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I guess depends on situation, but I also have Chilean wife. Did not help - I think what matters is who is going to actually repay the mortgage - Ie based on which income is the mortgage given

Thanks for the tips about the banks (although sadly I don't have a current account anywhere). Getting a mortgage without a current account as a foreigner without local employment is going to be very, very difficult. You need to change that first... even though your research ends up showing that the...

While the rate is increasing, in my understanding, here in Chile there's a limit to the "Renta imponible" of about 2500€ per month. That limit doesn't exist in Portugal. Since my income is higher that that - even when accounting for "gastos presuntos" - te Chilean system is the cheaper option for m...

4) as a foreigner you can opt out of AFP, as long as you save into a similar program outside Chile (and can prove it).

I asked an opinion in ChileAtiende and was told that I can ask for a tourist visa extension in PDI at the last day of the visa, considering my circumstances. I am not saying it will work, but nevertheless. Doing it in person in Chile costs 100 USD. https://www.chileatiende.gob.cl/fichas/3823-prorro...

When I get that letter, you can appeal the rise with the Superintendencia de Salud. You don't need a lawyer at all. You have to upload a pdf copy of your letter to the website and both sides of your cédula. You have to do this within a month of receiving the letter. While this trámite is in process...

---Someone told me you can negotiate the prices but it's time consuming and hardly worth it. Another said get a lawyer and you can fight it (as referenced above) - doesn't seem worth it though for the cost and expense of a lawyer. Seems a screwy system that you have to go through tramites to fight ...

So I saw this today https://www.emol.com/noticias/Nacional/2019/04/02/943331/Comision-de-Salud-del-Senado-recurrira-a-la-FNE-ante-posible-colusion-de-las-isapres.html And wondered if there is a any threads on isapres, and what do you know there is. (And nothing has changed in 6 yrs) They are trying...

I use Uber all the time in Santiago. So far, no problems. I know that they are operating in a gray zone, but they are so much better than the taxis. No bitching and complaining, newer and more comfortable cars, lower prices, more cars available in outskirts (try getting a taxi in Chicureo or get a t...

Yes, last year was pretty dry in Santiago. However, no rain so far this year is pretty standard. Average in the last 30 years is 3.9mm to date. I am not going to worry about that yet. 2017 wasn't that bad. I remember hoping that the drought was over, but unfortunately it doesn't seem so. check https...

It is comparing to S&P Chile BMI, not S&P 500

I am leaving The States for 2-3 years and looking for a great city for my family. I have a wife, 2 kids that both speak Spanish decently well (the oldest near fluent), and are looking for a coastal (scenic if possible), mid-sized city with a good school for our kids and access to good health care. ...