Chile Relocation Index

How Chile scores

Civil rights and rule of law | Healthcare system coverage via FONASA/ISAPRE

• Peace and conflict safety77
• Immigrant safety72
• Visa accessibility74
• Residence permit realism74
• Labor market access74
• Healthcare77
• Civil rights84
• Discrimination safety80
• Status security75
• Infrastructure reliability75
• Cost of living sustainability76

Recent news impact

Recent Chilean government actions in the northern border and internal security context—particularly emergency-state extensions in border regions and intensified immigration enforcement/removals—are likely to make the near-term relocation outlook feel more restrictive and uncertain for immigrants, despite no single nationwide humanitarian collapse signal.

• Border Restriction

  Congress approved an extension of the State of Exception in Chile’s northern border regions (Arica y Parinacota, Tarapacá, Antofagasta), maintaining enhanced public-order/security powers in areas linked to irregular migration and organized crime threats.

• Deportation Policy Change

  Interior Ministry reported exceeding 1,000 expulsions of foreigners in 2026 and highlighted further reinforcement of immigration control operations, including an additional charter flight for enforcement/returns.

• Protest Unrest

  Interior Ministry described a macro-operation for a territorial recovery/eviction process in Cerro Chuño (Arica), increasing near-term local instability risk and uncertainty for residents and people affected by enforcement activities.

Sources

• Chile: 2026 Article IV Consultation—Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Chile (IMF Staff Country Reports 2026, 169)International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• Global Peace Index 2024 (PDF) — Country rank/score including ChileInstitute for Economics & Peace (Vision of Humanity)
• OECD Economic Surveys: Chile 2025 (English, PDF)OECD
• Chile Residencia Temporal permit (SERMIG) — eligibility and general frameworkServicio Nacional de Migraciones (SERMIG), Chilean Government
• Residencia Definitiva (SERMIG) — permanent residence as “indefinitely” with requirementsServicio Nacional de Migraciones (SERMIG), Chilean Government
• How the Chilean health system works (FONASA/ISAPRE) — Superintendencia de SaludSuperintendencia de Salud, Chile
• United Nations digital library: CMW/C/CHL/FCO/2 (English) — discusses Chile’s anti-discrimination legislation Act No. 21.609 and constitutional remediesUnited Nations (CERD/CMW reporting documentation)
• Subsecretaría del Interior: Senado aprobó la prórroga al Estado de Excepción en Arica y Parinacota, Tarapacá y Antofagasta (06 May 2026)Ministerio del Interior (Gobierno de Chile)