Originally Posted by
Gaucho100K
An Argentine birth certificate entitles you to obtain a DNI... but its not an automatic process. If the parents of a newborn are accredited as diplomats then the child gets a foreigner DNI, else you would normally get a regular Argentine citizen DNI unless the parents do a specific application otherwise.
Not sure if the lack of a DNI means you have to pay the fee..... perhaps someone has first hand experience...??
I have a friend that works in the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones that grants DNIs to foreigners residing in Argentina, and he tells me that if someone has a DNI, regardless of being citizen or foreigner, that is proof enough that you have been legally-recognized as having the right to be in Argentina (for foreigners, that includes temporary visas, permanent residence, etc.) and thus do not need to pay the fee. Regardless of the type of DNI issued, it sounds like that's enough to get you out of the fee.
He was unsure about this particular situation, but felt that having "Argentina" listed in the passport as place of birth would in fact be enough, but I couldn't get anything official from him.