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ColombiaStatus in-countryLast checked October 30, 2026

Venezuelan regularisation: Temporary Protection Permit (PPT) and PEP-Tutor for parents and guardians of Venezuelan children

Official name: Estatuto Temporal de Protección para Migrantes Venezolanos (PPT) y Permiso Especial de Permanencia para representantes legales o custodios de niñas, niños y adolescentes venezolanos (PEP-TUTOR)

Colombia regularised Venezuelan migrants through the Temporary Protection Statute and its Temporary Protection Permit (PPT). The live route in 2026 is the PEP-Tutor: a special permit for the legal representatives or custodians of Venezuelan children who held a PPT valid on 31 December 2023, when the adult has no PPT or visa. Applications are open until 31 December 2026 (Resolución 1747 de 2026). Holders must obtain a visa from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before the PEP-Tutor ends.

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Life in Colombia

Finance

3

Currency

Colombian Peso

COP

Colombian Peso

Cost of living

41

Price level · US = 100

World Bank price levels, 2025

Tax

19–39%

Income tax (national)

VAT (IVA) 19% · social security 8%

Bands set in UVT: exempt up to 1,090 UVT; 39% above 31,000 UVT.

Official rates, 2026 · headline only

Living

1

Happiness

6.0

#65 of 145 countries

World Happiness Report 2025

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Who it’s for

Venezuelan adults in Colombia who are the legal representative or custodian of Venezuelan children holding a PPT valid on 31 December 2023, and who do not hold a PPT or valid visa themselves.

Eligibility

  • Parent, legal representative or custodian of a Venezuelan child with a PPTApplicant

    Your child or children must have held a Temporary Protection Permit (PPT) that was valid on 31 December 2023.

    • Source: Decreto 1209 de 2024
    • Applies to parents, legal representatives or custodians of a Venezuelan child
    Official wording

    The child or children must have held a Temporary Protection Permit (PPT) valid on 31 December 2023 (Decreto 1209 de 2024).

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  • No PPT or visa of your ownApplicant

    The applicant must not hold a PPT or a valid visa of any category.

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  • No pending expulsion, deportation or fineApplicant

    The applicant must have no current expulsion, deportation or economic sanction.

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SourceDecreto 1209 de 2024 creating the PEP-TUTORcancilleria.gov.coChecked Oct 30, 2026

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