Medellín is one of Colombia's top destinations for digital nomads and foreign tourists, with a growing supply of Airbnb apartments in areas like El Poblado and Laureles. With so much international guest turnover, filing TRA and SIRE on time becomes a daily task — automating it avoids penalties and saves hours every week.
Start for freeMedellín concentrates digital nomads and long-stay international tourism, especially in El Poblado, Laureles and Provenza.
With that much foreign turnover, SIRE stops being an occasional errand and becomes a daily one. And since many stays are long, you also have to report the exit, not just the entry.
Medellín has been the epicenter of the short-term rental debate, but as of 2026 there's no approved municipal ban: what's being discussed is the national draft decree. What does apply to you today is your building's bylaws and the permitted use for your area.
The TRA, SIRE and RNT are national obligations: they apply the same in Medellín as in San Andrés, with the same deadlines and the same penalties. What does vary between cities is your guest profile —and therefore which obligation weighs most on you—, your horizontal property bylaws, your area's land use and, in specific cases like San Andrés, additional territory-specific controls. Be wary of any content promising you a "TRA regulation for your city": there isn't one.
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