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Chilean Embassy in New Delhi

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Overview

The Chilean Embassy in New Delhi covers India and, by concurrent accreditation, Bangladesh, the Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka from its Vasant Vihar premises, with a Consular Section next door at A-16/1 Poorvi Marg and a Consulate General in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex as Chile's second post in the country. Indian travellers planning a trip to Chile apply for their visa in advance through Chile's online consular system, and the Delhi consular section is where that file is examined for residents of northern India and the four concurrent countries.

Visa Services

Indian passport holders apply for a Chilean visa in advance. Applications are lodged through Chile's Sistema de Atención Consular (SAC) online, where the applicant selects nationality and purpose, uploads the documents the system lists for the category — tourist, business with invitation letters, student with admission proofs, work with employer documentation and approval from the Servicio Nacional de Migraciones — and is then called to the consular section for the interview and passport submission. The Delhi Consular Section attends applicants resident in India outside the Mumbai consulate's area and those resident in Bangladesh, the Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka; the Consulate General in Mumbai attends applicants in its own district.

Consular Services

Chilean citizens resident in India, Bangladesh, the Maldives, Nepal or Sri Lanka are served for passport renewal and re-issue, lost-passport replacement, civil registration of births, marriages and deaths, voter registration for Chilean elections abroad, document legalisation and apostille, and certificates required for use in India. The Consular Section in Delhi answers on +91 11 4310 0400 / 4310 0407; residents of western India can use the Consulate General in Mumbai on +91 22 6905 3900.

Trade & Export Support

India–Chile trade is the largest single bilateral in the Pacific Alliance for India. Chilean exports to India are dominated by copper and copper concentrates from the Antofagasta and Atacama regions, lithium carbonate from the Salar de Atacama, iodine, fishmeal, fresh and dried fruit (Chilean kiwis were launched on the Indian market in 2026), and wood pulp. Indian exports to Chile include motor vehicles and parts, pharmaceuticals, organic chemicals, polyester yarn, and engineering goods. The India–Chile Preferential Trade Agreement, in force since 2007 and substantively expanded thereafter, gives a defined product list tariff preferences both ways.

Investment Opportunities

Chilean inbound investment promotion through this Embassy concentrates on the three sectors where the bilateral case is strongest: lithium and battery-supply-chain projects in the Salar de Atacama (open to Indian downstream investment), copper-mining services and engineering procurement, and renewable energy (utility-scale solar in the Atacama desert, wind in the south). Indian institutional investors and companies considering Chilean exposure engage the Embassy's trade and investment desk for InvestChile briefings and regional introductions; the Embassy also promotes Chile as an offshoring and outsourcing destination.

Business Support

The Embassy maintains operational contact with the Cámara de Comercio India-Chile and with Indian counterpart chambers including CII and FICCI for trade-fair coordination, B2B matchmaking, sector delegations and the day-to-day commercial calendar. The Chile Summit India series — a biennial bilateral business event — anchors the visible commercial flow between the two markets. Indian companies entering Chile and Chilean companies seeking Indian distributors receive introductions, regulatory briefings and chamber referrals.

Cultural & Educational Programs

Cultural and educational programming includes Cueca and Chilean folk presentations, Chilean cinema cycles at Indian film festivals, the Pablo Neruda and Gabriela Mistral literary heritage as Chilean cultural anchors in India, Spanish-language teaching cooperation with Indian universities, postgraduate scholarship programmes at Chilean universities for Indian students, and academic exchange agreements with ICCR. The Embassy marks Chile's national holidays with ceremonies in New Delhi and Chennai.

Service Area

The Republic of India (primary host), the People's Republic of Bangladesh, the Republic of Maldives, the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Within India, Chile also runs a Consulate General in Mumbai (Platina Building, Bandra Kurla Complex), which attends visa applicants and Chilean citizens in its own district; everyone else in the five-country jurisdiction routes through the Delhi Consular Section.

Appointment Information

Visa applications start online in the Sistema de Atención Consular (SAC); the consular section calls the applicant to the Vasant Vihar office once the file is complete. Consular services for Chilean citizens are attended Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:00 at the Consular Section, A-16/1 Poorvi Marg, +91 11 4310 0400 / 4310 0407. Legalisation and apostille queries route through the same consular channel.

Special Notes

Four-country concurrent accreditation: Bangladesh, the Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka in addition to the host country India. Two Chilean posts in India: the Embassy and its Consular Section in Delhi, and the Consulate General in Mumbai (+91 22 6905 3900). Visa applications are lodged online through the SAC system before any visit; the bilateral framework rests on the India–Chile Preferential Trade Agreement (in force since 2007) plus the biennial Chile Summit India series.

Frequently asked questions

Do Indian passport holders need a visa for Chile?

Indian nationals apply for a Chilean visa in advance of travel. Tourist, business, student and work visas are lodged online through Chile's Sistema de Atención Consular (SAC), where the system lists the documents for the chosen category and the applicant's nationality; the consular section in Delhi (or the Consulate General in Mumbai, for its district) then calls the applicant in for the interview and passport submission.

Does the Delhi Embassy cover Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka or the Maldives?

Yes. The Chilean Embassy in New Delhi is concurrently accredited to the People's Republic of Bangladesh, the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Republic of Maldives. Residents of any of these four countries — both visa applicants and Chilean citizens needing consular services — route through the Delhi Consular Section.

How does the online visa application work?

Applicants create their file in the Sistema de Atención Consular (SAC), select nationality, purpose and the consulate (Delhi or Mumbai), upload the documents the system lists and pay the consular fee through the system. The consular section reviews the file and schedules the in-person step for the interview and passport submission. A complete online file before the visit avoids a wasted trip for applicants resident outside the National Capital Region.

Is there a Chilean consulate in Mumbai or elsewhere in India?

Yes — Chile runs a Consulate General in Mumbai, in the Platina Building at Bandra Kurla Complex (unit 1202B, 12th floor; +91 22 6905 3900), alongside the Embassy and its Consular Section in New Delhi. Applicants and Chilean citizens in western India use the Mumbai post; the rest of India and the four concurrent countries use Delhi.

I am a Chilean citizen living in India — what services does the Embassy provide?

Chilean citizens resident in India, Bangladesh, the Maldives, Nepal or Sri Lanka are served for passport renewal and re-issue, lost-passport replacement, civil registration of births, marriages and deaths, voter registration for Chilean elections abroad, document legalisation and apostille, and certificates required for use in India. The Consular Section in Delhi attends Monday to Friday 09:00–17:00 on +91 11 4310 0400 / 4310 0407; the Consulate General in Mumbai serves western India.

What is the India–Chile Preferential Trade Agreement and why does it matter to a traveller?

The bilateral PTA, in force since 2007 and substantively expanded thereafter, gives a defined product list tariff preferences both ways. For an ordinary traveller it doesn't change visa rules or duty-free allowances directly, but it sits behind the commercial relationship — the same framework that makes the Chile Summit India biennial event a fixture in the bilateral calendar and that puts copper, lithium and Chilean fresh fruit on the regular Mumbai and Chennai port-arrival lists.

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