Despite the fact that the Chilean government does nothing specifically to attract immigrants, it is much easier to move here for permanent residence than to any other country. Living conditions in Chile are very good and the move is relatively inexpensive.
Chile at a glance
This country is one of the most prosperous in South America. She is stable, calm, safe. Its inhabitants (apart from the seventeen-year dictatorship of Pinochet) managed to avoid wars, revolutions, uprisings, coups and destructive dictatorial rule.
Chile is a republic with a presidential form of government. The capital is Santiago. Located in the southwestern part of South America, between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean. Length of the country 4025 km. Population in 2021 - 18 629 746 people... Of them 86% live in cities, and only 14% - in the villages.
Chile's economy is based on its own copper production. The country also produces paper, chemicals, exports cellulose and sea fish.
Per capita income per year on average is about $ 12,000... The country's monetary unit is the peso. The official language is Spanish, which is notoriously difficult when emigrating to Chile from the CIS countries, whose residents mostly speak a second English. Without knowledge of the Spanish language in the republic it is impossible not only to find a job, but even to communicate with the majority of the local population.
Almost all Chileans are Roman Catholics. Geographically, the country is divided into 13 regions. Climatically - into three large areas:
- The south of the country is cold, with an average temperature + 3 ... 16 ° C, little developed and populated;
- The middle region is the most populated and climatically comfortable, with average temperatures + 12 ... 22 ° C - lives here about 75% the entire population;
- The north is hotter and also sparsely populated.
Nature is unique, as is Chilean cuisine - spicy, exotic.
Emigration to Chile from Russia
For seven years now, citizens of the Russian Federation have not needed a visa to travel to the Republic of Chile. They can enter the country and stay there for 90 days within six months without applying for a visa. To stay over this period, you will need to contact the country's consulate located in Moscow, Vladivostok or St. Petersburg.
But there is an option of getting a visa by mail. You can also come to the country as a tourist and contact the State Department for Foreign Residents directly.
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The mandatory list of documents will include:
- International passport;
- Tourist card;
- A document confirming financial solvency;
- Other supporting documents, depending on the chosen immigration option.
Emigration to this country has many advantages.
- Opportunity to visit the countries of the European Union;
- Visa-free entry to 132 countries;
- Low housing prices with the novelty of the housing stock;
- Possibility to rest in a variety of ways - from beach to ski holidays;
- No need to pay tax on real estate, foreign capital, investments;
- Low cost of living compared to Europe.
How can you immigrate to Chile
There are more ways to obtain a residence permit in the Republic of Chile than in other countries. A visa for pensioners or rentiers has been added to the standard ones. A residence permit, in fact, is a resident visa, which is quite easy to obtain.
Obtaining a temporary permit makes it possible to immediately issue an immigrant card. You will also have to register at the place of residence and be fingerprinted.
You can immigrate to Chile in the following ways.
- Apparatus employed;
- Starting a business;
- Investing in real estate;
- Marriage and family;
- Getting an education;
- Rentier visa.
To become a resident of the Republic of Chile, you need to fulfill simple requirements:
- Live in the country at least 180 days;
- Learn Chilean customs and laws;
- Master Spanish spoken and written;
- Demonstrate loyalty to the Chilean government.
If everything is observed, you can apply for permanent residence, which allows you to:
- Work;
- To do business;
- Live in any district;
- Use the services of banks;
- Make deals.
By the way. It does not give permanent residence only suffrage and the ability to travel around the world (Chilean passport provides an opportunity to visit about 130 countries). Therefore, you can live here as a resident at least your whole life, and after five years, many apply for Chilean citizenship.
Labor immigration
The easiest and surest way to move to live in Chile is not even marriage (as in many other countries), but professional immigration. The government willingly attracts qualified personnel, offers them good wages, assistance in renting housing, teaching the Spanish language. Residence permit is given immediately after the conclusion of the contract. After a year, you can apply for residency.
