Document checklist
Faroe Islands → Chile: Temporary Residence Permit: Persons engaged in lawful remunerated activities (Permiso de Residencia Temporal para Personas que realizan actividades remuneradas lícitas)
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
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Required documents
10 itemsIdentity
Digital photo
RequiredA recent color photo with a white background, looking straight at the camera, whole face visible, neutral expression.
Valid passport
RequiredA valid passport that stays valid for at least 1 year from the date you apply.
Financial
Proof your employer can afford the contract
RequiredEvidence that whoever is hiring you, the non-profit organization, company, or individual, has enough economic solvency to meet the contract's obligations. No minimum figure is published; SERMIG assesses this case by case.
Purpose of travel
Employment or service contract, signed at a notary and consulate
RequiredIf you already have a job, your employment or service contract, signed by the employer at a Chilean notary and by you at the competent Chilean consulate. What else you attach depends on who's hiring you: a non-profit organization adds its certificate of legal personality and directory certificate from the Civil Registry (SRCeI); a for-profit company adds its SII certificate of starting activities (Certificado de Inicio de Actividades) and proof of who can legally represent it; an individual employer just needs the signed contract itself.
Notarized job offer letter (if you don't have a signed contract yet)
Instead of a signed contract, a job offer letter notarized at a Chilean notary, plus your written acceptance signed at the competent consulate. This gives a shorter permit (90 calendar days), during which you must submit your actual employment contract within 45 days of entering Chile to get a 1-year extension. For-profit employers also add their SII business-registration certificate and legal representation document.
Service contract for independent professionals
If you're self-employed rather than hired by an employer, a service contract lasting more than 90 calendar days with a Chilean resident or permanent resident for specialized services, executed at the competent Chilean consulate.
Travel
Apply online from outside Chile
RequiredApply from outside Chile on SERMIG's Portal de Trámites Digitales, using your own account or ClaveÚnica. The portal is in Spanish.
Enter Chile within 90 days of downloading your electronic stamp
RequiredOnce your permit is granted, download the electronic stamp (Estampado Electrónico). You then have 90 days to enter Chile, and the permit starts when you enter.
Source: Servicio Nacional de Migraciones (SERMIG), Residencia Temporal permit (general)
Other
Apostilled, translated, recent PDF documents
RequiredDocuments from abroad need an apostille or legalization. Documents not in Spanish or English need a certified translation. Private documents must be no more than 30 days old and public ones no more than 60 days old, unless they show their own validity. Upload everything as PDF.
Criminal record certificate (over 18)
RequiredA criminal record certificate (or equivalent) from your country of origin, valid for no more than 60 days from its date of issue. Required for applicants 18 or older.
Why applications on this route get refused
Requirements not met
SERMIG may reject an application that doesn't meet the requirements of its subcategory.
How to avoid it: Check each item on the remunerated-activities list, including document age limits, before you submit.
False or altered documents
Submitting false or altered documents to obtain an immigration benefit is a ground for rejection.
How to avoid it: Only upload genuine documents, issued by the proper authority.
No proof of means to live in Chile
SERMIG may reject applicants who don't show they, or their employer, can support the stay in Chile.
How to avoid it: Give clear proof of your employer's (or your own, if self-employed) economic solvency.
Legal prohibitions under immigration law
Applicants who fall under a prohibition in Article 32 of Law No. 21.325 may be rejected.
How to avoid it: Make sure your criminal record certificate is less than 60 days old and covers what's required.
Repeated tax or social security breaches
Repeatedly failing tax or social security obligations is a ground for rejection.
How to avoid it: If you or your employer have operated in Chile before, make sure tax and social security obligations are up to date.
Sources
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