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

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

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Required documents

12 items

Identity

Financial

  • Letter and bank statements from a supporting institution

    Required

    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

  • Your own letter and bank statements

    Required

    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)

Purpose of travel

Insurance

  • Health insurance for all of Colombia

    Required

    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

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)

  • Parents' request and birth record (under 18)

    Required

    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)

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 against your passport and other documents before you submit.

  • Activity doesn't match the visa type

    An application can be closed if the activity you plan doesn't match the student visa, or if it doesn't meet the requirements.

    How to avoid it: Make sure your admission certificate and letter clearly describe studies covered by this visa.

  • 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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