Dec 15, 2014, 11:44 am
Last edit by: danola
USA, Canada AND AUSTRALIAN PASSPORT HOLDERS NO LONGER NEED TO PAY
News for Canadians travellers!
https://paxnews.com/news/other/argen...fee/newsletter
Early this morning, the Argentine government officially suspended the reciprocity fee for Canadians, effective Jan. 1, 2018.
NOTE: Some report in this interim period between ninety days of waiver and permanent waiver they are not being charged $160 on arrival at EZE already - but your airline might still request evidence you have met the expiring requirements listed below if you are a U.S. passport holder.
Refer them to IATA TIMATIC, in accord with:
Argentine passport holders will at some future time be allowed to apply for U. S. Global Entry.
Visitors carrying other nations' passports (passport holders from the United Kingdom and Canada must still pay their reciprocity fee) still have to meet the conditions established by Argentina.
To determine what you need to enter Argentina, please use IATA TIMATIC - the tool used by the airlines to determine if you will board - here. (C/o United Airlines.)
Argentine Reciprocity Fee for passport holders of certain nationalities
If you hold a passport of one of the following nations and intend using it for entry to Argentina:
-USA
- Canada
- [strike]Australia [strike]
You must pay for the Reciprocity Fee before you enter Argentina. This fee is valid for 10 Years from the date of payment (the amount of time may vary for Canada and Australia). Please note that failure to have this fee [hl]prepaid[/] and if your airline allows you to board (they are unlikely to because they can be fined and required to transport you out of Argentina on their next departing fee at their cost) you will be deported forthwith.
N.B. If your current Reciprocity Fee stamp is in an expired passport because you have had a new passport issued, you may present your expired passport as proof of payment if you do not have a fee receipt to tender.
Reciprocity fee for US citizens
U.S. citizens who visit the Argentine Republic as tourists or on business must pay a reciprocity fee of U$S160. This reciprocity fee does not represent a charge for a visa since Argentina does not require US citizens to have visas when traveling as tourists or on business. The Argentine Government sets this fee in reciprocity to what Argentines pay for a visa application to enter the United States of America.
Argentine nationals traveling with a US, Canadian or Australian passport are EXEMPT from paying the reciprocity fee. Please travel with additional proof of Argentine nationality (DNI, old passport, birth certificate, etc.)
Method of Payment
Payment must be made before entering the Argentine Republic, online at: http://www.migraciones.gov.ar and go to: Pay your reciprocity fee
Payment can be made with the following credit cards only: Visa, American Express, Mastercard.
The voucher received must be printed and submitted to the immigration authorities. The period of validity of such proof will begin from the date on which the payment was made.
As of January 7, 2013, the reciprocity fee has been extended to all border crossings of Argentina: maritime, fluvial (riverine), terrestrial and aerial.
Until June 30, 2013, passengers on cruises entering the country are exempt from paying the reciprocity fee.(sic)
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.
http://catla.cancilleria.gov.ar/cont...e-reciprocidad
For more information, please see the following links:
http://embassyofargentina.us/embassy...ction/news.htm
http://argentina.travisa.com/
http://www.migraciones.gov.ar/accesi...r_novedad=1632
Transit passengers: If you are arriving at EZE or international aerial port of entry internationally and departing on another international flight within less than 12 hours, you are eligible to remain airside and connect without paying a reciprocity fee; read the wiki in: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/argen...-intl-eze.html
Signed in members with 90 days / 90 posts can edit this Wikipost; wiki contents may be printed by using the
(lower right wiki corner)
Updated 27 Aug 2016 by JDiver
News for Canadians travellers!
https://paxnews.com/news/other/argen...fee/newsletter
Early this morning, the Argentine government officially suspended the reciprocity fee for Canadians, effective Jan. 1, 2018.
Argentina ends reciprocity fee for Americans, Australians and Canadians
Argentina has announced (25 Aug 2016) full and permanent $160 reciprocity fee waiver for U. S. passport holders effective 25 Sep 2016.NOTE: Some report in this interim period between ninety days of waiver and permanent waiver they are not being charged $160 on arrival at EZE already - but your airline might still request evidence you have met the expiring requirements listed below if you are a U.S. passport holder.
