Consulado de Colombia en Miami

INDEPENDENT WORK OR ACTIVITIES

Art. 41 Numeral 41.8 of Decree 4000 of 2004

DURATION: Up to one (1) year. It will be cancelled in the event of absence from Colombian territory for more than one hundred and eighty (180) days.  It may be granted to foreigners wishing to enter this country to engage in work or activities of an independent nature which do not unduly affect public space.

COSTS

*Payment for the study is not refundable and will be valid only on the day on which payment is made; to present a new visa application, a new fee will be payable..

General Requirements:

• Presentation of visa application form DP-FO-67, completely filled out and signed by the foreign applicant and not by an intermediary.
• Valid passport or travel document, in good condition, with a minimum of two blank pages.
• Three (3) recent 3x3 cm identical full face photographs, in color and against a white background.
• Copy of the biographical details page of the passport and of the page showing the most recent Colombian visa, if any, and stamp of entry into or departure from Colombia, as appropriate.

Specific Requirements

• Letter of request signed by the interested party, stating the activity to be carried out in Colombia.
• Documents certifying that their economic capacity or solvency is sufficient for the activity(ies) to be carried out in this country.
• Documents certifying suitability to carry out the respective activity in Colombia.
• Authorization or registration of the foreigner’s activity issued by its respective regulatory entity, when appropriate.
• Document certifying the address of the premises where the activity or work is to be engaged in, such as an authentic copy of the respective Single Tax Registration, RUT, or certificate of existence and legal representation issued by the respective
• chamber of commerce.
• Documents issued abroad must have an apostille or be legalized by a Colombian consul, as appropriate.
• Any document in a language other than Spanish must be officially translated into Spanish and the translator's signature must be duly legalized or with an apostille.

Place issued:  Colombian consulates abroad

Forms of payment:

Note: Remember that the Visa application must have been applied for at the issuing office before making the respective payment.

Payment must be made at the offices of the consulate or the bank designated by it.

See procedure at: Sistema Único de Información de Trámites - SUIT (Single Procedures Information System

Form for application for a visa.