Minimum income
$1,000/month
$12,000/year
Stay
12 → 24
months, renewable
Application fee
Data unavailable
Tax
Standard
Path to staying
- Visa12 months
- Renewup to 24 months
- Permanent residencyafter 2 years
- Citizenshipafter 5 years
- Leads to residency 2 years
- Leads to citizenship 5 years
Overview
- Country
- Chile
- Visa name
- Chile Temporary Resident Visa (Remote Worker)
- Local name
- Visa de Residente Temporal
- Program type
- Tourist tolerance
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 12 months
- Max duration
- 24 months
- Income requirement
- $1,000/month ($12,000/year)
- Application fee
- Data unavailable
- Tax status
- Standard
Requirements
- Health insurance required
- Criminal record check required
- Proof of accommodation required
- Proof of employment or clients required
- University degree not required
- Savings of $18,000
What you can do
- Work for local companies
- Freelancers eligible
- Employees eligible
- Work permit included no
- Bring dependents
- Multiple entry
- Open a local bank account
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
Tax
- Tax status
- Standard
- Foreign income taxed
- No
- Tax residency trigger
- 183 days
How to apply
- Application method
- online, in country
- Processing time
- 120–240 days
- Can apply in-country
- Yes
- Multiple entry
- Yes
- Can open bank account
- Yes
- Renewable
- Yes
Notes
Chile does not have a dedicated digital nomad visa. Remote workers use the Temporary Resident Visa. ~$1,000/month income or $18,000 savings. Processing currently 6-8 months due to backlogs from 2022 immigration law changes. Most nationalities get 90-day visa-free tourist entry (extendable 90 days). Foreign-sourced income not taxed for first 3 years of residency.
Also in Chile
Chile also offers these long-term residency programs