Originally Posted by cpShawnie
As far as I know, the immigration fee only applies for pax entering Chile by air, arriving at SCL. I didn't have to pay any immigration fee when I entered Chile at Puerto Montt accross the lakes from Bariloche, or when going to Easter Island from Papeete.
It may be enforced only at SCL, but it's technically due anywhere: the rule is written by the US State Department as it applies to Chilean citizens visiting the USA, and it says that Chileans must pay USD100 no matter their port of entry. The Chileans simply mirror the US's "friendly" policy so that Americans have a taste of how other human beings are being treated by their own elected representatives in their own country.