Colombia
South American country whose digital nomad visa has a roughly 42% rejection rate.
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How is Colombia's high Type V visa rejection rate reshaping Medellin's housing market?
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Nomads & CommunitiesApplied 42% rejection rate and raised 2026 income floor 23% in step with minimum wage
Nomads & Communities: Colombia visa rejects two in five- Why is the Colombia digital nomad visa rejection rate so high?
- According to immigration-practitioner tracking (not official government data), roughly 42% of Type V applications were rejected in 2025. The Cancilleria has not published its own figures; the causes of specific rejections are not officially documented.Source: event
- How has foreign demand affected rents in Medellin?
- Foreigners account for roughly one in four apartment purchases in Medellin. Prices in El Poblado and Laureles have risen 10 to 15% a year since 2023, and city rents climbed around 11% in 2025, based on expat and investor-oriented sources.Source: event
- What is the monthly income requirement for Colombia's digital nomad visa in 2026?
- Roughly 1,400 to 1,450 US dollars per month in 2026, up about 23% from the previous year. The floor is indexed to Colombia's domestic minimum wage and rises automatically each January.Source: event
Background
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.
