How to Renew a Business Visa in Colombia
 Additional Recommended Documents Required
for Renewal of Business Owner Visa
Most Popular Requests from Visa Officials:
Chamber of Commerce Legal Representative Certificate
Certified Financial Statements
Social Security Payments for Employees
Tax Filing Receipts for Colombia (Income, withholding, & sales taxes)
Recent Photo for Visa Application – White background, no hat, no ear rings, no glasses, medium or dark colored clothing.
Proof of purchase of stock shares in company to comply with minimum 100 salaries with original, subsequent, and current visa requests.
6 Months of company bank statements showing transactions such as deposits and withdrawals supporting your business activity.
EPS Health Insurance for VIsa Applicant as a contractor or as employee. Contractors must pay 5% of income into EPS insurance.
Common Requests for Information to Support Business Renewal:
Invoices from Providers
Rental Contract in Business Name
Federal Bank of Colombia Wire Certification
Payroll Information – Detail of persons contracted with company (including name, ID number, type of contact, and position in the company).
Labor or Contractor Work Contracts
Receipts of payments to Providers
Photos of place of Business
Receipts of Expenses in Company Name
Requests for Information not that common:
Receipt of Payment for Utility Services for Company
Portfolio of products & services offered by Company
Information that shows permission your company may operate in sector issue by competent authority. (not all sectors require pemissions)
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Our Story
James Lindzey founded the website ColombiaVisas.com, which is constantly updated with new information explaining visa resolutions, procedures, and laws in Colombia to expats. James has worked as a private investigator and paralegal in the United States through the 90s until he moved to Colombia in 2005. James arrived in Colombia in 2005 and started doing visas for expats, but currently works as Director of Legal Services for Visas by James, and Colombia Legal & Associates SAS since June of 2023.
Colombia Legal & Associates acquired the brand name Visas by James as it became a more familiar and easy way for foreigners to remember the business, than the previous Visas y Tramites Internacionales.
While MedellinLawyer.com focuses more on legal issues for expats, ColombiaVisas.com focuses more on visas, and holds the trademark Visas by James. ColombiaVisas.com is the oldest website and provider of visa information for expats in Colombia. We are proud to be the first and always on the cutting edge of providing interactive website content to our visitors.Â
In addition to our visa services our agency offers a full range of legal and accounting services to our clients. We are able to assist better in document collection services in the United States because of James previous legal experience in the United States.
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Our Services
Many visas require obtaining complicated documents in the United States or Canada. Just another reason why you should choose our firm.
Office in El Poblado, Medellin, Antioquia. Near Parque Lleras.
Please let us know if you need more information, or we can set up a consultation in order to provided you personalized guide.
Our office is closing Friday during April according to COVID-19 restrictions but we are still available via phone or email. Office hours are from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm Monday to Friday, and 9:00 am to 12:30 pm Saturday. Our main office is located in Medellin, Colombia near Parque Lleras in El Poblado. We have representation in Bogota, Miami, and Fort Lauderdale. Our main office address is Cra 39#5A-95, Oficina 709, Edificio Avangarde. We accept walk in appointments but its always nice if you can let us know ahead of time so we can schedule a time.
