Starting this Wednesday, March 31, at 5:00 a.m. They shall take effect the new measures for travelers entering Chile from any country of origin.
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, regardless of the vaccine) must comply with a mandatory quarantine of 10 days or until they leave the country if the term is shorter, without the possibility of exemption.
The non - resident foreigners regularly in Chile should seclude the first 5 days from admission to the country in a transit hotel , arranged for this purpose by the SEREMIs.
The Chilean or foreign residents regularly in the country should seclude the first 5 days of admission, you can choose from a transit hotel or a hotel licensed by the SEREMIs for this purpose.
PCR TEST TO LEAVE HOTEL
Only travelers who have undergone a PCR test and whose result have been negative may leave the transit hotel or the one authorized by SEREMI after day 5 .
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 provided in a health residence .
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STAY IN HOTEL
Nationals or residents
The costs of stay, whether of 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 travelers start their trip after the previous date, they must pay the costs of the 5-day stay at the temporary hotel.
* The temporary hotel assigned will be according to the availability of establishments at the time of entry into the country.
How do transit hotels work for travelers?
People must enter the c19.cl page to complete their information for the Health Passport and they will have information about the hotel offer available in transit hotels for travelers where they can do their preventive quarantine. The information will be available before this new regulation takes effect.
In case the reservation is not made online, the health authority will assign it to a place prior to your arrival at the airport.
The operation of these transit hotels will be through travel agencies authorized by Minsal, who are the logistics operators for people to reserve their room according to the offer available on page c19.cl. People will not be able to make reservations at hotels that are not managed by these agencies. The base price for these five days is from $ 480,000 Chilean pesos. They will also be in charge of the logistics of the transfer from the airport to the hotel.
The reservation is key for non-resident foreigners, since without it they will not be issued a Health Passport.
Regarding Chileans and resident foreigners, if the people traveled before Sunday, March 28, they must attach on page c19.cl the proof of departure from the country with a date and with this the travel agency will designate a hotel at no cost. In any case, these people have the option of reserving another hotel other than the designated one, but they must pay all the costs of this.
All those who left the country from Sunday 28 onwards must make the reservation online and can pay both online through a link that is on the Minsal page and also at the airport to present your receipt at the Sanitary Customs.
