LENGHT OF STAY:

Maximum, 1 (one) year.

 

FEES: (All nationalities)

250 USD (rate as per Consular Units)

 

GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS:

This type of visa is for new employment contract, between a foreign national and a company in Argentina.

Proceedings to apply for a TEMPORARY WORK VISA are initiated before the Argentine immigration authority (Dirección Nacional de Migraciones. Dirección de Admisión de Extranjeros, Av. Antártida Argentina 1355, Edificio 4, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires 1104, Argentina, tel.: (54-11) 4312-8661/9). The applicant needs to obtain an Entry Permit (Permiso de Ingreso - PIM) from the DNM before applying at the Consular Section. Please note that requests can be submitted by a representative of the company in Argentina to the issuing authority.

After the hiring company submits all the necessary documentation required by DNM, and pays there the corresponding fee, the DNM will issue an "Acta de Notification" (which certifies the proceedings done).

 

DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS:

1. Original Passport: must be valid for a minimum of six (6) months from the intended date of entry and have at least two (2) Completely free pages left, for the Consular visa stamp and Argentina’s Migration entry & exit stamps. For email submission, please scan the whole passport and all valid or recently expired Visas in previous passports.

2. Visa application form all questions must be answered and the form must be signed by the applicant. Incomplete or incorrect forms will not be accepted.

3. A copy of the "Acta de notificación" issued by DNM, and copy of the Entry Permit (PIM).

4. The original employment contract CERTIFIED by a public notary AND LEGALIZED by the Argentine Notaries Association (Colegio de Escribanos), signed by the legal representative of the hiring company.

The applicant will sign such contract before the Chief of the Consular Section.

Note that the hiring company must be registered at the RENURE (Registro Nacional Único de Requirentes Extranjeros) https://www.argentina.gob.ar/interior/migraciones/registro-nacional-unic...

5. In case the applicant is employed, a letter from the employer confirming that the applicant is currently employed at the company and is going to work in Argentina. The letter must be written on company letter-head paper, duly signed by the person in charge accompanied by the last 3 months' salary/pay-slip and last 3 year's Income Tax Return -ITR (It needs to be notarized and translated to Spanish language).

6. Police Clearance Certificate issued by the authorities of the countries where the applicant has resided for a period exceeding one (1) year, during the course of the last three (3) years, apostilled by the Ministry of External Affairs if applicable. In India, the competent authority is the Regional Passport Office, and its translation into Spanish (by an authorized entity). The PCC's date of issue must be less than 90 days by the time of submission.

7. Flight Reservation: Copy of the round-trip flight reservation. One-way tickets will not be accepted.

8. Accommodation reservation or arrangements for the whole stay. 

IMPORTANT: If the employee is moving to Argentina with his/her spouse and/or children, each dependent must apply for their own visa, and produce the following materials, completed, signed, authenticated and translated as necessary:

i) Passport;

ii) Application form;

iii) Entry Permit;

iv) Birth or marriage certificate (whatever corresponds to prove the relationship with the worker);

v) Police records (dependents who are 18 years of age or older only);

vi) Affidavit (dependents who are 18 years of age or older only) to be completed at the Consulate;

vii) Parental consent form to travel and to live temporarily in Argentina (dependents who are under 18 years of age only) must be completed and signed by both parents and notarized. The signature of the notary public must be authenticated by the “Apostille”.

 

At the appointment at the Consular Section (for hard-copies submission and interview), remember to bring the original passport as well as two (2) recent passport style, color photographs (4 x 4 cm) -White background, Front Face-; and two (2) recent passport style, color photographs (4 x 4 cm) -Blue background, 3/4 Right Face-.