How to Stay in Colombia 180 Days/Year - No Visa!
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Colombia is probably one of the easiest countries in the world to stay 6 months out of every year, however the form you need to complete to get these additional 3 months is not so easy.
In this video I'll be giving you a step buy step guide of how to fill out the form and common mistakes most people make when filling it out.
📨 The link to the 90 Day Extension form is here: apps.migracion...
I recommend you apply with at least 60 days remaining on your original 90 day tourist stamp, to account for busy periods when the government could take 5 or 6 weeks to process your application (yes, this happens trust me!)
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Excellent video AK. This made all the difference in the world. Your spot-on video prevented me from suffering hours of frustration while trying to filling out the Colombian migration form with their faulty English translation. You're a lifesaver, AK. Thanks a million.
I'm glad it was helpful mate!
Best Colombia related content I've found so far. Great tutorial. Hopefully my extension goes as easily as yours did
Thanks Jay! Glad you're enjoying the vids and good luck with the extension!
This video was just on time. Thank you for taking the time to share it. Been here in Bogota and absolutely love the city. A bit cold, 🥶 but wonderful. How many total days are you allowed to stay in Colombia per year?
Glad you found the video helpful Jay! You can stay in Colombia without a visa for 180 days per calendar year.
Best video I've seen on this topic 100%
So many people have been struggling with this so I had to make it clear. Glad you enjoyed it mate 👍🏾
Best video, it helped me do my visa, with ease.
thanks AK that was very helpful for me.
No worries Paul!
Great information, so I have a Colombia visa but it expires in November I’m returning in December do you think I will have a problem entering the country, thanks
I need more info on what type of visa, how long you've been in the country this year already etc.
I have a Migrante Visa I was in Colombia March 15 ,2023 I left to America June 4,2023 Now I’m returning to Colombia on Dec 4 , 2023
Good Information. Thank you very much.
No worries Elliott!
Everything is going smooth I’m just having issues uploading my passport. How exactly did you upload yours anyone ?
Are you doing the form in English or Spanish? English will cause errors
I'm having the same issue. Did you fix it?
Actually I figured it out. It needs to be a pretty small file (under 1 MB) and after adding it to the page you also have to press upload (Cargar)
@@kristenwagner9148 this is the most helpful comment I have ever seen
I was getting so frustrated trying to figure it out for an hour. Now I feel stupid
How on earth is that still a glitch on the website? I was doing this on that website maybe 3 years ago and ran into that problem where the site didn't work in English, but it worked in Spanish. In 3 years they still haven't fixed the official government website?
One of the big cons of living in Latin America, none of the websites work properly and they don't care to fix them lol
@@AKJoelsounds like an opportunity to me 🤔
Definitely an opportunity, but getting them to pay you might be impossible lol
super helpful!
Glad you enjoyed it!
If there is a break in between the 180 days what do you do? Ex: Go for a month then leave for the states come back to Colombia stay a month leave for 2 weeks then come back to Colombia for 4 months. Do I apply for the visa from the beginning or when I stay for the 4+ months? Thanks for the video!
Sorry I don't completely understand your question but I'll try my best to answer.
You can't spend more than 180 days in the country between January 1st and December 31st.
Once you arrive and get your initial 90 days, you should apply for the extra 90 day extension at least 30 days before your first 90 days expires.
@@AKJoel very helpful 😊.. I was asking what happened if there is a break during the 90 days for a month back in the states.. does your 90 days still continue even if you are not in Colombia?
Oh, no way! They stamp your passport when you leave the country so your 180 days pauses then.
@@AKJoel thanks. Trying to plan everything perfectly like doctors appointments, graduations..etc.. your videos are very informative and extremely helpful. I can't wait to make this move!
Even the untranslated one has user hostile bugs - like how it only knows a single city in a state and forces you to choose that city as your place of birth even though that is not correct (and the city is not even something listed on my passport)
And it also has two items for saying USA... one mispelled in Spanish and another correctly spelled in Spanish.
