Index | Ranking | Score |
|---|---|---|
Overall Ranking
| 11th | 94.7 |
Procedure Index
| 26th | 76.1 |
Citizenship and Mobility Index
| 9th | 98.2 |
Quality of Life Index
| 12th | 81.5 |
Tax Optimization Index
| 34th | 63.3 |
Costs and Invest Index
| 22nd | 95.5 |
Category | Details |
|---|---|
Legal Provision
| Visa Temporaria Rentista — Ley 21.325 (Ley de Migración y Extranjería, 2021) + Reglamento (D.S. 296/2021); Servicio Nacional de Migraciones (SERMIG). |
Region
| Americas |
Income Requirements
| US$1,500. Qualifying income: Pensions, rental, dividends, investments, deposits. |
Processing Time
| 7-11 months |
Family Member Inclusion
| Your Spouse or Civil Partner: Must have a legally recognized marriage or civil union certificate.Your Children: Must be under 18 years old.Adult Children (Ages 18 to 24): Eligible only if they are full-time students and financially dependent on you.Dependent Parents: Elderly parents can sometimes be included if you can legally prove they rely entirely on your household income |
Tax Benefits
| Worldwide taxation; income tax up to 40%. Wealth tax: None. Inheritance tax: up to 25%. Retiree benefits: Article 3 of Chile’s Income Tax Law begins with the general rule that anyone resident in Chile must pay tax on their worldwide income (rentas de cualquier origen). It immediately carves out a strict exception for newly arrived foreigners, however: for the first 36 months, the Chilean Internal Revenue Service (SII) is legally barred from taxing your global wealth, foreign investments, or overseas rental property. The law also explicitly allows you to request an extension of this tax holiday from the SII, and if approved, your exemption can be extended for an additional three years — giving you a total of six years of foreign-income tax protection. |
Path to Citizenship
| 2 years for PR and 5 years for citizenship. Time spent on this visa counts toward the residency requirement for naturalisation. |
Dual Citizenship
| Allowed |
