Argentina Reciprocity Fee

Has anyone ever used the website "ArgentinaReciprocityFee.com" to apply and pay for the necessary fees to enter Argentina by air? They charge $20 over and above the $160 for the document. Are they legitimate? Has anyone ever had any issues with the online document they send once you have paid the fee?

Has anyone ever used the website "ArgentinaReciprocityFee.com" to apply and pay for the necessary fees to enter Argentina by air? They charge $20 over and above the $160 for the document. Are they legitimate? Has anyone ever had any issues with the online document they send once you have paid the fee?

Don't know why you would want to use a third party and pay an additional $20 for them to submit your application. Simply google the Argentina US Embassy or use this link http://embassyofargentina.us/embassyofargentina.us/en/consularsection/tramites/reciprocityfee.html and they have a link to the direct site where you pay for and get your receipt to present upon arrival. All done on line so save the $20 for something else and get your receipt direct

Only use the official website....it is a simple 5 minute online process and you print off your receipt immediately. It is not like most other visas where it is handled by a consulate or embassy.

Here is the link from the Argentina Embassy "

http://embassyofargentina.us/embassyofargentina.us/en/consularsection/tramites/reciprocityfee.html

We never paid for Argentina and were there 3 times. Maybe it has changed. It was $100 the last time in chile

We never paid for Argentina and were there 3 times. Maybe it has changed. It was $100 the last time in chile

Around 2003 + - The Argentine Government began charging a fee to Americans (other countries as well) because we began charging their citizens for visas. By 2010 the fee had reached $100 pp - which you paid upon entering EZE Customs (fee had to be paid in US Dollars cash). The fee is now $160 and must be paid through the Argentine Embassy site. If you have previously paid the fee (2010 and after) - you do not have to pay the fee again (the fee is for 10 years).

I understand that Chile no longer has the fee (if you arrive by cruise ship and depart within 24 hours).

We never paid for Argentina and were there 3 times. Maybe it has changed. It was $100 the last time in chile

The Argentina fee used to apply only if you flew into EZE. It was simple. You stood in a line, gave them your credit card and they put the visa right into your passport. However, in January, 2013, the law changed to include all visitors, EXCEPT cruise passengers, to have a visa, regardless of how they entered the country. Cruise passengers were added in, effective 6/30/13. I think the visa is good for 10 years. We were lucky. We came in through EZE in 2011 so didn't have to get another one when we came in by cruise ship in December, 2013.

My DIL was born in Argentina, so she didn't have to pay it, even though she is an American Citizen. However, if you don't pay it in advance, you do not get on the airplane. I guess that means PAY!

We never paid for Argentina and were there 3 times.

Are you British by chance?

We just got our visas through the website mentioned above. You get an immediate receipt with a bar code. Does anybody know if an actual visa is placed in your passport upon arrival in Argentina or do you need to keep a copy of the receipt and present it each time you go to Argentina over the next 10 years?

For Brazil, we had to send our passport to a third party service or drive to the consulate twice during a narrow window of time slots. The passport came back with a visa on one of the pages. Really expensive- over $600 for two visas. Hope Iguassu Falls is worth it.

When we arrive in Chile, we are instructed to buy the visa at the airport upon arrival. We were last there 12 years ago and at that time, they stapled a visa to the back of our passports.

Benita,

Iguazu is very much worth it. Do see both sides of the falls as each side offers different views. You can spend the day on the Argentinian side., but the Brazilian side can be viewed in half a day. Make certain you have the entrance fee in Argentinian pesos as I don't think they took credit cards. There is an ATM but not all ATMs are created equal. Your bank has to have an agreement with that bank. We spent a lot of time trying to get money. The printed off piece of paper is all that is needed to enter Argentina. It is an entrance fee and not an actual visa so there is nothing placed in your visa-- not like Brazil. Yes, the Brazilian fee was expensive but it is good for 10 years.

Enjoy your time in Brazil. We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Salvador and Rio. The only downer was the airport. Not good.

Pearl

Best to use correct terminology when addressing this issue. It is not a Visa that a U.S. citizen must obtain. It is merely a requirement that a reciprocity fee be paid. You pay it on line and the bar code is proof of payment. From U.S. Dept. of State:

TOURIST VISA REQUIRED:

Not required for stays of 90 days or less. However, prior to arrival in Argentina, U.S. citizen tourist and business travelers must pay a $160 reciprocity fee.

with my DIL, I understand to just see the Falls from the Brazilian side, they do not charge. That is only what I heard from my DIL and my son and his two American friends.

We just got our visas through the website mentioned above. You get an immediate receipt with a bar code. Does anybody know if an actual visa is placed in your passport upon arrival in Argentina or do you need to keep a copy of the receipt and present it each time you go to Argentina over the next 10 years?

For Brazil, we had to send our passport to a third party service or drive to the consulate twice during a narrow window of time slots. The passport came back with a visa on one of the pages. Really expensive- over $600 for two visas. Hope Iguassu Falls is worth it.

When we arrive in Chile, we are instructed to buy the visa at the airport upon arrival. We were last there 12 years ago and at that time, they stapled a visa to the back of our passports.

No visa is placed in your passport. You just carry it with you each time.

They will check it when you board the plane. We presented it to immigration and they did not even look at it.

Following the link below I was able to process the reciprocity fees with no problem.

Note that the reciprocity fee is a foreign currency transaction on your cc.

About to return from our trip, so hot off the "my experience" presses. This is for US citizens. There is no longer a visa required for Chile. Argentina has a reciprocity fee of $160 a person which must be paid online, on the receipt is a bar coda- this sheet must be printed out and presented each time you enter Argentina. It is returned to you. Make lots of copies and leave them home because the fee is good for ten years of unlimited entries.

Brazil requires an actual visa, which can be obtained at a Brazilian consulate- there is one in Miami, but can be quite a hassle, so we used a Visa service. You have to send in your passport and it can take several weeks for its return. The visa is good for ten years and must be used within 90 days of issuance the first time. With the associated shipping and service fees, it cost almost $600 for two visas. You can not cross into Brazil, even to just see the falls for a day without one, which makes it a very expensive excursion, but it was fabulous.