Fun fact... a LOT of Spanish websites have lists of countries and thought it may have English names, they are sorted by their Spanish equivalent, so USA will often be sorted to show among the countries that start with E (like Ecuador) because USA is Estados Unidos in Spanish.
Who do you recommend to put for emergency contact for those of us who might not find a local girlfriend quickly?
It doesn't have to be a local contact - just put one of your family or friends back home.
My application took 10 days only for a rejection. Other guides say you need to show a flight out of Colombia during the 180 days. I will try to take better photos and show that flight.
Rejected? that's strange - they never ask me to show proof of flight when I'm doing this process. I just did it a week ago.
nice, always wondered how strict they are. I overstayed in the philippines for nearly a year and just had to pay like a 300 buck fine, but not risking that in Colombia LOL
$300 for a year overstay is pretty good! lol
LOL its a whole economy there, i was in a queue to pay my fine with about 250 people@@AKJoel
The video mentions that if one extends their 90 day visa for an additional 90 days...that is the maximum stay for one year. But what if one only comes for the maximum of 90 days...or less....leaves Colombia...then returns for an additional 90 days....does that mean one could not return to Colombia again within that given year, once they leave at the end of that separate trip?
Correct. 180 days maximum per calendar year.
In the Philippines you can just walk into the many immigrantion office and apply for an extension. Can i walk into an imagination office in Colombia with my passport and request an extension and pay whatever fees in person or is everything done only online. I dont have a computer so im not sure it its possible to do this on a cell phone plus i don't read Spanish to good. Thanks AK
I'm pretty sure you can't do that. It has to be done online.
@@AKJoel thanks Joel I didn't it 3 business days ago in still waiting to hear back from them.
I have been in and out of Colombia at least 10 times in the last 5 years. The first time I stayed 180 days without getting permission and when I left the officer just kinda looked at me as if I was an idiot and let me go through. Last time I had a student visa and overstayed it by 7 months and everyone told me all kinds of horror stories like I would be banned for a year from returning or a large fine. The officer gave me done kind of ticket and I went through and returned months later without problem. They don't really care as long as you're not a douchebag
I'm sure this approach may work for some, but I wouldn't recommend it lol
I tried it now but it will say
INFORMACIÓN
La validación del captcha ha fallado, los caracteres no coinciden.
What should I do? I keep on trying
Try again the next day - this website is probably one of the worst in all of Colombia unfortunately!
Or try from another device or browser - could be a cache issue or something else.
This video shows an important example of preventing bad programming from affecting your success on internet applications.
1. Do the most likely thing the internet-based form expects.
In this case, do the form in Spanish.
2. In other cases, do not let Google or Chrome autotranslation show you a form in some other language.
Computer programs are almost always very literal (though AI may affect that). So when you don't do something exactly like it was programmed for/expected, things may go wrong. Like the example, Joel shows here with trying to put in location info when running in English mode. Because of rule #1 and the prevalence of bad programming these days, Immigration has not bothered to automate testing and they aren't manually testing their English mode forms thoroughly. I wish I hadn't been so impatient when I encountered this same problem almost a year ago because then I would have done the extension myself and never learned about the incredibly bad company expat group who charged me about $100 to do this simple task Joel shows you for free, which gave me confidence expat group would later do a student visa application properly (they did not).
Lol a mate of mine just told me this website has been broken for 3+ years - welcome to Colombia, attention to detail here just isn't a thing 😂
God bless!
You too!
So how do u book a round trip flight based around this technique? Or do u just have to buy a one way ticket home once u miss ur original flight?
You could make the exit flight flexible and just change the date, or you can even buy a fully refundable exit flight and just cancel as soon as you enter the country.
I explain the process in this video:
th-cam.com/video/FLcRJLyqyAo/w-d-xo.html
There's also some other options that viewers have provided in the comments.
Enjoy! 👍🏾
I have a question I have a visa but it expired in November 2023 I came back to Colombia December 14 2023 my Question due my 90 days the day I arrived in December or do they restart in January? Thanks
Hey! Your 90 days starts when you arrived in December. If you extend online they will extend from the end of those 90 days.
