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Brianna R. • University of Rochester

Do you need a visa for Chile?

Every year our team of visa specialists support each of our students studying abroad in Chile to have the proper documents to enter and stay in the country. Let's get started!

You will enter Chile on a tourist visa which will allow you to stay in Chile for up to 90 days. After arrival, the IES Abroad Santiago staff will help you apply for an extension to your tourist visa allowing you to stay in Chile for a total of 180 days. The extended tourist visa will allow you to stay for the duration of your program and will have no effect on your ability to take classes at the University in Chile.

Depending on your IES Abroad program and citizenship, you may need a student visa to study abroad in Chile. We’ve outlined citizenship options below to help you learn more about your visa requirements.

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Applying for a Student Visa for Chile

Once you are accepted to your semester or year-long IES Abroad program, you will find more information about visas in your MyIESabroad account. For now, read below to get an idea of what the process will look like.

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“IES Abroad has a fool-proof plan for everyone to get their visas to study abroad.”
Kate C. • Villanova University • Milan – Italy Today

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We've compiled visa resources for every country so you'll have everything you need to make your study abroad adventure as seamless as possible.

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“To be clear: I want to be in Chile. Returning to my country was the last thing in the world I wanted to do, and from the moment I found out I had to go back to the moment my plane touched US soil, I felt like I was watching a movie of my life instead of actually living it.”
Sammie S. • Grinnell College • Santiago – Politics, Social Justice & Language

We’re Here for You

Our team of visa specialists are here to help. Step-by-step instructions to ensure you have the proper visa and/or entry documents to study abroad are available in your MyIESabroad account once you are accepted to a program.

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Chilean visa processes and requirements are determined by the Chilean government, not by IES Abroad. While our team of visa specialists regularly updates this page, the most up-to-date and official information can be found on Chilean government websites. This page was last updated March 4, 2025.