Chile tourist visa: Requirements and application process

Chile tourist visa requirements are fairly easy to understand. The application process is online. But, you must appear in person to pick up the approved visa.

Chile issues only short-term visas for up to 90 days. The Visa fee can vary greatly depending on your country of passport. Refer to your nearest consulate website for exact and up-to-date information.

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CHILE VISA REQUIREMENTS BY NATIONALITY

Visa EXEMPT passport holders

90-day entry

1. Albania
2. Germany
3. Andorra
4. Antigua and Barbuda
5. Argentina
6. Australia
7. Austria
8. Bahamas
9. Barbados
10. Belgium
11. Bolivia
12. Bosnia and Herzegovina
13. Brazil
14. Bulgaria
15. Canada
16. Colombia
17. Costa Rica
18. Croatia
19. Cyprus
20. Czech Republic
21. Denmark
22. Ecuador
23. El Salvador
24. Estonia
25. Fiji
26. Finland
27. France
28. Granada
29. Guatemala
30. Haiti
31. Honduras
32. Hong Kong
33. Hungary
34. Ireland
35. Israel
36. Italy
37. Japan
38. Latvia
39. Liechtenstein
40. Lithuania
41. Luxembourg
42. Macedonia
43. Malta
44. Mauritius
45. Mexico
46. Moldova
47. Monaco
48. Montenegro
49. Netherlands
50. New Zealand
51. Nicaragua
52. Norway
53. Panama
54. Paraguay
55. Peru
56. Poland
57. Portugal
58. Romania
59. Russian Federation
60. Saint Kitts And Nevis
61. Saint Lucia
62. Saint Vincent And Grenadines
63. San Marino
64. Holy See
65. Serbia
66. Slovakia
67. Slovenia
68. South Africa
69. South Korea
70. Spain
71. Sweden
72. Switzerland
73. Taiwan
74. Thailand
75. Tonga
76. Trinidad And Tobago
77. Turkey
78. United Kingdom
79. United States Of America
80. Uruguay
81. Vatican City
82. Venezuela

60-day entry

1. Greece
2. Indonesia

30-day entry

1. Belize
2. Georgia
3. Jamaica
4. Macau
5. Malaysia
6. Mongolia
7. Singapore
8. Ukraine

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Visa REQUIRED passport holders

90-day SINGLE entry

1. Bangladesh
2. Botswana
3. Brunei
4. China
5. North Korea
6. Cote D’ivoire
7. Dominica
8. Gabon
9. India
10. Marshall Islands
11. Jordan
12. Kenya
13. Kyrgyzstan
14. Lesotho
15. Libya
16. Malawi
17. Morocco
18. Mauritania
19. Mozambique
20. Namibia
21. Nepal
22. Palau
23. Congo
24. Dominican Republic
25. Syria
26. Sri Lanka
27. Sudan
28. Suriname
29. Swaziland
30. Tanzania
31. Tunisia
32. Tuvalu
33. Uganda
34. Uzbekistan
35. Vietnam
36. Zimbabwe
37. Palestine

60-day SINGLE entry

1. Algeria
2. United Arab Emirates
3. Philippines
4. Guinea
5. Papua New Guinea
6. Yemen

30-day SINGLE entry

1. Afghanistan
2. Angola
3. Azerbaijan
4. Bahrain
5. Belarus
6. Benin
7. Bhutan
8. Bulgaria
9. Burkina Faso
10. Burundi
11. Cambodia
12. Cameroon
13. Cape Verde
14. Central African Republic
15. Chad
16. Comoros
17. Congo
18. Cuba
19. Djibouti
20. Egypt
21. Eritrea
22. Ethiopia
23. Gambia
24. Ghana
25. Guinea Bissau
26. East Timor
27. Equatorial Guinea
28. Guyana
29. Iran
30. Iraq
31. Solomon Islands
32. Kazakhstan
33. Kiribati
34. Kuwait
35. Laos
36. Lebanon
37. Liberia
38. Madagascar
39. Maldives
40. Mali
41. Micronesia
42. Myanmar
43. Nauru
44. Niger
45. Nigeria
46. Oman
47. Pakistan
48. Qatar
49. Rwanda
50. Samoa
51. Sao Tome And Principe
52. Saudi Arabia
53. Senegal
54. Seychelles
55. Sierra Leone
56. Somalia
57. Stateless Refugees Seeking Asylum
58. Tajikistan
59. Togo
60. Turkmenistan
61. Vanuatu
62. Zambia

21-day SINGLE entry

1. Armenia

90-day MULTIPLE entry

1. Angola
2. Armenia
3. Azerbaijan
4. Bahrain
5. Bangladesh
6. Belarus
7. Bhutan
8. Botswana
9. Brunei
10. Bulgaria
11. Burkina Faso
12. Burundi
13. Cape Verde
14. Chad
15. China
16. Cote d’Ivoire
17. Congo, Dem. Rep. Of
18. Congo, Rep. Of
19. Dominica
20. Dominican Republic
21. Egypt
22. Eritrea
23. Ethiopia
24. Gabon
25. India
26. Jordan
27. Kazakhstan
28. Kenya
29. Kiribati
30. Kyrgyzstan
31. Lebanon
32. Lesotho
33. Malawi
34. Maldives
35. Marshall Islands
36. Mauritania
37. Morocco
38. Mozambique
39. Myanmar
40. Namibia
41. Nepal
42. North Korea
43. Pakistan
44. Palau
45. Palestine
46. Saudi Arabia
47. Sri Lanka
48. Stateless Refugees Seeking Asylum
49. Sudan
50. Swaziland
51. Syria
52. Tanzania
53. Tunisia
54. Turkmenistan
55. Tuvalu
56. Uganda
57. United Arab Emirates
58. Uzbekistan
59. Vietnam
60. Zambia
61. Zimbabwe

