Relocating to Chile
Understand the country before you commit to the move.
47% verifiedChile is a long, narrow South American republic stretching along the Pacific coast, with Santiago as its economic and political center. It has one of the more stable economies and legal systems in Latin America.
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Life in Chile
What will life actually be like?
Where should I live?
Living: Major Cities
What will daily life cost?
Cost of Living Overview
What is healthcare like?
Healthcare: Average Costs
What about schools?
Living: Education
How will I bank?
Banking: Best Banks
How will I get around?
Living: Transportation
Cities
Where should I live?
Chile counted 18,480,432 people in the 2024 census, with the Metropolitan Region around Santiago at 7,400,741, or 40%.
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Find your residency route
Your best route depends on how you plan to live, work and invest. These are the guides Atlas currently holds for Chile.
How do you plan to support yourself in Chile?
Residency: Citizenship
Chile allows dual citizenship and offers a residency process for those who have been residents for at least 5 years, with the possibility of applying for res…
Residency: Digital Nomad Visa
Chile offers a digital nomad visa with ongoing development and uncertain eligibility and requirements.
Residency: Permanent Residency
Chile allows permanent residence applications after two years on work-contract temporary residence.
Residency: Processing Times
Processing times for residency in Chile can be lengthy and uncertain, with specific wait times varying by type of application and individual circumstances. P…
Residency: Required Documents
Chile residency files need a passport with 6+ months validity, an apostilled criminal record certificate valid 90 days, translations and proof of income.
Residency: Retirement Visa
Chile grants a temporary residence permit of up to two years to retirees with a foreign pension covering basic living needs, with permanent residence possibl…
Residency: Visa Overview
A Chilean work-contract residence visa lasts up to two years, ties work to the named employer, can be extended and leads to permanent residence after two years.
Residency: Work Visa
Chile offers a work visa for highly skilled workers (M visa) and technicians and professionals (TP visa). The process and requirements can be complex and sub…
Property
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Taxes
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Banking
Banking
Healthcare
Healthcare
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Business
Business
Business: Accounting
Verified guideBusiness: Annual Compliance
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Verified guideBusiness: Limited Company
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Verified guideBusiness: Sole Proprietorship
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