Chile

Chile records court-imposed bans on working with minors in a special section of the national convictions register. Anyone may check a named person for a hiring purpose, but the answer is only yes or no (Ley 20.594). Entry must be refused to anyone convicted in Chile or abroad of rape, the other sexual offences of the Penal Code, or child sexual abuse material offences (Ley 21.325 art. 32(5)). Other foreign convictions are discretionary grounds for 10 years (crimes) or 5 years (lesser offences) (art. 33(1)).

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The country's own registry

Law Ley 20.594 (2012) added a special section to the Registro General de Condenas for court-imposed bans on working in education or in direct, regular contact with minors (Decreto Ley 645, art. 1, as amended).
Source: Ley 20.594, crea inhabilidades para condenados por delitos sexuales contra menores y establece registro de dichas inhabilidades (LeyChile XML)
Law Anyone who identifies themselves may ask whether a person is subject to such a ban, in order to hire them for work with minors or a similar purpose. Institutions must check before hiring for such work. The Registro Civil says only whether a ban applies. Misuse of the information is fined 2 to 10 UTM (Decreto Ley 645, art. 6 bis, as amended).
Source: Ley 20.594, crea inhabilidades para condenados por delitos sexuales contra menores y establece registro de dichas inhabilidades (LeyChile XML)
Policy The Registro Civil runs the check online. It asks for the RUN (Chilean national ID number) and full name of both the person asking and the person checked, and the asker must accept that the check is for hiring someone to work with minors.
Source: Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación: Consulta inhabilidades para trabajar con menores de edad
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Law A person convicted of rape or another listed sexual offence against a minor must also be sentenced to a lifetime ban from work in education or in direct, regular contact with minors (Código Penal art. 372).
Source: Código Penal (Chile), current text (Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional, LeyChile XML)

Entry and admissibility

Law Entry must be refused to a foreigner convicted in Chile or abroad of the offences in paragraphs V (rape) and VI (statutory rape and other sexual offences) of Title VII, Book II, of the Penal Code, or of producing, distributing, acquiring, storing or displaying sexual material involving minors. Pending cases abroad reported through INTERPOL or by partner justice agencies also count (Ley 21.325 art. 32(5)).
Source: Ley 21.325 de Migración y Extranjería (Chile), current text (Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional, LeyChile XML); Código Penal (Chile), current text (Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional, LeyChile XML)
Law Entry may be refused to a foreigner convicted abroad within the last 10 years of acts Chilean law classes as crimes ("crimen"), or within the last 5 years of acts it classes as lesser offences ("simple delito"). Entry may also be refused for a pending case abroad or a record held in police files and passed through INTERPOL (art. 33(1), (2)).
Source: Ley 21.325 de Migración y Extranjería (Chile), current text (Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional, LeyChile XML)
Law The police may let a person covered by art. 32 or 33 enter, with prior authorisation from the Servicio Nacional de Migraciones. A refused person must be told the facts and the ground in writing (arts. 34, 35).
Source: Ley 21.325 de Migración y Extranjería (Chile), current text (Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional, LeyChile XML)
Reported practice In November 2017 the Associated Press reported that Chile's investigations police (PDI) refused entry at Santiago airport to Mike Tyson, who has a U.S. rape conviction, for not meeting the requirements of the immigration law. This was under the law that preceded Ley 21.325.
Source: Associated Press via Sports Illustrated: Mike Tyson barred from entering Chile over criminal history (Nov 9, 2017)

Visa / travel authorisation

Policy U.S. citizens on tourist passports do not need a visa for tourist or business stays of up to 90 days. Arrivals receive a Tourist Card that can be extended once for another 90 days for a fee.
Source: U.S. Department of State: Chile International Travel Information (Wayback Machine copy, June 6, 2026)
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Law By law, a temporary stay lasts up to 90 days and can be extended once for up to 90 days. Visitors must show lawful means of support in an amount set by the Servicio (Ley 21.325 arts. 47, 48).
Source: Ley 21.325 de Migración y Extranjería (Chile), current text (Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional, LeyChile XML)
Finding No published rule found as of October 27, 2026. No published entry form asking visitors about criminal history was found.

Registration or reporting after arrival

Finding No published rule found as of October 27, 2026. No rule requiring a person with a foreign sex-offence conviction to register or report after arriving was found.
Law Chile's own reporting duty covers only Chilean convictions. A person convicted of rape or another sexual offence in paragraphs V and VI of Title VII against a minor must report their address to Carabineros every three months for 10 years after serving the sentence (Código Penal art. 372).
Source: Código Penal (Chile), current text (Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional, LeyChile XML)
Law Temporary and permanent residents must apply for an identity card within 30 days of their permit taking effect. Temporary residents must report any change of address to the Servicio within 30 days (Ley 21.325 arts. 43, 46).
Source: Ley 21.325 de Migración y Extranjería (Chile), current text (Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional, LeyChile XML)

Residency, employment and housing

Law A residence application must be refused if any art. 32 prohibition applies, other than the health ground. It may be refused if an art. 33 ground applies (Ley 21.325 art. 88).
Source: Ley 21.325 de Migración y Extranjería (Chile), current text (Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional, LeyChile XML)
Policy Applicants for temporary residence aged 18 or over must provide a criminal and/or judicial record certificate from their country of origin or the country where they lived in the last five years, issued within the last 60 days.
Source: Servicio Nacional de Migraciones: Residencia Temporal (Temporary Residence permit)
Law Residence permits must be revoked when an art. 32 prohibition applies, other than the health ground, and may be revoked when an art. 33 ground applies (arts. 89, 90).
Source: Ley 21.325 de Migración y Extranjería (Chile), current text (Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional, LeyChile XML)

Removal, rehabilitation or waivers

Law A visitor may be expelled for having entered even though an art. 32 prohibition applied, or for falling within one during the stay (art. 127(1), (2)). A resident may be expelled for committing an art. 32(5) offence while resident (art. 128(2)).
Source: Ley 21.325 de Migración y Extranjería (Chile), current text (Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional, LeyChile XML)
Law Before ordering expulsion, the Servicio must weigh the seriousness of the facts, the criminal record, the length of lawful residence, and family ties in Chile, including the interests of children (art. 129).
Source: Ley 21.325 de Migración y Extranjería (Chile), current text (Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional, LeyChile XML)
Law Entry bans run from a minimum of 3 years. A ban can last up to 25 years for an art. 32(5) offence, up to 20 years for other crimes, and up to 10 years for lesser offences. The Undersecretary of the Interior may authorise entry despite a ban, once or indefinitely (art. 136).
Source: Ley 21.325 de Migración y Extranjería (Chile), current text (Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional, LeyChile XML)
Law A refusal of entry can be appealed from abroad within 15 days, through a Chilean consulate, to the Servicio Nacional de Migraciones (art. 35).
Source: Ley 21.325 de Migración y Extranjería (Chile), current text (Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional, LeyChile XML)

What U.S. rules still apply

Law U.S. law still applies to the trip itself: registrants must report international travel at least 21 days in advance, and the U.S. may notify the destination country before arrival. See the U.S. travel guide for the notice rule, the passport identifier and how notifications work.
Source: ComplianceAtlas: Traveling Abroad as a U.S. Registrant

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