🇨🇱 Chile · Permanent Residency
Permanent residency and golden-visa paths: eligibility, required years, investment thresholds, and official checklists.
Permanent residence (residencia definitiva) in Chile is generally available after holding temporary residence for a qualifying period. It grants indefinite stay and full work rights.
- Applicants usually qualify after a continuous period of temporary residence.
- Permanent residents live and work in Chile without a job-specific permit.
- Long absences from Chile can affect permanent-residence status.
Official authorities
- Servicio Nacional de Migraciones
National Migration Service — permanent residence.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.