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Chile for Gambian passport holders: Embassy visa

Your circumstances

Passport:
🇬🇲 Gambian
Lives in:
Not specified (general rule)
Going to:
🇨🇱 Chile
Purpose:
Holiday

Route summary

Embassy visa

Visa / prior authorisation required

Gambian passport holders need a prior authorisation or visa from a Chilean consulate to visit Chile.

Conditions

No conditions recorded for this route — check the official source.

About this route

Route type
Embassy visa: you apply through an embassy, consulate or appointed visa centre.
Documents
Document list not published by the official source.
Fee
Fee not published by the official source.
Processing
Processing time not published by the official source.

Next step

Steps not published by the official source — use the official link to start.

Official application pagetramites.minrel.gov.cl ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Last checked 10 Oct 2026 against diariooficial.interior.gob.cl · Decreto Supremo N° 359 (Diario Oficial 2025-09-17), list of 104 nationalities needing prior authorisation or visa for Permanencia Transitoria; Law 21.325 art. 27; read 2026-10-16

Documents

Document list not published by the official source.

Fees

Fee not published by the official source.

Processing and validity

Processing time, validity and maximum stay: not published by the official source.

How to apply: Visa / prior authorisation required

Where to apply

Where: Chilean consulate (MINREL online consular system)

Official application page: tramites.minrel.gov.cl ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Quick answers

Do Gambian passport holders need a visa for Chile?

Visa / prior authorisation required. Gambian passport holders need a prior authorisation or visa from a Chilean consulate to visit Chile. Source: https://www.diariooficial.interior.gob.cl/publicaciones/2025/09/17/44253/01/2702355.pdf

Business, work or just passing through?

The rules above are for a holiday: tourism and visiting family and friends. Business visits, paid work and transit are covered separately below.

Business visits to Chile

Not verified yet (not yet covered). We haven't verified the business rules for Gambian passport holders, and we don't publish rules we haven't checked against an official source. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet. Until then, see diariooficial.interior.gob.cl.

Working in Chile

Main work visa routes for Chile

These are the main routes and what they require. Whether you qualify depends on your circumstances; the official page decides.

Residencia Temporal – lawful remunerated activities

For: People with an employment contract or formal job offer from an employer in Chile

  • Apply from outside Chile on the SERMIG Portal de Trámites Digitales
  • Employment contract, or a job offer notarised in Chile and accepted at the consulate
  • Criminal record certificate (applicants over 18)
  • Passport valid for at least one year
Length
Up to two years, extendable for two more; with a job offer, 90 days first, then a 1-year extension once the contract is presented

Source: Servicio Nacional de Migraciones (SERMIG) – Remunerated activities (serviciomigraciones.cl).

What the source says

"This permit is valid for up to two years and may be extended for two years in succession." … "the person will be granted a Residencia Temporal permit for a period of 90 calendar days" … "you will have 45 days to present the employment contract, granting you a 1-year extension." … "must be made from outside Chile" … "Letter of job offer notarized at a Chilean notary public." … "Letter from the applicant accepting the job offer, signed at the Consulate." … "required to applicants over 18 years old" … "The passport must be valid for at least one year as from the application date"

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Requirements, fees and thresholds change; confirm on the official page before applying.

Transit through Chile

Option 1
Visa-freeTransit (changing flights)

Airside transit generally without a visa (not from an official source)

Unofficial source – not verified

This rule is not from an official Chile government source. It is based on a secondary reference source (dict.dyimin.com). Confirm with the embassy or the official immigration authority before you travel.

Not from an official Chile government source: based on the World Visa Encyclopedia (dict.dyimin.com, an unofficial reference site), a single unofficial source. Not verified - conditions vary by airline and airport; confirm with your airline and the embassy before travel. The site says: “Landside Transit Airside Transit Not Required (Remaining within the international transit area) Through-Check-in Available Not Required (No Chilean entry procedures) Landside Transit Required (Passing through Chilean immigration control) Baggage Claim and Re-check-in by Passenger Chilean Entry Requirements Applied by Nationality (Visa or Visa-Free) Airside Transit (Remaining in the International Transit Area): If a traveler stays within the international transit area without passing through immigration control at Santiago International Airport (Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, SCL) or other ports of entry, and their checked baggage is transferred directly to the final destination, a Chilean entry visa is not required.”

Conditions

  • Stay in the international transit area (airside); do not pass immigration.
  • Check your airline allows it (through ticket and checked-through baggage).
Government fee
Fee not officially published
Processing
Not verified yet
Validity
Not verified yet
Max stay
Not verified yet
Steps, documents & where to apply

How to apply

Steps not verified yet — follow the official source below.

Documents checklist

Document list not verified yet — check the official source.

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Official wording

“World Visa Encyclopedia (dict.dyimin.com), 'Chile' chapter 14 Transit / Transfer: “Landside Transit Airside Transit Not Required (Remaining within the international transit area) Through-Check-in Available Not Required (No Chilean entry procedures) Landside Transit Required (Passing through Chilean immigration control) Baggage Claim and Re-check-in by Passenger Chilean Entry Requirements Applied by Nationality (Visa or Visa-Free) Airside Transit (Remaining in the International Transit Area): If a traveler stays within the international transit area without passing through immigration control at Santiago International Airport (Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, SCL) or other ports of entry, and their checked baggage is transferred directly to the final destination, a Chilean entry visa is not required.””

Your transit travel report

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Before you go to Chile

Customs cash limits and the scams official travel advice warns about in Chile.

Common tourist traps

  1. Distraction robbery at cafés

    How it works: In central Santiago and Valparaíso, one person distracts you while another takes the bag from your chair or under the table.

    How to avoid it: Keep bags on your lap or strapped to you.

  2. 'Liquid spill' scam

    How it works: Someone 'accidentally' spills liquid on you, then steals your valuables while pretending to help clean it off.

    How to avoid it: Refuse help and hold on to your belongings.

Emergency numbers in Chile

Paraphrased from official travel advice: gov.uk · FCDO page updated 8 Oct 2026 · Last checked 24 Oct 2026.

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