A beautiful mountain lake in winter near Pucon |
Covid 19 Alert- Currently the borders of Chile have been opened to tourist as of December 1, 2020 but only through air travel into Santiago airport. Land and sea borders are still closed. Please view this article for more info
Americans, Canadians, Latin Americans, and Europeans for the most part can come to Chile as a tourist and not have to apply for a tourist visa before arriving.
Citizens from the following countries can arrive in Chile without a prior visa for 90 days: Albania, Germany, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Granada, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent And Grenadines, San Marino, Holy See, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Vatican City, Venezuela.
Citizens arriving from Greece and Indonesia can receive only a 60 day visa upon entry. And citizens arriving from Belize, Georgia, Jamaica, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore, and the Ukraine can receive only a 30 day visa upon entry.
For a citizen of any country not listed above, you must request a visa prior to arrival in Chile from the closest Chilean Consulate or online.
For my readers from the following countries - Hong Kong does have a consulate. Ukraine uses the Russian consulate in Moscow. UK has one in London. Turkmenistan uses the consulate in Kazakhstan. Hungary has one in Budapest. China has consulates in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. UAE has one in Abu Dhabi and Italy has one in Rome and Milan. Portugal has an embassy in Lisbon.
Please note that the laws for immigration and foreigners to Chile are changing rapidly and this post may become obsolete. As of this writing on October 4, 2020 the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate have been drafting new laws on foreigners and immigration. I would advise that you check with an immigration attorney or your closest Chilean consulate before you do anything and please buy my book - listed in the right side bar- which has lots of valuable information for immigrating including some trusted contacts in the attorney, immigration, and real estate world. A purchase of my book gets you a free documents worksheet and a 30 minute consultation with Jim by phone or Lori by email.
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