How to extend your temporary visa
If you don’t comply with the requirements to apply for the Permanent Residency you must apply for an extension, otherwise you will have to leave the country. The reasons for not being able to apply for the Permanent Residency may be: You were granted a temporary visa with less than a year of duration. You […]
Temporary visas in Chile at a glance
The draft of this document started as a way to list the temporary visas available in Chile that allow foreigners to work, with or without an employment contract. There are not too many places where you can find this kind of information other than in Extranjeria’s (“Departamento de Extranjería y Migración”) website, which is sadly just […]
Cost of living in Chile
At the moment of writing this article, Chile ranks 3rd out of 9 countries in South America in the Cost of Living Index by Country (and 54th out of 115 countries worldwide), behind Uruguay (1st) and Argentina (2nd), and followed by Brazil (4th), Ecuador (5th), Peru (6th), Bolivia (7th), Venezuela (8th) and Colombia (9th). Santiago, […]
Driving in Chile
As a tourist If you are in Chile as a tourist you can drive within the country with your foreign driver’s license or an International Driving Permit (carrying your passport all the time). “Nationals from other countries, who remain in Chile as tourists, will be able to drive a motorized vehicle during the duration of […]
Conducir en Chile
Conducir en Chile como turista Si te encuentras en Chile en calidad de turista, puedes manejar dentro del país con la licencia de conducir de tu país o con una licencia internacional (portando tu pasaporte en todo momento), durante la vigencia de la visa de turista, tal como se indica en el artículo 5° inciso […]