This visa is aimed to professionals and technicians of higher level (1,600 academic hours and above), to foreigners that will carry out activities on a company located in Chile, but will be remunerated abroad, and to journalists and social media professionals traveling to Chile on the occasion of their activities.

Conditions of this visa

1) It allows to reside in Chile for up to a year.

2) It can be extended for another year within the last 90 days of the first visa.

3) If it is granted for 1 year, it allows to apply for Permanent Residency within the last 90 days of the visa.

4) It can be obtained as holder (TITULAR) or as dependent (DEPENDIENTE). Dependents: spouse, children and parents of the holder.

5) It allows to carry out any licit activity (working with one or more employers at the same time, freelancing, investing, studying, etc.) in Chile as long as it is granted as holder (TITULAR). Dependents are not allowed to work in Chile.

General documentation (must be presented by the holder and its dependents)

1) Copy of the following pages of the applicant’s passport:

  • Identification pages including the passport number and issue and expiry dates; AND,
  • Page in which the last entry (to Chile) was stamped; AND,
  • If the applicant obtained a Consular Tourist Visa (Visto Consular de Turismo) through a Chilean Consulate abroad in order to enter Chile as a tourist: a copy of the page in which the Consular Tourist Visa was stamped.
    If the applicant entered Chile with a different identification document, he / she must present a copy of that document as well: ID Card, DNI, etc.

If the application will be made through a Gobernación Provincial (outside the Metropolitan Region), the applicant MUST present 2 copies of each page; AND,

2) Copy of the last Tourism Card. If the applicant lost it, he / she can obtain a duplicate at the offices of PDI (International Police): list of PDI offices.

If the application will be made through a Gobernación Provincial (outside the Metropolitan Region), the applicant MUST present 2 copies of the Tourism Card and the original; AND,

3) A recent photograph, size 3×2 cm., in color, including full name and passport number.

If the application will be made through a Gobernación Provincial (outside the Metropolitan Region), the applicant MUST present 2 photographs; AND,

4) If the foreigner is a national of Colombia, Perú or the Dominican Repulic, he / she will have to present a Police Clearance Certificate (mandatory for adults):

  • Colombia: “Certificado de Antecedentes Judiciales”.
  • Perú: “Certificado Consular de Antecedentes Penales” obtained at the Peruvian Consulate in Chile.
  • Dominican Republic: “Certificado de NO Antecedentes Penales” obtained at the Consulate of the Dominican Republic in Chile; AND,

5) If the foreigner’s domicile is within the Metropolitan Region or within the Gobernación Provincial of Antofagasta, he / she MUST fill and sign the application form, which must be submitted with the rest of the documentation:

Specific documentation for those applying for this temporary visa as holders (TITULARES)

Temporary visa for professionals and technicians of higher level

  • Copy of the title (degree) duly apostilled (if the country issuing the document is a member of the Apostille Agreement) or duly legalized by the Chilean Consulate of the country of origin and legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Chile (if the country issuing the document is not a member of the Apostille Agreement).
  • In the case of medical professions, the degree must be revalidated by the Universidad de Chile for: Medicine, Nursing, Speech Therapy, Kinesiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Obstetrics and Childcare, Medical Technology, Occupational Therapy and Dental Surgeon.
  • AND,
  • A job offer, specifying function and remuneration, signed before a Notary Public. This document must contain a validity clause stating that “the employee may begin working ONLY after he / she has obtained the corresponding visa or work permit”, as follows:

    “Clausula de vigencia. El trabajador podrá comenzar el ejercicio de sus funciones una vez que obtenga la visa o la autorización para trabajar correspondiente”.

Temporary visa for those who will carry out activities on a company located in Chile, but will be remunerated abroad

  • Certificate issued by the foreign company indicating the type of contractual relationship and functions that the applicant comes to develop to Chile (original or a copy which must be legalized before a Notary Public); AND,
  • Certificate issued from the Chilean company specifying the tasks to be carried out and the working conditions (original or a copy which must be legalized before a Notary Public).

Any document issued abroad (outside Chile) must be duly apostilled (if the country issuing the document is a member of the Apostille Agreement) or duly legalized by the Chilean Consulate of the country of origin and legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Chile (if the country issuing the document is not a member of the Apostille Agreement).

Temporary visa for journalists or social media professionals traveling to Chile on the occasion of their activities

  • Certificate issued by the Secretary of Communications and Culture (Secretaría de Comunicacióny Cultura) of the Ministry General Secretariat of the Government (Ministerio Secretaría General de Gobierno); AND,
  • Proof of income.

Specific documentation for those applying for this temporary visa as dependents (DEPENDIENTES)

Spouse

  • Marriage Certificate: Original or a copy of the Certificate legalized before a Notary Public; AND,
  • Affidavit of expenses signed before a Notary Public, in which the holder assumes the cost of maintan their dependents in Chile (original) AND,
  • When the holder’s visa is a “Visa Sujeta a Contrato”: The applicant must present a Validity Certificate of the employment contract (Certificado de Vigencia del Contrato) issued by employer of the applicant’s spouse and legalized before a Notary Public; OR,
  • When the holder’s visa is a “Visa de Residencia Temporaria” or “Visa de Estudiante”, the applicant must present proof of income.

Daughter / Son

  • Birth Certificate which indicates the name of the parents (original or a copy of the certificate legalized before a Notary Public); AND,
  • Affidavit of expenses signed before a Notary Public, in which the holder assumes the cost of maintan their dependents in Chile (original); AND,
  • When the holder’s visa is a “Visa Sujeta a Contrato”: The applicant must present a Validity Certificate of the employment contract (Certificado de Vigencia del Contrato) issued by employer of the applicant’s spouse and legalized before a Notary Public; OR,
  • When the holder’s visa is a “Visa de Residencia Temporaria” or “Visa de Estudiante”, the applicant must present proof of income.

Mother / Father

  • Birth Certificate of the visa holder (TITULAR) which indicates the name of the parents (original or a copy of the certificate legalized before a Notary Public); AND,
  • Affidavit of expenses signed before a Notary Public, in which the holder assumes the cost of maintan their dependents in Chile (original); AND,
  • When the holder’s visa is a “Visa Sujeta a Contrato”: The applicant must present a Validity Certificate of the employment contract (Certificado de Vigencia del Contrato) issued by employer of the applicant’s spouse and legalized before a Notary Public; OR,
  • When the holder’s visa is a “Visa de Residencia Temporaria” or “Visa de Estudiante”, the applicant must present proof of income.

About the documentation

  • The documentation required to prove family ties between a holder and its dependents must be duly apostilled or duly legalized.
  • If there is documentation issued outside Chile, it has to be duly apostilled or duly legalized as well as translated and legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  • If the document is written in English, French, Italian or Portuguese, no translation is required.

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