Folks.... you can agree with the rules, you can like them or not... alas, the rules are the rules. While I can may have some sympathy for the odd case and the special circumstance, visitors from OECD/G7 and the likes developed nations that understand what rules are and follow them (back home), should also do their homework and realize that if you dont follow the rules, you have to face the music.

Yes, Argentina is not a Developed Nation and our Institutions are nothing like what you have at home, but that doesnt mean that you have the right not to follow the rules as they exist. This reciprocity fee has been around for ages... so there is very little room for excuses.

I need not to remind you what would happen to an Argentine passport holder if he/she tried to enter the US or Canada without all the valid documentation and entry permits (whichever those may be according to each individual circumstance)....