Colombia or Puerto Rico
Two countries side by side across the same rows as the full comparison. A dash means the value is missing: fields are not filled with guesses. about the data
| Colombia | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary in IT | — | — |
| Citizenship | 10 years | 5 years |
| Partner can work | no | — |
| Parents | difficult | — |
| Pets | no trouble | — |
| Pet limit | 10 | no limit |
| Quarantine | no | — |
| Residence permit fee | — | — |
| Rent, 2 bedrooms | $ 744 · estimate | — |
| Basket | $ 24,9 | — |
| Life expectancy | 77.91 | 81.9 |
| Homicides/100k | 24.35 | 15.21 |
| Natural hazards, 0–10 | 6.5 | — |
How the two sets of routes differ
Long-stay routes in this reference: Colombia — 20, Puerto Rico — 16. Types present in both: work, study, family, investment and talent. Colombia adds: remote work, repatriation, retirement and working holiday. Puerto Rico adds: startup.
Fees, thresholds and deadlines
Colombia: fees range from 51 to 408 USD. Routes with no fee: 2. Routes with a published decision deadline: 20; the shortest is 30 days. Puerto Rico: not a single route publishes its fee.
Beyond the first permit
Permanent status: Colombia after 5 years; the other country publishes no term. Citizenship: Colombia after 10 years, Puerto Rico after 5 years. Both allow a second citizenship.
Colombia in brief
Colombia offers an unusually detailed set of grounds — nine categories, from an employment contract to digital nomad and person of independent means — and a decision on a family visa is taken within 30 days. The main constraint is family-related: a beneficiary visa carries no right to work, so the second spouse remains without employment, and parents cannot be brought in at all — the list of beneficiaries is closed.
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This material is for reference and is not legal, tax or immigration advice. Visa rules, tax thresholds and prices change. Before deciding anything, check the official sources and consult a licensed professional in the relevant country.