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Visa policy of Chile

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

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

Visa exemption

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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

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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

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

Country Passports Agreement signed on
  Azerbaijan[30] Diplomatic, official, service September 2018

Visa extension

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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

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Most visitors arriving to Chile were from the following countries of nationality:[32]

Country 2017 2016 2015
  Argentina 3,323,771 2,900,709 1,946,876
  Brazil 544,857 438,915 455,965
  Bolivia 479,690 437,154 419,822
  Peru 394,204 403,605 359,857
  United States 211,718 208,623 186,613
  Venezuela 156,150 71,034 45,918
  Colombia 133 341 119,324 105,317
  Haiti 111,430 46,962 13,112
  France 83,758 77,129 69,995
  Spain 80 690 77,987 73,362
  Germany 78,262 73,854 71,055
  Uruguay 69,912 46,698 39,771
  United Kingdom 54,714 51,611 46,520
  Australia 51,978 50,968 46,010
  Mexico 48,051 44,536 45,316
  Italy 46,131 41,523 33,512
  Ecuador 42,935 38,370 31,993
  Canada 39,639 38,388 33,915
  China 30,774 22,992 15,404
  Paraguay 27,850 24,051 25,284
Total 6,263,341 5,448,975 4,287,546

See also

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Chile.
 
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Easter Island.

References

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  3. ^ a b "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile". minrel.gob.cl. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  5. ^ "SR 0.142.112.452 Briefwechsel vom 17. November 1948 zwischen der Schweiz und Chile über die gegenseitige Aufhebung der Visumpflicht".
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  13. ^ "Двусторонние договоры". www.mid.ru. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Ukraine and Chile Sign Visa Facilitation Agreement". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
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  25. ^ "CUADRO DE ARANCELES DE VISAS Y VISTOS DE TURISMO OTORGADOS EN EL EXTRANJERO" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-03-19.
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  31. ^ "Bulletin T2 - Requisites to apply for an extension of tourist" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  32. ^ "Estadísticas". subturismo.gob.cl. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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