Resolution 5477 of 2022 of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in its Article 68, establishes the following specific requirements in relation to the M visa:
- Document accrediting the de facto marital union: public deed, court order, conciliation act or certificate of validity issued within the last three months, whose formalisation is more than one year old at the time of the application.
- Document valid under the law of the country where the union was declared, with the formalities required for foreign documents, when the application is submitted to consular offices.
- Letter signed by the Colombian partner requesting the visa, declaring stable, unique and persevering cohabitation, as well as the commitment to inform of any change, with a simple copy of the citizenship card and contact details.
- Possibility for the visa authority to require additional evidence or to call for a face-to-face, virtual or telephone interview.
- Special power of attorney granted to the foreigner, with diligence of recognition of signature and content before a notary or Colombian consul.
- Certificate of migratory movements of the foreign applicant and his or her Colombian partner, issued by Migración Colombia.












