• You will need to apply for a Colombian Student Visa.

  The Colombian visa process is fairly easy, also, it’s done online. To be eligible for a student visa you need to be enrolled and to be taking at least 10 hours of classes per week. The Colombia student visa is currently known as a “Visitor” category visa, and it is valid for the time you are enrolled. The cost for the student visa is $67 USD approximately. 

  The following link below provides information on how to do that:

  Colombia Government Website:

  http://www.cancilleria.gov.co/tramites_servicios/visa/requisitos

  Do not hesitate to contact us for any further information.

• To enroll in our Spanish programs, you must complete the following steps:

  1. Write us an email to our International Relations Office: oriivillavicencio@usantotomas.edu.co, introducing yourself and telling us about your interest to come to our University to study Spanish.

  2. By return mail we will send you an enrollment form that you must fill out.

  3. Once you are sure about the program you are going to take and the number of weeks, we will send you the payment instructions, via international bank transfer or through a link for payment by credit or debit card

  4. We will send you the Letter of Acceptance and with it you can process your visa online to come as a student to Colombia.

  5. When you get your student visa approved, you can buy your plane tickets to Colombia. You must also buy an international medical insurance, we can provide advice.

  6. We'll send accommodations options close to the University so that you can select where you will stay in Villavicencio.

  7. Once you arrive in the city of Villavicencio, we will pick you up and bring you to your accommodation.

If you would like to study for less than 8 weeks it is possible to enter any of the courses but you will have to pay the same price as if you were taking the full course.