Getting a Rentista, (Temporal Especial) visa in the UK

You need "proof" of 10x Colombian minimum salary. I used a tenancy agreement, having it translated via e-mail. Prices for this varied widely, and I can make some recommendations. You will need 2 copies of the original document and a copy of the translation.

Secondly, you need 2 completed application forms which can be downloaded from the London Consulate website.

Thirdly, 3 passport photographs.

Lastly, £110 in cash.

Yesterday, I went to the 3rd floor, second door on the left of the Consulate's premises in Portland Place. I spoke to Consul Santiago Jaramillo for half an hour and collected the visa this afternoon. Apparently, the official waiting time for this is 2 full working days.

Listo! - Wish I'd done this sooner!

By Alma del Norte on Jan 25, 2008, 12:22 in Visa & paperwork.

thuxen says on Feb 19, 2008, 06:46:

Also you need to be ...... older.

Me and my friend were considering applying for the rentista visa (he is 27 im 25), we both qualify, but the DAS tells us we won't get it because the visa is not intended for people our age.

Alma del Norte says on Feb 23, 2008, 07:34:

Weird - how old did they say you had to be? And you went to apply in DAS?

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