Chilean Embassy in Lima

One building, two doors: at Avenida Javier Prado Oeste 790 in San Isidro, Chile runs both its embassy and its Consulate General in Lima — a setup that spares visitors the cross-town confusion other countries' split missions create, but still makes it worth knowing which door you need. The embassy floor handles the state-to-state relationship; the consulate handles every individual file, from passports to legalisations. Few neighbouring relationships in South America carry this much daily traffic. Chile and Peru co-founded the Pacific Alliance, Chilean retail groups — Falabella, Ripley, Cencosud — anchor shopping districts across Lima, LATAM connects the two capitals with one of the continent's busiest air corridors, and in the far south the Tacna–Arica crossing moves millions of people a year, which is why Chile also keeps a dedicated Consulate General in Tacna covering the departments of Tacna, Moquegua and Puno. The embassy's stated mission is squarely neighbourly: deepening the bilateral agenda with Peru across trade, infrastructure and cooperation, supported by civil and military attaché offices.

Visa matters are handled on the consular side of the building, not by the embassy chancery. One verified rule saves Peruvian travellers a surprise at the airport: entry to Chile on a national ID card alone is reserved for Mercosur nationals and Bolivians — Peruvian citizens travel on a full passport. Whether a consular visa applies to your specific nationality and purpose is set by Chile's official consular-visa list; check it — or ask the Consulate General — before booking.

All consular services for Chilean citizens in Peru run through the Consulate General in the same building: civil-registry inscriptions, notarial acts, legalisations, certificates, minors' travel authorisations, safe-conduct documents, passports and identity cards, navigation acts and nationality matters. The consular counter receives the public weekday mornings from 09:00 to 13:00, and an emergency mobile line for Chilean nationals — +51 993 560 460 — covers urgent cases outside hours.

Chile is among the most visible foreign investors in Peruvian daily life: retail (Falabella, Ripley, Cencosud's supermarkets and malls), aviation (LATAM's Lima hub), energy and services. Peruvian exports flow south in agro-industry, fishing and manufacturing, and both economies coordinate inside the Pacific Alliance and CPTPP frameworks. The embassy's economic sections and attaché offices support this exchange.

The cultural conversation between Santiago and Lima runs through literature, universities and — famously — the friendly rivalry over pisco and cuisine. The embassy programmes bilateral cultural activities and academic exchange, and the large Peruvian community in Chile keeps family and cultural ties dense in both directions.

The embassy is accredited to the Republic of Peru. Consular jurisdiction is split: the Consulate General in Lima covers most of the country, while the Consulate General in Tacna covers the departments of Tacna, Moquegua and Puno.

The embassy works Monday to Thursday 09:00-17:00 and Friday 09:00-14:00. Individual procedures — passports, legalisations, certificates, visa questions — go to the Consulate General's morning counter (09:00-13:00) in the same building, phone +51 1 710 2200.

Same address, different services: bring individual paperwork to the Consulate General, not the embassy chancery. Chilean nationals in an emergency anywhere in Peru can call +51 993 560 460. Travellers heading to Chile from Peru need a full passport — ID-card entry does not apply to Peruvian citizens.