Refer them to IATA TIMATIC, in accord with:
Just announced:
RECIPROCITY FEE SUSPENSION for us passport holders REMAINS IN FORCE
indefinitely UNTIL DEROGATION DECREE IS ISSUED
"The Migrations National Agency confirmed today that the suspension of the collection of reciprocity fees from US citizens, established by Disposition DNM No. 589/2016 as of March 24 2016 for a period of 90 days or until a Presidential Decree promoted by the said Agency is issued for its derogation, will remain in force.
The reciprocity fee still applies to Australian and Canadian passport holders.
June 22, 2016”
http://www.embassyofargentina.us/en/...-citizens.html
RECIPROCITY FEE SUSPENSION for us passport holders REMAINS IN FORCE
indefinitely UNTIL DEROGATION DECREE IS ISSUED
"The Migrations National Agency confirmed today that the suspension of the collection of reciprocity fees from US citizens, established by Disposition DNM No. 589/2016 as of March 24 2016 for a period of 90 days or until a Presidential Decree promoted by the said Agency is issued for its derogation, will remain in force.
The reciprocity fee still applies to Australian and Canadian passport holders.
June 22, 2016”
http://www.embassyofargentina.us/en/...-citizens.html
Visitors carrying other nations' passports (passport holders from the United Kingdom and Canada must still pay their reciprocity fee) still have to meet the conditions established by Argentina.
To determine what you need to enter Argentina, please use IATA TIMATIC - the tool used by the airlines to determine if you will board - here. (C/o United Airlines.)
Argentine Reciprocity Fee for passport holders of certain nationalities
If you hold a passport of one of the following nations and intend using it for entry to Argentina:
-
- Canada
- [strike]Australia [strike]
You must pay for the Reciprocity Fee before you enter Argentina. This fee is valid for 10 Years from the date of payment (the amount of time may vary for Canada and Australia). Please note that failure to have this fee [hl]prepaid[/] and if your airline allows you to board (they are unlikely to because they can be fined and required to transport you out of Argentina on their next departing fee at their cost) you will be deported forthwith.
N.B. If your current Reciprocity Fee stamp is in an expired passport because you have had a new passport issued, you may present your expired passport as proof of payment if you do not have a fee receipt to tender.
Reciprocity Fee
If you are aUS, Australian or Canadian citizen, you will need to pay a reciprocity fee before you enter Argentina. This fee may vary depending on your nationality.
If you are a
Reciprocity Fee (payment and receipt)
The Argentine National Immigration Directorate(DNM) has launched a new online method of payment to enable payment of the reciprocity fee via credit card. Travellers can now pay this fee through the Provincia Pagos payment system.
US, Australian and Canadian citizens can pay the reciprocity fee before entering Argentina by accessing the following websites: www.provinciapagos.com.ar and www.migraciones.gov.ar.
How can I pay the Reciprocity Fee Online?
1.Register at www.provinciapagos.com.ar and obtain an entry code.
2.Complete the form including personal and credit card details . This information and the entry code will be sent electronically to the DNM.
3.After payment is processed, print the receipt.
4.Upon arrival in Argentina, go to the DNM Office and present the printed receipt.
5.The receipt will be scanned by DNM staff and the data will be validated to enable entry to Argentina.
https://reciprocidad.provincianet.co...oFunciona.aspx
The Argentine National Immigration Directorate(DNM) has launched a new online method of payment to enable payment of the reciprocity fee via credit card. Travellers can now pay this fee through the Provincia Pagos payment system.
How can I pay the Reciprocity Fee Online?
1.Register at www.provinciapagos.com.ar and obtain an entry code.
2.Complete the form including personal and credit card details . This information and the entry code will be sent electronically to the DNM.
3.After payment is processed, print the receipt.
4.Upon arrival in Argentina, go to the DNM Office and present the printed receipt.
