US Citizens visiting Argentina must pay Entry Fee prior to arrival (eff. 28 Dec 2012)
Dec 31, 2012, 6:06 am
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Should I call that a rip off also...?
Dec 31, 2012, 6:08 am
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it is called a reciprocity fee for a reason. It's reciprocal because the u.s., canada and australia impose visa requirements which cost the same amounts to argentinians. At least argentina just asks for the money without the hassle of embassy applications and and a whole page of your passport for a visa.
Canada requires visas for argentinians because our government bureaucrats are too goddam lazy to work out with airlines how to keep out people who won't go home or might claim refugee status. As a canadian i can assure you i don't go to sleep at night fearing a mass influx of illegals from argentina. Our government is too stupid or too lazy to focus on keeping out genuine illegals so they just impose blanket visa requirements on everyone from argentina. I don't blame argentina for reciprocating.
I'm arriving in ba next week and i've already paid our reciprocity fees online. I find it annoying but when i paid it i just got angry with idiots in ottawa.
I suspect if you looked to washington you'd find the same situation.
Canada requires visas for argentinians because our government bureaucrats are too goddam lazy to work out with airlines how to keep out people who won't go home or might claim refugee status. As a canadian i can assure you i don't go to sleep at night fearing a mass influx of illegals from argentina. Our government is too stupid or too lazy to focus on keeping out genuine illegals so they just impose blanket visa requirements on everyone from argentina. I don't blame argentina for reciprocating.
I'm arriving in ba next week and i've already paid our reciprocity fees online. I find it annoying but when i paid it i just got angry with idiots in ottawa.
I suspect if you looked to washington you'd find the same situation.
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Dec 31, 2012, 8:24 am
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Actually we estadounidense lose a lot of sleep over this, although not as bad as with some other locations, because people aren´t usually as dark or as short if they come from La Argentina.
Jan 3, 2013, 9:44 am
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It would be nice for the Estadounidenses to remember that most the "chamaquitos" from Tacolandia (and other destinations) that come over the border do all the jobs that most "white folk" dont want/care to do. I would love to see what would happen with the US Economy if all the cheap labor from the various parts of the world would decide to all go on strike at the same time...
Jan 4, 2013, 11:02 am
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It most certainly didn't. You may have just found out about it but reciprocity fees in both Chile and Argentina have been around for a lot longer than that.
The only thing that's changed recently in Argentina is the requirement to pre-pay online before you arrive and the fact that it applies to all ports of entry not just the two airports in Buenos Aires.
The only thing that's changed recently in Argentina is the requirement to pre-pay online before you arrive and the fact that it applies to all ports of entry not just the two airports in Buenos Aires.
Jan 4, 2013, 6:22 pm
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I have only been to Chile 20-some times since then, and Argentina perhaps a similar amount since 2007, all entries with a US passport, so I may not have enough expertise to chime in and figure out how you had a $30 Chile entry
Jan 5, 2013, 9:51 am
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It is called a Reciprocity Fee for a reason. It's reciprocal because the U.S., Canada and Australia impose visa requirements which cost the same amounts to Argentinians. At least Argentina just asks for the money without the hassle of embassy applications and and a whole page of your passport for a visa.
Canada requires visas for Argentinians because our government bureaucrats are too goddam lazy to work out with airlines how to keep out people who won't go home or might claim refugee status. As a Canadian I can assure you I don't go to sleep at night fearing a mass influx of illegals from Argentina. Our government is too stupid or too lazy to focus on keeping out genuine illegals so they just impose blanket visa requirements on everyone from Argentina. I don't blame Argentina for reciprocating.
I'm arriving in BA next week and I've already paid our Reciprocity Fees online. I find it annoying but when I paid it I just got angry with idiots in Ottawa.
I suspect if you looked to Washington you'd find the same situation.
Canada requires visas for Argentinians because our government bureaucrats are too goddam lazy to work out with airlines how to keep out people who won't go home or might claim refugee status. As a Canadian I can assure you I don't go to sleep at night fearing a mass influx of illegals from Argentina. Our government is too stupid or too lazy to focus on keeping out genuine illegals so they just impose blanket visa requirements on everyone from Argentina. I don't blame Argentina for reciprocating.