By the way. The applicant can come as a tourist and find a job on his own. In this case, permanent residence can be obtained in a year. If he came under an already concluded contract, he will have to live three years with a residence permit before applying for residency.
Immigration for doing business
To become an entrepreneur in Chile, you need to obtain a business visa. For this, a description of an already open business, which will be transferred to the republic, or a business plan for opening a new one, is added to the main documents. You also need to have a document on the transfer of finance for investing in the business. The amount should be at least 10,000 dollars.
Important! All documents for any type of residence permit must be translated into Spanish.
There is an option for business immigration - to come to the country as a tourist, having with you at least 10,000 dollars and a business plan. Applying to the Chilean Foreign Ministry and making a decision on a business visa will take about a month. Then, after opening a business, a residence permit is issued.
Investing in real estate
Property owners can obtain an investor's residence permit and stay to live in the Republic of Chile. One year after obtaining a residence permit, you can apply for resident status.
The property is relatively inexpensive. Also, a few years ago, a moratorium was lifted in the country for the acquisition of land by foreigners. There is no lower threshold for the cost of purchased housing either. That is, you can buy the cheapest housing in the outback and get a residence permit.
Immigration for the purpose of education
It is very inexpensive to become a student at a Chilean university. This method of immigration is used by many young people, because after studying here for five years, one can apply for citizenship.
A foreign student for admission to a Chilean university must pay a tuition fee and conclude an agreement. The contract specifies the term, specialty, training parameters, cost. The possibility of full payment must be documented by the student's income or sponsored sources (parents, funds).
A student's residence permit is issued for two years. After that, in case of continuing education, you can apply for residency, three years of which give the right to apply for citizenship.
Family reunification, marriage
This program is suitable for people who want to come to Chile to live there family members who have the status of a citizen, or to marry / marry the citizens of the country.
It is worth considering that a marriage with a Chilean, if it is not concluded on the territory of the republic, is not considered valid. Therefore, you will have to register the relationship at the local registry office, having arrived as a tourist.
A residence permit for a spouse is given for a year. Then, after a year in the status of a resident, you can apply for citizenship. If the divorce occurs before citizenship is obtained, the request is canceled.
The family member to whom foreigners travel for reunification must document their financial viability. If necessary, it will be he who will provide immigrants with housing and bear the costs of their maintenance. In addition, at the time of inviting relatives to the country, he must have lived as a citizen of the Republic of Chile for five years.
Rentiers and retirees
You can immigrate under the rentier program or, as it is also called, the pension program. You do not have to be an official pensioner and reach a certain age for this. A fixed, permanent income is required, which is more than $ 400 per month (this is the Chilean minimum subsistence level). Residence permit rentier is given for two years. After that, you can apply for permanent residence.
By the way. It can be rent, stocks, pension contributions, any other source that is not influenced by the political or market situation.
You will need to document not only the fact of receiving income, but also its legal origin.
Emigrant life in Chile
Ilona, Russia:My husband and I are young programmers. We arrived in Chile with a one way ticket as tourists. They found a job - I took two months, my husband - three. Spanish was at the spoken level, employers and colleagues helped to tighten up. Without knowledge of Spanish, only with English, it is impossible to survive here. The country is beautiful in terms of climate, mentality, and standard of living. We do not regret at all that we have left Russia.
Alexey, Russia:The only thing I don't like in Chile is the dangerous seismological situation. A magnitude five earthquake is common. This cannot but be alarming. But in all other respects, this country is beautiful. My family and I came on a rentier program with a steady income of $ 1,500 a month for three. The language was learned here. In a year we hope to become citizens of Chile.
Over the past two decades, Chile has acquired an unexpected emigration attraction, and today more and more Russians go to this country without a return ticket to try their luck. It is easy to enter the Republic, stay for three months - during this time you can find a job, go to study or use another legal way to obtain a residence permit. And compared to other South American countries, Chilean citizens are free to move around almost half the globe without visas.
