Visitors to Chile must prove $46 in daily funds for permanencia transitoria entries

Remote workers and tourists entering Chile visa-free must show they have at least $46 per day to fund their stay, an economic threshold enforced by border control officers.

Solvency minimums under permanencia transitoria

Chile’s National Migration Service (SERMIG) sets the financial solvency floor under Resolución Exenta N° 3.464 for all foreign nationals entering on a temporary permit. The rule applies to standard tourist stays, business visits, family travel and short-term study trips.

Visitors planning to stay the full 90 days allowed under standard visa waivers must be able to demonstrate at least $4,140 in available funds. Policía de Investigaciones (PDI) officers at border checkpoints verify these means at their discretion using:

• Cash in Chilean pesos or foreign currency

• Recent bank account statements or digital banking balances

• Credit card statements showing available credit limits

Entry requirements and nomad preparation

Arriving travelers receive a 90-day tourist card upon entry, which must be kept and surrendered to border agents when leaving the country. Immigration officers also require proof of return or onward travel dated within that 90-day window before granting entry.

For nomads planning an extended stay when traveling through Chile, border officers look closely at itinerary length and available liquidity. Downloading recent bank statements and credit limit certificates as offline PDFs before boarding avoids scrambling for airport Wi-Fi if PDI asks for financial verification during screening.