You must fulfill in a specific form acquired from the tax department. Along with the standard information (name, passport number, address, nationality, etc) there is a special requirement in this procedure. You must know a Chilean or a foreigner with a definitive permit which is willing to sign the form in order to be accountable [...]
Yes, this procedure and its own requirements fit perfectly in the services we provide. If you already have a Chilean or foreigner with a “definitive permit” willing to sign for you against the tax department, we can coordinate the rest of the requirements online.
In quite a simplified explanation, our country has three different type of institutions: Permits, Visas and Nationality. Each has their own requirements, privileges and obligations. To obtain detailed information of each, please go to the “People” page.
It’s a permit, granted by the “Foreign and Migratory Chilean department”, to reside and realize certain activities in our country. It’s granted for different reasons, such as investment, family link with chilean citizen, work contract with Chilean company, Visa Mercosur, among others.
It’s a permit, granted by the “Foreign and Migratory Chilean department”, to reside for five years in the country, and to develop any activity not forbidden by the law. To obtain it, you must have previously applied for and been granted a temporary residence permit.
Be older than 18 years, or 14 if authorized by parents or legal guardians. Have been a resident in Chile for 5 years. Have already being granted a “Definitive residence permit” Haven’t been condemned or processed by a criminal activity or felony. Proof of economic and financial solvency.
As stated, this option doesn’t create an independent company in Chile, but stablishes a subsidiary of a main, foreign entity. Therefore the first step of this procedure is to elaborate a public deed containing legal and financial information about the company, document that must be legalized according to Chilean laws and procedures. If the original [...]
If a foreign citizen wants to establish an autonomous Chilean Corporation he must obtain a “Foreign Investor ID” (explained below). Once obtained, and if he is not in Chile, he must also grant power of attorney to a Chilean citizen so he can act in his name, towards Chilean notary or Chilean electronic registration system. [...]
Corporations in Chile can be Publicly-held Corporations, Closely-held Corporations, Simplified Corporations, Limited Liabilty Companies, Individual Limited Companies and Collective Associations. The most recommended corporations to make business in Chile are Publicly-held Corporations, Closely-held Corporations and Simplified Corporations. More detail about this options here.
Once the company has been incorporated, it has the obligation to complete the form “Start of business declaration” towards the IRS (Servicio de Impuestos Internos in Chile). This must be done in a period of two months since the company has started to generate taxable actions. About this point, even thou there is no legal [...]