Originally Posted by FlyACN
The Argentinian tax is an "Exit" tax... there is no entery tax... and the Chilean 100$ is not a tax per-say. it is a fee that the Chiliean government imposed on US passport holders just as the US government imposed a 100$ visa issuence fee for chiliean passport holders. so in a nutshell
Chile = To enter pay 100$ / To exit FREE
Argentina = to enter FREE / To exit pay 18$ tax
Right. The Chilean entry fee is a reciprocity fee. What that means is that they charge citizens of X country the same amount that X country charges Chileans. So Canadians, Australians, Mexicans and USians all get charge different amounts. Since the U.S. charges Chileans $100 for a VISA, that's what Chile charges U.S. citizens.
Paraguay: you need a VISA BEFORE you go (45. for single entry). I flew out of Asuncion last week and found that my exit tax was included in my American issued ticket.
Brazil: You need a VISA BEFORE you go. I flew out of GRU last week and my exit tax of $36 was included in my American issued ticket.
EZE has already been covered here.
Venezuela hits you hard (about $27, depending on how long you were there). But it's usually included in AA tickets. They also have a national tax which varies depending on the airport.
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