Financial threshold
—
no minimum listed
Stay
24
months
Application fee
$0
Tax
Special
6-year foreign income exemption
Path to staying
- Residence permit24 months
- 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
- Startup Chile
- Local name
- Start-Up Chile / Corfo
- Type
- Startup
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 24 months
- Max duration
- 24 months
Government-backed accelerator program granting a 2-year work visa plus equity-free grants of $15,000-$100,000 to foreign entrepreneurs building innovative startups in Chile.
Eligibility
- Minimum age 18+
- Criminal record check required
- Health check not required
- Health insurance not required
- Endorsement Incubator
Work rights
- Employment not allowed
- Self-employment allowed
- Own a business allowed
- Work permit included
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
- Spouse included
- Yes
- Max child age
- 18
- Parents allowed
- No
Benefits and mobility
- Bank account can open
- Property purchase allowed
- Public healthcare access granted
- Must be primary residence required
Tax
- Tax regime
- Special
- Regime name
- 6-year foreign income exemption
- Regime duration
- 6 years
- Foreign income taxed
- No
- Capital gains taxed
- No
How to apply
- Method
- online
- Processing time
- 15–30 days
- Apply from abroad
- Yes
Notes
Competitive application process. Must have minimum 10% equity stake. Program leader must be fully dedicated and present in Chile throughout. Grants: Build ($15,000-$25,000 early stage), Growth ($50,000-$100,000 scaling). Fast-track Tech Visa processed in 15 days. Passport must have 24+ months validity. Only non-Chilean applicants may apply as individuals. Applications typically open April-May each year.
Also in Chile
Chile also offers a digital nomad visa for remote workers