Guides · Colombia
—The mechanism. The Migrant (M) Pensionado visa requires documented lifelong pension income equal to 3 times Colombia’s monthly minimum wage.
—The 2026 figure. Resolución 5477 of 2022 sets the M-Pensionado requirement at three monthly minimum wages. With the 2026 minimum wage fixed at COP 1,750,905 by Decreto 0159 of 19 February 2026, that is COP 5,252,715 a month.
—The locations. Foreign retirees commonly settle in Medellín, Bogotá, Cartagena, the Coffee Triangle, and Santa Marta.
—The healthcare path. Registered residents can join an EPS health insurer and many add prepaid medicine for faster specialist access.
