Your own business in Chile: SpA
And an honest answer on who gets the company for free — and who doesn’t
Chile really does allow you to register a company in one day and for zero pesos — through the Empresa en un Día portal, using a standard charter. But access to it via Clave Única, which is issued based on the Chilean RUT. This means the free route available only to those who already have a cédula. Everyone else — a notary and a local representative.
Who it suits. For those who run their own business, freelance, or invoice from Chile.
What is included
- ⚠️ We check whether the free route is available to you: Empresa en un Día works via Clave Única, which is issued based on the Chilean RUT — meaning already to a resident with a cédula
- SpA registration: via standard articles through the portal or by notarial deed, if you don’t have status yet
- Inicio de actividades with the SII tax authority — no fee
- Opening a company account
- Bookkeeping for the first three months
What the package does not include
Paid separately and directly, with no markup from us.
- The bank decides: the bank opens the account on its own terms and may refuse — we prepare the package and go with you
- ⚠️ Notarial route for non-residents — 150,000–300,000 pesos (164–328 $) notary, paid directly
- Bookkeeping from the fourth month onward — quoted separately
- Company share capital and turnover
- Electronic signature, if required for your type of activity
Since 12 February 2022, Law 21.325 has been in effect: a foreigner present in Chile on tourist status cannot apply for residency. Exceptions are narrow — family reunification, humanitarian cases, and those who arrived before that date. So the usual process doesn’t apply here: person who arrives on 90 visa-free days ’to look around and apply’ finds out only on arrival and has to leave and reapply again from the country of residence. That is why the residence permit is arranged before departure, and entry is only permitted after a positive decision. That is why the first package in the range is our most expensive: it delivers status, not preparation o them. The timelines are departmental: SERMIG reviews the temporary residence for up to twelve months, permanent — from one to two years, and we we state this before payment, not after.
Registration, tax, bank account, and the first three months of bookkeeping.
Prices are in US dollars and are all-inclusive — nothing is added on top. Chilean government fees are paid separately and directly to the authority: $85 for a visa for Russian citizens, 138,974 pesos (approx. $152) for permanent residence, 38,697 pesos (approx. $42) for naturalisation. Fees are set in UTM and converted to pesos at the exchange rate on the day of payment. Chile’s 19% IVA is included in the service provider’s price and is not shown as a separate line item. SVOY initial consultation — 100 $, credited in the cost of support — the same as for Mexico and Argentina. It is paid from the first minute: a breakdown of the Chilean case — these are two dates that must align, a category matching your income and an honest answer on whether you can make it in time. We hand over the roadmap with a schedule and budget, even if the conclusion is negative.
Other points
Housing rental and purchase, documents, bank accounts and taxes, schooling, driving licence — 28 services in Chile, each has its own price.
Package «I’m self-employed» · Chile
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The same package in another country
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