How to study in Colombia

Compare each route by stay and permit, work rights, cost and who it suits. Sources are under each r⁠o⁠w⁠.

How do you get the⁠r⁠e⁠?

Which of the two you take decides the permit you ne⁠e⁠d⁠.

Visit first without a v⁠i⁠s⁠a

Who it suits

For people who want to see the place before choosing a scho⁠o⁠l⁠.

Length and permit

A short stay needs no visa

Japan is on the list of visa-⁠exempt countries. You can enter and stay without a visa for short-⁠stay activiti⁠e⁠s⁠.

Can you work?

No activities that generate payment

A short stay without a visa is limited to activities that do not generate payment, salary or wages in Colomb⁠i⁠a⁠.

Source: Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: do I need a visaMigración Colombia: Check-⁠Mig (online pre-⁠registration before arrival)

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Study on a student v⁠i⁠s⁠a

Who it suits

For people whose main aim is to study in Colomb⁠i⁠a⁠.

Length and permit

The student visa is valid up to 2 years

Students apply for the student visa (Visa V Estudiante), valid for up to 2 years. You need a certificate of admission or enrolment and a health insurance poli⁠c⁠y⁠.

Source: Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: student visa (Visa V Estudiante)

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