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Immigration Fees for Visas

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todikaios

12/16/2015 23:02 EST

I am in process to secure a retiree visa from the Argentine Consulate in NYC. I submitted all the required paperwork and was told today that I will receive my Retireevisa next week. Great! Cost was $200 plus additional fees I paid to prepare the paperwork (apostilles, etc.). However, the Argentine representative "dropped a bombshell" when sne told me that, A) the Retiree Visa is only good for ONE year and I must re-apply with all the same paperwork (updated) IN Argentina and pay another $200; AND that there is a $600 "immigration fee" that must be paid online before the reitree visa can be issued, and this will have to be paid again in subsequent years. After 3 years, I could then receive a "permanent" retiree visa. I´ve searched the Internet, but NO WHERE can I find any information on immigration fees for temporary or permanent visas. Why am I seeking such a visa....well then I am eligible for an Argentine national identity card (a DNI) so I can have a bank account, etc. Well, f anyone knows where to get info on immigration fees for Argentina, I´d appreciate your help.

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Nelmi

12/17/2015 06:37 EST

Hello,

Congrats on your Retiree visa. Your Visa is only temporary and valid for 1 year. Before the year is over you need to go to Immigration and re-apply. Basically thy want to see that you are still complying to the original terms and conditions when your visa was issued. It is not that much of a problem as long a you still comply. You should get a temporary DNI as well, which is linked to the Visa and valid for 1 year. With this DNI you can do everything like opening a bank account etc. After 2 years your Visa becomes permanent i.e permanent residency and not temporary residency. There is a fee of 40 pesos for the temporary Dni and 600 pesos for the residency visa. It used to be 300 pesos but has gone up in October 2015. The other fees that you paid was probably because you have done it in NYC and that is their charges.

I hope the information helps.

Nelieta

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