General program requirements

To qualify for Chile’s Investor Visa, the applicant must either 

a) personally invest in excess of US$500,000 in Chile; or
b) be a senior manager working for a Chilean company in which a foreign investor directly controls at least 10% of the company’s voting rights.

In principle, there is no restriction regarding the asset class, though the applicant will need to obtain a letter of support from the Chilean Foreign Investment Agency.

Program benefits

• Path to citizenship;
• Permits dual/multiple citizenship;
• Lower cost of living;
• Warm climate;
• Enhanced business access to large economies;
• Short processing time

Requirements to qualify for citizenship

Those aiming to ultimately obtain Chilean citizenship should follow the below steps.

After holding a temporary Investor for 2 years, the person may apply for permanent residency. 

Permanent residency is valid indefinitely as long as the individual is not absent from Chile for more than two consecutive years. The PR card itself is valid for five years, but is renewable. 

After five years of residency in Chile, the applicant is eligible for citizenship, subject to proficiency in Spanish language and the passing of a civics exam.

In practice, the process to obtain the nationality can take up to 2 years.

Applications for this program may be directed to:

National Migration Service

Legislation upon which this program is based: