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Medellin, Colombia
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About us
Iza Legal Services is a nationwide legal company based in Medellín, Colombia, specializing in assisting foreign individuals interested in living or investing in Colombia. We focus on real estate, investment law, and corporate law, among other areas, always prioritizing our clients' best interests and streamlining procedures to avoid unnecessary delays and complications. We pride ourselves on our 24-hour response time to address your needs, and most importantly, Iza Legal Services is recognized for providing personalized service and fair prices.
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10+ Years
of experience in legal services
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Our Practice Areas
Real Estate Law
IZA Legal Services is dedicated to guiding our clients through the entire real estate process. This includes the legalization of funds, a thorough study of the title, drafting the purchase contract, handling the deed, and ensuring that the property is fully registered. Our legal assistance covers every step of this process.
The legal guidance goes from the legal assistance of opening a brokerage account to transfer the funds, to:
- Legalization process: Required to any foreigner that wants to transfer funds into Colombia to invest. We take care of the legalization process until it's registered at the Central Bank.
- Power of Attorney (POA): POA allows us to legally represent you in Colombia while you are abroad.
- Title study: Title studies determine who the owner of a property is, and helps customers detect any issues, mortgages, encumbrances, or liens that might affect the customer’s investment. We conduct title studies to protect you and your investments.
- Promise of Contract/purchase Agreement: We draft and review the initial private contract of purchase between you and the seller.
- Purchase deed: We finalize the purchase deed and transfer the property’s title to you.
- Registry: We finalize the purchase by ensuring the property is duly registered and accredited to you as its lawful owner.
IZA Legal Services is associated with Realtors and Real Estate Agents nationwide, providing the best assistance in each process with the help of Realtors, whether the property is for rent or housing, we provide the management services of monthly fees and tourist licenses RNT and rental agreement contracts.
If you are interested in getting our services, get a quote here
Corporate Law
IZA Legal Services specializes in corporate law. We not only handle the constitution process but also ensure compliance with all legally required registries. Our services include:
- Working Contract
- Rental contracts
- Chamber of Commerce minutes
- DIAN processes
- Dissolution and liquidation of companies
- Compliance with tax law
Foreign Investment
IZA Legal Services handles the complete procedure of foreign investments in Colombia. We control the initial process of transferring funds from outside of Colombia and correctly register the investment in Central Bank. Clue procedure to invest in Colombia is filling correctly the forms, in which case we will legally represent considering your needs.
In which cases, you need to register the transfer of funds in Colombia?
It is recommendable that in all the cases. Even if you are just transferring for various expenses, you must inform Central Bank, in this case you will be needing to fill the F5 form.
But most importantly, you must register the transfer of funds in Central Bank when you are at the following situations:
- Purchasing a property.
- Investing in a company.
- Investing in Portfolio.
- Investing in future shares in a company.
- LLC investments.
We take care of all the legal procedure of filling correctly the forms, and make sure everything is done correctly so you don’t have to deal with a future penalty. We also work as TeamWork with Alianza Valores, also helping with the creation of the account.
Visas
IZA Legal Services has over 10 years of experience working with MOFA. This extensive experience provides us with a great understanding of how to deal with them, including knowledge of the necessary formalities and what can be expected depending on the client's specific needs, our services expendts to:
- Official translations.
- Apostille.
- Legalization.
- Package to stamp Passport in Bogotá and avoid traveling.
- Legal assistance and guidance.
- FBI certificate and apostille
- Migration Services (Extensions and regular process)
Do you need a visa?
By Resolution 5477 of 2022 The Ministry Of Foreign Affairs organized in 3 types of visa the temporary or permanently stay of foreigners in Colombia.
Type R (Resident): The Residence visa now is only for accumulated time with a Migrant visa over 5 years. The permanency with a Tourist or Visitor Visa is not counted for this type of visa.
Type M (Migrant): For Foreigners who wish to enter the country for longer than 180 days to:
- Study Visa (For programs superior to 6 months)
- Work Visa (As an employee in a colombian company)
- Retirement Visa.
