The Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) has announced that, on September 1, 2026, a new quota period began for residence permits under the Working Holiday agreements for citizens of Chile and Argentina.
VFS Global in Santiago, Chile, and VFS Global in Buenos Aires, Argentina, will be open and available for appointment bookings on September 1, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. local time.
A total of 150 residence permits per year are available to citizens of Chile and Argentina under the Working Holiday agreements.
A quota year lasts from March through February of the following year and is divided into two quota periods. From March through August (the first quota period), SIRI may grant residence permits corresponding to half of the annual quota, which means up to 75 residence permits for each of the two countries.
Residence permits are granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Once the quota (up to 150 residence permits) under the Working Holiday scheme for both Chilean and Argentine nationals has been exhausted, no further residence permits will be issued until March 1, 2027, when the next quota year begins.
Once 75 residence permits have been granted to citizens of each country, any remaining applications will be refused. In such cases, the case processing fee paid to SIRI will be refunded. Any fee paid to VFS Global or to the Danish representation in Chile will not be refunded if the application is refused because the quota has been reached.
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