60-day MULTIPLE entry

1. Afghanistan
2. Algeria
3. Benin
4. Cameroon
5. East Timor
6. Equatorial Guinea
7. Ghana
8. Guinea
9. Guyana
10. Liberia
11. Madagascar
12. Mali
13. Micronesia
14. Nigeria
15. Papua New Guinea
16. Rwanda
17. Sao Tome And Principe
18. Senegal
19. Seychelles

30-day MULTIPLE entry

1. Cambodia
2. Cuba
3. Iran
4. Kuwait
5. Laos
6. Oman
7. Qatar
8. Samoa
9. Tajikistan
10. Vanuatu

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NO MULTIPLE entry visa is issued for the passport holders of below countries

1. Central African Republic
2. Comoro Islands
3. Djibouti
4. Gambia
5. Guinea Bissau
6. Iraq
7. Libya
8. Nauru
9. Niger
10. Sierra Leone
11. Solomon Islands
12. Somalia
13. Suriname
14. Togo
15. Yemen

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Visa EXEMPT for passport holders with legal residency in countries of Pacific Alliance – Colombia, Mexico, and Peru

1. Botswana
2. Brunei
3. Cambodia
4. Dominica
5. Gabon
6. Guyana
7. Kiribati
8. Laos
9. Madagascar
10. Malawi
11. Marshall Islands
12. Micronesia
13. Nauru
14. Papua New Guinea
15. Samoa
16. Suriname
17. Tuvalu
18. Vanuatu
19. Vietnam
20. Zambia

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Visa EXEMPT for passport holders with a valid visa from the USA or Canada

1. China

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CHILE TOURIST VISA APPLICATION PROCESS

Check if you need a visitor/tourist visa to travel to Chile in the “Visa Requirements” section above. Alternatively, you can check your visa eligibility and requirements at your nearest consulate of Chile website.

Chile tourist visa application is a two-step process.

1. Submit the application online
2. Pickup approved visa in person

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Documents required

Following documentation is required

1. First and last page of your passport
2. Copy of the visa/residence permit if applying in a third country (Example: if you hold an India passport and applying in the US, you have to provide a copy of your US visa)
3. Signed employment letter
4. Proof of economic solvency (bank statement)
5. Roundtrip flight tickets
6. Hotel reservation confirmations
7. Digital photograph

Supporting documents: Scan documents 1 though 7. Combine and create one single PDF file.

Digital photograph: File must be in JPG format and no larger than 100KB.

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Online application

The first step in the application process is to fill and submit an online application at SAC (Sistema de Atención Consular) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile website.

• Fill the online application
• Upload the supporting documents PDF
• Upload the digital photo JPG and submit

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Visa fee

The Visa fee is based on the country of your passport. In the online application, after selecting your nationality, the fee for your country will be displayed. The Visa fee varies from $5USD to $150USD for both single and multiple entry depending on your country of passport.

NOTE
Chile charges a visa fee only if the visa is approved

You have to pay the visa fee only if the visa is approved. You must pay this fee on the day of picking up your approved visa. Chilean consulate usually accepts credit/debit card payments. Call/email your nearest consulate ahead and check what modes of payment are accepted.

NOTE
Apply for a multiple entry visa only if your itinerary involves multiple trips to Chile. The reason being, the visa will be issued only for the number of days you have requested. Also, the multiple entry visa fee is much higher than a single entry.

My itinerary was for 20 days. I have applied for a multiple entry visa. I was given only a 20-day multiple entry visa. I was expecting to travel back to Chile at some point in the future.

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Priority visa service

There is NO expedited or priority visa service. Make sure to apply for your visa at least 30 days prior to your scheduled travel date.

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Visa pickup

After you submit your online application, you can check the status of your application on the SAC website by logging in with the same username and password that you have created during the application submission.

After the visa is approved, you will receive an email with an appointment date. The appointment date is set by the consulate. You are allowed to change the appointment date one time.

On the date of appointment, you should appear in person at the consulate. You must carry your original passport. You must also carry all supporting documents in original.

The visa officer will verify your documents and fix the visa stamp in your passport. You will have to make the visa fee payment. You will then have to give your fingerprints on 3 copies of the approved application. They will retain one copy and you will be given the other two copies.

You will have to submit these two copies at your first port of entry in Chile. Make sure to carry these two copies with you on the day of your travel.

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Customer service

There is no dedicated customer service for visa status inquiries. If you need any assistance or have questions, you can email/call your nearest consulate.

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Application withdrawal

There is no formal procedure for visa application withdrawal. If you do not intend to continue with the application, you can just abandon your pending application at any stage.

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ENTRY AND EXIT PROCEDURE AT THE AIRPORT

Entering Chile by air

At the first port of entry in Chile, the officer will stamp your passport but will not write/mark the number of days you are allowed to stay in the country. You will be given a small receipt that contains the number of days you are allowed to stay. Make sure to check the receipt right away for accuracy.

You must submit the two copies of the approved, fingerprinted and signed visa application that you received at the consulate to the officer at the port of entry.

As always, carry a copy of your return ticket and hotel booking just in case. If you are traveling on a one-way ticket, don’t forget to get proof of onward ticket.

Australia and Mexico passport holders
Passport holders of Australia and Mexico have to pay a reciprocity fee. A reciprocity fee must be paid on arrival, before proceeding to immigration/customs. Look for payment counters near or next to immigration/customs counters.

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Leaving Chile by air

Nothing needs to be done on exit. Just make sure to stop by the gate to check with the staff if they need to verify your documents.

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SUMMARY

Chile tourist visa requirements are fairly simple and clear. Application submission is online and processing is much quicker. Chile is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. If you haven’t been to Chile yet, add it to your list and keep it on the top.

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