Backgound: The notorious increase of the migrant population towards Chile in the last three decades, raises questions about the need to investigate scientific knowledge about health care. Objective: to demonstrate the situation of migrants in relation to health care. Method: systematic review of the literature in electronic databases: Redalyc, Dialnet and Scielo, with the key words: "and" migrant health; We work with twenty-one articles from 2013 to 2018, of these sixteen are primary and five secondary studies; ten describe the situation of migrants in Chile; eleven relate the access to the health of migrants from power, perceived discrimination, socio-cultural integration, poverty, public policies, coverage and transnational use of health services. We carry out Content Analysis, based on the categories migration and health, health systems and access to health care. Results: in general, health care is usually experienced amid ignorance, lack of information and discrimination, as barriers to access. Conclusion: the foregoing especially affects the quality of life of the migrant population living in precarious conditions, due to low labor supply and economic resources, violation of rights, discrimination and social exclusion.