How to apply for Permanent Residency in Chile (2020) – Step by step
Do you comply with all the requirements to apply for Permanent Residency in Chile? If you do, then you MUST apply within the last 90 days of your current visa. In this article we show how to apply for Permanent Residency in Chile online step by step.
Table of Contents
1. We head over to Extranjería's website
Note: Nationals from Brazil, China, Cuba, Haiti and Peru cannot apply for Permanent Residency online. They must do it in person at the closest ChileAtiende office.
In order to apply for Permanent Residency online we need to go to: tramites.extranjeria.gob.cl
Once there, we look for the process called “Solicitud de Permanencia Definitiva” and click on “Iniciar con Clave Única“:
2. Log in using your Clave Única
We enter our RUN number (26.xxx.yyy-z) our Clave Única and then click on “Continuar“:
3. Accept the conditions
On the following page, we will need to check the box below “Acepta condiciones y firma del solicitante” to agree to the terms and conditions:
“You certify that you are applying for permanent residency and that all the information submitted on this form is true. You declare to have read the conditions and your will to be notified through e-mail and text message.”
We then click on “Siguiente” to start with the application.
4. Enter your details
Next, we need to indicate if it is a personal application (we are applying for our own Permanent Residency), if we are applying for Permanent Residency on behalf of a minor (under 18), or if we are applying for Permanent Residency on behalf of an adult who holds a visa as a dependent and does not have a chilean ID card.
Personal application
We will have to check that our Chilean ID Card number, names, and surnames are correct.
Then, we will have to select our sex (Female / Male).
Finally, we will have to enter our date of birth (mandatory), marital status (mandatory), country of birth (mandatory), current nationality (mandatory) and click “Siguiente”.
On behalf of a minor
In this case we will have to indicate the following details about the minor: ID number (RUN, DNI, Passport, Chilean ID Card), names (mandatory), surnames (mandatory), sex (mandatory), date of birth (mandatory), marital status (mandatory), country of birth (mandatory) and current nationality (mandatory).
Right after that, we will have to check that our details are correct (identificación del representante).
Finally, we will have to upload the document that proves the link between the minor and us. It can be the Birth Certificate (apostilled or legalized), legal tutoring (apostilled or legalized) or similar. If the guardian is a foreigner, he / she will also have to upload the document(s) proving lawful residence.
Once completed, we click on “Siguiente”.
On behalf of an adult without Chilean ID Card
In this case we will have to indicate the following details about the minor: ID number (RUN, DNI, Passport, Chilean ID Card), names (mandatory), surnames (mandatory), sex (mandatory), date of birth (mandatory), marital status (mandatory), country of birth (mandatory) and current nationality (mandatory).
Right after that, we will have to check that our details are correct (identificación del representante).
Once completed, we click on “Siguiente”.
5. Contact details
On the next page, we will have to indicate our contact details: Region, street, number, department number (if it is the case), cell phone number, and e-mail address.
Then click on “Siguiente“.
6. Activity and educational level
Next, we will have to select our education level (“Nivel educacional”), profession or occupation (“Profesión / Ocupación”) and activity (“Actividad que realiza en Chile”).
We can also indicate the Name of the company in which we work, the RUT number and telephone number (optional).
Once completed, click on “Siguiente“.
7. Identification document
On the following page, we will have to select the identification document that we will use to apply for Permanent Residency (passport or ID card from the country of origin) (mandatory), indicate the number of the document (mandatory) and select the country that issued the document (mandatory).
Then, we have to upload a scanned copy of the page of our passport containing the identification details.
Next, we need to indicate if our visa was granted as “holder” (titular) or as “dependent” (dependiente):
We can find the information on the visa:
Finally, we enter the expiry date of our visa and click on “Siguiente“:
8. Reason behind the application
On the next page, we have to indicate our reasons to apply for Permanent Residency. We can select one or more:
- Family tie (Vínculo): Family tie with chileans or foreigners (with a valid visa).
- Economic reasons (Motivos económicos): economic stability, opportunity and job stability. Possibility of obtaining a home, through housing subsidies or mortgage loans.
