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Permanencia Transitoria

ChileShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

No prior authorisation or visa is required to enter and stay in Chile for those who do so as holders of a Permanencia Transitoria permit. However, there are cases where nationals of certain countries are required to hold a prior authorisation granted by a Chilean consulate abroad; the page points to the list of countries subject to that requirement, held by the Chilean Consulate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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  • The captured page does not reproduce the nationality list; it refers the reader to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs consular pages, so no claim can be made about any specific nationality.
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    No, no se requiere autorización previa o visa para el ingreso y estadía en Chile a quienes lo hagan en calidad de titular de un permiso de Permanencia Transitoria. Sin embargo, hay casos en que procede exigir a personas nacionales de determinados países una autorización previa otorgada por un consulado chileno en el exterior. Conoce el listado de países que deben cumplir esta exigencia, en el Consulado de Chile del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

Permanencia Transitoria is granted to foreign nationals who enter the country for tourism, business or other reasons, for a limited time, without the intention of residing or establishing themselves.

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    La Permanencia Transitoria se otorga a personas extranjeras que ingresan al país por turismo, negocios u otros motivos, por un tiempo limitado, sin intenciones de residir ni establecerse.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

It authorises a stay of up to 90 days in the country, a period that may be extended once for up to 90 further days. The validity may not exceed the period of validity of the passport or travel document.

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    Esta autoriza a permanecer por hasta 90 días en el país, plazo que se puede prorrogar hasta por 90 días más una única vez. La vigencia no podrá exceder el período de validez del pasaporte o documento de viaje.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

People must prove that they have sufficient financial means to support their stay in the country. The validity of the stay may not exceed the period of validity of the passport or travel document. The official source does not state accommodation, invitation, insurance or onward-travel evidence.

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  • The official source does not state accommodation, invitation, insurance or onward-travel evidence.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

The Servicio Nacional de Migraciones (SERMIG) handles the applications for extension of Permanencia Transitoria and the work permits for this migratory category. The stay may be extended once for up to 90 further days.

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  • The captured page separately states the cost and the length of the extension, and states that transitory-permit holders cannot apply for residence permits while in the country; those statements are not in this citation.
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    ¿Qué trámites de Permanencia Transitoria gestiona SERMIG? El Servicio Nacional de Migraciones (SERMIG) gestiona las solicitudes de prórroga de Permanencia Transitoria y los permisos de trabajo para esta categoría migratoria.
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    Esta autoriza a permanecer por hasta 90 días en el país, plazo que se puede prorrogar hasta por 90 días más una única vez. La vigencia no podrá exceder el período de validez del pasaporte o documento de viaje.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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