- Medical procedure (For over 6 months treatment)
- Corporate Visa (Shares Investment)
- Investing in a property (For over 350 minimum colombian wage)
- Marriage visa (with a colombian national)
*This visa is for up to 1 - 3 years. The term is at the discretion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Type V (Visitor): The new Type V visa can be granted for the following different activities:
- Tourism
- Business
- Training
- Medial consultation
- Administrative and/or judicial proceedings
- Events or conference
- Internship
- ournalistic coverage
- And more activities that doesn’t require the foreigner to stay longer than 180 days
Accounting Taxes
We permanently manage our clients’ investment companies, complying with all legal, accounting and governmental requirements.
Our tax experts usually take care of:
- Our clients tax declaration
- Company tax declaration.
- Corporate Monthly accounting.
- Payroll Payment.
- Chamber of Commerce renovation.
- RNT Renovation.
Our accountants and tax experts can respond to any questions and help clients navigate the tax process with personalized assistance and regular monitoring.
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Testimonials
Discover what our clients say about their experience with Iza Legal Services. Real stories, real experiences—hear from those who trusted us.
Luis Torres
I was recommended to Laura at Iza Legal Services through a common acquaintance. She has been reliable, punctual and has made my transition from the US to Colombia much easier than I ever imagined. I had some complicated questions being a US citizen and having a Colombian wife but Laura was able to navigate the best and fastest process for me to obtain the visa and I am well on the path to residency. It's great to have a one stop service for all my legal concerns.
Michael Wu
Laura was there when I needed her most. She was kind patience and took care of everything and avoid me expenses that other attorney's would probably charged. I would always recommend her services.
Alan Bax
If you are looking for an effective and honest legal company you've come to the right place. Was amazing how everything was done. I'm most of the time abroad so I needed someone that took care of my business without worrying about it.
Travis – USA / Medellín
Last year, I had the pleasure of working with Laura Osorio, an exceptional attorney who helped me navigate the process of purchasing a condo in Medellín, Colombia. From the very first consultation, Laura was professional, knowledgeable, and extremely patient in guiding me through every step of the transaction. Her fluency in English made communication effortless, which was incredibly helpful throughout the process. Her expertise in Colombian real estate law gave me complete confidence that all documents, permits, and negotiations were handled correctly and transparently. She explained every detail clearly, always made herself available to answer questions, and ensured that the process moved smoothly and efficiently. I could not have asked for a better legal partner. Laura made what could have been a stressful experience into a seamless and positive one. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a trustworthy, skilled, and client-focused attorney in Medellín.
Víctor Kruger
I am an American and Laura has been my lawyer for 4 years keeping me safe with all my transactions in Colombia. Like obtaining my investment Visa, purchasing 8 properties (including farms and apartments), selling a house, creating 3 businesses, arranging for my accounting and paying my Colombian taxes and recommending strategies that prevented investments that could have caused me problems. Giving Laura my limited power of attorney prevented many trips to Colombia just to sign documents while I was often out of the country. Professional lawyers like Laura are hard to find.
Ram
Hey good morning! Here you go! I had an amazing experience working with Laura and her team when purchasing my apartment in Sabaneta. She made the entire process smooth and stress-free. Her response time was always quick, and I truly felt that she was looking out for my best interest at every step. There were a few things that had to be handled in person, and Laura went above and beyond by meeting me and guiding me through them directly. For everything else, she was able to help me remotely and made it incredibly simple. I’m so grateful for her professionalism, patience, and support throughout the process. If you are looking for a trustworthy and reliable real estate attorney in Antioquia, Laura and her team will be your best option.
Dr V. Arroyave, Ph. D
Buying a home in any country is daunting, but doing it in a foreign country, in a foreign language, and with unfamiliar laws is downright scary! Luckily for us working with Laura was a rewarding and successful experience! She helped us navigate uncharted waters, local laws, and regulations with LOTS of patience, great English and legal expertise. We recommend her highly and have referred to others.
Courtenay McKee
Laura Osorio has been my lawyer for almost all of my time in Colombia. I have found her to be friendly, knowledgeable and available for all of my needs here in Medellin. Her English is excellent and her counsel has been invaluable to me.
Dr David Gardner
Laura has been my lawyer for several years and I have been very pleased with her work. She is an excellent lawyer. She is extremely knowledgeable and competent. She is always pleasant and professional to talk to, and she can be very diplomatic when this is required during negotiations.
I highly recommend her.
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Foreign Investment
Corporate Law
Real Estate Law
Visas
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Phone Number
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Email Address
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+57 321 8150784
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