Chile Forum

i bought a car with my temporary RUT. I now have a permanent one and have not done any paperwork change. I suppose I should look into that, at some stage, but the thought of more paperwork makes my head hurt so I put it off until tomorrow. If "tomorrow" comes I will report back on the hassle involved.

i opened my first bank account on a temp rut......

they had to close the account, open a new one, reissue all my cards etc, new account number, the lot.....

only work for me was signing alot of papers!

regioncentralX wrote:That begs the question:

What happens "efficiency," "paperwork," bureaucracy" -wise with the stuff you can use a TEMPORARY RUT for after you get your PERMANENT RUT?

Would it be better to wait the months to get your PERMANENT RUT first before doing things in Chile IF YOU CAN?

Well, in my case, it screwed up my Banco de Chile (BdeC) account for weeks. I originally opened up my BdeC account under my temporary RUT (I know that wasn't supposed to happen, but I have connections ) but then notified BdeC when I obtained my 'permanent' RUT. You guessed it, their system, apparently, was not coded to cope with changing RUTs. It prevented me from conducting on-line banking and also ATM withdrawals and required the personal intervention by the branch manager (whom I know socially) with BdeC headquarters in Santiago to get the matter resolved. Fortunately, I didn't have similar problems with VTR or the utility companies.

For clarification purposes, I'm making the assumption that a 'permanent' RUT is obtained when one gets a temporary visa and that the number doesn't change if/when he or she gets a permanent visa. Of course, the question is: What (if anything) happens if a temporary visa is allowed to expire (i.e, no application for a permanent visa is forthcoming) which would, in effect, mean that the person involved would be reverting to a tourist status again?

Thanks for the answers so far. One issue appeared yet. our minor born -94 is travelling with us and just found out that he needs a birth certificate signatured by both parents in order to be enter and exit Chile. that means that i have to ask my ex to go to embassy here and drive 300 km for that and it is one week b4 the trips is about to start. Is there any other way to handle this or is it really so that embassy needs to see both b4 they believe his parents both exist and approve the trip. this is so complicated.. is there a way to get the notary signed paper for the mother ?

Mac

Hey Mac, it's permission to travel "AUTORIZACIÓN DE VIAJE A MENORES DE EDAD" that your ex needs to sign, plus you need a full birth certificate proving you are both the parents. You're travelling with him, so you don't need to sign a travel permission form - she's not, so she needs to sign it.
There is lots of information on this in the forum if you search - yes, it's a pain in a**, but no, there is no way around it for when you come to leave Chile.

I assume she'll need to go to the Chilean Embassy because they can act as a Chilean notary. If the document is signed just by a local notary, then you will have the get it legalised to be recognised in Chile (ie, signed by your equivalents of the Department of Internal Affairs, Department of External Affairs and then by the Chilean Embassy. In New Zealand I was able to do this via mail, but it did take about a week, so with only a week before you flight, I think that unfortunately your ex is going to need to drive 300kms.