Don Alan
Joined: 11 Dec 2004 Posts: 150 Location: Glasgow, Scotland
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Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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Hello Kevin
From what I know, and I have even read the Chilean government pages about this, is that the embassies say one thing before you leave but they don�t tell the full story. For example, the Chilean embassy in London told me in the past that you need a Visa before you go if you intend to work legally but that�s not true. When you go to Chile you will receive a tourist visa when you first arrive. If then you find a job with a contract they will apply for a work visa for you without problem. This takes about 4 months but in the meantime you are given something temporary. If you don�t find a contract and decide to teach hours here and there you have two options, one is to go to Mendoza, Argentina every 3 months to renew your tourist Visa, another is to appy for a Visa temporaria but to do that you have to have the backing of some employer even though you teach freelance, someone would have to say, I hereby certify that i give so many hours of work to this person each month etc.
I like you was a bit clueless about the visa but since I have looked into it, its not so complicated. |
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