Visit (visa-free with US residence): Chinese citizen in United States → Chile
Chinese citizens who hold a non-C US visa or Green Card, valid 6+ months, may enter Chile visa-free for up to 90 days — no Chile visa needed. The published Chilean waiver exempts Chinese nationals carrying a visa issued by Canada or the United States (all types except a C/transit visa) or a Green Card, valid for at least 6 more months, from the tourist visa; you enter as a transitory-stay visitor and receive your stay on arrival.
Short tourism/business visit to Chile as a transitory-stay visitor — visa-free for Chinese nationals who hold a qualifying US (or Canadian) visa or a Green Card, so no Chilean tourist visa need be obtained in advance.
- Validity
- Visa-free entry — no Chilean visa is issued in advance; you enter as a transitory-stay (Permanencia Transitoria) visitor
- Entries
- Each visa-free entry is granted on arrival
- Max stay per visit
- Up to 90 days; extendable by 90 days inside Chile via the National Migration Service
When to start
Start 1–7 days before your travel date.
Chinese nationals holding a visa issued by Canada or the United States (all types except a C or transit visa) or a Green Card, valid for at least 6 more months, are exempt from Chile's tourist visa. Confirm your US visa or Green Card is a qualifying (non-C) type and stays valid for at least 6 months beyond your trip before you rely on the waiver.
Travel with your valid Chinese passport plus the physical proof of the waiver — your US (or Canadian) visa in the passport or your Green Card — both valid for at least 6 more months. This is the document the migration officer relies on to admit you visa-free.
Present your passport and your US visa or Green Card at the border; you are admitted as a transitory-stay visitor for up to 90 days. The waiver does not guarantee entry — the migration authority makes the final decision at the border.
What you'll need
- Valid passport — A current Chinese passport, valid for your stay — the transitory-stay admission cannot outlast the passport's validity. ✓ verified
- US (or Canadian) visa or Green Card, valid 6+ months — A visa issued by Canada or the United States of any type except a C/transit visa, or a US Green Card, valid for at least 6 more months — the document that triggers the visa waiver. Carry it with your passport. ✓ verified
- Proof of funds for your stay — Evidence of sufficient economic means for the visit — bank statements or salary slips — as a transitory-stay visitor may be asked to show at the border. ✓ verified·
Where you'll apply
No visa to apply for in advance: the published Chilean waiver lets you enter Chile visa-free as a transitory-stay visitor on the strength of your US (or Canadian) visa or Green Card, and you receive your stay stamp on arrival — there is no visa-centre step.
Fees
| Visa-free transitory-stay entry | varies |
Gotchas to watch
- This visa-free entry depends on your US visa/residence being valid for the whole stay — if it lapses you fall back to the normal Chile visa route.
- The waiver excludes the US/Canadian C (transit) visa: a C-type visa does not qualify — you would need the normal Chilean tourist visa.
- Your US or Canadian visa or Green Card must have at least 6 months' validity remaining for the waiver to apply.
- The waiver does not guarantee entry to Chile — the migration authority makes the final decision at the border.
- Transitory-stay visitors may not carry out paid activities in Chile.