I'm arriving in BA next week and I've already paid our Reciprocity Fees online. I find it annoying but when I paid it I just got angry with idiots in Ottawa.
I suspect if you looked to Washington you'd find the same situation.
(That being said when I went there I used a foreign passport that doesn't require a visa, though returning to the US can be a problem when the foreign passport requires a visa to enter.)
Jan 5, 2013, 9:11 pm
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You could get a tourist visa in Toronto for $52.50 if you're willing to fill out the form and surrender your passport for 1-2 weeks.
(That being said when I went there I used a foreign passport that doesn't require a visa, though returning to the US can be a problem when the foreign passport requires a visa to enter.)
(That being said when I went there I used a foreign passport that doesn't require a visa, though returning to the US can be a problem when the foreign passport requires a visa to enter.)
Jan 6, 2013, 4:18 pm
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Proof of Payment
Hello,
Does anyone know if I need to keep a copy of the print out saying I paid the reciprocity fee once I'm done visiting Argentina if I want to visit again in the next 10 years?
I paid my fee before I left JFK and the passport control agent at EZE stamped my passport with an entry stamp but did not make any other mark in the passport saying I paid the fee.
Thanks!
Does anyone know if I need to keep a copy of the print out saying I paid the reciprocity fee once I'm done visiting Argentina if I want to visit again in the next 10 years?
I paid my fee before I left JFK and the passport control agent at EZE stamped my passport with an entry stamp but did not make any other mark in the passport saying I paid the fee.
Thanks!
Jan 6, 2013, 8:51 pm
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Hello,
Does anyone know if I need to keep a copy of the print out saying I paid the reciprocity fee once I'm done visiting Argentina if I want to visit again in the next 10 years?
I paid my fee before I left JFK and the passport control agent at EZE stamped my passport with an entry stamp but did not make any other mark in the passport saying I paid the fee.
Thanks!
Does anyone know if I need to keep a copy of the print out saying I paid the reciprocity fee once I'm done visiting Argentina if I want to visit again in the next 10 years?
I paid my fee before I left JFK and the passport control agent at EZE stamped my passport with an entry stamp but did not make any other mark in the passport saying I paid the fee.
Thanks!
Jan 8, 2013, 1:21 pm
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Avoiding both the Chilean and Argentine reciprocity fees
I'm planning on taking my family of 5 from the USA to Argentina later this year. We currently do not have Argentine reciprocity stickers, and only I have a valid Chilean one.
I am holding an AA/LAN award travel reservation between the USA and Mendoza with a 4-hour connection at SCL. Am I correct that we would not have to "enter" Chile and pay the reciprocity? In other words, we would be international transit pax and not subject to the Chilean fee?
I can then enter Argentina at the Mendoza airport without any entry fee, right?
We then plan to eventually travel from Mendoza to Buenos Aires, probably by air. That's internal so no problem.
Finally, we would leave Argentina from EZE back to the USA. Since the Argentina fee is only an entry fee, I could leave without paying. Right?
5 x $160 is $800, and god forbid I'd have to pay it to both Chile and Argentina. So I want to make sure I've got this right. Thanks for the help.
I am holding an AA/LAN award travel reservation between the USA and Mendoza with a 4-hour connection at SCL. Am I correct that we would not have to "enter" Chile and pay the reciprocity? In other words, we would be international transit pax and not subject to the Chilean fee?
I can then enter Argentina at the Mendoza airport without any entry fee, right?
We then plan to eventually travel from Mendoza to Buenos Aires, probably by air. That's internal so no problem.
Finally, we would leave Argentina from EZE back to the USA. Since the Argentina fee is only an entry fee, I could leave without paying. Right?
5 x $160 is $800, and god forbid I'd have to pay it to both Chile and Argentina. So I want to make sure I've got this right. Thanks for the help.
Jan 8, 2013, 2:12 pm
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