How to get a Chile visa from Burkina Faso

• The Chile tourist visa is for Burkinabés traveling to Chile for tourism purposes.
• Travelers who overstay their visa should go to the Migration Department of the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security.
• If your Tourist Card is lost or stolen, you can get a replacement Tourist Card at any PDI (International Police) Office or at Santiago's international airport.
• The local currency is the Chilean Peso (CLP). Amounts exceeding USD10,000 must be declared on arrival and departure. USD can be readily exchanged throughout Chile.
• When handling local currency, check that you are given the correct change as vendors, including taxi drivers, sometimes swap denominations to either short-change travelers.
• ATMs are widely available. Contact your bank to find out whether your cards will work in Chile. Credit cards are widely accepted.
• If you're planning scientific, technical or mountaineering activities in areas classified as 'frontier areas', you need to get authorization from the Chilean government at least 90 days prior to the expedition.
• Avoid hailing taxis on the street, particularly if traveling alone or at night. Instead, ask your hotel to make a telephone booking for you. Make sure that the driver uses the meter. Rideshare apps are also available. Prepaid official taxis are available at the airport.
• Penalties for possession, use or trafficking of illegal drugs in Chile are severe and include lengthy imprisonment in local jails.
• Take out comprehensive travel insurance before you depart to cover overseas medical costs, including medical evacuation. Make sure your policy includes adequate coverage for any pre-existing conditions.
• Remember, regardless of how healthy and fit you are, if you can't afford travel insurance, you can't afford to travel.

• Burkinabés intending to travel to Chile to seek for employment can apply for the Chile student visa.
• Prior to beginning your job in Chile, your work permit has to be signed by yourself and your employer, and then notarized at your Chilean consulate.
• A police clearance certificate (not older than three months) detailing whether the applicant has a criminal record must be provided.
• Applicants must be between the age of 18 to 35.
• A medical letter confirming you are free of infectious diseases must be provided and signed by a registered medical practitioner and dated within 30 days prior to the date of application
  
• An official letter from your employer to the consul, explaining your role in the company must be provided.
• Before you send in your paperwork, there are a few details you should be aware of. Your employer has to visit the Chilean Department of Foreign Affairs in order to have his or her signature notarized.
• You will also have to visit the Chilean consulate to sign your work contract and have it notarized; make an appointment and pay the necessary fee in advance. Pre-signed work contracts are usually not accepted.
• Your work contract has to follow Chilean law and contain the following phrases:
• The employer is obligated to reimburse the legally required income tax resulting from the employee’s paid remuneration.
• The employer is obligated to reimburse the employee’s social security contributions in Chile or abroad.
• The employer is responsible for paying the employee and his family’s return tickets once the contract is terminated.

Though you could spend less, most visitors will find that they can live reasonably well on $1,500-$2,000 a month in Chile. Low cost is just one reason why Chile is popular with retirees looking for an upscale, cosmopolitan lifestyle on a budget.