No visa needed

Do citizens of Vietnam need a visa for Chile?

Citizens of Vietnam 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 Vietnam: the passport opens 24 countries visa-free; Hanoi — Santiago: ≈ 18,590 km, about 23.5 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 Vietnam passport?

Yes, citizens of Vietnam 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 Vietnam passport you can visit 24 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 56 with an e-visa; 95 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Vietnam passport ranks 161st of 199.
Vietnam passport: visa-free access to 24 countries; Chile passport: 105.
Citizens of Vietnam and Chile can travel together visa-free to 16 countries, for example: Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Micronesia, Seychelles, Palestine, Belarus, Haiti, Dominica, Barbados, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Citizens of Chile, in turn, don’t need a visa for Vietnam. Vietnam visa for citizens of Chile

Travelling to Chile: good to know

Hanoi — Santiago: about 18,590 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 23.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −10 hours.
Local time: Hanoi 12:00 — Santiago 02:00.
Local currency: Chilean Peso.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CLP 963.
Chile is the 195th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Vietnam.