Visa policy of Chile

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Visitors to Chile must obtain a visa from one of the Chilean diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.

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Chile generally maintains a reciprocal visa policy with other countries.

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Visa policy of Chile
  Chile
  Entry possible with only ID card
  Visa not required
  Online visa

Visa exemption

Holders of passports of the following jurisdictions can visit Chile without a visa for up to 90 days (unless otherwise noted): [1] [2] [3] [4]

ID - May also enter with an ID card.
1 - For a stay of up to 30 days.

Citizens 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: [24]

Citizens of India 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). [25]

Citizens of 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). [26]

Citizens of Australia may obtain a visa online. [27] [19]

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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  Chile
  Visa free access for diplomatic and service category passports

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. [28]

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. [3]

ABTCs are issued to citizens of: [29]

Future changes

Chile has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet entered into force:

CountryPassportsAgreement signed on
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan [30] Diplomatic, official, serviceSeptember 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. [31]

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: [32]

Country201720162015
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3,323,7712,900,7091,946,876
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 544,857438,915455,965
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 479,690437,154419,822
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 394,204403,605359,857
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 211,718208,623186,613
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 156,15071,03445,918
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 133 341119,324105,317
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 111,43046,96213,112
Flag of France.svg  France 83,75877,12969,995
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 80 69077,98773,362
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 78,26273,85471,055
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 69,91246,69839,771
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 54,71451,61146,520
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 51,97850,96846,010
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 48,05144,53645,316
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 46,13141,52333,512
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 42,93538,37031,993
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 39,63938,38833,915
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 30,77422,99215,404
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 27,85024,05125,284
Total6,263,3415,448,9754,287,546

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