Originally Posted by
tktravel
My American friend who just traveled to Argentina from U.S. told me that
the airline checks if passengers have the payment receipt before
boarding the plane from the U.S. So it is not an option to show the
second passport at EZE. I wonder if showing the second passport
that is not registered with the itineraries is an option; will the
airplane employee takes it?
It is an option, but the airline employees can be inconsistent, confused and even confusing. For example, my reciprocity payment sticker is in one of my expired ordinary US passports and is still valid for use to re-enter Argentina in conjunction with a current ordinary US passport; and yet sometimes the airline reps slow me down or even make a fuss but other times it's smooth sailing.
If you get a confused or confusing airline rep or airline apologist, here's something straight from the bureaucratic horse's mouth:
U.S. citizens who previously paid the fee and its validity period has not expired, they do not need to pay it again and need to show the stamp on the passport. If you have a new passport, you will need to bring the previous passport with the stamp that proves the fee payment. For further information or questions, please contact our office at 404-880-0805 x 101, Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
That should set them straight, as it comes from the Argentine government, per this link:
http://catla.cancilleria.gov.ar/cont...e-reciprocidad