Chile

Even though one more document will be necessary in order to arrange the trip towards more than 30 European destinations, the application process for the Visa Waiver named ETIAS has been confirmed to be a fast and uncomplicated process.
These provisions will involve all Chilean genuine visitor regardless of the point of origin of the trip, of the mean of trasportation used to reach Europe and of the age of the traveler. Minors too are therefore required to submit an ETIAS application by seeking support of a parent or legal guardian.
Moreover, the ETIAS System is expected to create a series of tangible benefits to Chilean and Visa Waiver travelers in general. For instance, it will allow for faster and more secure border control checks upon arrival in Europe. Such an increase in the travel safety standards will undoubtedly create more ease and security to all people in the destination countries, hence including temporary visitors. By achieving this ETIAS is furthermore expected, on a medium to long term perspective, to enhance the economic and cultural connections between EU/Schengen Area Countries and Visa Waiver Countries, while naturally also granting a better protection of the European Borders.

When electronically proceeding with ETIAS application all travellers with a passport issued by the Republic of Chile are required to input a short set of information.
Among these mandatory data are:

• Full name and surname
• Date and place of birth
• Birth country
• Passport number
• Passport’s authority and place of issue
• Passport’s issue and expiry date
• Contact details including current address, phone number and valid e-mail address
• Scheduled arrival date in ETIAS Area and first country of intended stay
• Criminal record history (if any)
• Immigration history (if any)
• Public health risks associated to the person and a serie of disease this might be affected from

Once all the data have been correctly filled in the form and double-checked by the applicants themselves, the system, in order to send through the official request, will require the electronic payment of the due taxes.
Payment and official submission of the application will subsequently trigger the security screening protocols through which the destination countries will determine whether the traveler could represent a risk in either terms of healthcare and/or security.
The security clearance will in most cases be granted in less than three days and allow for the actual ETIAS to be issued.
Once the ETIAS request outcome will be available it will be sent via e-mail to each individual applicant.

All travellers must then make sure they received the ETIAS approval before their departure towards the EU and they must also always make sure that their passport validity will be able to cover for the whole stay of their planned trip with at least three exceeding months from the scheduled departure date from the Schengen Area.
Once issued the ETIAS Visa Waiver for Citizens of Chile is valid for 3 years or until the passport expiry date (whichever incurs first).
Since the Visa Waiver is electronically linked to the passport of the traveller it is not officially necessary, but still recommended, to print out a hard copy of the granted document.
Each clearance issued to Chilean travellers allows for multiple entries in each of ETIAS Destination States provided that each journey complies with the general limitations concerning purpose and duration of the trip as summarized above.
No ETIAS is required to visitors that hold a valid Schengen Visa or a Permit of Stay issued by any of the Schengen nations while, on the other hand, a Schengen Visa will be required to all those travellers whose situation does not fit in the ETIAS eligibility criteria.