Sudan → Colombia: Visitor visa – Student (Visa V Estudiante)

A recent color photo with a white background, facing the camera, neutral expression, whole head centered, both eyes open, nothing covering your face or head. It must be sharp and no bigger than 300 KB.

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

Fill in the electronic visa form on the Cancillería website and upload your documents as PDFs. If your passport is from a country that doesn't need a visa for short visits, you don't need this visa for studies as long as you stay no more than 180 calendar days.

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

If you apply from inside Colombia, add the passport page with your latest entry stamp or equivalent permit. If you apply from a country that isn't your own, add the document showing your legal stay there (for nationalities that need a visa for short visits, this must show resident status).

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

A passport or travel document valid for at least 6 months when you apply, in good condition, with free pages for the visa. Upload a copy of the page with your personal details.

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

If an institution supports your application, its legal representative sends a signed letter naming you, your activity, how long it lasts and who pays your travel and stay costs. The institution adds 3 months of bank statements (not needed for public bodies). A private institution set up abroad also adds its certificate of existence and legal representation.

Source: Cancillería de Colombia, Visa V Estudiante

If you apply on your own, write a letter with your full details explaining your studies in Colombia (details, length, schedule, place). Add bank statements showing you, or the person inviting you, have enough income. The minimum income is set in Colombian legal monthly minimum wages (SMLMV), check the Cancillería Visa V Estudiante page for the current rule.

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

A certificate from the school showing the degree or program you are admitted or enrolled in, and how long it lasts.

Source: Cancillería de Colombia, Visa V Estudiante

For a second or later student visa, a certificate from your school showing you attended and finished the course or internship the last visa was for.

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

For a student internship, paid or unpaid, a letter from your school supporting it and saying how long it lasts.

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

A health insurance policy covering all of Colombia for your whole stay, against accident, illness, maternity, disability, hospital stays, death and repatriation.

Source: Cancillería de Colombia, Visa V Estudiante

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)

A document naming your parents or guardians (such as a birth certificate), and a written visa request from both parents or guardians saying who will look after you in Colombia. If that person isn't a parent or guardian, they must also sign a letter accepting the responsibility.

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