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If you retire in Chile, you can claim your UK State Pension or new UK State Pension. Contact the International Pension Centre for further information.

Chile and the UK do not have a bilateral agreement on pensionPension funds. YouHowever, maythere beare ablecertain toprocedures withdrawthat allow the withdrawal of pension fund contributions at the end of your stay in Chile, asalthough longthe asprocess youis do not havestraightforward. ChileanThe citizenship.basic However,conditions thisare processset canout be(in complicated.Spanish) Readon the Chilean Pension Regulator’s guidancewebsite on(Superintendencia applyingde for a pension abroad (in Spanish)Pensiones)..

CheckIt is important to check that your employment contract contains a clause or annex that specifically states that you will continue to pay national insurance contributions in the UK. The British Embassy in Santiago cannot provide a letter confirming your National Insurance contributions in the UK. If you need this letter, contact HMRC.

In Chile, you will also need to show that you: 

• haveyou hold a university degree or technical qualification which(this haswill beenneed to be legalised in the UK
• UK), and that you have paid the necessary Nationalnational Insuranceinsurance contributions in the UK to cover you for illness, invalidity, pension and death benefit

benefit.

It is generallyalso veryadvisable difficult for foreign nationals to withdrawcontact funds successfully when they leave. Contact your Chilean Pension Fund (AFP)(AFP), for further guidance as soon as you starttake up your job.position Theyto canensure help you to understand the documentation that you will need to provide at the end of your timestay. The British Embassy is unable to provide a letter confirming your national insurance contributions in Chile.the UK, and you will need to direct your enquiry to HMRC.

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Returning to the UK  

Read the guidance on returning to the UK permanentlythe UK permanently. Thiswhich includes information on bringing family members, tax and access to services.

Your non-British family members backwishing to return with you will require their own immigration status.

Once permanent residence in Chile has been obtained, it may be lost if the UK,person taxremains outside Chile for more than 1 year. In case of wanting to maintain the residence and accessnot being able to services.return within 1 year, you must inform the Chilean embassy or consulate nearest to your place of residence to justify the reason for not being able to return and express the will to maintain your permanent residence. Read the guidance on how to request this extension (in Spanish). This can only be requested once, and after being 2 years outside of Chile you will automatically lose your permanent residence.

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