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Visas

Passport holders of the following countries do not need a visa to enter Argentina when the purpose of the visit is tourism: Andorra,Armenia,Australia,* Austria,Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada,* Czech Republic, Chile, Cyprus, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Nicaragua, Norway, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, San Marino, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America,* Uruguay, Vatican City and Venezuela.

Reciprocity Fee ("BA Airports Entry Fee")While official visas are not required for tourist visits, the Argentine Government, as of 28 December 2009, started charging a "Reciprocity" (sometimes referred to as an "Airport Entry Fee") for persons entering using passports of certain countries: USA, Canada, and Australia.. The fees paid by travellers is dependent on their nationality - visitors from the United States are charged US$160, Australia US$140, and Canada US$75 (For a single entry, $150 for a 5-year unlimited reentry sticker). So far, this has ONLY been imposed at the two Buenos Aires Airports (Ezeiza and Aeroparque Newbery airports) for all international arrivals. It is NOT being imposed at other Argentine airports (such as Cordoba or Mendoza) for international arrivals, and is NOT being imposed for arrivals by land or boat.

You do NOT need to have paid these fees to leave anywhere in Argentina, as they are only entry fees at the two BA airports.

These fees are similar to the amounts that Argentinean citizens pay for visa applications to visit the US, Australia and Canada. The queue for paying this fee can take 20 minutes at the BA airport Immigration entries. Visa reciprocity fees are often just vindictive behavior that governments choose to impose even though visas aren't required. Sadly, this often discourages visitors from many countries from visiting Argentina (Chile has a similar fee), as there are many countries to which US, Canadian and Australian citizens can travel where nothing is charged if no visa is required.

For U.S. citizens, payment of the BA Airport Entry Fee allows unlimited entries to Argentina for a period of 10 years. Australians must pay the fee every 90 days unless their last BA airport entry was before 1 January 2011- if before, they must pay the fee again on their next BA airport entry no matter how long they were out of Argentina. Canadians must pay the fee EACH time they enter Argentina through the two Buenos Aires airports, or have paid for a 5-year unlimited reentry sticker.

Citizens of India have to obtain a visa in their country of usual residence, but the visa is gratis or completely free of cost. The same applies to Argentines visiting India.

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