We review your eligibility, prepare your naturalization file, and follow your application through the multi-year review until your citizenship decree and Chilean ID.
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To apply for naturalization, you must first complete the required years of residence and hold permanent residency. The application review then typically takes another 2 to 3 years.
We check your eligibility and residence history before filing, prepare the documents in Spanish, submit the application, and follow it until the decree is issued. We then help with the Civil Registry steps for your new Chilean ID card.
You hold permanent residency in Chile and have reached, or are close to reaching, the required years of residence
You are unsure whether your trips abroad break the continuity of your residence, and want a clear answer before applying
You want the eligibility and document requirements checked before filing a process that takes several years
You are applying together with your partner or children and want every family member's file handled consistently
We check your eligibility, prepare the application, and follow it until the citizenship decree is issued.
Before filing, we confirm that you meet the residence and legal-status requirements.
Citizenship applications are stricter than visa applications: every document must be in Spanish, correctly apostilled, and filed through the immigration service's online portal.
The review takes several years. We track the application and respond to requests until the decree is issued.
Typical durations observed with current processing times. Every case is different.
Document requests from your home country, apostilles, and certified Spanish translations drive most of this phase. Applicants with documents from several countries should plan for the longer end.
The immigration service runs a completeness review, background verification, and in many cases an interview. We monitor the file and respond to every request so the review keeps moving.
Once the citizenship decree is issued, you apply at the Civil Registry for your new Chilean ID card and, if you plan to travel, your Chilean passport.
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The standard requirement is 5 years of residence in Chile, counted from the temporary-residence permit or stamp that gave rise to your current permanent residence. You must hold valid permanent residency at the time of application. Spouses, children, parents, and siblings of Chilean citizens may qualify for an accelerated pathway.
Basic conversational Spanish is required, along with general knowledge of Chilean history, geography, and civic principles. There is no formal written exam at this time (discussions to implement one according to the Chile immigration policy), but there is an interview in Spanish by the police department, and we prepare you for it.
From submission to the final decision, the process typically takes 2 to 3 years based on what we observe with current processing times. It includes a completeness review, background verification, and in many cases an interview. We track your file throughout so nothing stalls unnoticed.
Yes. Chile permits dual citizenship and does not require you to renounce your original nationality. Whether you can keep your original citizenship depends on your home country's laws, which we help you verify before you apply.
You receive the citizenship decree, the official proof of your Chilean nationality. With it, you apply at the Civil Registry for your new Chilean ID card and, if you plan to travel, a Chilean passport. We guide you through these final steps, including the timing, since you must use Chilean documents to leave Chile once you are a citizen.
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