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Colombia residency requirements: does dividend income count?
We track 2 Colombia residency routes. Short answer, from official sources: dividend income doesn't count toward Migrant (M) visa – pensioner; whether it counts for Visitor (V) Rentista is not yet verified.
Does Colombia accept dividends?
- Migrant (M) visa – pensioner NoNo — the pensioner visa requires a lifetime pension.Official text: “pago mensual de pensión vitalicia” (checked 2026-10-26) Source: cancilleria.gov.co
- Visitor (V) Rentista Not yet verifiedWe haven't confirmed this from an official source, so we give no answer.
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4 verified facts · 2 not yet verified · 0 conflicting
1. Migrant (M) visa – pensioner
| Fact | What the official source says | Status | Primary source | Date checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income floor | Lifetime pension of at least 3 monthly legal minimum wages (SMMLV). The 2026 SMMLV is COP 1,750,905 (Decreto 1469 of 2025; re-fixed 'transitoriamente' by Decreto 0159 of 2026 pending a court case), so COP 5,252,715/month.Official text: “Art. 77 ... pago mensual de pensión vitalicia ... en monto no inferior a tres (3) salarios mínimos legales mensuales vigentes” (checked 2026-10-26) | Verified | cancilleria.gov.co cancilleria.gov.co normograma.mintic.gov.co cancilleria.gov.co | 2026-10-26 |
| Do dividends count? | No — the pensioner visa requires a lifetime pension.Official text: “pago mensual de pensión vitalicia” (checked 2026-10-26) | Verified | cancilleria.gov.co | 2026-10-26 |
Migrant (M) visa – pensioner details →
2. Visitor (V) Rentista
| Fact | What the official source says | Status | Primary source | Date checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income floor | Periodic income of at least 10 SMMLV. With the 2026 SMMLV of COP 1,750,905 that is COP 17,509,050/month.Official text: “Art. 56 ... renta periódica y variable de fuente lícita acreditable ... La cuantía ingresos por rentas no podrá ser inferior a diez (10) salarios mínimos” (checked 2026-10-26) | Verified | cancilleria.gov.co normograma.mintic.gov.co cancilleria.gov.co | 2026-10-26 |
| Do dividends count? | Not yet verified. Res. 5477/2022 art. 56 says 'renta periódica y variable de fuente lícita' but does not name dividends. Checked 2026-10-26; email to Cancillería drafted. | Not yet verified | — | 2026-10-26 |
Visitor (V) Rentista details → Check your dividend income against this floor
Tax in Colombia
| Fact | What the official source says | Status | Primary source | Date checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tax on foreign dividends | Not yet verified. No DIAN primary source checked this pass on foreign dividends for residents. Checked 2026-10-26. | Not yet verified | — | 2026-10-26 |
| Tax on crypto gains | Gains on crypto assets held as fixed assets for 2 years or more are ganancia ocasional; otherwise ordinary income (DIAN unified concept). | Verified | dian.gov.co | 2026-10-26 |
Your home country may still tax your dividends; check its rules.
How it's taxed in Colombia
Last verified: 2026-10-26Colombia tax on your dividends
Local treatment of a US return-of-capital payout can differ from its US label.
- Foreign dividends Tax-resident individuals (nationals or foreigners) are taxed on income from domestic and foreign sources and on worldwide assets (Estatuto Tributario art. 9). Rate on foreign dividends and the foreign-tax credit not verified.
- US return-of-capital payouts
If you're a US citizen living here
- Worldwide taxation U.S. citizens and resident aliens abroad are taxed on worldwide income; the dividend/ROC rules above apply exactly as for U.S. residents.
- Foreign earned income exclusion The Foreign Earned Income Exclusion does not cover dividends or other investment income.
- FBAR FBAR (FinCEN 114) required if foreign financial accounts total more than $10,000 at any time in the year.
- Form 8938 (living abroad) Form 8938 (living abroad): > $200k year-end or > $300k anytime (single/MFS); > $400k / $600k (joint).
General information from official sources, not tax advice. Talk to a qualified tax professional. ROC status is set by the issuer each year from its earnings and profits; it is an expectation, not a guarantee.
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Estimates, not tax or legal advice. Consulates often apply their own figures and exchange rates. Immigration rules change; confirm with the official authority or a licensed immigration lawyer. Not legal advice.
Where dividend income does count
Countries with a route where the official source says dividend or investment income qualifies: Argentina, Belize, Chile, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Thailand. Run the calculator →