CONSULAR FOCUS: SANTIAGO, CHILE

Address: 

            US Embassy

            Avenida Andres Bello 2800

            Santiago, Chile

Immigrant Visas:

·        Open on a walk in basis from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM, Tuesdays and Fridays.  US citizen parents adopting a child from Chile will be attended to any day, Monday to Friday.

·        Telephone inquires are accepted from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday - [56] (2) 232-2600.  People with detailed questions or questions about a particular case may want to send a fax first - [56] (2) 330-3005.

Nonimmigrant visas:

·        Open on a walk in basis from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM, Monday through Friday

·        Open for travel agents between 11:30 AM and 12:30 PM, Monday through Friday

In Chile, about 60% of the nonimmigrant visa applications are received through travel agencies.  An application submitted through a travel agency will be processed after one business day.

Applications submitted on a walk in basis take about three days to process.  People who have been denied a visa within the past two years must use this method.

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