Chile
Warnings and insurance
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Before you travel
No through.travel can be guaranteed safe. Read all the advice in this guide. You may also find it helpful to:
- see general advice for women travellers
- read our guide on disability and travel abroad
- see general advice for LGBT+ travellers
- read about safety for solo and independent travel
- see advice on volunteering and adventure travel abroad
Travel insurance
If you choose to travel, research your destinations and get appropriate travel insurance. Insurance should cover your itinerary, planned activities and expenses in an emergency.
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Update history
2026-07-22 14:20
Removal of information about wildfires in the southern regions of Chile (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).
2026-01-27 12:51
Removal of information about the Jama Pass Border closure and an updated assessment that terrorists are likely to try to carry out attacks in Chile (‘Safety and security’ page).
2026-01-24 22:03
New information about the closure of the border crossings at Jama Pass (Paso de Jama) between Chile and Bolivia; and Hito Cajón between Chile and Argentina, due to bad weather (‘Warnings and Insurance’ page)
2026-01-19 14:50
New information on wildfires affecting the regions of regions of Ñuble and Biobío (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).
2025-12-10 12:41
New information about dual nationals returning to the UK (‘Entry requirements’ page).
2025-08-01 12:41
Removal of information on tsunami alert specific to the Earthquake in the Kamchatka Peninsular Region (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).
2025-07-30 17:22
Updated information about tsunami risks (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).
2025-07-30 03:43
Earthquake and Tsunami warning – regional update
2025-06-09 12:16
Updated information about travelling with children, taxi scams at Santiago Airport and general advise about crime including, violent muggings and vehicle crime (‘Entry requirements’ and ‘Safety and security’ pages).
2025-05-08 16:15
Removal of information about a 7.4 magnitude earthquake (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).
2025-05-02 18:00
Addition of information about a 7.4 magnitude earthquake on 2 May; you should exercise caution in coastal areas (‘Warnings and insurance’)
2025-05-02 17:17
Information added about a state of emergency being declared by the Chilean government, following a 7.4 magnitude earthquake (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).
2025-02-26 14:18
Removal of information about the State of Exception and a curfew following widespread electric grid outages (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).
2025-02-26 00:43
Addition of a Government announcement of a State of Exception and a curfew following widespread electric grid outages (‘Warnings and insurance page’)
2025-02-25 20:52
Addition of information and advice about electric grid outage (Warnings and insurance page)
2025-02-11 16:39
Information following wildfires in La Araucanía, Ñuble, Biobío, O’Higgins and Maule regions (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).
2025-01-08 10:43
Updated information on risks from terrorism (‘Safety and security’ page).
2024-06-13 14:59
Information that the Chilean National Service for Disaster Prevention and Response (SENAPRED) has issued a warning for heavy rain across several regions of Chile on 13 and 14 June (‘Safety and security’ page).
2024-02-27 11:07
New information on taxi scams and transportation options at Santiago Airport (‘Safety and security’ page).
2024-02-19 16:13
Information on taxi scams and forest fires (‘Safety and security’ page).
2024-02-06 17:12
Information on wildfires and travelling with children (‘Warnings and insurance’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages).
2024-02-03 21:00
Forest Fires: Update of information on forest fires in multiple regions
2023-10-25 12:17
This travel advice has been rewritten to make it easier to read and understand.
2023-06-22 11:10
Information about the global terrorism risks to British nationals abroad on all FCDO travel advice pages.
2023-05-17 09:46
New information on crime and the end of COVID-19 entry requirements (‘Safety and security’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages).
2023-05-11 09:20
New information on altitude sickness (‘Health’ page).
2023-05-09 16:30
Updated information on forest fires and minimum amount of funds required per day of stay in Chile (‘Summary’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages).
2023-02-10 14:06
Updated information on forest fires in areas of the Nuble, Biobio and Araucania regions and forest fires (‘Summary’ and ‘Natural disasters’ pages).
2023-02-05 01:42
Updated information on forest fires in areas of the Nuble, Biobio and Araucania regions (‘Summary’ page).
2023-01-13 18:50
Updated information on entry requirements; some people, chosen at random, will be required to take COVID tests when entering the country (‘Entry requirements’ page).
2023-01-04 15:13
Updated information on entry requirements for arrivals from China (‘Entry requirements’ page).
2022-12-23 19:53
Updated information on safety and security and the special entry requirements to travel to Easter Island (Rapi Nui) (See ‘Safety and security’ and Entry requirements’ pages)
2022-10-24 09:33
Updated information on the COVID-19 entry requirements for Easter Island (‘Entry requirements’ page).
2022-09-30 16:23
Updated information on the COVID-19 entry requirements and the removal of information about the Mobility pass for interregional travel (‘Coronavirus’ and ‘Entry requirements’ page).
2022-09-02 15:19
Updated information on mobility passes and the political situation (‘Coronavirus’, ‘Safety and security’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages).
2022-07-13 11:09
Updated information on mobility passes (‘Entry requirements’ page)
2022-06-16 18:54
Updated information on mobility passes (‘Coronavirus’ and ‘Entry Clearance’ pages).
2022-04-14 16:16
Review and amendments to ‘Coronavirus’, ‘Health’, and ‘Entry requirements’ pages.
2022-03-23 15:40
Review and amendments to ‘Entry requirements’ page
2022-02-21 20:45
Review and amendments to ‘Summary’, ‘Coronavirus’, ‘Safety and security’, ‘Local laws and customs’, ‘Health’ and ‘Natural disasters’ pages