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.
Chile generally maintains a reciprocal visa policy with other countries.
Visa policy map
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Visa exemption
[edit]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.
| Date of visa changes | ||
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e-Visa: Cancelled: |
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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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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
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Diplomatic, official, service | September 2018 |
Visa extension
[edit]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
[edit]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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References
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- ^ Team, Internet. "EXENCIÓN DE VISA DE TURISMO". Oficina Económica y Cultural de Taipei en Chile 駐智利代表處. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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- ^ a b "Chile postpones visa requirements for Australians | Finder". 19 December 2019.
- ^ "RECIPROCITY FEE - Chile Abroad". Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ^ "Haiti - FLASH : Chile requires a Visa for Haitians - HaitiLibre.com : Haiti news 7/7". HaitiLibre.com. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ^ "Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mongolia". Archived from the original on 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
- ^ Chile offers 'democratic responsibility visa' to Venezuelan migrants
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- ^ "CUADRO DE ARANCELES DE VISAS Y VISTOS DE TURISMO OTORGADOS EN EL EXTRANJERO" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-03-19.
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- ^ "Chancellor(s) Valdivia signed visa exemption agreement for diplomatic passports between Chile and Azerbaijan".
- ^ "Bulletin T2 - Requisites to apply for an extension of tourist" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
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