Colombian taxes
Understand the tax-residency clock, when worldwide income may enter the picture, what records matter, and when you need a Colombian international-tax professional.
Conference language: English No interpretation or translation
Build your next chapter in Colombia.
A 100% live, interactive online conference for Americans ready to understand healthcare, daily life, property, work, investment, and belonging in Colombia. Ask questions, join the chat, and meet the people who can help make it real.
February 6–7, 2027 Saturday & Sunday 100% live online English
- 2
- Immersive days
- 10
- Practical tracks
- 50
- Expert speakers
- 01Discover your Colombia
- 02Prepare your move
- 03Meet local people
- 04Build your life
- 05Leave with a plan
English-language event100% live and interactiveCities and lifestyleHealthcare in ColombiaVisas and settlingTaxes and reportingMoney protectionPersonal safetyLocal relationships
Nothing is prerecorded
Ask the question while the expert is in the room.
Every fireside, expert session, guided Q&A, and speed-networking round happens live. Join the chat, raise your hand, meet people face to face, and build real relationships from home.
- Listen and askGet answers during the session.
- Chat and connectMeet locals, professionals, and fellow attendees.
- Explore before you travelLearn and build your network without flying to Colombia until you are ready.
Colombia is more than a move. It could be your next chapter.
Most Colombia content gives you fragments: a neighborhood tour, a visa explainer, a property listing, or someone else's highlight reel. Colombia Unlocked brings the whole picture into one room.
Meet Colombian residents, city insiders, experienced expats, and trusted professionals. Explore daily life, relationships, healthcare, housing, work, property, business, money, and long-term planning before you make a major decision.
Know what to expect—before Colombia becomes your plan.
No fantasy. No fearmongering. No pretending every city, tax situation, or safety risk is the same. This is where qualified professionals explain the consequences, the warning signs, and the questions you need to ask.
U.S. obligations
Learn why moving abroad does not automatically end U.S. filing duties and when foreign accounts, assets, companies, gifts, or income can create additional reporting.
Moving and holding money
Get clear on banking, foreign exchange, source-of-funds documentation, investment registration, account access, and the friction nobody mentions in a property pitch.
Protecting your assets
See how independent legal review, clean title, contracts, ownership structure, insurance, and fraud red flags help protect what you bring and what you build.
Protecting yourself
Discuss regional and neighborhood differences, transportation habits, common crime patterns, nightlife decisions, emergency response, and trusted local contacts without sugarcoating.
Your Plan B
Build liquidity, document access, healthcare coverage, wills, family instructions, backup housing, and an exit plan before a difficult day forces the decision.
The goal is education and better questions. Personal medical, insurance, legal, tax, financial, immigration, and security decisions still require qualified professionals working directly for you.
Healthcare in Colombia
Know how care works before you need it.
Moving your life means knowing how to arrange coverage, find trusted care, continue treatment, and respond when something cannot wait. Track C gives healthcare its own five-session program.
Explore the healthcare track- 01
Choose the right coverage mix
Compare enrollment through Colombia’s EPS health system, prepaid private health plans (medicina prepagada), private insurance, international coverage, eligibility, networks, exclusions, and the questions to ask before choosing.
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Build your care network
Understand how to find primary care, specialists, clinics, hospitals, diagnostics, dental care, and vision care in the city where you plan to live.
- 03
Continue prescriptions and treatment
Plan for medical records, medication availability, refills, specialist follow-up, chronic conditions, and continuity between U.S. and Colombian providers.
- 04
Understand the real costs
Ask how premiums, copays, cash-pay appointments, procedures, reimbursement, and uncovered services may fit into your Colombia budget.
- 05
Prepare for emergencies and aging
Map urgent care, ambulance and hospital decisions, emergency contacts, home support, medical travel, evacuation coverage, and family instructions.
Education before individual advice
Your right plan depends on residency, eligibility, age, health history, provider access, and policy terms. The conference helps you understand the system and interview qualified professionals for your circumstances.
Ten tracks. One complete view of life in Colombia.
Day one helps you discover, prepare, and connect. Day two helps you build, protect, and shape what comes next.
Two days. Fifty sessions. Four speed-networking rounds.
Every track includes a live fireside chat and five live concurrent sessions. Nothing in the two-day program is prerecorded. One-to-one speed networking and guided Q&A have their own times, so you can participate in both.
