Chile Temporary Resident Visa
A Temporary Resident Visa is granted to foreigners who travel to Chile for the purpose of settling in the country due to family ties, interest in the country or because their residency would be useful or advantageous to Chile. Recipients are allowed to work, study and/or carry out business activities. It has a maximum validity of one year.
Family members may be granted a Temporary Resident Dependent Visa. Recipients are not allowed to work and the visa has a maximum validity of one year. Find out which consulate is responsible for your jurisdiction.
Go to my Chile visa page for information on other types of visas for Chile.
If you’re inside the U.S, you can find your jurisdiction here.
Note that the link above often goes in and out and is not always reliable. If the link is busted, I recommend Googling “Jurisdiction Chile Consulates United States.”
If you’re outside of the U.S., check at this site here.
Gather the required documents and follow the procedures here.
- This list is a comprehensive list of all the temporary residence visas for Chile.
- More information about visas for Chile can be found here.
Gather the appropriate fee. Search the website of your consulate or contact them to find out the fee as it varies based on your nationality.
Submit the information that you gathered in Step 2 and the fee in Step 3 to the consulate that you located in Step 1.
Congratulations! After a period of waiting, the Chilean Consulate/Embassy will give to you your brand new Chilean visa.
Don’t get sick! Check vaccination requirements here at the CDC.
Don’t forget that once you get to Chile, you will need to register within 30 days of entry in order to get your registration document or Cédula de Identidad para Extranjeros.
For tax purposes, you will also need to likely get a RUT number.
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