Looking for advice on job opportunities in Bogota

cesarsantamaria

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Member since 08 January 2020

cesarsantamaria

08 January 2020 19:24:26

cesarsantamaria

08 January 2020 19:24:26

Hi everyone,

I'm looking to move to Colombia soon and was wondering if anyone could offer any advice on job opportunities in Bogota. I know that in order to stay in the country longer then 180 days a company needs to sponsor your visa application. I was just wanting to know if anyone can offer advice on this topic and whether or not this is easy to achieve.

I have a degree in business administration with a major in Marketing from the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, Canada. I speak both English and Spanish however my Spanish is not at an advanced level. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Cesar

OsageArcher

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Member since 11 February 2015

Cali

OsageArcher

08 January 2020 22:21:02

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OsageArcher

08 January 2020 22:21:02

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Cali

I don't know all the ins and outs but I do know this - without speaking Spanish at an advanced level, not only are jobs hard to find to begin with, but employers would rather hire a native Colombian first.

I would try to find a multi-national company that might have a presence in Bogotá (and Canada and/or the USA), and convince them that you as someone who can speak both languages even if not perfectly, could bring something to the mix that would be to their advantage - in other words, market yourself. Plus then you could possibly get paid in either Canadian or US dollars which would be preferable to getting paid a low salary in COP.

You could do searches for things like
bogota jobs for foreigners
and
empresas multinacionales bogota