- Educational reasons (Motivos educacionales): scholarships in municipal schools or in institutions of higher education.
- Personal reasons (Motivos personales): strong interpersonal relationships within the community where we reside.
- Other reasons (Otras razones): In this case we need to describe them. If more than one, we need to separate them with a “;”.
When finished, click we click on “Siguiente“.
9. General documentation
In this page, we need to upload the following documentation:
- Police Clearance Certificate of the country of origin (mandatory) (Certificado de Antecedentes del país de origen): It must be apostilled or legalized and translated if it is on a language different from Spanish or English. It cannot exceed 90 days from its issuance; AND,
- Chilean Identity Card (mandatory) (“Cédula de identidad”): It must be valid at the moment of the application. The document must contain both faces. If we lost our ID Card, we must upload a copy of the “Constancia de Carabineros”; AND,
- Copy of your visa stamped in our passport (mandatory) (Copia de visa estampada en pasaporte o título de residencia):
The visa stamped on our passport which contains the information about the type of the visa and expiry date; AND,
Once we uploaded the documents, we click on “Siguiente“.
10a. Specific documentation for dependents
If our visa says “dependiente” (dependent), we will have to select the relationship that we have with the holder (spouse, children, parents):
Spouse
We will have to upload:
- Marriage Certificate (Certificado de Matrimonio) (mandatory): If the marriage was celebrated in Chile, we need to present a Marriage Certificate issued by the Civil Registry (Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación), which we can get online through www.registrocivil.cl. If the marriage was celebrated outside Chile, we need to present a marriage certificate issued in the country of origin, which must be apostilled or legalized and also translated if written in a language other than Spanish or English.
- Affidavit of Expenses (Declaración Jurada de Expensas) (mandatory): The document in which the holder accepts financial responsibility for their dependents in Chile. It must be signed before a Notary Public.
Finally, we click on “Siguiente“. And we jump to point 13 of this article (13. Special requirement).
Children
We will have to upload:
- Birth Certificate (Certificado de Nacimiento) (mandatory): From the son or daughter of the applicant, which states the name and ID number of the son / daugther and the name of the parents. Issued by the Civil Registry (Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación). We can get one online through www.registrocivil.cl
- Affidavit of Expenses (Declaración Jurada de Expensas) (mandatory): The document in which the holder accepts financial responsibility for their dependents in Chile. It must be signed before a Notary Public.
Finally, we click on “Siguiente“. And we jump to point 13 of this article (13. Special requirement).
Parents
We will have to upload:
- Birth Certificate (Certificado de Nacimiento) (mandatory): From the holder, which contains the details of the holder and the parents. We need to present a birth certificate issued in the country of origin, which must be apostilled or legalized and also translated if written in a language other than Spanish or English.
- Affidavit of Expenses (Declaración Jurada de Expensas) (mandatory): The document in which the holder accepts financial responsibility for their dependents in Chile. It must be signed before a Notary Public.
Finally, we click on “Siguiente“. And we jump to point 13 of this article (13. Special requirement).
10b. Specific documentation for holders
If our visa says “holder” (titular), we will have to indicate if we have a family tie (spouse, children, parents) with a Chilean or with a foreigner with Permanent Residency in Chile. If we do, we will have to upload the following documentation:
Family tie with a chilean
Spouse of Chilean:
- Marriage Certificate (mandatory): If the marriage was celebrated in Chile, we will have to present a marriage certificate (“Certificado de Matrimonio”) issued by the Civil Registry (Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación). If the marriage was celebrated outside Chile, we will have to present a Marriage Certificate duly apostilled or legalized and translated if written in a language other than Spanish or English; AND,
- Birth Certificate (Certificado de Nacimiento) (mandatory): Must belong to the applicant’s Chilean spouse, issued by the Civil Registry (Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación) (original). We can get it online through www.registrocivil.cl
“Conviviente civil” of Chilean:
- If the civil union was celebrated in Chile, we will have to present the “Certificado de Acuerdo de Unión Civil” issued by the Civil Registry (Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación). We can get one online through www.registrocivil.cl. If celebrated outside Chile, we will have to present the Certificate proving the status of “conviviente civil”, which will have to be apostilled or legalized and also translated if writtten in a language other than Spanish or English.
