Colombia

Colombia is a South American country of roughly 52 million people with a diverse geography spanning the Caribbean coast, the Andes, and the Pacific lowlands. Its largest cities are Bogota (the capital) and Medellin, both of which have emerged as significant destinations for digital nomads and foreign remote workers over the past decade. Medellin in particular has attracted a large expat and investment-driven real-estate market since the early 2020s, with foreigners accounting for roughly one in four apartment purchases and neighbourhood prices in El Poblado and Laureles rising 10 to 15% a year since 2023. City rents rose approximately 11% in 2025, according to expat and investor-oriented sourcing rather than national statistics.

Colombia's entry point for long-stay nomads is the Type V Visa, administered by the Cancilleria (foreign ministry). The income floor is pegged to the domestic minimum wage and rises automatically each January; in 2026 it reached roughly 1,400 to 1,450 US dollars a month. Immigration-practitioner tracking (not official government data) put the Type V rejection rate at roughly 42% in 2025, the highest of any major nomad Visa. Rejected applicants frequently return on tourist-Visa chains, maintaining displacement pressure without contributing residence-tax revenue or appearing in official arrival statistics.

Colombia reached the World Cup round of 16 on 3 July with a 1-0 win over Ghana in Kansas City, Jhon Arias scoring the only goal in the 14th minute to complete the Round of 32; Colombia had 61% possession and a 2.06-to-0.26 expected-goals advantage. They face Switzerland next in the last 16.