Entry to Chile from abroad

BORDER CLOSURE WILL BE EXTENDED UNTIL JULY 25

The foregoing, without prejudice to the fact that it may be modified, in response to the evolution
experienced by the COVID-19 outbreak in the national territory.

Similarly, what is established below will not be affected by this temporary closure of entry and exit:

1) LEAVE THE COUNTRY AUTHORIZED FULFILLING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS

 Chilean nationals
 Foreigners regularly residing in the national territory

When there are extraordinary or essential situations, an Extraordinary Request for Foreign Travel may be made   to leave Chile through  www.comisariavirtual.cl   (not in territorial police stations).

Within these situations we can find:

 Carrying out essential and essential activities for the country.
 Urgent and qualified humanitarian reasons.
 Essential for the applicant's health.
 Trip that does not consider return to Chile (reside abroad).

* You must request a minimum of 72 hours in advance.
* Its review and validation, in charge of the Undersecretary of Crime Prevention, will take a minimum of 48 hours, since it is ranked according to the date of the traveler.

2) CHILEANS, RESIDENT FOREIGNERS AND NON-RESIDENT FOREIGNERS MAY ENTER, FULFILLING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS

Non-resident foreigners  who have not been during the last 14 days in  countries with community transmission  of SARS-CoV-2 and / or countries that have not presented cases caused by variants of concern ( variants of concem ) of the virus, as determined by the  Organization World Health.
 Chileans and resident foreigners.

PERMANENT MEASURES

Negative PCR test taken 72hrs. before boarding (infants under 2 years of age are excluded from the obligation to have a CRP)
Complete the International Health Passport ( www.c19.cl ).
Complete the tracking form within 14 days after arrival in the country (you will receive it via email)

The foregoing is for all travelers who enter the national territory, regardless of the country of origin, or the region of destination (not even if they have a complete vaccination scheme against COVID19, independent of the vaccine).

What's more

They must comply with a mandatory quarantine of 10 days or until they leave the country if the term is shorter, without the possibility of exempting themselves.

Chileans or foreigners regularly residing in the country must be secluded for the first 5 days after entering, being able to choose a transit hotel or a hotel authorized by the Health SEREMI for this purpose.

Foreign non-residents regularly in Chile must be confined for the first 5 days after entering the country in a transit hotel, provided for such purposes by the Health SEREMI and which must be reserved prior to the trip.

Those people who have entered or left the national territory integrating official delegations in compliance with their functions and who have a complete vaccination scheme against SARS-CoV-2, may, upon their entry or return to Chile, terminate the isolation presenting a negative result of an RT-PCR test for SARS-CoV-2, whose sample collection has been carried out in the national territory, after entering the country, as determined by the Health Authority.

When the public officials referred to in the preceding paragraph come from countries in which variants of concern predominate, in accordance with the provisions of the health authority, it may order the application of additional measures to those contemplated in this numeral.

* Minors traveling alone may be exempted from quarantine. In their case, they will be able to carry out the quarantine at home, the 5-day quarantine in a transit hotel is not mandatory.

In the case of non-resident foreigners, they must have contracted health insurance in their country that provides coverage for international medical care in the case of contracting COVID19 in our country. The minimum amount of health benefits must be US $ 30,000 and covered for emergency medical assistance, hospital care, repatriation for medical reasons or death, including coverage for any expense caused by COVID19.

PCR TEST TO LEAVE HOTEL 

Only travelers who have undergone a  PCR test and whose result have been negative will be able to leave the transit hotel or the one authorized by the SEREMI  after the 5th day .

Travelers who have complied with the previous point will have a  period of 24 hours. after their departure to travel (by any public and private means) to their final destination, where they must complete the rest of the quarantine.  It is important that they comply with all sanitary measures, both in displacement and in quarantine.

If a traveler within 14 days from entering the country is characterized as a confirmed case by the authority, they must comply with the entire quarantine arranged in a sanitary residence, which will have no cost.

COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STAY IN THE HOTEL

NATIONALS OR RESIDENTS

The cost of the stay, either for the transit hotel or the one authorized by the Health SEREMI, must be paid by each traveler.

NON-RESIDENT FOREIGNERS
The costs of staying in the transit hotel must be paid by each traveler when obtaining the health passport (website  www.c19.cl )  before taking the transport to Chile .

The costs or gratuity will be according to the following:

If Chilean travelers or resident foreigners began their trip abroad  before 00:00 on March 28, the stay at the temporary hotel will be free.
If national or foreign resident travelers start their trip after the previous date, they must pay the costs of the 5 days of stay in the temporary hotel.
Foreigners must always pay the costs of the temporary hotel regardless of the start dates of the trip.

TRANSIT HOTELS

The Transit Hotels are registered in the National Tourism Service (SERNATUR) and comply with the COVID protocols. They also have a "certificate of commitment" to offer a preferential, ethical and non-price increase rate.

In addition, it will have a register of travelers, which it will send to the Health SEREMI, recording incoming and outgoing travelers to ensure compliance with the quarantine.

The basic services that will be provided to travelers in Transit Hotels for Travelers at least will be:

Room and bathroom for single use.
Food service consisting of 4 meals: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner; which must be dispatched to the room.
Effective communication system between the room and the hotel reception.
Television and Wi-fi network. If possible also cable TV.
Air conditioning in the rooms.

For the transfer to the Transitional Hotel where they will perform the isolation individually or with the group of people with whom they traveled, the establishment will have a vehicle (free of charge).

RESERVATION

NON-RESIDENT FOREIGNERS
The Hotel Transit reservation must be made through the website www.c19.cl at the time of requesting the International Health Passport. There will be a link called Available Hotels, where you can choose an establishment to carry out the quarantine.
This reserve is key for non-resident foreigners. Without it, the Health Passport will not be issued.

NATIONALS OR RESIDENTS
Chileans and resident foreigners, if they traveled before March 28, must attach  the proof of departure from the country and the date on page  c19.cl. With this they will be designated a free hotel. In any case, these people will have the option of booking another hotel other than the one designated, but in that case they will have to cancel all the costs of this and they will have to choose from the list of available establishments.

Chileans and resident foreigners who left the country from 28 onwards must make the reservation online and will be able to pay online -through a link that will be in  c19.cl  as well as at the airport to present the receipt at the Sanitary Customs.

Travelers who carry out preventive quarantines can NOT leave the room during the 5 days that this isolation in the hotel lasts. The Sanitary Authority will supervise that travelers carry out the isolation effectively, risking fines assigned by the Sanitary Authority of up to 50 million Chilean pesos in the event of non-compliance. 

TAKING PCR

The taking of the PCR test that will allow the quarantine to be shortened to 5 days at the Transit Hotel and to continue it at the final destination will be carried out in the same establishment, to where a team will be directed for this purpose. The result will be informed to you by email.

In some hotels it is indicated that the value does not include the taking of the PCR, in these cases the taking is carried out prior direct coordination of the Health SEREMI with the travelers.

How should the quarantine be

The journey to the quarantine place must be direct,  without interacting with other people and always with a mask .
The isolation must be individual or with the same group with which you have traveled.
You cannot share with other people who live in the same home or have visitors.
You must be alert in case of symptoms and comply with the traveler follow-up for 14 days.

For more information visit the following link.

Source: Chile.gob.cl