Son or daughter of Chilean:
- Birth Certificate (Certificado de Nacimiento) (mandatory): Must belong to the Chilean son or daughter of the applicant, issued by the Civil Registry (Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación). We can get one online through www.registrocivil.cl.
Father or mother of Chilean:
- Birth Certificate (Certificado de Nacimiento) (mandatory): From the applicant. It must be apostilled or legalized and translated if written in a language other than Spanish or English.
Family tie with a foreigner with Permanent Residency in Chile
Spouse of a foreigner with Permanent Residency in Chile:
- Marriage Certificate (Certificado de Matrimonio) (mandatory): If the marriage was celebrated in Chile, we will have to present a marriage certificate (“Certificado de Matrimonio”) issued by the Civil Registry (Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación). If the marriage was celebrated outside Chile, we will have to present a Marriage Certificate duly apostilled or legalized and translated if written in a language other than Spanish or English; AND,
- Birth Certificate (Certificado de Nacimiento) (optional); AND,
- We will also have to enter the details of the foreigner with Permanent Residency in Chile: Names, Surnames, Sex, Country of Birth, Date of Birth, Type of identification document, Number of the identification document, and the country that issued that identification document.
“Conviviente civil” of a foreigner with Permanent Residency in Chile:
- Civil Union Agreement Certificate (Certificado de Acuerdo de Unión Civil) (mandatory): Issued by the Civil Registry (Servicio de Registro Civil) by the corresponding authority in the country of origin (duly apostilled or legalized and translated if written in a language other than Spanish or English); AND,
- We will also have to enter the details of the foreigner with Permanent Residency in Chile: Names, Surnames, Sex, Country of Birth, Date of Birth, Type of identification document, Number of the identification document, and the country that issued that identification document.
Son or daughter of a foreigner with Permanent Residency in Chile:
- Birth Certificate (Certificado de nacimiento) (mandatory): Must belong to the son / daughter of the applicant. Issued by the corresponding authority in the country of origin or obtained through the corresponding Consulate in Chile. It must be apostilled or legalized and translated if written on a language other than Spanish or English; AND,
- We will also have to enter the details of the foreigner with Permanent Residency in Chile: Names, Surnames, Sex, Country of Birth, Date of Birth, Type of identification document, Number of the identification document, and the country that issued that identification document.
Father or mother of a foreigner with Permanent Residency:
- Birth Certificate (Certificado de Nacimiento) (mandatory): Must belong to the applicant. Issued by the corresponding authority in the country of origin or obtained through the corresponding Consulate in Chile. It must be apostilled or legalized and translated if written on a language other than Spanish or English; AND,
- We will also have to enter the details of the foreigner with Permanent Residency in Chile: Names, Surnames, Sex, Country of Birth, Date of Birth, Type of identification document, Number of the identification document, and the country that issued that identification document.
None
If we don’t have family ties with a Chilean or foreigner with Permanent Residency in Chile, we just select “Ninguno” (none) and then click on “Siguiente“.
11. Proof of income
On this page we need to declare how we have supported ourselves economically in Chile during the length of the visa. In order to do it, we have to select one or more sources of income and upload the corresponding documentation.
Employment contract ("Contrato de trabajo")
- Current employment contract (contrato actual) (mandatory): If it was signed in Chile, it must be legalized before a Notary Public. If it was signed before a Chilean Consulate abroad, it must be apostilled or legalized; AND,
- Certificate of Validity of the Contract (“Certificado de vigencia del Contrato”) (mandatory): Signed by the employer before a Notary Public. It cannot exceed 30 days from the date of issue; AND;
- Historical Certificate of AFP payments (“Certificado histórico de cotizaciones de AFP”) (mandatory) – issued by the corresponding AFP; AND,
- Historical Certificate of Health Contributions (“Certificado histótico de cotizaciones de Salud”) (mandatory): issued by the corresponding health insurance institution (FONASA or Isapre).
