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Work
Visa
Where
to apply for a visa
You must apply at the Argentine consulate or consular
section in your place of residence. Therefore, you may
apply at our offices if your place of residence (or
your place of work in case of applicants business visa)
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 work visa applicants
- 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.
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A completed visa
application form:
all questions must be answered.
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6 recent passport style photographs
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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.
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Entry Permit (Permiso de ingreso):
issued by the Argentine immigration authority (Dirección
Nacional de Migraciones, Dirección de Admisión
de Extranjeros, Ave. Antártida Argentina 1355,
Edificio 4, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
(1104), Argentina, tel.: (54-11)4312-8661/9. Requests
can be submitted by a representative of the company
in Argentina to the issuing authority. Processing
time: 1 month approximately (or up to 4 months if
submitted by the employee in the U.S. through the
Consulate).
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Contract of employment:
stating the terms and conditions of employment that
will apply in Argentina and including a written statement
by the employer setting out that the contract is governed
by and is in compliance with the Argentine labor laws.
Both the employer and the employee must agree that
the contract will not enter into force until the employee
is fully authorized to work by the Argentine immigration
authority. The employer’s signature must be
certified by a notary public in Argentina and authenticated
by the “Colegio de Escribanos”. The employee
must sign the contract in the presence of the Consul.
Intra-company transfers: must present
a letter from your employer in the U.S. confirming
that you are currently employed at the company and
you are going to work in Argentina for a parent, affiliate,
subsidiary or branch office of your U.S. employer.
The letter must be written on company letter-head
paper, duly signed by the person in charge and notarized.
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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.
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Marriage certificate:
(if applicable) only certificates issued by a governmental
authority are acceptable.
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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 informyou of the final decision.
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No-national/international
criminal records affidavit: (if you
are 18 years of age or older only) may be completed
in advance; however, it must be signed by you in person
at the Consulate before a visa agent. Download
form
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Fees:
US$ 100 processing fee. If presenting a contract of
employment, add US$ 80 for \
consular certification of the employee’s signature.
Processing and certification fees shall be paid with
separate money orders (make them payable to the “Embajada
Argentina”). We do not accept cash or checks.
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Requirements for dependants of a work visa applicants
If
the employee is moving to Argentina with his/her spouse
and/or children, each dependant must
produce the following materials, completed, signed,
authenticated and translated as necessary:
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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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Entry Permit.
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Birth certificate.
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Police records (dependants who are 18 years of age
or older only).
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Affidavit (dependants who are 18 years of age or older
only).
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Consular fees: US$ 100 processing fee.
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Parental consent form to travel and to live
temporarily in Argentina:
(dependants who are under 18 years of age only) must
be completed and signed by both parents and notarized.
Download form.
The signature of the notary public must be certified
by the county clerk and finally authenticated by the
“Apostille”. Where
can I get the Hague Legalization Convention “Apostille”
certificate on a document ?
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Authentication
and translation requirements
Intra-company
transfer letter, birth and marriage
certificates, police records
and letter of parental consent (belonging
to the principal and dependants 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 can not 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 dependants) are required
to come in person to our offices
for a personal interview and in order to sign additional
forms and have 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 10 business days of receipt.
However, nationals of
some countries may be subject to an additional 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.
The Visas Department is open Monday through Friday from
9:00am to 1:00pm (for submission and collection of visa
applications) and from 2:00pm to 5:00pm (for telephone
assistance only). The Consulate is closed on Argentine
and U.S. holidays.
For more information call (202) 238-6478 / 6460.
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