Passport Atlas

Entering Chile

Chile playbook updated 2026-09. Openness first, then how to apply and how to stay.

Openness rank

#93

Entry openness

93

Visa free

93

Visa required

105

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Country profile

Capital

Santiago

Population

20.2 million

Area

756,950 km²

Currency

Chilean peso CLP

Languages

Spanish

Time zone

UTC-05:00–UTC-03:00

Foreign-born

1.5 million · 2024

Migrant share

7.8%

Ethnic groups · 2012

White and non-Indigenous88.9%
Mapuche9.1%
other Indigenous groups1%
Aymara0.7%
unspecified0.3%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type L

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 133 · Ambulance 131

Dialing code

+56

Airports

SCL · IQQ · PUQ · ANF

Highlights

Rapa Nui
Atacama Desert
Torres del Paine
Valparaíso

Chile Passport Visa site Immigration site

How to get a visa

Tourist entry
Visit / tourism · 90 days, extendable
- Return ticket and lodging may be checked.

Immigration routes

Work or investor residence
Employer sponsor
Residence visas split into work, study and family; PR after years on temporary status.
Leads to PR：Residence visas split into work, study and family; PR after years on temporary status.

PR & citizenship

Long-term residence

Time to PR：Depends on the route

Lawful status, clean record, means or a sponsor.

Naturalisation rules vary — check immigration before filing.

Passports that enter without a prior visa

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