Because of a lot of problems and a big misunderstanding I have overstayed the allowed time for my european plated bike in Chile. Its s very long story - but the main parts are: My bike broke down in Punta Arenas in Patagonia. After a lot of hassle without getting the bike back on track I decided to send it by truck to Santiago for repair. I have at that time already got one extension of the TVIP.

The truck guys who freighted my bike from Punta Arenas via Argentina to Santiago Chile asked for all neccesary paperwork, bike rego, TVIP, copy of my passport, a written letter explaining the situation etc - so I assumed they had to export the bike when exiting Chile and import it again when entering Chile. I didnt check it out and in the meantime I have been waiting for spare parts for months in Santiago and a 10-12 days ago I finally got the bike running again. And then I finally had a reason to have a look at a bike papers - and to my surprise the bike hasnt been exported and imported again. So it still was on the extension of the TVIP which at that time had expired by a week or so. I was then advised to write to Aduana in Punta Arenas who gave me the extension of the TVIP, and I did so with the help of an chileno friend. That was monday last week. Now its 11 days and I havent heard anything from the Aduana in Punta Arenas and my own visa expires next week so I will have to leave the country by then.

I am beginnig to think to just take the bike to the nearest border an try my luck.
I have been waiting for months to get my bike back in working condition and finally after heaps of problems the bike is running fine. But then this problem....

OMG what a mess....

Anyone overstayed their TVIP in Chile and have some experiences to share and/or advises about what to do?

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