I was planning to go from EZE to SCL on Lan chile and I am then connecting to a DL flight to ATL. The tickets are on two total separate records. Do I need to clear immigration and customs and do I have to pay the immigration tax. Thanks

edited because i put in the airport code for salt lake as opposed to the intended Santiago

[This message has been edited by chfenton (edited 11-06-2002).]

First question is what citizenship/passport(s) you hold/are entitled to (may be obvious but never hurts to ask).

The Santiago airport website (http://www.aeropuertosantiago.cl/) doesn't have any obvious answers as to what international transit facilities are in SCL.

Ask LA at EZE to check you through to ATL and pray that there's a transit desk at SCL. The USD100 visa entry fee is a bit much but understandably so.

You shouldn't have to leave the int'l secured area. You won't even go to immigration.

There is a transit area @ the airport. Argentinian citizens are not charged reciprocity fees.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by akhullar:
Argentinian citizens are not charged reciprocity fees.</font>

I think the only countries of citizenship charged the fee are the U.S., Australia and Canada. I know E.U. citizens get in free.

Sorry I should have indicated that I am a US Citizen traveling on a US passport and living in Argentina (with a Mercosur National Identity card). Does this mean I have to pay or as someone above said can I just stay in transit? Also if I can stay intransit will I have access to the Lan Chile lounge?