Visa policy of Chile
{{short description|Policy on permits required to enter Chile}}
{{Politics of Chile|expanded=Foreign}}
Visitors to Chile must obtain a visa from one of the Chilean diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.
Chile generally maintains a reciprocal visa policy with other countries.
Visa policy map
[[File:Visa policy of Chile - new.svg|678px|thumbnail|none|Visa policy of Chile
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Visa exemption
Holders of passports of the following jurisdictions can visit Chile without a visa for up to 90 days (unless otherwise noted):{{cite web | url=https://serviciosconsulares.cl/tramites/site/artic/20190220/asocfile/20190220161313/cuadro_de_aranceles_y_vistos_de_turismo_2020.pdf | title=CUADRO DE ARANCELES DE VISAS Y VISTOS DE TURISMO OTORGADOS EN EL EXTRANJERO 2020}}{{cite web | url=http://www.minrel.gob.cl/minrel/site/artic/20080619/asocfile/20080619154024/cuadro_de_visas__web__versi__n__10_abril_2017.pdf | title=Cuadro de Visaciones | website=minrel.gob.cl | access-date=9 April 2018}}{{Timatic Visa Policy|country=CL|access-date=1 April 2017}}{{cite web | url=http://www.minrel.gob.cl/prontus_minrel/site/artic/20080619/pags/20080619154024.php#T6 | title=Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile | website=minrel.gob.cl | access-date=9 April 2018|archive-date=1 December 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031416/http://www.minrel.gob.cl/prontus_minrel/site/artic/20080619/pags/20080619154024.php#T6 | url-status=dead}}
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ID - May also enter with an ID card.
1 - For a stay of up to 30 days.
= Partial exemptions =
- {{flagdeco|Morocco}} – Nationals of Morocco need a visa but may obtain it free of charge for tourism proposes.
- {{flagdeco|China}} – Nationals of China may apply for a no-fee tourist or business visa, or visit Chile without a visa for up to 90 days, if they are also in possession of may types of entry visa (excluding transit visas) issued by Canada or the United States with a validity of more than six months.{{cite web |title=中国公民出国智利签证入境政策 |url=http://cs.mfa.gov.cn/zggmcg/ljmdd/nmz_657827/zl_658573/rjjl_658583/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=China Consular Service Network}}
- {{flagdeco|India}} {{flagdeco|Dominican Republic}} – Nationals of India and the Dominican Republic holding a valid US Visa, with current validity of six months, do not require a Chilean tourist visa (either Simple Tourism or Multiple Tourism or Multiple-Business).{{cite web |url=https://www.consulado.gob.cl/consulados/site/docs/20190220/20190220161313/cuadro_de_aranceles_y_vistos_de_turismo_2020.pdf |title=CUADRO DE ARANCELES DE VISAS Y VISTOS DE TURISMO OTORGADOS EN EL EXTRANJERO |access-date=2024-03-19}}
- {{flagdeco|Australia}} – Nationals of Australia may obtain a visa online.{{cite web|url=https://visalist.io/chile/visa-requirements/australia|title = Chile visa for Australian citizens to travel in 2022| date=3 April 2024 }}
Consulted visa process is not required for citizens of Belarus, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kiribati, Laos, Maldives, Madagascar, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Vanuatu, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
=Non-ordinary passports=
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Holders of diplomatic or service category passports of Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Botswana, China, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, India, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Morocco, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tunisia, Tuvalu and Venezuela do not require a visa.
Holders of diplomatic or service category passports of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Bolivia, Fiji, Mauritius, North Macedonia, Saint Lucia, San Marino, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago and United States require a visa.
Agreement with Bolivia was denounced on 4 August 2016 and not applied from 4 February 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.leychile.cl/Navegar?idNorma=1100121&buscar=Visa|title=DTO-197 11-FEB-2017 MINISTERIO DE RELACIONES EXTERIORES - Ley Chile - Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional|date=11 February 2017|website=leychile.cl|access-date=9 April 2018}}
=APEC Business Travel Card=
Holders of passports issued by the following countries who possess an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) containing the "CHL" code on the reverse that it is valid for travel to Chile can enter visa-free for business trips for up to 90 days.
ABTCs are issued to citizens of:{{cite web | url=https://www.apec.org/docs/default-source/groups/abtc/0-abtc-economy-entry-information-table-(as-of-18-oct-2022)852440b8682b4b84b94ccbe4745b0dbc.pdf?sfvrsn=260f0b80_2 | title=ABTC Economy Entry Information}}
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=Future changes=
Chile has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet entered into force:
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| {{flag|Azerbaijan}}{{cite web | url=https://minrel.gob.cl/chancellor-s-valdivia-signed-visa-exemption-agreement-for-diplomatic/minrel/2018-09-14/153738.html | title = Chancellor(s) Valdivia signed visa exemption agreement for diplomatic passports between Chile and Azerbaijan}}
| Diplomatic, official, service | September 2018 |
Visa extension
If a holder of a tourist visa wishes to extend their Visa, they can do so at Chile's Extranjería Department and there is a charge of $100 USD.{{cite web | url=http://www.extranjeria.gob.cl/ingles/filesapp/T2_turista_ingles.pdf | title=Bulletin T2 - Requisites to apply for an extension of tourist | access-date=2018-02-19 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712204015/http://www.extranjeria.gob.cl/ingles/filesapp/T2_turista_ingles.pdf | archive-date=2017-07-12 | url-status=dead}}
Another way of extending your tourist visa is to leave the country and come back in. This can only be done twice in succession. There is no fee to do so.
Visitor statistics
Most visitors arriving to Chile were from the following countries of nationality:{{cite web|url=http://www.subturismo.gob.cl/documentos/estadisticas/|title=Estadísticas|website=subturismo.gob.cl|access-date=9 April 2018}}
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| {{flag|Argentina}} | 3,323,771 | 2,900,709 | 1,946,876 |
| {{flag|Brazil}} | 544,857 | 438,915 | 455,965 |
| {{flag|Bolivia}} | 479,690 | 437,154 | 419,822 |
| {{flag|Peru}} | 394,204 | 403,605 | 359,857 |
| {{flag|United States}} | 211,718 | 208,623 | 186,613 |
| {{flag|Venezuela}} | 156,150 | 71,034 | 45,918 |
| {{flag|Colombia}} | 133 341 | 119,324 | 105,317 |
| {{flag|Haiti}} | 111,430 | 46,962 | 13,112 |
| {{flag|France}} | 83,758 | 77,129 | 69,995 |
| {{flag|Spain}} | 80 690 | 77,987 | 73,362 |
| {{flag|Germany}} | 78,262 | 73,854 | 71,055 |
| {{flag|Uruguay}} | 69,912 | 46,698 | 39,771 |
| {{flag|United Kingdom}} | 54,714 | 51,611 | 46,520 |
| {{flag|Australia}} | 51,978 | 50,968 | 46,010 |
| {{flag|Mexico}} | 48,051 | 44,536 | 45,316 |
| {{flag|Italy}} | 46,131 | 41,523 | 33,512 |
| {{flag|Ecuador}} | 42,935 | 38,370 | 31,993 |
| {{flag|Canada}} | 39,639 | 38,388 | 33,915 |
| {{flag|China}} | 30,774 | 22,992 | 15,404 |
| {{flag|Paraguay}} | 27,850 | 24,051 | 25,284 |
| Total | 6,263,341 | 5,448,975 | 4,287,546 |
See also
{{Portal|Chile}}
{{Wikivoyage|Chile}}
{{Wikivoyage|Easter Island}}
References
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{{Visa policy by country}}
{{Visa Requirements}}