Argentina Levies New "Repciprocity Fee"
Beginning this Sunday, December 20, 2009, the Government of Argentina will begin charging all US and Canadian citizens an entry fee upon arriving in Argentina. The fee applies to business and tourism travelers and will be collected by Argentine Immigration officials at the Buenos Aires Ezeiza International Airport.
The new fee is the result of a decree signed by the president of Argentina requiring a "reciprocity fee" from nationals of countries that charge Argentine citizens a visa fee. (Argentina does not require visas for business and tourism travel.) US citizens must now pay $131 to enter the country, while Canadians will be charged $70. For Canadians, the fee must be paid each time the person enters Argentina. Americans are allowed multiple entries into Argentina for 10 years. These policies are reciprocal to the visa policies of Canada and the US respectively.
The fees may be paid in Argentine pesos, US dollars or by credit card or travelers checks. For more information, visit the web site for the Argentine http://www.migraciones.gov.ar Immigration Office or see the Warden's Message posted to the web site of the US Embassy and Consulate http://argentina.usembassy.gov/.
http://argentina.usembassy.gov/warden_messages/airport-entry-fee--december-11-2009.html
EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES
Department of State
Travelers Information Airport Entry Fee December 11, 2009
This warden message is being issued to alert U.S. citizens that on December 20, 2009, the Government of Argentina will begin charging American Citizens visiting Argentina for business or tourism an entry fee of $131 U.S. dollars. The fee will be collected only at Buenos Aires Ezeiza International Airport. Once paid, the fee permits multiple entries into Argentina for ten years in accordance with United States visa reciprocity. Americans may pay in dollars, by credit card, or with travelers checks.
U.S. citizens may also call the Office of Overseas Citizens Services in the U.S. for the latest travel information. The Office of Overseas Citizens Services can be reached from 8:00 am – 8:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time, M-F, at 1-888-407-4747, or if calling from outside the U.S., at (202)-501-4444. For any emergencies involving American citizens, please contact the American Citizens Services (ACS) Unit of the U.S. Embassy’s Consular Section, located at 4300 Avenida Colombia, 1425 Buenos Aires; telephone+54-11-5777-4354; after hours emergency telephone +54-11-5777-4873; ACS unit fax +54-11-5777-4293; e-mail BuenosAires-ACS@state.gov; web page http://argentina.usembassy.gov.
Americans living or traveling in Argentina are encouraged to register with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate through the State Department's travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/ui so that they can obtain updated information on travel and security within Argentina. Americans without internet access may register directly with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate.
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