Self-employed (“Honorario – Trabajador por cuenta propia”)
- Certificado de Inicio de Actividades (mandatory): Affidavit issued by the Servicio de Impuestos Internos (SII). It can be obtained online through www.sii.cl; AND,
- Declaración de Impuesto a la Renta (optional): it can be obtained through www.sii.cl; AND,
- Type of boleta de honorarios (mandatory): a) If we select “boleta electrónica” we will have to upload the “Informe Anual de Boletas” from the corresponding period of the visa (mandatory) issued by the Servicio de Impuestos Internos; b) If we select “boleta análoga” we will have to upload the “Pagos de Impuestos Mensuales” (mandatory).
Investor (“Inversionista”)
- Escritura de constitución de sociedad y modificaciones (optional): It must indicate the type of company , economic activity, shareholders, capital, etc. If it was created through public deed, we must upload a legalized copy (before a Notary Public); AND,
- Certificado de inicio de actividades (mandatory): it can be obtained online through www.sii.cl; AND,
- Last 8 VAT payments (últimos 8 pagos de IVA) (mandatory): Last payments made month to month through Form 29 (Declaración Mensual y Pago Simultáneo). It can be obtained online through www.sii.cl; AND,
- Last tax balance of the company (último balance tributario de la sociedad) (optional): It can be obtained from the accounting department or accountant of the company (from the past year); AND,
- Last income statement of the company and staff (última declaración de renta de la sociedad y personal) (optional): It can be obtained online through www.sii.cl; AND,
- Certificate of ownership or lease agreements (certificado de dominio o contratos de arriendo) (optional): Signed before a notary public. The ownership certificate is an authorized copy of an inscription, which indicates who is the curren owner of a property. The lease is an agreement between the owner of a property (lessor) and the person occupying the property (lessee), who, through an agreement establish the rules of use of the property in exchange for a monthly payment called rent; AND,
- Municipal licenses payments (acreditar el pago de patentes municipales) (opcional): Through the corresponding receipt (comprobante de recaudación) issued by the Municipality (from the past year).
Retired (“Jubilado”)
- Retirement certificate or income received (certificado de jubilación o ingresos percibidos) (mandatory): Must prove the status of pensioner (retired) in the country of origin and must indicate the amount of money received for that concept. Issued by the corresponding consular entity in Chile or by the pension institution in the country of origin. It must be apostilled or legalized and translated if written in a language other than Spanish or English.
Financially supported by spouse, parents, children or other (inactive) (“Sostenido económicamente por cónyuge, padre, madre, hijos u otro [inactivos]”)
- Affidavit of Expenses (Declaración Jurada de Expensas) (mandatory): The document in which the holder accepts financial responsibility for their dependents in Chile. It must be signed before a Notary Public; AND,
- Proof of income from the holder (ingresos económicos del sostenedor) (mandatory): Through documents such as: Employement contract (signed before a notary public), AFP payments, Health payments, “Boletas de Honorarios”, Tax payments, Bank transfers, etc. If the document was issued abroad (outside Chile) it must be apostilled or legalized and translated if written in a language other than Spanish or English.
Rentiers (“Rentistas”)
- Certificates of ownership of property (certificados de dominio de propiedad) (mandatory): A notarized copy of an inscription, which indicates who is the current owner of a property; AND,
- Lease agreements (contratos de arriendo) (optional): Agreement between the owner of a property (lessor) and the person occupying the property (lessee), that establishes the rules of use of the property and the rent. It must be signed before a Notary Public; AND,
- Other documents (otros documentos) (optional): Documents that prove the perception of periodic income.
No income ("No percibo ingresos acreditables")
If we did not perceive income during the length of our visa, we will have to check this option (“No percibo ingresos acreditables”). If we choose this option, we won’t have to upload any documents.
Note: An application can be rejected for this reason (not being able to demonstrate income) according to articles 138 N° 4 and 26 N° 4 of the Immigration Regulation:
Once we are done, we click on “Siguiente”.
12. Other categories
If we belong to any of the following categories we must upload additional documentation: a) Students (only if we hold a student visa), b) Religious, or c) Economically maintained by spouse, father, mother, children or others (inactive).
