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Opening a bank account in Chile

Julien

Hi all,

is it difficult for expats to open a bank account in Chile ?

Which documents are required to open a bank account in Chile ?

How long does it take to open it ?

Is there any restriction for expats regarding the services (loans for instance)  ?

Which bank would you recommend ?

Thanks in advance for your participation,

Julien

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ricardopadro

Hi Julien,
I will ask to my executive in Santander Bank, i'm chilean when you want open an account you  must give documents about how much you earn in the last 3 months and a copy of my national id, i'll ask if u need another documents!

Regards
Ricardo

Armand

Hi Ricardo!

Thanks for your help ;)

Armand

ricardopadro

I have talk with my bank excecutive, and give this information to get a bank account:

- Passaport Copy.
- Chilean VISA copy.
- Contract of employment
- If you work in Chile, you must to give documents about tax's (liquidaciones)
- AFP Report Copy
- Job ID.

Regards,

Ricardo

Armand

Thanks a lot Ricardo :)

Armand

akichan

hello i am from asia. just wanna know what requirements i need to open bank account here in chile? its ok if i just give a copy of passport with visa without contract of employment? and how much it will cost?

andresmoralesc

akichan
You MUST HAVE the ID CARD and with that you may be can open a count,
if you are in chile, search the bank name "BCI NOVA" in that entity you may allow open  a count
you cant open a count with check book, you must to get the final visa of resident.
The other banks always ask for you id card, plus lived in chile more then a year and get your final visa

werowe

It's almost impossible to open a checking account.  Most chileans do not have one.  Instead you can get a "cuenta vista" which will give you a debit card and the ability to transfer money to other cuenta vistas.  You can read more about that here:

southernpacificreview.com/2011/05/27/where-chilean-banks-beat-american-ones/

akichan

thanks how about banco estado?