Chile entry requirements for Indian citizens

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Short answerIndian citizens need a visa to visit Chile. Your visa sets how long you can stay.

How long you can stay
Your visa sets how long you can stay.
What you need
  • Chilean Permanencia Transitoria (tourist) visa obtained from a Chilean consulate through the Sistema de Atención Consular (tramites.minrel.gov.cl) — unless exempt (see notes)
  • Passport valid for the whole intended stay
  • Proof of sufficient means of support for the stay, if asked
  • Joint Aduana–SAG sworn declaration (Declaración Jurada) on arrival
Good to know
Chile's Foreign Ministry visa table (PDF created 6 March 2026) lists INDIA as 'SI' (visa de permanencia transitoria required): single-entry visa US$42, maximum stay 90 days; multiple-entry visa US$76, maximum stay 90 days. Exemption (footnote [9]): Indian nationals holding a visa issued by the USA (except C visas) with at least 6 months' validity, or a US Green Card, have been exempt since 1 April 2019 — they then enter visa-free on the normal Permanencia Transitoria (up to 90 days). Applications are made through the consular platform (SAC). Stay is set by the visa, so no automatic duration is modelled. General rules (Servicio Nacional de Migraciones, 'Permanencia Transitoria', updated 14 Oct 2025): visitors enter as holders of a Permanencia Transitoria permit, which allows a stay 'por hasta 90 días' and cannot run past the validity of the travel document; the PDI (Policía de Investigaciones) records the permitted period on the Tarjeta Única Migratoria (TUM) at entry; visitors must have 'los medios económicos suficientes para sustentar su estadía' and may not do paid work. Extension (SERMIG 'Prórroga de Permanencia Transitoria', updated 30 Jun 2026): 'hasta noventa días corridos', 'por una sola vez', applied for online in SERMIG's Portal de Trámites Digitales before the period on your TUM expires; fee USD 100 (children and adolescents exempt); you must show means of support for the extension period and explain the reasons. Arrival: the joint Aduana–SAG sworn declaration form states 'ESTA DECLARACIÓN DEBE SER LLENADA POR TODA PERSONA QUE INGRESE AL PAÍS' (adults 18+ sign and include minors' baggage); see the customs rows. The table's 'plazo máximo estadía' is the stay allowed on the permit; the 30/60/90-day figures are stated as days, not months.

Is your passport valid long enough?

The rule: Passport valid for the whole intended stay

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Source Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile (Consulado.gob.cl) — Cuadro de aranceles de visas de permanencia transitoria simple y múltiple para ingresar a Chile (PDF dated 6 March 2026); Servicio Nacional de Migraciones — Permanencia Transitoria / Prórroga de Permanencia TransitoriaChecked against the source on 2026-10-10

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