Thanks what is the website for the extension?
Check out the description of the video, it's in there.
I took me only 1 day from applying online, to them accepting and me paying the fee. I was surprised it was so fast. Already paid just waiting for the receipt and extension date. Super easy, Y ou must do it in Spanish, and make sure the picture you are trying to upload , is 1 mb or less, in pdf, format. That kinda fucked with me for a bit. Yes they were Very attentive at immigration 👍💪
They make it so difficult for such a simple task lol
I fill out the app I didn’t see where there was a fee , how much was it ?
hey mate , are u renting thru airbnb or the landlord directly for the six months stay ?
Only through local avenues - AirBnb is a waste of money for anything longer than 3 months.
We have a list of our vetted agents in our "Rent Like a Local" Guide : medellinmasterclass.com/guides/
@@AKJoel agree , thak u for the always valuable info mate
Great video. I am trying to complete thie now. Unfortunately United States is not showing in the drop down for either the passport issuing country or the nationality country.
Try looking for "Estados Unidos" when you change it to Spanish
@@AKJoel Thanks a million Joel! You are a true God send!
It's not submitting my form because my passport has something wrong, how do you recommend I fix that?
Check the comments here, I think someone else had the same issue with uploading the passport but found a solution
it still continues to say my document is invalid @@AKJoel I included my passport, the stamp and a returning flight
so sorry was able to figure it out
I filled it out then got a email to send picture of passport stamp which i sent they got email saying rechazo any help
Do foreigners need an International Drivers Permit to rent a car there in Medellin?
Check out this article:
www.expat.com/en/guide/south-america/colombia/15620-driving-in-colombia.html
This makes a mockery of the system in Thailand, which only gives you 30 days (as a westerner) upon entry, and then only another 30 days to extend it, which you MUST do in person at a immigration office with various forms. Oh, and it's double the price!
Damn!! Sounds very irritating
Have you tried the translator from browser?
I haven't, does it work?
Were is the link
Look in the description
I have been here 2 years with no visa. I've never been asked for my visa. I have an apt, had a couple run ins with the police, use my usa cc everywhere with no problem, have a colombian cell phone with claro, .... For ciudad i use my id from nyc.
You should delete this post.
Your cool dude
Thanks brother, so are you!
How many times can you do this ?
You can only do the extension once a year - the maximum you can be in the country without a visa is 180 days. Hope that answers your question!
Ook great thats not bad at all. Thank you
@@AKJoel I came in October 2023, so I can stay till January 2024. But If I leave Colombia for one day in January, I can stay till March because the 90 days reset. Does that mean I get an extension till June?
Also, if I leave with 2 months left on my extension, can I use them to return in November 2024. It seems like your document has a hard end date it on.
A bit complicated, but I hope I explained it well. I also understand if you don't have all the answers. Appreciate all the information.
🙏🏾
Didn't know it was that easy might have to stay 6 months instead of heading to Ecuador lol
Yeh super easy! Colombia much better than Ecuador too 😂
@@AKJoelhi brother i was wondering if you know that dude red beard aka casey hes saying mad thing about medellin that its supposed to be a trash place now wonder if you know why its so negative about this city😂
That’s exactly what I’m thinking about doing.
It was so easy... That it didn't work.. 😂
😂
I am curious about your extension @ak_joel. It seems from your video that they did an extension based on the original date of entry, not the calendar year. The immigration law mentions nothing of this while it does give evidence that dates are based on the calendar year. I have had multiple immigration firms and immigration officials themselves tell me my date permissions were based on the calendar year.
My approval extended me 90 days from when my original 90 days was going to end. Regardless you can't be in the country more than 180 days per calendar year (without a visa) or you will have to pay a fine when you leave.
Hey Joel --- Does it matter if you completed your 180 days in September? Can you lawfully return to the country on the 1st of January?@@AKJoel
Yes - the 180 days resets on January 1st every year.
@@AKJoel I love you sir
gracias ☺
Anytime!