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Colombia Spouse Visa

A Migrant visa for the foreign spouse of a Colombian citizen who intends to live together in Colombia. Current rules provide open work authorization, validity of up to three years and a potential residence pathway after the required accumulated time.
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Relationship basis
Marriage to a Colombian citizen
Visa validity
Up to 3 years
Work authorization
Open
Accumulated-time residence threshold
3 years
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Marriage is the legal anchor. The evidence still has to work as one system.

The M Spouse route is for a foreign national married to a Colombian citizen who intends to live together in Colombia. EYM connects the civil marriage record, the Colombian spouse’s request, the special power, migration records and the applicant’s general visa evidence into one review rather than treating them as isolated uploads.

Is this the spouse route?

Use this route when the relationship basis is a legally recognized marriage with a Colombian citizen. A de facto or permanent-partner relationship follows a distinct Migrant category with different evidence and validity rules.

See the Permanent Partner route →
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Your evidence map

These are the active regulatory and evidential components currently mapped into the EYM assessment for this exact visa identity.

1
Electronic visa application form
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Required
2
Colombian civil marriage certificate issued within the previous 3 months
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Required
3
Proof of regular stay or latest Colombian entry when applicable
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Contextual
4
Recent digital visa photograph
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Required
5
Valid passport or travel document and biographical page
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Contextual
6
Request letter from the Colombian spouse confirming effective cohabitation, contact details and Colombian ID
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Required
7
Special power authorizing the foreign spouse to apply, with notarized or consular signature recognition
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Required
8
Migration movement certificates for the foreign applicant and Colombian spouse
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Required
9
Additional relationship evidence or interview if requested by the Visa Authority
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Contextual
10
Proof of lawful immigration status when applying outside the country of nationality, where applicable
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Required

Turn the rule set into your exact case plan.

Start the assessment with the relationship route already selected. EYM will preserve the correct visa identity, review the evidence that applies to your circumstances and then show the appropriate plan and pricing.

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Need to prepare the marriage evidence for your Spouse visa?

The dedicated guide explains the civil marriage record, Colombian spouse request letter, effective cohabitation and how to keep the evidence consistent if the authority requests additional proof of the relationship.

Read the marriage-evidence guide →