Day 1
- Track A · Choose Your ColombiaFireside + choose one of five sessions
- Track B · Move With ConfidenceFireside + choose one of five sessions
- One-to-one speed networking · Round 1Private, timed introductions
- Expo and lunch breakVisit booths and continue conversations
- Track C · Healthcare in ColombiaFireside + choose one of five sessions
- Track D · Belong, Don’t Just RelocateFireside + choose one of five sessions
- One-to-one speed networking · Round 2Fresh private matches
- Track E · Plan Your First 180 DaysFireside + choose one of five sessions
- Guided Q&A · Four live roomsCities · Visas · Healthcare and safety · Belonging
Day 2
- Track F · Buy Property With Eyes OpenFireside + choose one of five sessions
- Track G · Earn Across BordersFireside + choose one of five sessions
- One-to-one speed networking · Round 3Private, timed introductions
- Expo and lunch breakVisit booths and continue conversations
- Track H · Build or Invest LocallyFireside + choose one of five sessions
- Track I · Protect Your Money and YourselfFireside + choose one of five sessions
- One-to-one speed networking · Round 4Fresh private matches
- Track J · Design Your Next ChapterFireside + choose one of five sessions
- Guided Q&A · Four live roomsProperty · Money · Business · Long-term life
Four one-to-one rounds. Eight guided topics.
Every connection happens live. Speed networking runs twice each day at 11:30 AM and 3:30 PM. Guided Q&A runs at 5:00 PM, with four topic rooms each day, so you can participate in both.
One-to-one speed networking
Meet one person at a time in four dedicated rounds.
Short, private, timed conversations with Colombian locals, business owners, professional advisers, and other attendees planning their move. Each new round gives you a fresh match.
City and neighborhood fit
Compare Medellín, Bogotá, the Caribbean coast, the Coffee Region, and smaller cities with residents who know daily life.
Visas and your landing plan
Ask immigration and relocation professionals about documents, timing, banking, moving, and household setup.
Healthcare, safety, and daily life
Discuss care options, insurance, transportation, routines, neighborhood risk, and emergency planning.
Belonging and local culture
Talk with Colombians about relationships, communication, community, language, and life beyond the expat bubble.
Property and housing decisions
Question independent property professionals about renting, buying, title, pricing, management, and exit options.
Taxes, banking, and protecting money
Bring cross-border questions about tax residence, U.S. obligations, accounts, money movement, insurance, and contingency plans.
Work, business, and investing
Explore remote income, local companies, partnerships, talent, diligence, and where newcomers can create value.
Retirement, family, and long-term life
Discuss part-time living, purpose, family ties, healthcare, aging, and a realistic plan for the years ahead.
Three ways to attend
Come for the answers. Stay for the people you meet.
The strongest conference room includes people planning their future in Colombia, people who already know the country, and professionals who understand the decisions that cross borders.
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Future residents and investors
Exploring Colombia
For Americans considering a move, second home, retirement, property, business, or investment in Colombia.
Your access includes
Join attendee early access
One Colombia Unlocked All Access Pass covering both live days, every track, guided Q&A, one-to-one networking, the Expo, and every recording.
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Residents, founders, and community builders
Connecting from Colombia
For Colombians, local business owners, healthcare navigators, community builders, and experienced residents who want to meet future residents and share how life and business actually work.
Your role in the room
Request a connector invitation
Join the networking program as a peer, share useful local perspective, and exchange details when both people want to continue the conversation.
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U.S. cross-border professionals
Serving Americans across borders
For U.S.-based CPAs, attorneys, healthcare and insurance advisers, planners, lenders, consultants, and other professionals whose work may matter before or after a move.
Your role in the room
Request professional access
Attend, learn, and connect as a professional peer. Introductions are mutual and the full attendee list is never shared.
Meet 50 people who know how Colombia really works.
Hear from Colombian residents, experienced expats, entrepreneurs, and trusted specialists across immigration, taxes, property, healthcare, banking, safety, and everyday life.
Leave knowing what Colombia could look like for you.
The goal is a clearer decision, a personal route forward, and a circle of people you can call when you are ready to take the next step.
Build your conference route- 01Your Colombia shortlist
Match climate, pace, culture, access, cost, and opportunity to the life you want.
- 02Your transition plan
Put visits, residency, documents, healthcare, housing, banking, and moving in the right order.
- 03Your local relationship map
Know which residents, communities, and city connectors can help you feel at home.
- 04Your professional team
Identify the legal, tax, property, insurance, and relocation specialists you may need.
- 05Your next-chapter roadmap
Turn two days of ideas and introductions into a practical 12-month sequence.
Your Colombia Unlocked All Access Pass
One pass unlocks the entire experience.
Your All Access Pass is built to help you make a clearer decision, avoid expensive mistakes, and meet people you can call after the conference ends.
Colombia Unlocked Conference
All Access Pass
February 6–7, 2027 · 100% live online
- Both live days
- All 10 tracks
- All networking and guided Q&A
- Expo and post-event video library
50 live expert sessions, 30 minutes each
Ask questions in real time during practical sessions covering cities, visas, healthcare, property, taxes, safety, business, investing, and long-term life.
10 live fireside conversations
Each track opens with experienced voices comparing tradeoffs, risks, and what newcomers usually miss while you listen and respond in the live chat.
Four one-to-one speed-networking rounds
Two dedicated rounds each day, with short private matches among Colombian locals, businesses, professionals, and other attendees planning their move.
