Travel Authorization No Longer Required For International Travel During Application Processing

At a Glance

• Foreign nationals in Chile with pending initial or renewed visa or temporary residence permit applications are no longer required to obtain a travel authorization from the Immigration Department to exit the country while their visa-in-process or residence-in-process certificate is pending.
• Instead of the travel authorization, these foreign nationals can use the original courier delivery receipt of their pending application.
• In an additional change of policy, permanent residence applicants no longer need to obtain a travel authorization from the Immigration Department in order to leave Chile while their applications are pending. Instead, they can use the residence-in-process certificate which is now being issued immediately upon the filing of their online application.