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Keep the immigration entry card for departure and follow the stay granted on it. Travel with a passport valid throughout the visit, at least US$46 per day in funds and accommodation details. Complete the SAG declaration before inspection. Confirm return/onward-ticket conditions for your route before booking.

Key facts

For United States passport holders, tourism or short business trips.

You may need a visa if…

• Have at least US$46 per day available for expenses; this is a funds minimum, not a cash cap. Carry accommodation details.
• Follow the period granted at entry. SERMIG allows one extension application for up to 90 more days, costing US$100 in local currency for an adult. Apply before the current permission expires; approval is not automatic and cannot outlast passport validity.
• Complete the SAG declaration before inspection and declare animal and plant products. SAG says online up to one day before arrival, with paper available at the border.
• Rapa Nui: maximum 30 days including arrival and departure, a round-trip ticket and registered accommodation or authorised resident invitation. Complete its FUI within 48 hours before flying.
• US official and diplomatic passports require a visa; ordinary-tourist exemption does not cover them.
• Keep the immigration card and replace it if lost before departure. State calls it a Tourist Card; SERMIG describes the PDI-issued TUM. Keep the document you are issued rather than assuming two different cards are required.
• State advises increased caution because of crime, unrest and health risks. Check current CDC health guidance and avoid demonstrations.
• There are minefields near the Peru/Bolivia borders and the Argentina border in Patagonia. Stay on marked roads and trails and ask local officials about your route.
• This answer covers ordinary adult US tourists. Ask Chilean immigration about another purpose, a longer stay or special travel documents.

Before you travel

• ✓Check passport validity for the full visit and 1 blank page per stamp.
• ✓Carry at least US$46 per day in funds and accommodation details.
• ✓Confirm mainland return/onward-ticket conditions with immigration and your carrier; carry departure plans.
• ✓Complete the SAG declaration before inspection; keep the immigration entry card for departure.
• ✓For Rapa Nui, check the separate 30-day/ticket/accommodation conditions and complete the FUI within 48 hours before flying.
• ✓Apply for any SERMIG extension before the current permission expires.
• ✓Carry a passport copy, avoid demonstrations and consider STEP alerts.
• ✓Check current CDC travel-health advice and take medical/evacuation insurance.

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