Visa policy of Argentina

Visitors to Argentina must obtain a visa from one of the Argentinian diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.[1]

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Argentina

  Argentina

  Entry possible with ID card or Passport

  Visa-free

  Visa required

Visa exemption

Holders of ordinary passports of the following jurisdictions can visit Argentina without a visa for up to 90 days (unless otherwise noted):[1][2]

All European Union citizens  Andorra  Armenia  Australia  Barbados  Belarus  Bolivia^ID  Brazil^ID  Canada  Chile^ID  Colombia^ID  Costa Rica  Dominica  Ecuador^ID  El Salvador  Fiji  Georgia  Grenada  Guatemala  Guyana  Hong Kong  Honduras  Iceland  Israel  Jamaica^2  Japan  Kazakhstan^2  Liechtenstein  Macau^2  Malaysia^2  Mexico  Monaco  Mongolia  Montenegro  New Zealand  Nicaragua  North Macedonia  Norway  Panama  Paraguay^ID  Peru^ID  Qatar  Russia  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  San Marino  Serbia  Singapore  South Africa  South Korea  Sovereign Military Order of Malta  Suriname   Switzerland  Thailand  Trinidad and Tobago  Turkey  Ukraine  United Arab Emirates  United Kingdom^1  United States  Uruguay^ID   Vatican City  Venezuela^ID

ID - May also enter with an ID card if arriving from a Mercosur country.
1 - Not applicable to holders of British subject or British Protected Person passports.
2 - For a stay of up to 30 days.

Date of visa abolition

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. Unknown: Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Dominica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Israel, Luxembourg, Monaco, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Sovereign Military Order of Malta, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela 15 July 1958: Netherlands[3] 1 August 1958: Germany,[4] Switzerland[5] 29 September 1958: Liechtenstein[6] 1 July 1959: Belgium[7] 1 August 1960: Austria[8] 1 January 1962: Denmark,[9] Finland,[10] Japan,[11] Norway,[12] Sweden[13] 10 June 1965: Ireland[14] 12 November 1965: Spain[15] 21 May 1968: Italy[16] 27 March 1969: Colombia[17] 1972-1973: Mexico[18][19][20] 31 January 1975: Greece[21] 15 November 1979: Portugal[22] 28 September 1984: Barbados[23] 23 March 1988: El Salvador[24] November 1989: Yugoslavia (applies today to North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia)[25] 8 June 1990: United Kingdom[26] (resumed) 11 June 1990: Vatican City[27] 21 November 1990: Poland[28] 15 December 1990: Hungary[29] 4 July 1991: Malta[30] 25 March 1992: Nicaragua[31] 8 August 1992: Turkey[32] 23 February 1993: Hong Kong (as British dependent territory)[33] 20 August 1993: San Marino[34] 3 May 1994: Slovenia[35] (resumed) 7 October 1994: Malaysia[36] 24 December 1994: France[37] (resumed) 1 March 1995: Croatia[38] (resumed) 7 May 1996: Honduras[39] 9 July 1996: Panama[40] 15 August 1997: Jamaica[41] 10 September 1997: Andorra[42] 22 July 1998: South Africa[43] 5 August 1999: Singapore[44] 2 January 2000: Czech Republic[45] 21 April 2000: Trinidad and Tobago[46] 22 April 2000: Brazil[47] 24 May 2001: Saint Lucia[48] 25 July 2001: Grenada[49] 28 September 2001: Iceland[50] 15 October 2001: Slovakia[51] 30 December 2003: Lithuania[52] 7 January 2004: Estonia[53] 14 January 2004: Hong Kong[54] 3 February 2004: Latvia[55] 17 June 2004: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[56] 19 June 2004: Guyana[57] 19 April 2005: Saint Kitts and Nevis[58] 30 December 2005: Romania[59] 29 August 2006: Bulgaria[60] 13 October 2006: Thailand[61] 29 June 2009: Russia[62] 2 October 2011: Ukraine[63] 19 January 2012: Armenia[64] 8 May 2012: Suriname[65] 31 October 2014: Kazakhstan[66] 5 September 2015: Georgia[67] 16 May 2017: United Arab Emirates[68] 19 May 2017: Belarus[69] 10 January 2018: Fiji[70] 19 February 2018: Mongolia[71] 4 November 2018: Qatar[72] 13 November 2019: Macau[73] Cancelled United Kingdom: 2 April 1982[74] (was resumed in 1990) France:1 November 1982[75] (was resumed from 21 January 1985); 16 September 1986[76] (was resumed in 1994) Algeria: 21 January 1995[77] Haiti: 22 August 2018[78] Reciprocity fee[79][80] United States: imposed 28 December 2009, removed 24 March 2016 Australia: imposed 28 December 2009, removed 1 July 2017 Canada: imposed 28 December 2009, removed 1 January 2018

Travelers of any nationality do not require a visa for transit up to 12 hours, while remaining in the airport or station.[81]

Diplomatic and service category passports

  Argentina

  Visa free access for diplomatic and service category passports

Holders of diplomatic or service category passports of countries whose ordinary passport holders are exempt from visas (listed above) also do not require a visa, except for Australia, Canada, Dominica, Ireland, United States and Venezuela. The visa waiver for diplomatic and service passports of Venezuela was suspended for an indefinite period from 10 January 2019.[82]

In addition, holders of diplomatic or service category passports of Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Azerbaijan, Belize, Botswana, China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Pakistan, Philippines, Tunisia and Vietnam do not require a visa.[1]

Electronic Travel Authorization

Citizens of countries who require a visa for Argentina but who also hold a valid B2 visa issued by the United States or a Schengen visa can obtain an Electronic Travel Authorization (AVE) at a cost of US$50 prior to travelling to Argentina. The validity of U.S. or Schengen visas must be more than 3 months. The processing time is 10 business days.[83][84][85]

As of November 2019, citizens of countries that do not require a visa for Schengen Area or the United States but who require a visa for Argentina may also apply for AVE if they had travelled to one of those two zones at least once in the past two years or if they hold and electronic authorization to travel issued by their authorities.[86]

Travel Certificate required

Holders of passports of the following jurisdictions must use a Travel Certificate issued by Argentina instead of a visa when travelling:[87]

Kosovo  Nauru  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic  Taiwan  Tonga  Tuvalu

See also

• Visa requirements for Argentine citizens

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External links

• Dirección Nacional de Migraciones of Argentina