Pension question, Chile
Can foreigners get the Pension Garantizada Universal?
Universal Guaranteed Pension ends after more than 180 days abroad in a calendar year. And the Pension Garantizada Universal requires four years of residence in Chile in the last five, which you do not have.
- Source: previsionsocial.gob.cl, read 1 September 2026
- Source: spensiones.cl, ips.gob.cl and claveunica.gob.cl, read 4 October 2026
What to do next
- Count the days you have spent in Chile in each recent calendar year.
- Find your Chilean RUT on old payslips or papers.
- Run our free check to see which other countries may hold a pension in your name.
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Can the PGU be suspended for other reasons?
Two further PGU clocks: suspension after six continuous months without collecting, and three months to supply evidence once IPS requests it.
Do you give advice on what to do?
No. We identify where a pension is likely held and the official route to it, and we name each source with the date we read it. We do not give financial, tax or legal advice.