No visa needed

Do citizens of Russia need a visa for Chile?

Citizens of Russia don’t need a visa for Chile and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Russia: the passport opens 79 countries visa-free; Moscow — Santiago: ≈ 14,130 km, about 18 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Chile without a visa on a Russia passport?

Yes, citizens of Russia don’t need a visa for Chile for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Chile visa rules at a glance

With a Russia passport you can visit 79 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 31 with an e-visa; 61 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Russia passport ranks 79th of 199.
Russia passport: visa-free access to 79 countries; Chile passport: 105.
Citizens of Russia and Chile can travel together visa-free to 60 countries, for example: Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Serbia, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kazakhstan, Palestine, Uzbekistan, Tunisia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates, and Morocco.
Citizens of Chile, in turn, don’t need a visa for Russia. Russia visa for citizens of Chile

Travelling to Chile: good to know

Moscow — Santiago: about 14,130 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 18 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −15 hours.
Local time: Moscow 12:00 — Santiago 21:00.
Local currency: Chilean Peso.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CLP 963.
Chile is the 192nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Russia.