If you find yourself outside the chilean state and you need to do some civil registrationyou can do what is certified from the Chilean consulates which are the ones that guarantee the completion of these procedures.
On this site you will find what are the registrations and certificates that you can manage in the embassies and what are the procedures and requirements you need.
What are the civil registrations that I can make at the Chilean consulate?
The civil registrations that can be carried out while abroad in the Chilean embassies or consulates are the following that we detail below.
- Birth for Chileans abroad.
- Marriage for Chileans abroad.
- Death of Chileans abroad.
- Impositions of the Social Security Institute.
Consulates and embassies in the United States
If you are residing in the United States and need to request any of the Chilean civil registrations and certificates, you can search and contact the Chilean consulate by clicking the following button.
Next, it will be specified in each case what requirements must be submitted and how to carry out the procedure in a simple way.
Civil Birth Registration
For people who have had a child while abroad, they may register the birth in the Civil Registry of Chile for the newborn to obtain Chilean nationality, as long as one or both parents, grandparents or guardians were born in the nation of Chile.
Required documents
The documents and requirements that you must present are the following:
- Certificate or birth certificate of the newborn issued by the country where you reside. This must be apostille for your delivery.
- Birth certificate of Chilean parents, guardians or grandparents.
- Identity card of parents or guardians.
- If you have it, it is necessary to present the marriage certificate o civil union agreement.
- In the event that one of the parents or guardians has died, they must present death certificate.
How and where is birth registration carried out?
Birth registrations are carried out at the Chilean consulates, it is necessary that you follow the steps that we leave you below so that the procedure to be carried out is simple and easy to do.
- Gather all the necessary background information detailed above.
- Go to the Chilean consulate closest to your home.
- At the consulate you must deliver the documents and certain required personal data will be taken.
- That's it, you will have requested birth registration and within the period of time that you are notified you will be given the Chilean birth certificate.
Civil death registration
The civil death registrations of a Chilean residing abroad must be validated in the Civil Registry and Identification Service in the manner detailed below.
How and where is death registration carried out?
The place where you should go to carry out this procedure is the Chilean consulate or embassy closest to your home.
To carry out the civil death registration process, you must follow these steps:
- Go to the consulate closest to your home.
- There you must show the documents required for the procedure.
- The correct and official registration of death will be carried out in the Civil Registry of Chile.
- Finally, you will be informed if the registration was successfully obtained and you will be given the corresponding certificate.
civil marriage registration
For people who have married abroad and want to register their union in the Civil Registry You can register easily by following the information detailed below.
Required documents
The documents you must present are the following:
- Present the Marriage certificate made by the authorities of the place where you were married, this certificate must be legal and be apostille.
- If the certificate is in another language, it is necessary to make an official translation of it.
- Identity card of the Chilean spouse.
- Passport Number of the Chilean spouse.
- Identity Card of the foreign spouse.
- In the event that one of the 2 people has died in a short period of time, it is necessary to present Death certificate official.
How and where is the civil registration of marriage carried out?
The procedure is carried out at any Chilean consulate or embassy and the steps to follow are as follows:
- Go to the office or embassy closest to your residence.
- Bring the required documents and explain the procedure you want to carry out.
- The corresponding registration will be made and then you will be notified if the marriage registration procedure was carried out successfully.
- Finally, they will give you the Chilean marriage certificate required.
IPS tax certificate
Citizens who are living abroad may request the Imposition certificate from the Social Security Institute (IPS). This certificate or document is important because it is the one that informs the time periods of the contributions made by the imposing person in one of the former funds of the old Chilean distribution system.
Next, we will inform you how to request this certificate in a simple way so that you can carry out the process without problems.
Required documents
The documents to present are the following:
- Identity card original and a copy, which must be authenticated by the Chilean consulate corresponding to the applicant's domicile.
- Form or personal data sheet.
- If you have a tax registration booklet, you must present it to the authorities.
How and where is the tax certificate made?
The processing and application for the tax certificate is carried out at the Chilean consulate, the steps to process said certificate are as follows:
- Go to the consulate closest to your home with the required documents.
- Tell the local authorities what procedure you want to carry out.
- The authorities will request your document and in a period of time that will be expressed to you, the requested certificate will be delivered. We inform you that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs acts as an intermediary with the corresponding institutions.