent residency

Residency routes

The pensionado route needs a lifetime pension of at least 3x the minimum wage

Residency routes

Tourists and nomads need private or international health insurance, the public system is not open to you

Healthcare coverage

Your country's social security agreement lets pension periods count on both sides

Social security

No social security agreement with your country means your home rules decide everything

Social security

A temporary remote-work stay does not trigger Colombian social security

Social security

Without an in-force treaty, a long stay risks unrelieved double taxation

Personal income tax

An in-force tax treaty gives you a 183-day dependent-services shield and a tie-breaker

Personal income tax

Colombian-source income as a non-resident is taxed flat, with no brackets or deductions

Personal income tax

Short stays with no Colombian-source income mean no Colombian income tax

Personal income tax

Past 183 days you become a Colombian tax resident, and the clock runs regardless of your visa

Tax residency

Under 183 days in a rolling 365, you stay a non-resident for Colombian tax

Tax residency

Working for Colombian clients or employers always needs a work-authorizing visa

Right to work

The digital nomad V visa is the compliant route, if you clear the income bar

Right to work

Working remotely on tourist status is a legal grey area, not an authorized activity

Right to work

Past 180 days on tourist status you are out of runway

Immigration and visa

Past 90 days you need the online PTP extension, capped at 180 days a calendar year

Immigration and visa

Some nationalities need a consular visa, and the exact list needs a live check

Immigration and visa

Visa-free entry to Colombia for up to 90 days

Immigration and visa