Resume rules in Chile
What employers in Chile expect on a Currículum Vitae, what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.
Call it a CV for Chile, a resume for Chile, or Currículum Vitae: it's the same document. Employers there usually want it written in Spanish.
This is research, not legal advice. Employment and data protection law changes, state and provincial rules matter in federal countries, and practice varies by industry and seniority. Each entry shows when it was looked up and how confident we are. Where nothing reliable was published it says Not found rather than a guess.
Law and practice, side by side
The label on the right is what local hiring expects. The two lines under it are the law and the habit, which often disagree.
Photo: Optional
Optional/Uncommon; not necessary except if explicitly requested in job posting
What the law says: Modern practice discourages photos to prevent discrimination (Victoria Law proposal influence)
Date of birth: Not found
Not necessary/Uncommon
What the law says: No longer necessary; modern practice discourages
Marital status: Avoid
Avoid
What the law says: Labour Code prohibits requesting civil status on CV
Sex or gender: Not found
Do not state
What the law says: Discrimination protections in Labour Code
Nationality: Not found
Not found
What the law says: Not found specific restriction
National ID number: Optional
Optional; include only if job posting specifically requests
What the law says: RUT (Rol Único Tributario) not legally required on CV
The rest of the entry
- Local name of the document
- Currículum Vitae
- Language to submit in
- Spanish
- Religion, ethnicity or caste
- Labour Code prohibits requesting religion, ethnicity on CV
- Health, disability or pregnancy
- Protected under employment discrimination law
- Employer may not ask for
- Labour Code prohibits requesting: civil status, ethnicity, religion, political ideology on CV
- Named statutes
- Código del Trabajo (Chilean Labour Code); Ley 21.719 (Data Protection Law)
- Data protection regime
- Ley 21.719 (Personal Data Protection Law) approved 2024, effective December 1, 2026
- Anti-discrimination statutes
- Código del Trabajo (Labour Code workplace discrimination provisions)
- Local language source
- Spanish
Where this came from
Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. High confidence. Result of that check: Confirmed.
Notes: Labour Code clearly prohibits certain CV content. New data protection law 21.719 enters into force December 1, 2026. Modern hiring practice trends away from photos and personal data.
Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this