Visa policy of Chile

Visitors to Chile must obtain a visa from one of the Chilean diplomatic missions unless they are citizens from one of the visa-exempt countries.

Chile generally maintains a reciprocal visa policy with other countries.

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Chile
  Chile
  Visa not required - may enter with an ID card (90 days)
  Visa not required (90 days)
  Visa not required (30 days)
  Visa not required (90 days) if holding a valid Canadian or US visa; otherwise, visa required
  Visa required

Visa exemption

Ordinary passports

Citizens of the following countries and territories may enter Chile without a visa for the following period:

90 days

30 days

ID - May enter with an ID card in lieu of a passport.

Substitute visa

Citizens of China who hold a valid visa issued by Canada or the United States, with a validity of at least 6 months, may enter Chile without a visa for up to 90 days. This does not apply to passengers with US "C" visas.

Citizens of India and the Dominican Republic who hold a valid visa issued by the United States, with a validity of at least 6 months, may enter Chile without a visa for up to 90 days. This does not apply to passengers with "C" visas.

Citizens of Belarus, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dominica, East Timor, Gabon, Ghana, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Zambia and Zimbabwe who are permanent residents of Pacific Alliance member states (Colombia, Mexico and Peru) may enter Chile without a visa for up to 90 days.

Fee-exempt

Citizens of Morocco require a visa but may obtain it free of charge for tourist proposes.

Permanent residents of Argentina

Foreign citizens (of any nationality) who are permanent residents of Argentina can enter Chile for tourism purposes using their Argentine identity card (DNI) without a passport or visa.

Non-ordinary passports

  Chile
  Visa free access for diplomatic and service category passports

Holders of diplomatic or service category passports of Armenia, Azerbaijan, 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.However, the visa-free agreement for holders of diplomatic passports from both countries was approved by the Chilean parliament in January, 2026.

APEC Business Travel Card

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.

ABTCs are issued to citizens of:

Visa extension

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.

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

Most visitors arriving in Chile were from the following countries of nationality:

Country 2017 2016 2015
Argentina3,323,7712,900,7091,946,876
Brazil544,857438,915455,965
Bolivia479,690437,154419,822
Peru394,204403,605359,857
United States211,718208,623186,613
Venezuela156,15071,03445,918
Colombia133 341119,324105,317
Haiti111,43046,96213,112
France83,75877,12969,995
Spain80 69077,98773,362
Germany78,26273,85471,055
Uruguay69,91246,69839,771
United Kingdom54,71451,61146,520
Australia51,97850,96846,010
Mexico48,05144,53645,316
Italy46,13141,52333,512
Ecuador42,93538,37031,993
Canada39,63938,38833,915
China30,77422,99215,404
Paraguay27,85024,05125,284
Total6,263,3415,448,9754,287,546

See also

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