Colombia Stay Calculator: 90/180 Tourist Days and the 183-Day Tax Rule

Tell the calculator how you are in Colombia and enter your trips. Tourists see their days against the 90-day stamp and the 180-day yearly limit, with the date to request the PTP extension. Visa holders see their visa's end date or their years toward the resident visa. Everyone sees the 183-day tax count. Your dates stay in your browser. Nothing is sent anywhere unless you choose to share it on WhatsApp.

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An estimate, not legal or tax advice. Migración Colombia and DIAN make the final count. Your dates stay on this device.

The 90/180 Tourist Rule

If your passport does not need a visa for Colombia, Migración Colombia stamps you in with a permit for up to 90 days. The 90 days run from each entry, and your total stay cannot pass 180 days in the same calendar year. That yearly limit resets on January 1.

To stay past your stamp, you request a 90-day extension called the PTP (Permiso Temporal de Permanencia) on Migración Colombia's website. Its rules, from Migración's PTP page:

Request it online at most 5 business days before your stamp expires, while it is still valid.
It costs COP 150,000 in 2026, and is free for citizens of European Union countries.
Filing does not guarantee approval. If the permit is cancelled, you get 5 calendar days to leave.

Overstaying brings a fine and can affect future entries. Our Migración guide covers the penalties.

Visa Holders

The tourist limits do not apply once you hold a visa, but each visa type has its own clock. The rules below come from Resolución 5477 de 2022, the Foreign Ministry's visa rules.

Visitor visa (V)

A V visa ends on the date printed on it. The PTP extension is only for people who entered without a visa, so to stay longer you apply for a new visa before this one ends. Time on a V visa, including the digital nomad and student visas, does not count toward the resident visa.

Migrant visa (M)

Unbroken time on M visas leads to the resident visa. Each new M visa must be granted before the last one expires, and a salvoconducto does not count as continuity. An M visa ends automatically if you are outside Colombia for more than 180 days in a row.

Years on an M visa before you can apply for the R visa

M visa category	Years
Spouse of a Colombian	3
Permanent partner of a Colombian	5
Parent of a Colombian	2
Mercosur or Andean migrant	2
Stateless person	2
Pensioner	5
Investor	5
Worker	5
Business partner or owner	5
Independent professional	5
Other (refugee, internationalization)	5

Meeting the time does not guarantee the visa: the Foreign Ministry still reviews each application. See our resident visa guide for documents and costs.

Resident visa (R)

An R visa ends automatically after 2 consecutive years outside Colombia, and you must transfer it (traspaso) every 5 years.

The 183-Day Tax Rule

Colombian tax law makes you a tax resident when you stay more than 183 days, in one trip or several, within any 365 consecutive days. Entry and exit days both count. The window rolls: it is not January to December, so a stay from September to March can cross it.

Tax residents owe Colombian tax on worldwide income. See our guide to Colombian taxes for expats for what that means for pensions, remote work and US filing.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many days can a tourist stay in Colombia?

Visitors who do not need a visa get a permit for up to 90 days on entry. You can request a 90-day extension (PTP) online from Migración Colombia without leaving, up to 180 days in the same calendar year. The extension is not automatic: Migración can refuse it.

When do I request the PTP extension, and what does it cost?

Migración Colombia says the request is made online at most 5 business days before your 90-day stamp expires, while the stamp is still valid. In 2026 it costs COP 150,000 and is free for citizens of European Union countries. Filing does not guarantee approval.

Can I extend a visitor (V) visa?

Not with a PTP: that extension is only for people who entered without a visa. To stay longer on a visa, you apply for a new one before the current visa ends.

How long until I can apply for the resident (R) visa?

It depends on your M visa: 3 years for the spouse of a Colombian, 2 years for the parent of a Colombian or a Mercosur or Andean migrant, and 5 years for most others, including permanent partners, pensioners, investors and workers. The time must be unbroken: each new M visa has to be granted before the last one expires.

Does the 180-day count reset on January 1?

Yes. The tourist limit is per calendar year, so days spent in Colombia last year do not count toward this year. The tax count is different: it looks at any 365 consecutive days, so it does not reset in January.

Do the days I arrive and leave count?

Yes. For tax purposes the law counts both the entry day and the exit day. This calculator counts them the same way for the tourist limit, which is the safe reading.

When do I become a Colombian tax resident?

When you spend more than 183 days in Colombia, together or in separate trips, within any 365 consecutive days. If that period spans two tax years, you are a resident from the second year.

Is this calculator legal advice?

No. It is an estimate from the dates you enter. Migración Colombia decides your immigration status and DIAN decides your tax residency, so confirm with them or a professional before you rely on it.