Chile visa requirements for Iraqi citizens
Iraqi citizens need a visa for Chile and must apply for it before the trip at a consulate or embassy.
- Minimum passport validity
- No minimum: it just has to be valid
Last verified: 22 August 2026
Verified practical details
You'll need to apply for a visa at a consulate or embassy before travelling. Here are the practical details we've verified:
Rapa Nui (Easter Island): different entry rules
To enter Rapa Nui you fill in the Ministry of the Interior's single entry form and present it at the Investigations Police checkpoint, along with your return ticket and an accommodation booking or an invitation from a resident. The maximum stay is thirty calendar days, for foreign visitors and for non-Rapa Nui Chileans alike. People registered with CONADI as members of the Rapa Nui people do not fill in the form and only show identification.
Source: gob.cl/rapanuiprotegida, requisitos de ingreso; ingresorapanui.interior.gob.cl (comprobado 18/09/2026)
Authorisation system
Chile does not require any electronic pre-authorisation (ETA or similar) for the passports we track; tourist entry is resolved directly at passport control, where the Investigations Police (PDI) issues the Tarjeta Única Migratoria. The old "reciprocity fee" charged on arrival to some nationalities no longer appears among the National Migration Service's entry requirements. In Australia's case, Chile's embassy there announced that the USD 117 charge would stop applying on 16 December 2019.
Fee
No entry fee for tourist entry for the passports we track. The reciprocity fee Australians used to pay was eliminated on 16 December 2019. Extending the Permanencia Transitoria does have a cost, but that is a procedure after entry.
Required documents
- A valid passport. Nationals of Mercosur countries and Bolivia may enter on their national ID card, without a passport, under the applicable agreement
- Tourist entry runs on the Permiso de Permanencia Transitoria: it allows up to 90 days, extendable once by a further 90, and can never run beyond the expiry of your passport
- Evidence that you have sufficient funds to support your stay. SERMIG publishes no figure: it is left to the border officer's assessment, so it is worth carrying proof of funds even though no specific amount is enforceable
Health insurance
Not mandatory for this destination.
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Tourist "Permanencia Transitoria" valid for up to 90 days, extendable once for the same period through the National Migration Service (SERMIG).
More Chile rules
They don't depend on your passport, so they are on the Chile page:
Official portal: https://serviciomigraciones.cl. Destination data verified on 22 August 2026. Sources: serviciomigraciones.cl/permanencia-transitoria/ (SERMIG: tourist Permanencia Transitoria, 90-day period extendable once by up to 90 days, USD 100 extension); serviciomigraciones.cl/en/sanctions-and-fines/ (SERMIG: fine table by tier, repeat offences and the 50% reduction, 1/2 to 10 UTM fine up to 180 days and 1 to 10 UTM beyond 180 days, Arts. 107, 119 and 121 of Law 21.325); serviciomigraciones.cl/sanciones-y-multas/ (SERMIG: minors exempt from fines); pdichile.cl (Investigations Police: Tarjeta Única Migratoria and its duplicate); aduana.cl (National Customs Service; traveller's allowance: 400 cigarettes/50 cigars/500 g pipe tobacco/2,500 cc of alcohol, and the USD 10,000 cash declaration threshold); chile.gob.cl/australia/noticias/information-reciprocity-fee (Embassy of Chile in Australia: USD 117 reciprocity fee eliminated from 16 December 2019) (checked 29 September 2026).
Travel insurance for Chile
It isn't listed as mandatory for this entry, but without insurance, medical care during the trip can get expensive.
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Things to see and do in Chile
Tours, skip-the-line tickets and day trips, most with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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This pair in context
In the other direction, citizens of Chile need an electronic visa to enter Iraq. See the Chile → Iraq page.
Of the 18 passports from Western Asia that VisaRadar tracks, for travel to Chile 5 enter visa-free and 13 need a visa. Same result as Iraq: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait and Lebanon.
With a passport from Iraq, in the rest of South America you need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival for Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana and Suriname; you need a visa for Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
A passport from Iraq ranks 196 of 199 in the VisaRadar passport ranking and reaches 29 of 198 destinations without applying for a visa in advance.
Counts from the same requirements matrix behind this page's verdict, using the UN M49 subregions.
Frequently asked questions
Do Iraqi citizens need a visa for Chile?
Yes. You must apply for the visa in advance at the relevant consulate or embassy.
What minimum passport validity is required?
There is no minimum number of months: the passport just has to be valid.
What currency is used in Chile?
Chilean Peso (CLP).
What do Iraqi passport holders need for the countries near Chile?
With a passport from Iraq, in the rest of South America you need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival for Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana and Suriname; you need a visa for Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Related pages
See Chile requirements for other passports →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.