The Rentista Visa in numbers
V-type visa for passive-income earners exploring Colombia. Apply from Colombia or your country.
Rentista vs. Retirement: Rentista needs passive income from 10 minimum wages and doesn't accrue toward residency; Retirement needs a pension from 3 minimum wages and accrues (5 years → R). Mixed income? The consultation defines your best route.
Rentista Visa requirements
The file Cancillería expects to see — we build and verify it with you, document by document.
- Passive-income certificate of ≥ 10 monthly minimum wages (recognized public entity, company or financial institution, or property rents), issued under 3 months ago, apostilled.
- 6 months of bank statements showing regular deposits of that income.
- Criminal records from where you lived the last 3 years, apostilled with official translation.
- Health insurance covering your stay: emergencies, accidents, hospitalization and repatriation.
Meet your lawyer: Camila Ocampo
Founder & Managing Partner
Universidad de los Andes lawyer (2007). 15+ years of practice, advanced Immigration Law studies (Uniandes, 2025). She founded Colombian Passport in 2024 with one rule: your case is never just another file — you deal directly with her, start to finish.
100% senior practice. No juniors on cases.
We only take cases with a clear legal path — and we bet everything on your visa. The same lawyer start to finish.
Rentiers already living in Colombia
"An excellent agency I widely recommend for getting visas for Colombia: honest, transparent, direct and results-driven, no tricks. I live alone between Italy and Switzerland with my 6-year-old daughter, originally from Madagascar. Between dual nationality, irregular rental income, a daughter recognized only at age two, my daughter's surname change and a mother in Madagascar who is practically impossible to reach... they helped me step by step with an objective analysis of each problem and, above all, solving it. In the end, we made it and now we both hold 'V-RENTISTA' visas. I don't just recommend them to anyone — I'll be contacting them myself when I need to renew my visa."
How we work: from the call to the cédula, zero chaos
A process designed so you never chase a paper or wonder what's next. Technology + senior lawyer, start to finish.
1Strategy consultation ($80)
Camila diagnoses your case on a call. The same day you get the minutes and your proposal with a confirmed plan, credited on hire.
2Sign & pay online
Digital signature on your proposal, automatic legal invoice and card payment (even in installments, per your plan).
3Instant Sofi access
Payment activates your case and you enter the portal with your code: questionnaires, templates and your checklist from your phone.
4AI does the legwork: extracts, drafts and reviews
No endless forms: AI does the heavy lifting — extracting your data, generating your templates and killing typos — and your lawyer applies final judgment before filing.
5Filing + real follow-up
We file in SITAC, track daily, answer requirements and alert you to every deadline. All in one file, not scattered chats.
6With you until the cédula
The process doesn't end with an approved visa: we guide you through registration, the appointment and getting your cédula. The same lawyer who welcomed you walks with you to the end.
Your peace of mind, by system: Sofi 24/7 · AI validating before filing · templates & examples · deadline reminders · direct WhatsApp with your lawyer · online invoicing & payments · the same senior from start to finish.
One number per plan. Confirmed on your call.
Fixed pricing for the Rentista Visa. Government fees always separate — except in Turnkey, where it's all included.
Essential
What solid cases with enough time need, rigorously executed.
$450
USD · single payment · Rentista Visa
- Senior-lawyer document review & building
- Passive-income proof strategy
- SITAC filing + daily tracking
- Migración Colombia registration
- No discount on the Dependent visa legal fee (full fare)
Protected
Coverage against surprises, no unnecessary costs.
$650
USD · single payment · Rentista Visa
- Everything in Essential, with wider coverage
- Official Spanish translation: 2 pages included
- 1 inadmission re-application included, no legal fees
- Up to 2 requirements answered
- Registration & cédula appointment included (up to 2x)
- 14% off the Dependent visa legal fee
Turnkey
Full management until your document is delivered.
$2,900
flat rate · 50% on signing, 50% on filing
- Everything in Protected, uncapped
- Visa & cédula government costs included
- Records & apostille handled where applicable
- Needed translations + managed insurance
- All Cancillería requirements answered
- Cédula appointment & pickup, shipped abroad
- 43% off the Dependent visa legal fee
How it works: book the $80 consultation → Camila confirms Essential, Protected or Turnkey in writing → hire with the consultation credited → your lawyer executes and keeps you posted.
Government costs — Rentista V visa (paid to the State, not to us)
$56 USD study · $183 USD V issuance · $294,000 COP cédula. Added to Essential and Protected. Already included in Turnkey.
Straight answers, before you ask
What counts as passive income?
Rents, dividends, interest, royalties: anything that doesn't require your daily work. It must total ≥ 10 monthly minimum wages, certified by a recognized entity and visible in 6 months of statements.
Can I work on this visa?
No: it bars working for or billing Colombian companies and receiving local pay. Your Colombian investment income is allowed.
Does it lead to residency?
It doesn't accrue toward residency. If your goal is staying years, the consultation assesses whether Retirement, Spouse or another M suits you better — before you invest in the wrong visa.
How long and from where do I apply?
Two to five weeks once filed. From Colombia or your country of residence or nationality. Granted duration (6 months to 2 years) is discretionary.
Can I include my family?
Yes: spouse and children under 25 as dependents, each with their fees and a reduced legal fee.
Do I need a lawyer if it's all online?
No platform requires counsel. But proving irregular or multi-country income before a discretionary officer is exactly where files get inadmitted. For your Colombian adventure, it's worth shielding.
Start with clarity: the $80 consultation
Camila diagnoses your rentier case, hands you the exact document list, timelines and consular strategy — and confirms your plan in writing, fully credited on hire.
- 360° analysis: your income, records and the right path.
- Strategic timing: when to travel and the best consulate.
- Your plan, confirmed: Essential $450, Protected $650 or Turnkey — decided with Camila.