5.The receipt will be scanned by DNM staff and the data will be validated to enable entry to Argentina.
https://reciprocidad.provincianet.co...oFunciona.aspx
U.S. citizens who visit the Argentine Republic as tourists or on business must pay a reciprocity fee of U$S160. This reciprocity fee does not represent a charge for a visa since Argentina does not require US citizens to have visas when traveling as tourists or on business. The Argentine Government sets this fee in reciprocity to what Argentines pay for a visa application to enter the United States of America.
Argentine nationals traveling with a US, Canadian or Australian passport are EXEMPT from paying the reciprocity fee. Please travel with additional proof of Argentine nationality (DNI, old passport, birth certificate, etc.)
Method of Payment
Payment must be made before entering the Argentine Republic, online at: http://www.migraciones.gov.ar and go to: Pay your reciprocity fee
Payment can be made with the following credit cards only: Visa, American Express, Mastercard.
The voucher received must be printed and submitted to the immigration authorities. The period of validity of such proof will begin from the date on which the payment was made.
As of January 7, 2013, the reciprocity fee has been extended to all border crossings of Argentina: maritime, fluvial (riverine), terrestrial and aerial.
Until June 30, 2013, passengers on cruises entering the country are exempt from paying the reciprocity fee.(sic)
http://catla.cancilleria.gov.ar/cont...e-reciprocidad
http://embassyofargentina.us/embassy...ction/news.htm
http://argentina.travisa.com/
http://www.migraciones.gov.ar/accesi...r_novedad=1632
Transit passengers: If you are arriving at EZE or international aerial port of entry internationally and departing on another international flight within less than 12 hours, you are eligible to remain airside and connect without paying a reciprocity fee; read the wiki in: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/argen...-intl-eze.html
Signed in members with 90 days / 90 posts can edit this Wikipost; wiki contents may be printed by using the
(lower right wiki corner)Updated 27 Aug 2016 by JDiver
VERY IMPORTANT - Reciprocity Fee to enter Argentina
Aug 24, 2013, 11:57 am
#46
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I am having strange technical difficulties. I paid the reciprocity fee, got into the page with the receipt, my name and all other information show up, but when I print it out, the only things that show up are a blank box with a bar code. Will I be able to travel with that, or am I in deep isht?
Aug 24, 2013, 12:05 pm
#47
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I am having strange technical difficulties. I paid the reciprocity fee, got into the page with the receipt, my name and all other information show up, but when I print it out, the only things that show up are a blank box with a bar code. Will I be able to travel with that, or am I in deep isht?
Aug 24, 2013, 1:49 pm
#48
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I am having strange technical difficulties. I paid the reciprocity fee, got into the page with the receipt, my name and all other information show up, but when I print it out, the only things that show up are a blank box with a bar code. Will I be able to travel with that, or am I in deep isht?
Aug 27, 2013, 8:10 am
#51
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Location: Denver, CO, USA
Posts: 255
"Generic" sticker worked OK 22 August 2013
LAX-EWR UA 236 EWR-EZE UA 847
Purchased a sticker about 1 year ago @ EZE. No ID as Argentinean issue, just name, effective date, expiration 10 years later and passport #.
Accepted by EZE customs; they knew what it was.
The only issue was Mr. Chicken at LAX. He immediately froze and called for a supervisor who had no idea that the sticker was evidence of reciprocity fee payment. I explained, and because the entry stamp was the same date as the sticker, she accepted it. Not at all sure she would have proceeded with boarding passes if the dates were different.
Rechecked by GA at EWR. They knew what it was.
Purchased a sticker about 1 year ago @ EZE. No ID as Argentinean issue, just name, effective date, expiration 10 years later and passport #.
Accepted by EZE customs; they knew what it was.
The only issue was Mr. Chicken at LAX. He immediately froze and called for a supervisor who had no idea that the sticker was evidence of reciprocity fee payment. I explained, and because the entry stamp was the same date as the sticker, she accepted it. Not at all sure she would have proceeded with boarding passes if the dates were different.
Rechecked by GA at EWR. They knew what it was.
