investment visa

Hunter says on Nov 7, 2005, 15:07:

gorgonabob I flew to Panama City for a business visa in 2002, I paid a intermidary in Ctg to sort out my paperwork, he then sent it to Panama, the consulate checked it, said it was OK and I flew there and got my visa in 30 mins.

I am not sure I would go to any overseas Embassy without checking before hand that all my paperwork is in order.

Hunter

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dalupus says on Nov 7, 2005, 22:35:

you mean business visa The process is relatively simple. I recieved mine in Atlanta with no trouble at all. The lady typed up my visa as she asked me questions. The trick is to make sure you have the paperwork prepared and HAVE THE LAW WITH YOU. If you are american the visa is FREE.

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dalupus says on Nov 7, 2005, 22:35:

you mean business visa The process is relatively simple. I recieved mine in Atlanta with no trouble at all. The lady typed up my visa as she asked me questions. The trick is to make sure you have the paperwork prepared and HAVE THE LAW WITH YOU. If you are american the visa is FREE.

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tomtom33 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 8, 2005, 03:04:

spigrimace says on Nov 8, 2005, 06:11:

investor visa More importantly, you need Banco de La Republica´s formulario 4 with stamp (sello) from the intermediary bank (almost all Colombian banks are intermediaries) that did the foreign exchange. This shows the investment was registered and more importantly, gives you rights to expatriate your money out of the country. Withdrawals from an ATM in Colombia are not acceptable to apply for a visa and legally speaking, since it´s not registered, that money does not have a right to be expatriated.

You also need to get fingerprinted at your local police station, then have the fingerprint card and a note requesting the criminal history check done at the state police headquarters (e.g. in NJ you´ll be sending the package to Trenton), that has to come back then you need to send the fingerprint card and official letter from the state police to get Apostilled (e.g. in NJ you´ll send to Trenton) and then finally when all that comes back, you can go to the consulate and get the visa and pay around US$375 cash. No it´s not free.

Here´s the info from http://www.colombiaemb.org/opencms/opencms/consuladodc/visas/index.html

Visa de Residente Inversionista



PRECIO US$ 375. Exenta de pago para ciudadanos de Corea del Sur, Ecuador, España y Japón.



El Grupo Interno de Trabajo que el Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores determine o las Oficinas Consulares de la República, podrán otorgar Visa de Residente Inversionista, al extranjero que aporte a su nombre una inversión extranjera directa, conforme a lo previsto en el Estatuto de Inversiones Internacionales y demás normas concordantes vigentes al momento de la solicitud, en la cuantía que determine el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores.



La vigencia de la Visa de Residente terminará si el extranjero se ausenta del país por más de dos (2) años continuos.



REQUISITOS



Presentar su pasaporte con vigencia mínima de tres (3) meses, en buen estado, con hojas en blanco, y fotocopia de las páginas usadas del mismo O, Documento de Viaje válido, según el caso.
Diligenciar correctamente el formulario de solicitud.
Anexar tres (03) fotografías recientes, de frente, a color, fondo claro.
Constancia expedida por el Departamento de Cambios Internacionales del Banco de la República en la que conste que en la base de datos aparece el registro de la inversión extranjera directa a nombre del extranjero solicitante de la visa, en la suma de por lo menos cien mil dólares (US$100.000,oo) de los Estados Unidos de América, como monto mínimo a invertir en el territorio colombiano, de acuerdo con lo establecido en el Artículo 52 del Decreto 4000 del 30 de noviembre de 2004, y conforme a lo previsto en el Estatuto de Inversiones Internacionales y demás normas concordantes vigentes.

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Gator says on Nov 8, 2005, 06:36:

Best... follow tomtom33's and spigrimace's advice or big trouble, in the form of heavy tax penalties, could follow.

P.S. Do not be mislead on advice that the government will not try and collect.

"Credidi pretio parvo emere et magno vendere tibi in animo fuisse!" .

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gorgonabob says on Nov 8, 2005, 09:54:

maybe its a different type of visa i am looking at i am aware that i only need to invest 42 million pesos... my friend bought one taxi last year, went to venezuela and got a two year business visa.. maybe i am confusing that with a investment visa... i will only be taking with me a record of a 42 million investment myself...i have my business registered, the NIT etc everything just getting a record of the amount of my investment 40 million thereabouts and then am off...

whats the difference

cheers, kelvin

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Hunter says on Nov 8, 2005, 10:45:

gorgonabob Yes its a business visa that you are after.

The differance is that an investment visa is US$100,000.

Hunter

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Gator says on Nov 8, 2005, 12:08:

Hunter Is Correct... Just make SURE you have every piece of paper exactly as requested,

"Credidi pretio parvo emere et magno vendere tibi in animo fuisse!" .

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