HUMANITARIAN REASONS
Permit for victims of human trafficking
What is human trafficking?
Trafficking is a modern form of slavery that violates human rights and causes irreparable harm to its victims. It primarily affects women and girls, who represent 65% of the identified victims of this crime*.
It can take the form of forced labor, forced begging, or sexual exploitation.
* The 2020 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons indicates that 65% of victims are women and girls.
Know the procedure
Foreign victims of this crime who are within Chile may be eligible for this permit through the efforts of the institutions that comprise the Intersectoral Roundtable on Human Trafficking.
During the validity period of the permit, the victim may decide to exercise criminal and civil actions in the respective judicial proceedings, or initiate proceedings to regularize their residence status.
