Chile country guide
Special nationality or historical route · Last checked 2026-08-08
Ex titulares de Residencia Definitiva
Former definitive residence tacitly revoked after the applicable continuous-absence period
Chile offers temporary residence to a former holder of definitive or permanent residence whose status was tacitly revoked after the applicable continuous absence from Chile. It is a new temporary-residence decision, not automatic restoration of the former permanent status.
- Country
- Chile
- Applicant basis
- Former definitive residence tacitly revoked after the applicable continuous-absence period
- Responsible authority
- Servicio Nacional de Migraciones
- Official route status
- Current official route
- Information available
- Detailed guide
- Last checked
- 2026-08-08
Supported requirements
What the current source supports
- Confirm that the former permanent status was lost by tacit revocation under the cited continuous-absence provision. The current route does not establish eligibility for an express revocation, rejection, renunciation, or another type of status loss.
- Apply only from outside Chile through the SERMIG Digital Procedures Portal.
- Provide a current passport with at least one year of validity at filing, the current photograph, and the criminal-record certificate required for an adult applicant from the country of origin or a country of residence during the prior five years.
- Show economic support sufficient to cover at least the applicant's basic needs during the stay under the indicators estimated by Chile's Ministry of Social Development and Family.
- The criminal-record certificate must generally have been issued no more than 60 days before filing. Private documents generally must be filed within 30 days of issue and public documents within 60 days unless the document states another validity period.
- Foreign documents must be apostilled or legalized as applicable. Documents not in Spanish or English require an official authorized translation, and uploads must follow the current PDF rules.
Applicant scope
Who this route generally serves
- Generally designed for
- A person who previously held Chilean Residencia Definitiva, or Permanencia Definitiva under Decree Law 1,094, and whose status was tacitly revoked under the applicable continuous-absence rule in Law 21.325 Article 83 or former Decree Law 1,094 Article 43.
- Legal basis named by the authority
- Law 21.325, especially Articles 72-75, 79, and 83; former Decree Law 1,094 Article 43 where applicable; and D.S. 177, Articles 10, 11, and 60-61.
Route lifecycle
What to confirm from application onward
- Financial basis
- The applicant must show sufficient support for at least basic needs under the government indicators cited by SERMIG. The official route does not publish one fixed numeric threshold.
- Government service fees
- Temporary-residence charges depend on nationality. Use the current SERMIG schedule and confirm the applicant-specific amount in the official portal; no universal charge is stated here.
- Initial status
- A new temporary residence that may generally be granted for up to two years. It does not reinstate the former definitive residence. After an overseas grant, the applicant generally has up to 90 calendar days to enter Chile, and the permit becomes effective on entry.
- Renewal
- Apply from Chile within the last 90 days and no later than 10 days before expiry while continuing to meet the applicable conditions. General guidance permits successive renewals for up to two years, but each renewal is a separate decision.
- Dependents
- A spouse or equivalent partner and qualifying children within Law 21.325 Article 74(1) and (2) may apply as dependents. Their approval and permit validity follow the separate dependency rules and are not automatic.
- Work rights
- Law 21.325 generally permits temporary residents and their qualifying dependents to perform remunerated activities during the authorized period, subject to professional, labor, and minor-work rules.
- Presence considerations
- The temporary route publishes no category-specific absence cap. A later definitive-residence filing applies the separate current residence-history framework, under which absences can increase the required temporary-residence period from 24 to as much as 48 months.
- Permanent residence
- D.S. 177 does not exclude this subcategory from later definitive residence. A later application is separate, generally starts from a 24-month temporary-residence baseline, and remains subject to absence, compliance, income, and current-document rules. Former definitive residence is not restored automatically.
- Citizenship relationship
- Nationality is a separate process requiring its own definitive-residence and residence-history conditions. The former status and this temporary permit do not grant or guarantee Chilean nationality.
Official evidence
Sources for this route
Ex titulares de Residencia DefinitivaServicio Nacional de Migraciones · ES · Last checked 2026-08-08Prórroga de Residencia TemporalServicio Nacional de Migraciones · ES · Last checked 2026-08-04Calidad de dependienteServicio Nacional de Migraciones · ES · Last checked 2026-08-04Decreto 177 — Establece las subcategorías migratorias de residencia temporalMinisterio del Interior y Seguridad Pública / Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional · ES · Last checked 2026-08-04Ley 21.325 de Migración y ExtranjeríaCongreso Nacional / Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional · ES · Last checked 2026-08-04Aranceles migratoriosServicio Nacional de Migraciones · ES · Last checked 2026-08-04Residencia DefinitivaServicio Nacional de Migraciones · ES · Last checked 2026-08-04Preguntas frecuentesServicio Nacional de Migraciones · ES · Last checked 2026-07-31
General planning information only—not legal, tax, or investment advice. A listed route does not determine eligibility. Verify current rules with the responsible authority before acting.