Legal procedures that I must perform as a foreigner in Chile to formalize my residence

(RUT and RUN are the same)

1. Obtaining Resident Student Visa for foreigners

The Resident Student Visa for foreigners is granted to the foreigner who travels to Chile in order to study as a regular student in state education establishments or recognized by Chile, for a maximum period of one year and in the case of scholarship recipients, for the duration of the scholarship.

This Visa application is made at the Consulates of Chile in each country or at the Immigration Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. And it is aimed at foreigners who travel to Chile in order to study as a regular student.

Requirements:

• Certificate of registration or letter of acceptance issued by a University or educational entity recognized by the State.
• To accredit before the Consul the economic solvency that allows him to subsist during the period of his studies.
• Criminal record.
• Medical certificate.
• Passport.
• 4 passport size photos.

2. Registration in Policia de Investigaciones (PDI)

Stamped the residence visa, you have 30 days to go to the nearest International Police unit and register it, and then, request in the offices of the Civil Registry and Identification Service, your identity card for foreigners.

Jefatura Nacional de Extranjería y Policía Internacional it's located in Eleuterio Ramírez 852, Santiago.

3. Application for identity card for foreigners

It must be requested in any of the Offices of the Civil Registry, presenting the following documents:

• Valid passport, with the residence visa stamped on it and with the certification of the inscription in the International Police Foreigners Registry.
• Proof of payment of the value of the Certificate. ($800 CLP, 1,06 US dollar, 0,96 euro)
• Simple photocopy of the pages of the Passport that include: the identification of the holder, the validity of the passport and the granted visa, the date of entry to the country (if the visa is consular)
• Registration Card for Foreigners.

The Identity Card for Foreigners that is granted to holders of resident visas, will have a term of validity equal to that of their respective visas, except in the case of permanent holders.

- Important -

In order to deliver all the documents required for obtaining the Identity Card (RUT), you must request an appointment time. Here I leave the link in which you must request the time. https://reservahora.extranjeria.gob.cl/ingreso