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Immigration support for hiring expats in Colombia via PEO/EOR

Simplifying Global Talent Acquisition: Immigration Support by Express Global Employment

Expanding business operations globally often involves hiring international talent, a process riddled with complex immigration challenges. Express Global Employment offers a comprehensive solution to navigate these hurdles seamlessly, ensuring the successful integration of top talent from around the world.

Addressing Immigration Complexities

Complex Visa Processes: Navigating the intricate maze of visa categories and application procedures across different countries can be overwhelming for businesses. Express Global Employment simplifies this process, guiding employers through each step efficiently.

Evolving Immigration Laws: With immigration regulations constantly changing, staying compliant and adaptable is crucial. Express Global Employment keeps abreast of these changes, safeguarding businesses from legal pitfalls and ensuring compliance.

Documentation Challenges: Obtaining work permits requires meticulous documentation. Express Global Employment assists in gathering and submitting the necessary paperwork accurately, reducing the risk of errors and delays in the application process.

Comprehensive Immigration Support

Express Global Employment serves as a strategic partner for businesses seeking to harness global talent effectively. By entrusting immigration needs to their expert team, clients benefit from:

  • Work Permit Sponsorship: Securing work permits and business visas for international hires with a high success rate, reducing uncertainty and delays.
  • Accelerated Onboarding: Expedited onboarding processes to swiftly integrate international employees into organizations, maintaining business momentum.
  • Reduced Administrative Burden: Handling all immigration-related tasks to free up HR teams for core business functions, streamlining the immigration process.

Overcoming Immigration and Employment Challenges

Global expansion presents undeniable rewards but navigating immigration regulations can be daunting. Express Global Employment addresses these challenges by:

  • Simplifying Visa Processes: Guiding through visa categories and application procedures efficiently.
  • Adapting to Immigration and Labour Laws: Staying updated on evolving immigration regulations to ensure compliance.
  • Streamlining Employment Documentation: Assisting in gathering and submitting necessary paperwork accurately to increase approval likelihood.

Hire Global Talent with Express Global Employment

Express Global Employment’s expertise in global talent acquisition and immigration support streamlines the complex process of securing work permits and visas for international hires. Businesses can confidently expand their operations globally by leveraging our services, easily tapping into a diverse talent pool. 

Note: having one provider that sponsors a work permit or visa on your behalf and then employs expats in Colombia, minimizes risks of visa rejection and takes the hassle associated with immigration procedure off your head.

Attention: we are not an immigration service! We do not provide a work permit and immigration support as a standalone solution to individuals willing to work overseas.

Our ‘work permit and hiring expats through a Global PEO’ solution is designed for employer companies that want to transfer selected expats to Colombia or individuals whose employers are ready to finance their immigration and foreign employment in the country. The service is mainly used by companies hiring highly skilled personnel and willing to retain them by offering employee status and providing employee benefits.

Unlike other global Professional Employer Organizations, Acumen International can provide extra benefits in addition to work permit and employment of expats in Colombia. This includes medical insurance, housing, office rent, mobile phone and car provision to meet-and-greet, dependents relocation, etc.

Focus on your primary business goals and let us take care of the work permit and immigration in Colombia for you. Use our all-in-one solution:

  1. For long-term assignments in Colombia, allowing to payroll and manage expats with full legal compliance without a legal entity
  2. As an interim solution before incorporating in the country

Solution for global mobility in Colombia

Express Global Employment will guide you through a complex immigration procedure and will help you immediately onboard and payroll expats after they have received a work permit or visa. Use our global mobility and PEO solution to staff any international assignments in Colombia without the pitfalls and financial risks associated with hiring expatriate personnel there.

With our expertise in expat immigration and employment, we offer a comprehensive solution to ensure that your international employees get their work permits within the standard duration of the immigration service in Colombia. Learn more about the timelines requirements for getting a work permit in Colombia below.

Estimated time for work permit issuance

Typically, the procedure of work permit issuance in Colombia takes from 2 weeks to 3 months until entry to Colombia, and a further 2 weeks to 1 month before the entire process is completed.


Major steps to get a work permit in Colombia

  • Temporary Professional Permit Application
  • Temporary Work Visa Application
  • Entry to Colombia
  • Registration with Agency of National Migration & Alien ID Card Application
  • Alien ID Card Issuance

Documents for work permit in Colombia, main applicant

Name Notes Copies
Educational Certificates and Qualifications One clear, notarized and legalized copy
Copy of Last Colombian visa One clear copy
Visa Fee One original
Copy of passport valid for six months minimum beyond intended period of stay One clear and certified copy
Passport valid for 6 months minimum With at least 2 blank, adjoining visa pages One original
2 Passport Photographs (3cm x 4cm) One original
Passport valid for six months minimum With at least 2 blank, adjoining visa pages One original
ID Card Fee Currently $80 USD, depending on exchange rate (payable in Colombian pesos) One original
Copy of Passport Information Page and last exit and entry to Colombia Passport should be valid for at least six months One clear copy
ID Card Application Form One clear copy; one original
Online Registration Form One clear copy
Power of Attorney (SWP) If using an agent to collect the Alien ID Card. One original

If you need to have your expat personnel legally work for you in Colombia without having to set up your own business entity for that, trust us to assist you with work permit and immigration support, and then employ your expats locally on your behalf.

Contact our team to let us take up your foreign employees’ immigration matters and relieve you of the responsibility of getting work permit by working with our local partners to organize and obtain all the necessary permits, as well as provide you with a detailed update on the progress of the process.

Contact us for more details about how you can get a work permit for your expatriate staff and employ them through Acumen International in Colombia.

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