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American Samoa → Colombia: Migrant visa – Worker (Visa M Trabajador)

What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.

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Required documents

10 items

Identity

Financial

Purpose of travel

  • Employer's motivation letter

    Required

    A letter from your employer explaining why you're suitable for the job, the functions you'll perform, your training for the role, why a Colombian citizen wasn't hired for the activity instead, and how many direct jobs the company generates.

    Source: Cancillería de Colombia, Resolución 5477 de 2022 (visa types and requirements)

  • Employment contract summary form

    Required

    The Cancillería's own "Formato resumen de contrato" (contract summary form), published on its website, filled in with the main details of your job in Colombia and signed by both the legal representative of the company hiring you and by you. Exception: if your employer is a Colombian state body, an International Governmental Organization, or a diplomatic mission or consular office accredited in Colombia, you don't need this form or the other employer documents below, only a visa request letter signed by the legal representative.

    Source: Cancillería de Colombia, Resolución 5477 de 2022 (visa types and requirements)

Other

  • Apostille and Spanish translation of foreign documents

    Required

    Documents issued abroad need an apostille or legalization, and a certified Spanish translation if not in Spanish. Bank statements can skip the apostille and translation if they're in an official language of the Organization of American States and easy to read.

    Source: Cancillería de Colombia, Resolución 5477 de 2022 (visa types and requirements)

  • License from the relevant Professional Council (regulated professions)

    If your profession is legally regulated in Colombia, you and the company hiring you must get the corresponding permit or license from the competent Professional Council before you can practice. This must be shown if you apply for a second or later Visa M Trabajador.

    Source: Cancillería de Colombia, Resolución 5477 de 2022 (visa types and requirements)

  • Proof of your professional qualification or experience

    Required

    For a profession that isn't regulated in Colombia, an apostilled or legalized copy of your professional title (with a certified translation if needed), or certificates of your work experience showing you're suited to the role.

    Source: Cancillería de Colombia, Resolución 5477 de 2022 (visa types and requirements)

Why applications on this route get refused

  • Unreadable, altered, incomplete or unclear documents

    Documents that are hard to read, altered, incomplete, unclear or misleading can lead to the application being closed or refused.

    How to avoid it: Scan every document clearly and make sure it is complete, with apostille and translation where needed.

  • Mistakes in the application form

    Any inaccuracy in the form data can lead to the application being closed or refused.

    How to avoid it: Check your form and contract summary against your passport and other documents before you submit.

  • Activity doesn't match the visa type

    An application can be closed if the work you plan doesn't match the Visa M Trabajador, or if it doesn't meet the requirements, this visa only authorizes work in the exact position, entity, profession or activity it's granted for.

    How to avoid it: Make sure your contract summary and motivation letter clearly describe the job you'll actually be doing.

  • Missed request for documents, or applying at the wrong office

    An application can be closed if you don't answer a request for more documents in time, apply at a consulate where you don't live legally, or apply to the Bogotá office while outside Colombia.

    How to avoid it: Watch your email for requests, reply in time, and apply at the office that covers where you legally live.

  • Past immigration violations

    Breaking Colombia's immigration rules, such as entering without border control or a required visa, or staying irregularly, can lead to refusal. After a refusal you can't apply again for 6 months.

    How to avoid it: Keep your immigration status regular and apply only when you meet all requirements.

Sources

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