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Private
Income / Retiree Visa
Where to apply for a visa
You may apply at our offices if your place of habitual
residence is in the states of Delaware, District of
Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia
and West Virginia.
other Argentine Consulates in the United States.
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Requirements
for private income/retiree visa applicants
This
visa is designed for those wishing to spend their retirement
in Argentina and has the
following requirements:
- Passport:
must be valid for 1 year from the intended date of
entry and have at least one
completely free page left for the visa.
- A
completed application
form:
all questions must be answered.
- 4
recent passport style photographs
- Evidence
of your immigration status in the U.S.:
(if not a U.S. national) i.e. Alien Registration Card,
Employment Authorization Card, valid visa. Please
provide original documents plus copies.
- Evidence
of income:
letter from the Social Security Administration, a
pension’s fund or a
bank indicating your monthly income. A minimum of
$ 2,500 pesos argentinos (or its equivalent in U.S.
dollars) per visa applicant (principal and dependants)
per month is required. Ask the Consulate for applicable
exchange rate. Letters must be written on official
letterhead paper, duly signed by the person in charge.
- Birth
certificate:
must include your parents’ names (ask for “long
form” when applying for the birth certificate).
Only certificates issued by a governmental authority
are acceptable.
- Marriage
certificate: (if applicable) only
certificates issued by a governmental authority are
acceptable.
- Police
records: issued by the local police
department certifying that you have no arrests or
convictions. If you lived in more than one town or
city during the last five years, you must
present a police record for each place of residence.
Police records must be written on official
letterhead paper and duly signed by the police officer
in charge. Unless otherwise stated, police records
expire after 60 days of issuance. Police records that
have already expired at the date you submit your application,
will not be accepted. Should an arrest or conviction
appear on your police records certificate, the approval
by the Argentine immigration authority will be necessary
to issue the visa. An additional detailed report may
be also required. We will contact you within 5 business
days to inform you of the final decision.
- No-national/international
criminal records affidavit: may be
completed in advance; however, it must be signed by
you in person at the Consulate before a visa agent.
Download
form.
- Fees:
US$ 100 processing fee. Additionally, visa applicants
must pay a US$ 200 immigration fee (200 pesos argentinos
for MERCOSUR nationals. Ask the Consulate for applicable
exchange rate). Processing and immigration fees shall
be paid with separate money orders (make them payable
to the “Embassy of Argentina”). We do
not accept cash or checks.
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Requirements
for dependants of a private income/retiree visa applicants
If
the private income/retiree visa applicant is moving
to Argentina with his/her spouse, he or she must produce
the following materials, completed, signed, authenticated
and translated as necessary:
- Passport.
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Application form.
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6 photographs.
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Evidence of immigration status in the U.S.
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Birth certificate.
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Police records.
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Affidavit.
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Fees: US$ 100 processing fee plus US$ 200 immigration
fee.
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Authentication
and translation of application materials
Evidence
of income letter/s, birth and marriage
certificates and police records
(belonging to the principal and dependant when required)
must be authenticated by the “Apostille”.
Where
can I get the Hague Legalization Convention “Apostille”
certificate on a document?. Should the country where
documents originate not follow the Hague Legalization
Convention, you will have to send the documents to the
Argentine consulate in that country for authentication.
We cannot give you any assistance in obtaining the authentication
other than providing you with the address and telephone
number of the competent Argentine consulate abroad upon
request. The contact information of all Argentine consulates
in the world is available (in Spanish) through the Argentine
Foreign Ministry’s Webpage (click on “Representaciones
Argentinas”). All documents must also be translated
into Spanish by a recognized translator or translation
agency, and be accompanied
by a “certification of accuracy” (a signed
statement by the translator that the attached translation
into Spanish is true and correct). No translation is
necessary for documents written in Portuguese when the
applicant holds Brazilian or Chilean nationality and
applies for a visa as such. No authentication of translations
by a notary public or the “Apostille” is
needed. All documents and translations must be original
(no photocopies or faxes will be accepted).
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Processing
information
All
visa applicants (principal and dependant) are required
to come in person to our offices for a personal interview
and in order to sign additional forms and have your
fingerprints taken. Applications submitted by mail are
not acceptable.
Applications should be submitted no later than 1 month
prior to the intended date of entry into Argentina to
avoid inconveniences.
Applications
are generally processed within 5 business days of receipt.
However, nationals of some countries may be subject
to a waiting period of up to 3 weeks. Failure to provide
any of the materials and information requested may also
delay the processing of your application. Although we
make every effort to meet your travel plans, you are
strongly advised not to make travel arrangements until
you receive your passport with the stamped visa. In
accordance with the relevant law of the Argentine Republic
and the international practice, the Consul is entitled
to refuse the visa.
Should you prefer your passport with the stamped visa
be returned by mail, you must provide a pre-paid self-addressed
return envelope. For the security of your documents
we strongly recommend that you use express, registered
or certified mail or courier services (i.e. DHL, FedEX,
UPS). You are advised to keep a record of your special
delivery services so you can track your documents. The
consulate shall not be responsible for delays or loss
of documents incurred by the Post Office or the carrier
once the documentation was delivered or sent by the
Consulate.
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Contact
information
The Consular Section is located at 1811 Q St, NW, Washington,
DC 20009. Map.
Metro: Red Line, Dupont Circle Station, North Exit.
For student visas information call (202) 238-6478/6460,
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