# 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 (unless otherwise noted):
All European Union member states :
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Date of visa changes :

### 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 also in possession of may types of entry visa (excluding transit visas) 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 (either Simple Tourism or Multiple Tourism or Multiple-Business).
* – Nationals of Australia may obtain a visa online.
Consulted visa process is not required for citizens of Belarus, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kiribati, Laos, Maldives, Madagascar, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Vanuatu, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

### 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 (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:
| Australia  Brunei  China  Hong Kong  Indonesia  Japan  South Korea  Malaysia  Mexico | New Zealand  Papua New Guinea  Peru  Philippines  Russia  Singapore  Taiwan  Thailand  Vietnam |

### Future changes

Chile has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet entered into force:
| Country | Passports | Agreement signed on |
| Azerbaijan | Diplomatic, official, service | September 2018 |

## 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:
| Country | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Argentina | 3,323,771 | 2,900,709 | 1,946,876 |
| Brazil | 544,857 | 438,915 | 455,965 |
| Bolivia | 479,690 | 437,154 | 419,822 |
| Peru | 394,204 | 403,605 | 359,857 |
| United States | 211,718 | 208,623 | 186,613 |
| Venezuela | 156,150 | 71,034 | 45,918 |
| Colombia | 133 341 | 119,324 | 105,317 |
| Haiti | 111,430 | 46,962 | 13,112 |
| France | 83,758 | 77,129 | 69,995 |
| Spain | 80 690 | 77,987 | 73,362 |
| Germany | 78,262 | 73,854 | 71,055 |
| Uruguay | 69,912 | 46,698 | 39,771 |
| United Kingdom | 54,714 | 51,611 | 46,520 |
| Australia | 51,978 | 50,968 | 46,010 |
| Mexico | 48,051 | 44,536 | 45,316 |
| Italy | 46,131 | 41,523 | 33,512 |
| Ecuador | 42,935 | 38,370 | 31,993 |
| Canada | 39,639 | 38,388 | 33,915 |
| China | 30,774 | 22,992 | 15,404 |
| Paraguay | 27,850 | 24,051 | 25,284 |
| Total | 6,263,341 | 5,448,975 | 4,287,546 |