Entry and immigration
FUI, return ticket, SERNATUR lodging, and the 30-day tourist stay—what Chile and Rapa Nui require before you fly.
Travel planning, documents, and Pacific horizons.
30 days maxTourist stay cap; must match your return ticket
FUI entry formOne online form; show PDI confirmation before boarding
Registered lodgingBook only lodging registered with SERNATUR
Rapa Nui is Chilean territory with its own entry rules: complete the FUI online, show it to the PDI before boarding, and meet ticket and lodging requirements. Based on ChileAtiende, the Interior Ministry, and Law 21.070—confirm everything before you travel.
Formulario Único de Ingreso (FUI)
The FUI authorises travel to Rapa Nui for your entry type. Show it to the PDI at your Chile departure airport or port—you cannot board without it. It is free on the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security site.
Tourists and invited guests need the FUI. Rapa Nui people registered with CONADI or enabled under Law 21.070 usually show ID only at immigration—see gob.cl “Rapa Nui protegida” for exemptions and habilitación.
If you enter as a tourist
ChileAtiende lists the following as typical requirements entered on the FUI for tourism:
- Non-transferable return from Rapa Nui, dated no more than 30 days after your outbound flight to the island.
- Confirmed booking at SERNATUR-authorised lodging, with the property address.
- Your national ID card, passport, or other official travel document number, consistent with how you will travel.
- At departure, show PDI the system confirmation (e.g. e-mail with folio) plus your travel documents.
If you are an invited guest
Use a Rapa Nui host’s invitation (or another authorised host) with a folio from the Provincial Governor’s Office, plus guest/host IDs and stay dates and address per ChileAtiende and gob.cl—not the tourist lodging route.
Submit the FUI on the official portal before you fly, keep your confirmation, and follow updates there. Rules change—the portal and ChileAtiende are authoritative.
Open the FUI portal (Interior)ChileAtiende: FUI explainedgob.cl — Rapa Nui protegidaLaw 21.070 (Legal Library of Chile)
30-day limit for tourists (Law 21.070)
Your return from Rapa Nui must fall within 30 days of the date you flew there.
Residents, workers, researchers, and other legal categories follow different rules—check official sources and the law, not this summary alone.
Longer stays for force majeure or similar may go through the Provincial Presidential Delegation on Easter Island—not a tourist counter; ask an official channel.
SERNATUR-registered lodging
The FUI asks for a booking at SERNATUR-registered lodging and the property address. In practice, places you book through normal online channels are almost always on the register—local providers know visitors need this to enter.
To browse places to stay that we list as part of the travel guide, open Hotels & lodging (local providers)
If you still want to double-check a property on the official list (or search by commune), use SERNATUR tourist services search
Before you fly—quick checklist
- Passport or ID valid for your whole trip.
- Return flight from Rapa Nui dated within the permitted tourist window (typically 30 days from outbound).
- Confirmed booking at SERNATUR-authorised lodging, address ready for the FUI.
- FUI completed on Interior’s official FUI portal, with confirmation (folio/e-mail) saved offline or printable.
- If you are an invited guest, invitation letter with Provincial Governor’s folio and matching ID details—not the tourist lodging path.
- National park tickets and guides are separate from island entry—plan those after your FUI is sorted.
Drawn from ChileAtiende, gob.cl “Rapa Nui protegida”, Interior’s FUI portal, SERNATUR on registered lodging, and Law 21.070. Rules change—double-check official sources before you book.