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

  Freedom of Movement

  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]

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^3   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^3   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.
3 - For a stay of up to 90 days within any 180-day period.

Date of visa abolition

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

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, 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.^[81]

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

Nationals of most countries and territories that are not visa exempt may apply for an Electronic Travel Authorization (or AVE) when travelling for tourism purposes. ^[82]

For this, they exclusively need to be holders of a valid category B2/ J / B1 / O / P (P1-P2-P3) / E / H-1B visa issued by the USA.

Regarding foreigners originating from jurisdictions that are exempt from visas for entry to the USA, holders of valid and current ordinary, diplomatic, official or service passports, may process their AVE provided they demonstrate and are verifiable at least 1 entry to the aforementioned country, in the 2 years prior to the application or who have a valid permit issued by the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) or B2 visas /J/B1/O/P (P1-P2-P3)/E/H-1B issued by the USA.

When approved, they are issued a printed confirmation of their eTA which they use to travel for 90 days without having to obtain a traditional visa.

This is not applicable to nationals of the following countries and territories: ^[83]

Afghanistan   Algeria   Azerbaijan   Bangladesh   Chad   Comoros   Egypt   Haiti   Iran   Iraq   Jordan   Kosovo

Kuwait   Kyrgyzstan   Lebanon   Liberia   Libya   Mali   Mauritania   Micronesia   Morocco   Nigeria   North Korea   Pakistan

Palestinian Territories   Saudi Arabia   Somalia   South Sudan   Sri Lanka   Sudan   Tajikistan   Timor-Leste   Tunisia   Turkmenistan   Uzbekistan   Yemen

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.^[84]

Travel Certificate required

Holders of passports of the following jurisdictions must use a Travel Certificate issued by Argentina instead of a visa when travelling:^[85]

Kosovo   Nauru   Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic   Taiwan   Tonga   Tuvalu

See also

•  Argentina portal

 

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Argentina.

• Visa requirements for Argentine citizens

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External links

• Dirección Nacional de Migraciones of Argentina
• Argentina visa requirements by nationality (Spanish), Dirección Nacional de Migraciones de la Argentina