Students (“Estudiantes”)
- High School Certificate or College Degree (Certificado de título o Licencia de Enseñanza Media) (mandatory): Signed before a notary public. We must have a student visa for at least 2 years and be hold the degree that proves that we have completed our studies. The degree or title must be obtained at the educational institution in which we met the academic requirements to obtain the title or degree; AND,
- Job offer (oferta de trabajo) (optional): Only if we are adults (18+). It must include the name of the collaborator, tasks to be carried out and the salary. Issued by the employer (who makes the offer) and signed before a notary public.
- Affidavit of Expenses (Declaración Jurada de Expensas) (optional): The document in which the holder accepts financial responsibility for their dependents in Chile. It must be signed before a Notary Public; AND,
- Proof of income from the holder (ingresos económicos del sostenedor) (optional): Through documents such as: Employement contract (signed before a notary public), AFP payments, Health payments, “Boletas de Honorarios”, Tax payments, Bank transfers, etc. If the document was issued abroad (outside Chile) it must be apostilled or legalized and translated if written in a language other than Spanish or English.
Religious (“Religiosos”)
Catholic:
- Certificate issued by the congregation or church (Certificado de la congregación o iglesia) (mandatory): Indicating membership and economic dependence, legalized by the Bishop of the respective diocese.
Other religions or cults:
- Certificate from the superior of the church or cult (certificado del superior de la iglesia o culto) (mandatory): Indicating activity and / or economic dependence of the applicant, legalized before a notary public; AND,
- Validity Certificate of the legal personality of the church to which the applicant belongs (Vigencia de la personalidad jurídica de la iglesia a la que se pertenece) (mandatory): Issued by the Ministry of Justice Law No. 19.638; OR,
- Validity Certificate of non-profit Legal Person granted by the Civil Registry (Certificado de Directorio y de Vigencia de Persona Jurídica sin fines de lucro) (mandatory): Issued by the CIvil Registry (“Servicio de Registro Civil”).
Financially supported by spouse - parents - children or other (inactive)
- Affidavit of Expenses (Declaración Jurada de Expensas) (optional): The document in which the holder accepts financial responsibility for their dependents in Chile. It must be signed before a Notary Public; AND,
- Proof of income from the holder (ingresos económicos del sostenedor) (optional): Through documents such as: Employement contract (signed before a notary public), AFP payments, Health payments, “Boletas de Honorarios”, Tax payments, Bank transfers, etc. If the document was issued abroad (outside Chile) it must be apostilled or legalized and translated if written in a language other than Spanish or English.
Once completed, we click on “Siguiente“.
13. Special requirement
On this page we must indicate if this is our first application or if we are rectifying a previous application (subsanar).
Since we are applying for the first time, we check “No”.
And on the next question “¿Ud. pagó su multa antes de iniciar este trámite? (*)” (did you pay the fine before starting this process?) we check “No” again:
Finally, we click on “Siguiente“.
14. Submit your application
This is the last page. If everything is OK, we will have to click on “Enviar solicitud” to send our application to the Immigration Department. Once we submit the application there is no turning back, we cannot change or modify anything, so we suggest to check that all the information and documents are correct.
What's next?
After we have submitted the application, we will receive an email with the confirmation and a 2-page Certificate named “Solicitud de Permanencia Definitiva en trámite” issued by the Immigration Department:
This Certificate states:
- That our application is being processed (“en trámite”); AND,
- That we are allowed to keep working under the same conditions of our previous visa according to Article 135 Bis of the Immigration Regulation; AND,
- That we are allowed to exit the country and re enter without troubles; AND,
- That we won’t be able to get a new ID (the plastic) until our application is approved; AND,
- That in case that we have to pay the application fee, we will be notified by e-mail in order to download the payment order from consultas.extranjeria.gob.cl, which will have to be paid at any commercial bank or ServiEstado in Chile.
We now need to wait (months) until we receive an email from Extranjería letting us know if our application advances to the analysis stage (“Avanza a etapa de análisis”) or if we need to rectify our application (“Solicitud incompleta o insuficiente otorga plazo para subsanar”).
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