Aug 27, 2013, 9:23 pm
#52
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Help!! Mac no IE
I have a Mac running Safari. I can't do IE...well, I can, but I have to buy it. 
Until this forum I did not know of the problems if you aren't running IE. I tried paying the Reciprocity Fee last night and when I got to the page to double check mine and my husband's information it had added my husband's passport number onto the end of mine. 
I tried to correct it but was unable to. I finally gave up and closed the window before I reached, "the point of no return." I was totally at a loss until I read this thread. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. Thanks ahead of time.
Until this forum I did not know of the problems if you aren't running IE. I tried paying the Reciprocity Fee last night and when I got to the page to double check mine and my husband's information it had added my husband's passport number onto the end of mine. I tried to correct it but was unable to. I finally gave up and closed the window before I reached, "the point of no return." I was totally at a loss until I read this thread. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. Thanks ahead of time.
Aug 27, 2013, 9:40 pm
#53
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I have a Mac running Safari. I can't do IE...well, I can, but I have to buy it. Until this forum I did not know of the problems if you aren't running IE. I tried paying the Reciprocity Fee last night and when I got to the page to double check mine and my husband's information it had added my husband's passport number onto the end of mine. I tried to correct it but was unable to. I finally gave up and closed the window before I reached, "the point of no return." I was totally at a loss until I read this thread. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. Thanks ahead of time.
Until this forum I did not know of the problems if you aren't running IE. I tried paying the Reciprocity Fee last night and when I got to the page to double check mine and my husband's information it had added my husband's passport number onto the end of mine. I tried to correct it but was unable to. I finally gave up and closed the window before I reached, "the point of no return." I was totally at a loss until I read this thread. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. Thanks ahead of time.
Aug 28, 2013, 9:19 am
#54
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I have a Mac running Safari. I can't do IE...well, I can, but I have to buy it. Until this forum I did not know of the problems if you aren't running IE. I tried paying the Reciprocity Fee last night and when I got to the page to double check mine and my husband's information it had added my husband's passport number onto the end of mine. I tried to correct it but was unable to. I finally gave up and closed the window before I reached, "the point of no return." I was totally at a loss until I read this thread. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. Thanks ahead of time.
Until this forum I did not know of the problems if you aren't running IE. I tried paying the Reciprocity Fee last night and when I got to the page to double check mine and my husband's information it had added my husband's passport number onto the end of mine. I tried to correct it but was unable to. I finally gave up and closed the window before I reached, "the point of no return." I was totally at a loss until I read this thread. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. Thanks ahead of time.
Aug 28, 2013, 2:02 pm
#55
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Look for a hotel business center that might have a PC equipped with IE that's connected to a printer. I don't like doing anything involving personal information at a hotel business center, but if you can't use some trusted person's PC, this might be your only choice.
Aug 28, 2013, 3:45 pm
#56
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Thank you Eastbay 1K, MSPeconomist and SoFlyOn. I have a friend with a PC will try that first. But if I can't do that I'll try downloading Firefox or Chrome. I guess they don't realize how many people work/fly with iPads and MacBooks. Again thanks for your help!
Aug 29, 2013, 1:06 pm
#57
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Aug 29, 2013, 4:29 pm
#58
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An interesting fact that I picked up Tuesday...a passenger can't be "in transit" in EZE for more than six hours, so theoretically even if you are connecting international-to-international, if your connection time is greater than that, you may still need to pay the reciprocity.
I arrived from JFK on AA at about 9:30am with a connection to LAN at 6:00pm. When I checked in at the LAN Salon VIP they told me that they couldn't let me in for the above reason. Feeling like I was about to cry thinking of spending my day land-side at EZE, I lied to them and said I hadn't paid the fee (even though I've had a sticker for years now), so in I went. Not sure if that will work again, but I'll certainly try every time.
I arrived from JFK on AA at about 9:30am with a connection to LAN at 6:00pm. When I checked in at the LAN Salon VIP they told me that they couldn't let me in for the above reason. Feeling like I was about to cry thinking of spending my day land-side at EZE, I lied to them and said I hadn't paid the fee (even though I've had a sticker for years now), so in I went. Not sure if that will work again, but I'll certainly try every time.
