Embassy or consular visa · Chile
Eligibility depends on your passport and circumstances. The authorities decide whether documents are issued and entry is granted.
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Three steps
- Tell us about your trip and travellers
- Add the documents listed for your profile
- Review your file, then track its status
What you get
- Guided form, saved as you go
- Document checklist matched to your profile
- Itemised price shown before any commitment
- Status tracking in your account
Independent private service. The authority alone decides on issuance and entry. No real payment is taken at this stage.
Embassy or consular visa
This category concerns a visa process handled through a diplomatic or consular channel. The responsible office and submission method vary.
- Original product name (French source)
- Autorisation préalable de séjour transitoire
- Destination
- Chile
Sources and review status
Review date recorded; current rules still need confirmation.
Dates describe an editorial record, not a live check or legal validity. Review is due after 90 days; rules can change sooner. Open the linked source before relying on this guide.
Recorded review date
- SERMIG — Permanencia Transitoria
Recorded review date:
Review date recorded; current rules still need confirmation.
Check the source's passport, residence, travel purpose and territorial scope; this link alone does not establish that it covers your case.
Still to establish
- No passport list is encoded for comparison. Check your passport with the authority; omission does not mean exclusion or exemption.
Recorded maximum stay: 90 days
This figure is recorded in the guide. Confirm the current limit, counting method, entry conditions and exceptions with the authority; it is not a personal allowance.
Travel purposes recorded in this source
The listed purposes do not establish permission to work or undertake other activities.
- Tourism
- Business
Prepare and verify
- Identify the office competent for your residence and confirm the checklist, appointment arrangements and applicable fees on its official website.
- Follow that office's instructions for submission and collection. Check the issued visa's details and conditions before departure.
Your next checks
- Write down the passport you will use and its type, your country of residence and your planned activities. Residence and interface language do not replace passport nationality.
- List arrival and departure dates, transit stops and entry points. Check each leg separately, including whether you pass immigration during transit.
- Open the official instructions for that profile. Record the required documents, submission window, fees and processing guidance; mark anything the source does not confirm as unresolved.
- If a condition is unclear, contact the competent authority with your passport country, residence, purpose and dates. Recheck before departure and after a passport or itinerary change.
What else should I know?
An appointment or accepted application is not approval. Do not assume that requirements from another consulate apply to your case.
Who can apply
Eligibility depends on your passport and circumstances. The authorities decide whether documents are issued and entry is granted.
The source guide below is currently available in French.
Autorisation préalable de séjour transitoire
Autorisation consulaire préalable pour les nationalités qui en ont besoin avant un séjour transitoire au Chili.
Le SERMIG distingue les voyageurs dispensés et les nationalités soumises à autorisation préalable. Consulter le tableau du consulat chilien.
- Vérifier le tableau des visas accessible depuis le SERMIG.
- Si nécessaire, suivre le système consulaire indiqué et présenter le dossier demandé.
- Le séjour transitoire initial peut atteindre 90 jours. Une prolongation nécessite une démarche séparée.
- Le travail rémunéré demande une autorisation particulière.
Official sources
Advice from a foreign government may be intended for its own nationals. Check the destination authority's requirements for your passport and circumstances; an advisory is not a universal eligibility decision.
- serviciomigraciones.cl ↗Source checked on 2026-09-28
