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V Visa - Unforeseen Activity

ColombiaShort stays and visits

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

Cases and circumstances not provided for in Resolution 5477/2022; for occupations or activities not foreseen, a V visa may be authorised after studying the reasons for entry and stay.

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What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

No fixed evidence list: specific requirements are to be determined by the Visa and Immigration Authority.

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Limits of the record
  • No funds, accommodation, insurance or onward-travel evidence specified.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

The V visa is granted exceptionally and after assessment by the Visa and Immigration Authority. A foreigner of a nationality not exempt from short-stay visas who entered with a V visa cannot apply from inside Colombia to change to a Migrant (M) or Permanent Resident (R) visa.

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Limits of the record
  • Application channel and extension rules for this category are not stated in art. 57.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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