To whom is this Residencia Temporal permit directed?
Those foreigners who have a family bond or cohabitation relationship with a person who has already obtained or is applying for such permit as a holder of any subcategory, at the Servicio Nacional de Migraciones (SERMIG), may apply for a Residencia Temporal permit as a dependent.
Residence permits obtained as a dependent will be subject to the validity of the holder’s residence permit.
Where can I apply for this Residencia Temporal permit?
In the same way as the application made by the holder of Residencia Temporal, the application as a dependent must be made online from abroad, except in the following exceptional cases:
- Your application refers to the subcategory of family reunification or is based on a humanitarian reason, as indicated in Article 4 of Decree No.177 of 2022 of the Ministry of the Interior and Public Safety.
- If you want to apply for an extension of your permit or a change of immigration status or subcategory.
* Spanish only.
Requirements
You can apply for a Residencia Temporal permit as a dependent if you can prove the respective relationship with the holder in any of the situations included in Article 74 of Law No. 21.325 of Migración y Extranjería, in its numerals 1 and 2. The documentation required for each case is the following:
Important!
- Documents issued in any language other than Spanish and English must be submitted together with their respective translation, which must be authorized by a certified body.
- All documents issued abroad or by the respective consular representation in Chile must be apostilled or duly legalized, as stipulated in Articles 345 and 345 bis of the Code of Civil Procedure.
- Documents issued by private parties must be submitted within 30 days from the date of issuance. Those issued by public institutions and agencies must be presented within 60 days from the date of issuance unless the validity of the document is expressly stated.
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