Eligibility quiz
Are you a legal representative, manager or senior executive of a company from outside Chile?
Benefits
Benefits for youBenefits for you
Live in Chile
You can live legally in Chile for up to two years, and extend your stay for further periods of up to two years.
A Chilean identity card and identity number can help you prove your legal residence.
Study in Chile
Children living in Chile can attend preschool and primary and secondary school on the same terms as Chilean children.
Holders can enter higher education on the same terms as Chilean citizens, but free university study has its own requirements.
Work in Chile
Holders can work or provide paid services that fit the investment, role or employment agreement used to qualify.
They have the same workplace rights as Chilean workers.
Travel in and out
You can leave and enter Chile as often as you like while your permission is valid and you meet immigration rules.
A valid certificate showing that an extension, change of permission or permanent residence request is being processed also lets you travel after your old permission expires.
Use public healthcare
Holders can access healthcare on the same terms as Chilean citizens, if they meet health authority requirements.
Care is not always free.
Get social support
Holders can receive social security and tax benefits on the same terms as Chilean citizens if they meet each benefit's rules.
For benefits paid entirely by the state without contributions, 24 months of residence is normally required if no other residence period applies.
How to apply
From outside ChileFrom outside Chile
Get InvestChile support
Ask InvestChile for a support letter, providing a document describing the purpose and amount of the investment and, where relevant, the nature of your work. InvestChile may ask you for more information.
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Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for your online application.
See required documentsFill in your application
From outside Chile, create an account on the National Migration Service digital portal or sign in with ClaveÚnica. Select “Residencia Temporal en el extranjero”, fill in the application and upload your documents.
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Pay the fee online
Follow the payment link in your application and pay the applicable fee through the Treasury payment portal. Your application will not be sent until you pay.
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Submit your application
Finish and submit your application in the National Migration Service portal. Save your confirmation and application ID.
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Wait for the decision
Follow your application in the National Migration Service portal and, if asked for more information, open it using your ID, upload what is requested and select “Finalizar”. Visit the nearest Chilean consulate only if the service notifies you to do so.
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Download your electronic permit
If approved, download your electronic permit, called the Estampado Electrónico, from your portal account within 120 working days of being notified. You then have 90 calendar days from the download to enter Chile.
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Enter Chile
Travel to Chile within 90 calendar days after downloading your electronic permit.
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Once in ChileOnce in Chile
Book your card appointment
Within 30 days of entering Chile, request an appointment with the Civil Registry to apply for your identity card.
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Apply for your card
Apply for your identity card at the Civil Registry. Your card will let you identify yourself in Chile as a resident.
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Documents needed
Required to applyRequired to apply
Sponsorship letter
Obtain a sponsorship letter from InvestChile. To request it, provide your investment details document; InvestChile may ask for further information.
Copy of your passport
Provide a copy of your valid passport. It must be valid for at least one year from the date you apply.
Passport photo
Provide a recent colour photo against a white background. Face the camera with your whole face visible, a neutral expression and your eyes open, without glasses or a hat.
Application form
The online form is the temporary residence application for people applying from outside Chile. Upload supporting documents as PDFs, except for your photo, which must be a JPG or PNG. Private documents must be no more than 30 days old and public documents no more than 60 days old, unless the document states a different validity period.
Investment details
Prepare a document describing the purpose and amount of your investment and, if relevant, the nature of your duties. Provide it both to InvestChile when requesting sponsorship and with your residence application.
Company formation records *
You can include your company's formation deed and any amendments to it. Provide the records for the company you own or are a partner in.
* Only if you own or are a partner in an existing company.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationCompany tax folder *
You can include your company's electronic tax folder. Provide the folder for the company you own or are a partner in.
* Only if you own or are a partner in an existing company.
Police certificate *
Get a police certificate or equivalent document from your country of origin or the country where you have lived during the past five years. It must be no more than 60 days old.
* Only if you are over 18.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationBusiness start certificate *
You can include your company's certificate showing that it has started business activities. Obtain it for the company you own or are a partner in.
* Only if you own or are a partner in an existing company.
Business licence proof *
You can include proof that your company's municipal business licence has been paid. Provide the proof for the company you own or are a partner in.
* Only if you own or are a partner in an existing company.
Considerations
Things to think aboutThings to think about
Extension requirements
To extend your stay, apply for an extension normally within the last 90 days before it expires.
Show investment progress, tax records and, where applicable, a municipal business licence and proof of your contract and income.
A late application can bring a fine.
Identity and address records
Apply for an identity card within 30 days of receiving your permission.
Report an address change to the immigration service within 30 calendar days.
Investment and work conditions
Keep the investment or project, position, contract and income that apply to your permission.
Your paid work must fit the investment, role or employment agreement used to qualify.
Residence can end
Your permission ends if it expires without an extension or you receive a new permission.
It can also be taken away, or an extension refused, for reasons including unmet conditions or serious violations.
Before it is taken away, you get notice and 10 days to respond; you may be ordered to leave and barred from returning.
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