The original post: /r/travel by /u/mr_bapu on 2024-11-12 05:10:32.
Hi everyone,
I'm an Indian citizen currently working in the US on an H-1B visa, which has a total duration of 3 years and is valid until February 2025. I'm planning a two-week trip to Chile either at the end of this month or late December, and I've come across some information that has left me confused.
According to a document I found on the Chilean embassy's website, it states:
"Exento de visa de permanencia transitoria a nacionales de India portadores de una visa otorgada por EE.UU. (excepto la Visa C) con a lo menos 6 meses de vigencia o Green Card, a contar del 01.04.2019."
(Google Translate: "Exemption from temporary stay visa for Indian nationals holding a visa issued by the US (except Visa C) with at least 6 months of validity or a Green Card, as of 01.04.2019.")
From what I understand, it might mean that Indian Nationals with a US visa (excluding C-Type visas) don't need a Chilean tourist visa as long as their Visa has at least 6 months of validity. However, I am unsure if this "6 months of validity" applies from my date of entry into Chile or if it refers to the initial total validity of the Visa.
I have already emailed two different locations of the Chile Embassy in the US but haven't received a response yet.
Has anyone else with an Indian passport and a US H-1B Visa traveled to Chile recently? Did you need a separate tourist visa, or were you able to enter visa-free?
Thanks a lot/Muchas gracias :)