Re:Start-Up Chile is a Great Experience But Be Careful Too
by matthewphiong on Friday September 30, 2011 @08:41AM
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Thanks!
From the Startup Chile FAQ, participants are entitled up to $600,000 CLP monthly spending on rental. Many had fully furnished apartments around Providencia with facilities like pool and gym (from HomeChile listings, apartments with such facilities are around 400k-600k). Providencia are also recommended because it is said to be safer.
PS: Another website similar to HomeChile is ContactChile (http://www.contactchile.cl)
Re:Start-Up Chile is a Great Experience But Be Careful Too
by andrewcooke on Friday September 30, 2011 @09:12AM
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ok, so now i'm curious - if they paid less for somewhere to live, would they have more money for their startup? i'm sure you can imagine that the programmers that they are hiring for $1m a month don't spend 60% of their wages on pads with gyms and pools...
Re:Start-Up Chile is a Great Experience But Be Careful Too
by capken on Friday September 30, 2011 @09:54AM
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Yes. As a single founder in the program I can claim up to 400 000 CLP, I currently pay 300 000. The difference is now available for me to use for any other purpose that is reimbursable.
Re:Start-Up Chile is a Great Experience But Be Careful Too
by matthewphiong on Friday September 30, 2011 @09:35AM
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From what I know, yes. But the total reimbursement is capped at $40k USD which includes salaries and rental expenses.
ps wasn't going to post this as a separate answer because it's 10 years old and i had a local job offer, but i found getting permanent residence to be very easy (i had arrived on a tourist visa, which can be renewed for up to 6 months). i can't remember if having the job offer was critical (i think it was the other way round - i needed the residency because employment would have been illegal on a tourist visa), but what surprised me was the need to show evidence of education level, so bring some kind of certificate!