Visa policy of Chile


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 exemption

Holders of passports of the following jurisdictions can visit Chile without a visa for up to 90 days :
ID - May also enter with an ID card.

1 - For a stay of up to 30 days.
Date of visa changes

  • 14 November 1947: Argentina
  • 1 January 1949: Switzerland
  • 15 April 1953: Norway
  • 2 November 1954: Netherlands
  • 1 December 1956: Belgium
  • 18 September 1966: Ecuador
  • 15 November 1969: Japan
  • May 1973: Yugoslavia
  • 24 December 1994: France
  • 18 January 2011: Russia
  • 21 October 2015: Ukraine
  • 1 January 2016: Taiwan
  • 11 August 2017: Vietnam
  • 16 December 2017: United Arab Emirates
  • 29 December 2018: Mongolia
  • 20 May 2022: Suriname
  • 17 September 2025: Australia
Cancelled:

Partial exemptions

  • – Nationals of Morocco need a visa but may obtain it free of charge for tourism proposes.
  • – Nationals 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 holding any type of valid entry visa issued by Canada or the United States with a validity of more than six months.
  • – Nationals of India and the Dominican Republic holding a valid US Visa, with current validity of six months, do not require a Chilean tourist visa.

Non-ordinary passports

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.

APEC Business Travel Card

Holders of passports issued by the following countries who possess an APEC Business Travel Card 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:

Future changes

Chile has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet entered into force:
CountryPassportsAgreement signed on
Azerbaijan

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 to Chile were from the following countries of nationality:
Country201720162015
Argentina