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Migrant (M) Visa — Pensioner— income requirement, rules & eligibility.
Income requirement
Colombia's Migrant (M) Visa — Pensioner is set by rule at 3× the monthly minimum wage (SMMLV COP 1,750,905, 2026 ≈ $1,400) — salary-indexed and refloats every January; the current figure works out to $1,400/month and re-floats when the underlying index changes. Income must be passive (pensions, rent, dividends) — not remote employment. The rule is statutory; the exact amount is index-linked and re-floats (source: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (Cancillería) — Resolución 5477/2022, checked 2026-06-25).
Key facts
Colombia's Migrant (M) Visa — Pensioner is set by rule at 3× the monthly minimum wage (SMMLV COP 1,750,905, 2026 ≈ $1,400) — salary-indexed and refloats every January; the current figure works out to $1,400/month and re-floats when the underlying index changes. Income must be passive (pensions, rent, dividends) — not remote employment. The rule is statutory; the exact amount is index-linked and re-floats (source: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (Cancillería) — Resolución 5477/2022, checked 2026-06-25).
Unknown for income; beneficiary visas exist for dependents Verify the current uplift with the consulate before applying.
No. The Migrant (M) Visa — Pensioner requires passive income — pensions, rental income, dividends or annuities — not salary from remote employment. Equals 3× the Colombian minimum wage, which rose ~23% for 2026 — old peso figures are quickly stale. Requires a verifiable lifetime pension (US Social Security / military retirement qualify); no age requirement.
The rule is statutory; the exact amount is index-linked and re-floats (source: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (Cancillería) — Resolución 5477/2022, checked 2026-06-25). Requirements change — often yearly as minimum-wage or index figures re-float — so re-verify before any decision.
Part of the WhereNext Retirement & Passive-Income Visa Requirements 2026 open dataset (CC BY 4.0), generated 2026-06-25. Figures are primary-sourced and dated; they change yearly — re-verify before any decision.
Closest to Colombia's ≈$1,400/month for a single applicant. USD figures are normalised monthly equivalents at current FX; each country's own currency and basis is the binding figure, on its page.
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