Comments on: Argentina Increases Fee for Overstaying Tourist Visa

By: DaVe

DaVe — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:20:07 +0000

Immigration will not renew if it is already expired, so I'd say stay and just pay the fine. Traveling in the country will not be a problem, but when going to Uruguay you'll be made to pay. Coming back in you'll get another 90 days.

By: renzo n.

renzo n. — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:42:43 +0000

hi everyone,
i am canadian and have been in buenos aires since mid-september. i'm planning on staying here until july 2012. i haven't left the country since i've been here and am not sure if i should go to the immigration office before to renew the visa or if i should just pay the fine at the airport when i leave in july.
i was also planning on doing some travelling within argentina (via plane) and was worried that it would cause me problems since i'm travelling within the country…. any thoughts?!
and i wanted to do some travelling to uruguay/chile possible before july as well, but worried about this visa business! my girlfriend is from here and the reason that i'm here!
thank you in advance!!!

By: ChRubilar

ChRubilar — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:06:29 +0000

Argentina is a unique country regaring immigration and citizenship. It is a cultural mistake to renewal your visa because 1) it is illegal to do it more than once (as illegal as overstaying) 2) you can apply for residency or citizenship any time with no consequenses because the whole system look for make you legal. So, my legal advice is 1) if you are planning to stay more than 6 months, just overstay and pay the fine when you leave or 2) if you are immigration to Argentina, just overstay and apply for citizenship after 1 year and 1 day. More info here: www.rubilar.com.ar or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_nationalit...

By: blondie

blondie — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:44:14 +0000

Thanx Dave ! Will see this week.

By: DaVe

DaVe — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:08:49 +0000

I would suggest that you just overstay the visa and pay the $300 pesos when you leave in July. You can pay the fee at Uruguay too, but you would have to go several times to keep it current. Just overstay and pay once…

By: Blondie

Blondie — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 02:56:35 +0000

Hi guys, I'm from BA but married with an english guy and my children are both european. I came to Argentina 4 months ago to visit my dad (he's got a cancer) and so my children (11 and 2 year old) overstayed their visas.
I've sent the eldest one this week back to Europe to visit the family for xmas and I've only had to pay the 300 pesos.
Don't know what to do with the 2 year old, we're leaving in july… not sure if going to Uruguay is a good idea as I'm not sure they have a proper place to pay the fee in there.
How many times could we go to Uruguay to get the visa renewed ?

By: Shoaib

Shoaib — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:37:03 +0000

Hi
We r a French family ( I my wife and son) we wish to immigrate to Argentina. Is it possible to come to the country on tourist visa and then apply for some suitable visa while in Argentina?
I can show income coming from abroad and can bring sufficient funds to set up a business.
Many thanks

By: DaVe

DaVe — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:42:53 +0000

You will have to pay the fee of $300 pesos for overstaying your visa.

By: krish

krish — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 14:35:00 +0000

I am from South Asia, My renewed tourist visa of Agentina was expired at 23rd September, i am planning to leave Argentina after 1 month overstay to Brazil ( i have visa to brazil too), is there any problem in the airport to leave argentina for brazil, thank you

By: DaVe

DaVe — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:37:58 +0000

The entry fee is valid for 10 years.