Chile Criminal Record Check Process and Requirements

## Who is the source of criminal check data in Chile? Poder Judicial ## What is the process in Chile? 1. Request the check from the ATS or your Zinc account. 2. Follow the automated instructions delivered to provide personal details in a dynamic web form. 3. Send the original Mandate duly Notarized via mail to the attention of **Mrs. Any Romero** to the following address: - **Santa Clara 349, apartment 1102, La Cisterna, Metropolitan Region, Chile** 4. Zinc submits the request to the authorities. 5. Zinc receives the results (digitally) and provides a signed digital report. 6. You receive a notification to say the process is complete. ## What details are required from the candidate to submit the check? - First Name - Last Name - Birth Date - Consent - **Specific Authorisation Form** - The original Mandate duly Notarized must be sent to the attention of **Mrs. Any Romero** to the following address: **Santa Clara 349, apartment 1102, La Cisterna, Metropolitan Region, Chile**. - The Mandate can be filled out electronically or in legible handwriting with blue ink however it must be signed with a wet signature which must be identical to the signature provided in the ID Document and must be done in **blue ink**. - Candidates out of Chile must provide a Mandate duly Apostilled and translated by a certified translator in case that the Notary’s seal and/or Apostille are in a language other than Spanish. - **Passport/ID Copy** - **For Citizens:** - Valid Chilean ID Card or Chilean passport which was used at the Notary for the document's authentication. - **For Foreigners:** - Valid foreign Passport or Chilean residence permit which was used at the Notary for the document's authentication. - Please note that in addition to a Valid foreign Passport or Chilean residence permit, a valid Chilean Regular RUN/RUT (not provisional RUN/RUT) must be provided otherwise the certificate cannot be requested. - **Shipping Company** - Once the documents have been shipped, the shipping company name must be provided so the shipping can be properly monitored. - **Tracking Number** - Once the documents have been shipped, the tracking number must be provided so the shipping can be properly monitored. ## What is covered in the criminal check? The copy of the Criminal Records Certificate ('Certificado de Antecedentes para Fines Particulares') issued by the Service of Civil Registration and Identification, a dependent body of the Chilean Judiciary Power has nationwide coverage including citizens and foreigners over 18 years of age. The issuance of the certificate is subject to your explicit consent which involves the process of sending an original mandate (specific authorisation form to the partner) and is intended to serve one particular purpose indicated during the application process. The Certificate is requested and collected by our in-country partner who will visit the Service of Civil Registration and Identification. Our partner has been thoroughly vetted according to our highest Partner Management policies and compliance standards. The Service of Civil Registration and Identification reserves the right to issue or reject the issuance of the certificate after careful assessment and scrutiny of the nature of the request. The Criminal Clearance Certificate contains information for all of the following criminal convictions or offences, except those deleted by rehabilitation laws or considered spent: - Offences against the constitution (e.g., electoral offences, corruption, trespass, etc.) - Misuse of public force - Offences committed by public servants - Offences against the public interest - Offences against the private interest - Offences against the public authority, influence, fraud, perversion of justice, refusal to assist justice - Disobedience to judicial orders - Obstruction of public service - Offences against state guarantees - Usurpation - Guarantee of the national economy - Felonies and misdemeanours against the general interest (e.g., public safety, offences against the public peace, public economy, public health, public decency; public worship) - Felonies and misdemeanours against the private interest (e.g., killing, harm, intentional force, private liberty, sexual offences, personal tranquility, confidence, property, insolvency, children, and family) - Simple offences ## What is the expected turnaround time? [Here.](https://zincwork.com/turnaround-times) ## Period covered by the check The records are kept based on the legal prescription and rehabilitation periods applicable for each type of conviction provided by the local regulations in Chile. All the records are maintained by the Service of Civil Registration and Identification, the authority receives the request and conducts a detailed review and issues the certificate based on the above. ## Privacy statement The details contained in this report should not be used as the sole reason for making a decision. Zinc Work Ltd is not liable for any inaccuracies or incompleteness in the information appearing in this report since it is provided to Zinc Work Ltd by third parties. This report has been produced for the purchaser of the report and Zinc Work Ltd will have no liability to loss. *Last updated: 2025-09-04*