We help you obtain the right visa
Chile bureaucracy can sometimes be very creative. They invented around a dozen types of visas.
Some of them like the student visa are rather simple to obtain. There are few documents required and you can get the visa from abroad, by applying at the Chilean consulate in your country. Chilean officials working in these consulates know well these types of visa because they do it all the time.
For certain types of visas, it becomes more complicated. You need to collect 15-20 documents, translate them, and stamp them in 2-3 different offices. Then you need to come to Chile to initiate the visa process. A missing document and you lost 1-2 months to restart the process. A mistake can lead to rejection and a difficult situation for you.
For a newcomer, all this bureaucracy can be painful to manage.
That’s why Expat.cl can assist you in your visa process.
Our service encompasses all the types of visas available in Chile. We define with you the best visa for you and your family. We send you the detail of documents required for your visa, and we assist you to write your request (which we can translate if needed). We then take care of submitting your application to the immigration department. Once you get approved, we help you to perform the last steps required to obtain your ID card.
The Expat.cl guarantee
If your first visa application gets rejected, we assist you to answer the rejection, or apply again for another visa, without additional cost.
Your visa in 6 steps
Phone call or conference call using Skype to understand your situation and determine which visa is best
You receive a guide explaining the documents you need to collect before coming to Chile, as well as a general explanation of the steps
We validate that the collected documents are correct and properly stamped to avoid any problem in the future
When coming in Chile, we take care of having them translated by a translator approved by the Chilean immigration department
We initiate the process and follow-up on a weekly basis
We go with you to the police department and the civil register office, to perform the last steps required to get your Chilean ID
The total duration of the process can range from 4 to 6 months. It takes approximately 4 to 6 weeks for immigration to register documents, then 2 to 3 months to obtain the visa. The last step (ID card) takes a few weeks.
You don’t need to be in Chile during the whole process. However, you need to come once to initiate the process in Chile, as they will request a proof of entry (the small white paper they give you at the airport, don’t loose it!). Once you get the visa approved, you will need to be there to finalize the process, as both the police department and the civil register require fingerprints and photos.
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Jérémie LE PEVEDIC
Director, Expat.cl