A year in Chile
Start-Up Chile (Build, Ignite, Growth)
Program checked 2026-10-21 · official source
Money
- Income the program asks for
- No fixed income minimum on record — read the program page for how means are tested.
- Your income against it
- Nothing to compare against.
- Incentive on record
- CLP 15,000,000–75,000,000
Program record(opens in a new tab) · as of 2026-10-21
- Cost of living
- Index ≈ 38 (New York = 100; lower is cheaper) — awaiting human review.
Estimate · Numbeo — Quality of Life Index by Country (Cost of Living, Climate, Safety, Health Care sub-indices)(opens in a new tab) · as of 2026-08-04
Community notes: Moderate — cheaper than US/EU hubs but rising in popular areas.
CasaSedora doesn't publish a monthly living-cost figure for any country yet — we won't invent one.
- Cash to make the move
- About $15,400 up front for one person; incentive on record ≈ $75,000,000.
Estimate · CasaSedora planning estimate — generic defaults, not a quote
Language
- Spoken there
- Spanish, English.
- Required for residency & citizenship
- None found
Official source(opens in a new tab) · as of 2026-10-21
- Your readiness
- Starting from scratch is the usual case — sign in & set a goal in the Field Phrasebook to track your practice.
Timeline
Apply
No closing date on record. Processing time is not on record — check the official source.
Program record (official source)(opens in a new tab) · as of 2026-10-21
Your first stay
The permit or program runs 4–8 months.
Program record (official source)(opens in a new tab) · as of 2026-10-21
Permanent residency · year 2
Permanent residency typically after 1–2 years of temporary residence, depending on category.
Estimate · Servicio Nacional de Migraciones(opens in a new tab) · as of 2026-07-12
Citizenship eligible · year 5
5 years of residence in Chile; you must hold permanent residency (permanencia definitiva) when you apply.
Estimate · Servicio Nacional de Migraciones(opens in a new tab) · as of 2026-07-12
Does time on this kind of permit count toward citizenship? Partially. Temporary-residence time generally counts toward the 5 years; tourist entries do not.
Not on record yet
- No fixed income minimum on record for this program.