CONSULAR SECTION: EMBASSY OF CHILE IN ABU DHABI

WETHER THE APPLICATION IS FOR BUSINESS PURPOSE OR TOURISM, THE STEPS BELOW EXPLAIN HOW TO PROCEED WITH VISA APPLICATIONS.

  1. Contact the Embassy directly byemail ()specifying your: nationality, residence address and purpose of your visit to Chile.
  1. You will then receive information and an APPLICATION FORM which must be duly typed and completed in block letters.
  1. The required documents on the list below are the ones your must upload on the system and later presentthe originals at the Consulate on the day of the personal interview.
  1. For the documents to be accepted they must be :

-Scanned and savedin JPG Format (.jpg).

-Less than 1MB each in size.

  1. Below is the list of required documents:

-APPLICATION FORM.

-2 RECENT COLOUR PASSPORT SIZE PHOTOS WITH WHITE BACKGROUND.

-VALID ORIGINAL PASSPORT – AT LEAST 6 MONTHS OF VALIDITY- WITH THE COLOUR COPY OF THE MAIN PAGE TO BE UPLOADED ON THE SYSTEM.

-COPY OF EACH PAGE OF THE PASSPORT WITH STAMPS OF OTHER COUNTRIES.

-PROOF OF INCOME (PERSONAL ACCOUNT STATEMENTS OF THE LAST 4 MONTHS).

**IN CASE OF NONE EMPLOYMENT, THE STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNT OF YOUR SPONSOR: FAMILY MEMBER, FRIEND…

-LETTER OF EMPLOYMENT AND SALARY CERTIFICATE.

-AIRLINE TICKETS

-CRIMINAL RECORDS

-MEDICAL CERTIFICATE

-HOTEL/CRIUSE BOOKING RESERVATION

**NOTARIZED INVITATION LETTER IN SPANISH BY A PUBLIC NOTARY FROM CHILE IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A HOTEL RESERVATION. (FOR BUSINESS OR FAMILY/ FRIENDS PURPOSE)

  1. After gathering and preparing all the files, go to the following link to proceed with the online application:
  1. In order to change the page into English, press the onBritish flag you will find on the top right corner.
  1. You should CREATE AN ACCOUNT and attach all the documents at the same time.

***IN THE EVENT THATANY ATTACHMENT IS INCOMPLETE, NOT DONE AT THE TIME OF REGISTERING,LARGER THAN 1MB, OR NOT IN A JPG FORMAT, THE SYSTEM WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO PROCEED.

  1. The system will also ask you to complete another application form, aside from the files you are uploading.
  1. When uploading the “PHOTO”, you must upload the same passport picture that appears on your current passport , in colour.
  1. The next field will ask your for the rest of documentation. It is here where you must uploadALL THE DOCUMENTS.
  1. When you conclude this first page, the system will automatically give you a REGISTRATION NUMBER.
  1. You will also receive an email from the Embassy, informing you either that you have correctly applied and will be given anappointment, date and time, or that you have failed to follow the correctprocedure and need to apply again.

*PASSPORT HOLDERS MUST PRESENT THEMSELVES IN PERSON AT THE CONSULATE, The meeting with the Consul is a MUST.

NOONE WILL BE EXEMPT FOR THIS STEP, FOR ANY REASON.

*ALSO REMEMBER:

-It is not a legal right to be granted a visa

-The Embassy cannot guarantee the issuance of the visa under any circumstances

-You may not be granted a visa if the application has not been submitted with sufficient time prior to the planned travel dates.

-No documents will be returned even in cases where the visa is not granted.

**ALL THE DOCUMENTS MUST BE ORIGINAL AND VALID (NO PHOTOCOPIES WILL BE ACCEPTED)

  1. After the interview, the FINAL RESOLUTION will take around 15-20 days depending on each case.
  1. If you receive anaffirmative reply from the Embassy, you must then immediately proceed with the PAYMENT.

THE COST OF THE VISA TO CHILE VARIES ACCORDING TO THE NATIONALITY OF THE APPLICANT AND DEPENDS ON INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN COUNTRIES.

  1. For PAKISTANIpassport holders the fees are:

Single entry: US $72 (max. 30 days)

Multiple entries: US $144 (max. 90 days)

  1. The exact amount that has to be deposited in the bank account of the Chilean Consulate.

**If you do the transfer via the web or in UAE Dirham currency, please add 10% to the total amount to make up for the bank’s charges // Please note: HSBC bank could apply other service charges

  1. Please find below the bank details:

BANK DETAILS

- HSBC Bank Middle East Limited. (Swift code BBMEAEAD)

- Account name: Embassy of Chile in Abu Dhabi, Consulate.

- Account number: 011-22 33 28-101.

IBAN: AE350200000011223328101

*APPLICANTS MUST PAY THE VISA FEE AFTER THE VISA HAS BEEN APPROVED. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU PAY BEFORE THE APPROVAL ARRIVES AND THE APPLICATION IS REJECTED, THE MONEY CANNOT BE REFUNDED.

**WE RE UNABLE TO RECEIVE ANY KIND OF PAYMENT, MONEY OR CHECK IN OUR CONSULATE.

  1. Remember to send the SCANNED COPY OF THE PAYMENT by email so that the collection date can be arranged.
  1. For further references, please find herewith our location and opening hours:

Consular Section, Embassy of Chile UAE

Phone +971 2 447 20 22

Fax + 971 2 447 20 23

Address: Villa 2, Street 4 Sector 22, Al Mushriff (near Salama bint Butti Rd and Airport Rd)

NOTE: THIS INFORMATION IS FOR REGULAR PASSPORT HOLDERS. FOR DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL VISITS, KINDLY CONTACT THE EMBASSY DIRECTLY.