Minimum income
$1,000/mo
per month
Stay
12
months, renewable
Application fee
$200
Tax
Special
6-year foreign income exemption for new residents
Path to staying
- Residence permit12 months
- Renew12 months at a time
- Permanent residencyafter 2 years
- Citizenshipafter 5 years
- Permanent residency 2 years
- Citizenship 5 years
- Dual citizenship allowed
- Language required for citizenship
Overview
- Country
- Chile
- Program
- Jubilado/Rentista Visa
- Local name
- Visa de Jubilado/Rentista
- Type
- Retirement
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 12 months
- Renewable
- Yes (12 mo)
Fully online residency for retirees with a pension of ~$1,000-$1,500/month or rentistas with recurring investment/rental income. 100% online application through SERMIG platform.
Financial requirements
- Income requirement
- $1,000/mo
- Pension requirement
- $1,000/mo
- Application fee
- $200
Eligibility
- Criminal record check required
- Health check not required
- Health insurance required
Work rights
- Employment not allowed
- Self-employment not allowed
- Own a business allowed
- Work permit included no
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
- Spouse included
- Yes
- Max child age
- 18
- Parents allowed
- No
- Extra per dependent
- $500
Benefits and mobility
- Bank account can open
- Property purchase allowed
- Public healthcare access granted
Tax
- Tax regime
- Special
- Regime name
- 6-year foreign income exemption for new residents
- Regime duration
- 6 years
- Foreign income taxed
- No
- Capital gains taxed
- No
How to apply
- Method
- online
- Processing time
- 180–420 days
- Apply from abroad
- Yes
Notes
No fixed published minimum pension amount — practice is ~$1,000-$1,500/month for singles, plus ~$500 per dependent. Processing is slow (6-14 months). 100% online via SERMIG platform. Must enter Chile to activate visa once approved. Criminal record check from last 5 years of residence. Motivation letter explaining why you want to live in Chile required. Health insurance with minimum UF 600 coverage required. 6-year foreign income tax exemption for new tax residents.
Also in Chile
Chile also offers a digital nomad visa for remote workers