🇨🇱 Document Checklist for the Chile Working Holiday Visa

Volare Editorial | April 1, 2026

Preparing your file is the most critical step to ensure the approval of your temporary residence in Chile. The National Migration Service (SERMIG) requires all documentation to be uploaded to its digital platform in a perfectly legible manner, complying with international validation standards.

To ensure your application is not rejected or subjected to unnecessary delays, below we break down the exact list of required documents divided by nationality and type of agreement, ready for you to verify before uploading them to the portal.

Summary Board General Documentary Standard

The vast majority of the nationalities participating in the program share a base core of requirements. If your passport is in this block, you must strictly comply with this list:

Required Document	Official Technical Specification	Checklist
🌎 Applies to:	🇩🇪 Germany, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇨🇴 Colombia, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇫🇷 France, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇳🇿 New Zealand, 🇵🇪 Peru, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, and 🇸🇪 Sweden	🏔️
🛂 Valid Passport	Copy of the biometric data page. Must have at least 1 year of validity from the time of application.	✅
📸 Recent Photograph	In color, with a white background, and in digital format (JPG or PNG).	✅
⚖️ Criminal Records	Official apostilled or legalized document, with a maximum age of 60 days at the time of applying.	✅
🩺 Medical Certificate	Signed by a healthcare professional certifying good health and the absence of infectious or contagious diseases.	✅
🏥 Health Insurance	International policy with 12 months of coverage that includes a clause for medical and remains repatriation.	✅
💰 Economic Solvency	Recent bank statements in the name of the applicant to demonstrate the required funds for their country.	✅
✈️ Return Flights	Reservation of a return airline ticket, or demonstrable extra economic funds to purchase it.	✅

Summary Board Specific Requirements for Australia

The Chilean government maintains a particular linguistic requirement for Australian citizens. They must present all the general documentation from the previous board, but adding language support:

Required Document	Official Technical Specification	Checklist
🌎 Applies to:	🇦🇺 Australia	🏔️
📚 Base Documentation	All requirements of the General Standard (Passport, Records, Insurance, Funds, etc.).	✅
🗣️ Language Accreditation	It is mandatory to present a document or undergo a consular interview that demonstrates a basic level of the Spanish language to facilitate cultural integration.	✅

Summary Board Professional Trainee Agreement for Switzerland

It is fundamental to remember that the agreement with Switzerland is not a regular Working Holiday Visa. The requirements reflect its nature as a professional exchange, eliminating the purely tourist focus:

Required Document	Official Technical Specification	Checklist
🌎 Applies to:	🇨🇭 Switzerland	🏔️
📚 Base Documentation	Copy of the passport, photograph, apostilled criminal record certificate, and international medical insurance.	✅
🎓 Professional Degree	Copy of the diploma for completed university or technical studies.	✅
📄 Curriculum Vitae	Updated version detailing the complete academic and professional trajectory.	✅
💼 Job Offer	Employment contract or acceptance letter for an internship in Chile, directly related to the studied profession.	✅

Translation and document validation

According to the transversal SERMIG regulations, the language format is non-negotiable. Any document issued in a language other than Spanish or English must mandatorily include its official translation. Failure to comply with this rule will result in the immediate rejection of the digital file.

Academic offer and personal development

Having your educational documentation duly translated and apostilled is not only a requirement for agreements like the Swiss one, but it also facilitates access to local academic offerings for the rest of the participants. Those traveling with the Working Holiday Visa can take advantage of their stay to take language courses or short-term technical specialization programs in Chile, provided these activities are secondary to the main vacation and tourism purpose of the trip.

Volare Complete Guide

Having your documents in the correct digital format, valid, and apostilled will save you delays on the government platform. To download the official forms, review the exact solvency amounts, and verify the specifications of each consulate, we invite you to visit our Official Chile Working Holiday Visa Guide.