Argentina Reciprocity Fee - prepay required after 1/7/2013

Bill C

My wife and I are looking forward to our trip with Tauck to BA and Antarctica starting mid-January 2013. Several travel sites report that Argentina will require pre--payment of the $160 US reciprocity fee by credit card via a government website before arrival effective 1/7/2013. Does anyone on this forum or Tauck have experience to share about this new requirement? Thanks

See http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=2273840
and
http://www.fodors.com/community/south-america/new-advance-payment-of-argentinas-reciprocity-fee.cfm

Tauck Emily

Hi Bill C,

You are correct. U.S. citizens are required to pay a reciprocity tax in order to enter Argentina. (This tax will allow you to re-enter Argentina for a period of up to ten years, or until your passport expires, whichever comes first.) The fee is USD $160 (as of August 2012) per person for U.S. citizens.

Beginning December 29, 2012 at Buenos Aires’ Ezeiza International Airport and November 1, 2012 at Buenos Aires’ Jorge Newberry Airport, the reciprocity fee MUST be paid in advance online with a credit card at the following website address: https://virtual.provinciapagos.com.ar/ArgentineTaxes/.

You must bring your electronic receipt from this transaction with you. Without this proof of payment you may be denied boarding of your international flight and will be denied entry into Argentina. You will instead be forced to fly back to your point of departure.

A reciprocity tax applies to any citizen of a country that charges Argentinean citizens a fee to obtain a visa. If you are not a U.S. citizen, please check with the Argentinean Embassy or Consulate regarding any applicable fee.

Hope this helps,
Emily

Bill C

Thanks for the quick reply Emily. I took care of this today via the Argentine Government website. Easy - Peasy.

ScorpioS

Thanks Bill for posting this question and to Emily for answering it so fast. My DH is on the list for January 2014 to go to Antartica. Know you will have a great time. Don't forget to post here after you return.

Sheila

jdurkin

For Australian travellers to Argentina, this is the recent Smart Traveller notice from DFAT (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade).

http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Argentina

Follow the links to the Argentina Migration site and on the left hand side of the page you will find the link to the fee payment process.

Cheers,

Jan

RW TRAVELER

Taking the trip in Feb. Just paid the fee and it is a simple as it gets. Only took minutes
All enjoy your trip!

ScorpioS

Hi Robert,

My husband is booked for Jan 2013. Would appreciate if you would post on this Forum after yiu return.

Thanks.

Sheila