In this section, you will find all the Chilean legislation currently in force on the subject of immigration.
It establishes rules with the aim of regulating the entry, stay, residence, and exit of foreigners from the country, and the exercise of rights and duties, establishing a new institutionality for these purposes.
Decree No. 296 of 2022, approving Regulation to Law No. 21.325 of Migración y Extranjería
NOV-30-2021
Regulation that complements the existing legal system, specifying and detailing the legal norms related to the Law of Migración y Extranjería.
Decree No. 23 of 2022, establishes the immigration subcategories of the Permanencia Transitoria permit
JAN-28-2022
Government Decree whose purpose is to define the list and set the requirements to obtain the subcategories of the Permanencia Transitoria permit.
Decree No. 177 of 2022, establishes the immigration subcategories of the Residencia Temporal permit
MAY-10-2022
Government Decree whose purpose is to define the list and set the requirements to obtain the immigration subcategories of the Residencia Temporal permit.
Government Decree whose purpose is to establish the specific validity of the immigration subcategories of the Residencia Temporal permit and its extensions.
Determines the fees to be paid by foreigners who obtain Residencia Temporal permits, work authorizations for holders of Residencia Temporal permits, and Residencia Definitiva permits, among others.
Consolidated text of various legal and regulatory provisions on the citizenship of foreigners.
Amends Law No. 20,430, to establish an initial stage of the procedure for determining refugee status, and Law No. 21,325, in relation to the measure of immediate redirection or return of foreigners who enter the national territory irregularly.
It contains provisions that apply to applicants for refugee status and refugees, as long as they are in national territory.
It establishes provisions that apply to applicants for refugee and refugee status and regulates Law No. 20.430 for its proper implementation and operation.
Law No. 20.507 of 2011, criminalizes the crimes of smuggling of immigrants and human trafficking
APR-01-2011
In addition to typifying crimes, it establishes norms for their prevention and more effective criminal prosecution.
Article 411 quáter criminalizes human trafficking. Articles 411 bis and 411 ter criminalize the smuggling of immigrants and the promotion or facilitation of the entry or exit of persons into or out of the country to engage in prostitution, respectively.
