The Nexo Legal team at the office in Medellín

For expats, retirees, couples and investors

Services for foreigners in Colombia, with their fees

Services for foreigners in Colombia: visas, property, marriage, companies and taxes, handled by our lawyers and accountants.

Each one shows its fee, from about USD 82 (COP 269,370 in 2026), or says when we quote it per case.

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Handled by Tomás Restrepo (visas), Santiago Arroyave (legal) and Mauricio Naranjo (taxes)Reviewed on November 9, 2026

What brings you to Colombia?

Your situation, the service that fits and our fee.

Tomás Restrepo, Partner and director of the immigration department — **Tomás Restrepo**Partner and director of the immigration departmentAsk about visas on WhatsApp →

Visas

The visas we handle, from a season to the rest of your life.

FromCOP 2,091,000about USD 633

Married to a Colombian?
Marriage visaDetails →COP 2,885,400about USD 874
Working remotely for a company abroad?
Digital nomad visaDetails →COP 2,091,000about USD 633
Retiring on a pension?
Retirement visaDetails →COP 2,435,400about USD 738
Required by most visas
Your visa asks for health insurance?
Health insurance for your visaDetails →Plans from USD 435 a year

Property

There is no escrow or title insurance here: a legal review before paying protects you.

FromCOP 740,768about USD 224

Found a property you like?
Purchase review and closingDetails →COP 7,446,000about USD 2,260
Includes the title study (COP 1,800,000 on its own).
Bringing the money from abroad?
Foreign investment registrationDetails →COP 740,768about USD 224
Renting it out to tourists?
Tourism registry (RNT)Details →COP 1,239,102about USD 375
Selling it?
Selling your propertyDetails →COP 6,128,168about USD 1,860
When there is a problem
A dispute over your property?
Property disputesQuoted per case
With your building's administration, a broker over a commission, or other conflicts over a property.

Sara Posada, Lead lawyer, legal team — **Sara Posada**Lead lawyer, legal teamAsk about marriage or family on WhatsApp →

Marriage & family

Marriage, a common-law union, a will or a divorce, under Colombian law.

FromCOP 615,000about USD 186

Marrying in Colombia?
Civil marriage + prenuptial agreementDetails →COP 3,636,495about USD 1,100
Also on their own: civil marriage COP 2,020,275 · prenuptial agreement COP 1,616,220.
Married abroad to a Colombian?
Marriage registration in ColombiaCOP 615,000about USD 186
Living together, not married?
Common-law union (unión marital de hecho)Details →COP 2,020,275about USD 612

Your company

From the first idea to closing it, with a lawyer and an accountant.

FromCOP 269,370about USD 82

Starting a company?
Company formationDetails →From COP 3,501,810from about USD 1,060
Getting your company's legal documents in order?
Business formalization packageDetails →From COP 7,703,982from about USD 2,330
Contracts, internal policies and data protection, internal work rules and HR forms, with training for your team.
Protecting your brand?
Trademark registrationDetails →COP 1,850,000about USD 560
Includes the trademark search (COP 500,000 on its own).
When there is a problem or a project
Something that is not on this list?
Corporate and commercial mattersQuoted per case
Replies to authorities such as the SIC or a superintendency, labor matters as an employer, collections, or the permits to open a business.

Taxes

More than 183 days in Colombia within 365 make you a tax resident.

FromCOP 350,181about USD 106

Filing your income tax?
Income tax returnDetails →COP 808,110about USD 245
Need a Colombian tax ID?
Tax ID (RUT) registrationDetails →COP 350,181about USD 106
Wealth above the legal threshold?
Wealth tax returnDetails →COP 808,110about USD 245
Start with a free 15-minute call
Want your situation reviewed in depth?
Tax consultation, 1 hourCOP 400,000about USD 121
You send your questions and documents first, and our tax team goes through your case with you.

Documents & urgent matters

A document missing, a deadline passed, or an ID that never arrived.

Need an FBI background check for your visa?
FBI background checkDetails →From COP 1,476,000from about USD 447
The price can vary with your situation: in another city, for example, it can cost more.
More days as a tourist?
Tourist stay extensionCOP 300,000about USD 91
Your permit expired, or you are between visas?
Safe-conduct (salvoconducto)Quoted per case
Your foreigner ID card never arrived?
Tutela for your ID cardQuoted per case

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These are our standard services, not everything we do.

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What will happen after you fill out this form?

After you send the form, our team reviews your case and a specialist contacts you, usually within the hour during business hours, to clarify details and outline the next steps.

Nexo Legal is a private law and accounting firm, not a government office. Visa decisions are made by Colombia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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