Colombia Student Visa for Italians
The Colombia student visa for Italian citizens: visa-free entry, apostilles, the acceptance letter and classes that turn itañol into correct Spanish.
Italians understand Colombian Spanish almost on arrival: the warmth, the noise and the family tables feel familiar, and the language feels close too, sometimes too close. Here is how the student visa works with an Italian passport, and how structured classes turn easy comprehension into a level you can certify.
The itañol problem
Comprehension comes almost free to Italian speakers; correct production does not. Without structure you settle into itañol, Italian grammar wearing Spanish words, in sentences that sound fluent and that every Colombian notices. Our CEFR program, A1 to C1, works on that with teachers who correct rather than nod: a placement test puts you where you are, each level ends with an evaluation, and the certificate marks ground gained rather than time spent. Groups of five students at most leave no room to hide behind the others.
| Question | For Italians |
|---|---|
| Visa to enter as a tourist? | No: entry permit on arrival, normally 90 days, extendable to 180 per calendar year |
| Apostilles | Yes where required, from the competent prefettura or procura, before departure |
| The key document | The carta de aceptación, issued by our licensed school as a PDF with a verification QR code |
| The program behind it | CEFR A1 to C1: 40 h/month, 1 to 15 months, in Pereira, Medellín or online |
| What it costs | From $ 1.760.000 per month, plus government fees set by the authorities |
Documents from Italy
The application is filed online with the Colombian authorities, from Rome, Milan or wherever you live. Around the acceptance letter you add a valid passport, recent bank statements in your name, photos to specification, proof of health cover and apostilled documents where required, all obtained before you travel. Request the bank statements last, close to the filing date, so they read as current. Plan an official translation for anything not in Spanish; Italian is close, but the authorities read Spanish.
The acceptance letter comes from the school
We are a licensed ETDH institution (Resolution 6784 of 2022); our Spanish program is registered by Resolution 005093 of 2024 with the Secretaría de Educación Municipal de Pereira and listed in SIET, the Ministry of Education registry. Reserve your Visa Program with a 15% deposit and we issue the carta de aceptación directly; the deposit is part of your program price, not a fee on top of it. From there we guide you through the process, from the order of the papers to what happens while the authorities review the file. Your first package gets −10% off on selected plans, applied automatically.
Aperitivo hour, Medellín time
Colombia runs six to seven hours behind Italy depending on the season, so our late morning classes land at your aperitivo hour. Many Italian students clear the first level online from home and let the city finish the job, because between a market in Laureles and one in Bologna the real difference is the language, and after a few months not even that.
Immigration rules change and cases differ, and this page is not legal advice: check current rules with official Colombian sources, or hand the application to our optional lawyer service (400 USD).
Italians ask us
Do Italian citizens need a visa for Colombia?
Not for a short stay: you receive an entry permit on arrival, normally 90 days, extendable to 180 within the calendar year. A longer stay built around study needs the type V student visa.
Is Spanish easy for Italians?
Easy to understand, harder to speak correctly. Our placement test puts you at your real level, and each CEFR level ends with an evaluation and a certificate, so progress is measured rather than assumed.
Where do Italian documents get apostilles?
From the prefettura for administrative documents, such as civil records, and from the procura della Repubblica for notarial and judicial ones, before you leave Italy. Processing times vary by office, so ask early.
Can I start classes from Italy before the visa decision?
Yes. Our online classes are live with the same teachers as on campus, so the level you build from Italy counts here. From Italy that means an evening slot after work, and arriving past the basics makes your first weeks more useful.
Program prices plus the fees the government sets.
A plan for every goal and every schedule
Group classes from $ 420.000 $ 378.000 a week, flexible private packages valid for 6 months and live online at the same price.
Your Spanish starts today (and your first class is free)
Your first package gets −10% off on selected plans, applied automatically. See you in Medellín, Pereira or online.