Aug 29, 2013, 6:45 pm
#59
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I'm happy to report that I had absolutely no problem with my "blank" period reciprocity sticker from about a year ago.
Three DL agents looked briefly at my passport: MSP bag drop, who seemed to look at TIMATIC briefly, MSP lounge who stamped my office printed boarding passes as DOCS OK, and ATL lounge where they reprinted my boarding pass as DOCS OK. Unlike the case of China where bias required was printed on my boarding pass, for Argentina it just said
PASSPORT REQUIRED.
At the gate in ATL for the EZE flight, as I was boarding, my fourth DL agent to see my passport flipped through it and asked me whether I had been to Argentina before and did I have a visa. I said yes, but it's more of an entry fee than a visa and the sticker was toward the end of my passport. She then found it quickly and didn't question my plain white barcoded sticker at all. I had been prepared to point out my entry stamps on the page facing the visa for the same date as proof that that plain white thing was indeed my receipt as proof of having paid the reciprocity fee.
Surprisingly the DL purser, whom I would assume was a USA citizen, knew nothing about the reciprocity fee procedures, saying that crew enter through a different place and procedure. I'm not sure this is correct as I saw a lane marked for handicapped and crew at the extreme left of the lines for foreigners, where we stand for the next available official with the board that gives the number and dings.
The immigration official asked how long I would stay, my hotel, and the flight number on which I had arrived. I handed him my passport with it open to the page with my plain white sticker and there were no questions or issues.
I noticed people being processed at EZE in a way that contradicts the information on the reciprocity fee website. There didn't seem to be a line or place for those who recently paid via the website to have their receipts validated. They apparently were being sent directly to the regular passport control lines where I entered. I saw most people in my line with receipts in hand. In addition, I observed one guy pay in cash to enter, but I don't think he was a USA citizen.
Three DL agents looked briefly at my passport: MSP bag drop, who seemed to look at TIMATIC briefly, MSP lounge who stamped my office printed boarding passes as DOCS OK, and ATL lounge where they reprinted my boarding pass as DOCS OK. Unlike the case of China where bias required was printed on my boarding pass, for Argentina it just said
PASSPORT REQUIRED.
At the gate in ATL for the EZE flight, as I was boarding, my fourth DL agent to see my passport flipped through it and asked me whether I had been to Argentina before and did I have a visa. I said yes, but it's more of an entry fee than a visa and the sticker was toward the end of my passport. She then found it quickly and didn't question my plain white barcoded sticker at all. I had been prepared to point out my entry stamps on the page facing the visa for the same date as proof that that plain white thing was indeed my receipt as proof of having paid the reciprocity fee.
Surprisingly the DL purser, whom I would assume was a USA citizen, knew nothing about the reciprocity fee procedures, saying that crew enter through a different place and procedure. I'm not sure this is correct as I saw a lane marked for handicapped and crew at the extreme left of the lines for foreigners, where we stand for the next available official with the board that gives the number and dings.
The immigration official asked how long I would stay, my hotel, and the flight number on which I had arrived. I handed him my passport with it open to the page with my plain white sticker and there were no questions or issues.
I noticed people being processed at EZE in a way that contradicts the information on the reciprocity fee website. There didn't seem to be a line or place for those who recently paid via the website to have their receipts validated. They apparently were being sent directly to the regular passport control lines where I entered. I saw most people in my line with receipts in hand. In addition, I observed one guy pay in cash to enter, but I don't think he was a USA citizen.
Aug 30, 2013, 3:48 am
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I noticed people being processed at EZE in a way that contradicts the information on the reciprocity fee website. There didn't seem to be a line or place for those who recently paid via the website to have their receipts validated. They apparently were being sent directly to the regular passport control lines where I entered. I saw most people in my line with receipts in hand. In addition, I observed one guy pay in cash to enter, but I don't think he was a USA citizen.