Eight live guided Q&A topics
Enter a focused room, raise your hand, and ask about cities, visas, healthcare, culture, property, taxes, business, family, and long-term life.
Colombia Unlocked Expo access
Meet vetted service providers and explore useful resources when you are ready for professional help.
Complete conference video library
Every recording is captured from the live event and released afterward, so you can revisit sessions you attended or missed.
The mistakes you never have to make
One bad contract, missed filing, unsafe assumption, or poorly checked property can cost more than your All Access Pass.
The people you leave knowing
Build direct relationships with locals, fellow movers, business owners, and professionals who understand Colombia.
Total value$62,784
Registration opens first to the list
Lock in the lowest All Access Pass price.
The All Access Pass price rises each month as the February event approaches. Your purchase date determines the starting price before any coupon.
December$300Through Dec. 31
January$400Jan. 1–31
February$500Beginning Feb. 1
- Your checkout uses the price active on the day you buy
- Early access to limited networking capacity
- One-time email verification keeps the list accurate
You are seriously exploring your next chapter in Colombia.
- You are often 45+ and considering a move, second home, part-time base, retirement, or fresh start.
- You may be younger, but you are approaching Colombia with the same seriousness and curiosity.
- You want candid conversations with locals and experienced expats, not another highlight reel.
- You want trustworthy professional connections before you need to make a major decision.
The fantasy version of moving abroad.
- Guaranteed returns, “zero tax” promises, or instant-passive-income pitches.
- Visa workarounds and legal shortcuts.
- Tourism and nightlife presented as a complete picture of Colombian life.
- One-size-fits-all advice about cities, property, relationships, or retirement.
Clear answers start here.
Is this only for people over 45?
No. The program is shaped around the questions people often face in midlife and beyond, but younger professionals, founders, investors, and globally minded families are welcome.
Is this a relocation, lifestyle, or investment conference?
It connects all three. Life in Colombia touches community, healthcare, housing, work, property, money, and long-term planning. The event helps you understand how those pieces fit together.
When and where is the conference?
Colombia Unlocked takes place live online on Saturday, February 6 and Sunday, February 7, 2027. You can participate from the United States, Colombia, or anywhere in the world.
What language is the conference?
English. Every session, fireside chat, guided Q&A room, speed-networking round, and live Expo interaction is conducted in English. Spanish interpretation and translated session feeds will not be available.
Is any conference session prerecorded?
No. Every fireside, expert session, guided Q&A, and speed-networking round happens in real time. You can ask questions, use the chat, and meet people from home. Session recordings are created during the event and released afterward. Expo booths may also provide videos or slides as optional resources between live coverage windows.
How will the live networking work?
Speed-networking blocks rotate you through short, private one-to-one conversations. Guided Q&A blocks let you choose among eight practical topics, with four rooms live at a time. The two experiences have dedicated times, so you can participate in both.
Will you cover taxes, banking, and protecting money?
Yes. The program includes Colombian international-tax professionals, U.S. international-tax professionals, cross-border legal and banking specialists, and independent risk experts. Sessions will explain common obligations, decision points, and warning signs without pretending one answer fits every attendee.
Will you cover healthcare in Colombia?
Yes. Track C is a complete five-session healthcare program covering EPS and private coverage options, doctors and hospital networks, prescriptions and chronic-care continuity, typical cost categories, and emergency and aging plans. The sessions provide education and questions to take to qualified medical and insurance professionals.
Will the sessions provide medical, legal, tax, or investment advice?
The conference provides education and access to professionals. Medical, insurance, legal, tax, financial, and investment advice for your circumstances must come from appropriately qualified professionals engaged directly by you.
What does the All Access Pass include?
Your pass includes both live days, all ten tracks, every fireside and expert session, four one-to-one speed-networking rounds, both guided Q&A blocks, the Colombia Unlocked Expo, and the complete post-event recording library.
Can I bring someone with me?
Yes. When sales open, you can add one companion All Access Pass for 50% of the final price you pay for your first pass. If a coupon reduces your pass from $500 to $400, your companion pass becomes $200 and both passes total $600.
Can I attend while I am still researching Colombia?
Yes. The conference is built to help you compare options, identify risks, meet the right people, and decide whether Colombia belongs in your future before you make a major commitment.
Can I attend as a professional without buying a vendor booth?
Yes. U.S. professionals may attend, learn, and make mutual connections as professional peers. Attendee access does not include a booth, speaking slot, sponsor promotion, lead export, the full attendee list, or mass solicitation. If your primary goal is visibility and lead capture, the Expo partnership is the appropriate path.
Can people living in Colombia attend just to connect?
Yes. Colombian residents, local business owners, community builders, and experienced residents can request a Colombia Connector invitation. Their role is to share useful local perspective, meet future residents, and form relationships through the live networking program.
Meet Colombia before you book the flight.
Join the priority list for two completely live days of answers, conversation, and connections you can begin from home.
Join the early access list Verify your email once and we’ll send registration access when founding All Access Passes open.