A bit lost: Applying for a Family reunification visa, Radex application next?

[desde_Holanda]

Hi desde_Holanda, thank you for the message! yes I'm planning on doing this myself in July 2026. This is very helpful! Could I ask what documents you needed to have apostilled in the Netherlands? i'm planning to get my 1. Original birth certificate and 2. police/criminal check apostilled in Australia, before i come back to Argentina, and then start the application in Argentina.

Hi rdino. This depends on the kind of visa you will ask for. For family reunification, they didn't ask for my birth certificate. What they did ask for was the apostilled police/criminal check and - in my case - an apostilled marriage certificate. All documents in foreign languages I had translated in Buenos Aires by a registered certified translator, and after translation I had them legalized by the Colegio de Traductores. This was done before starting the process in Radex.

Notes:
- I also let the first two pages of my passport translated, as I was advised to do so beforehand. But at least in case of the Dutch passport it came out that wasn't necessary. As I understood because it's an EU passport, already in four languages.
- As I had read somewhere, I had taken some 4x4 photos by a photographer, as I had read in earlier advice. It came out this is not necessary: your picture will be taken by Migraciones the moment you have your appointment to present all documents (see below).
- Legalisation of translated docs (speedy process version chosen) by the Colegio took me about half an hour. Do it yourself: it saves time and money. It's close to Callao y Corrientes.

As mentioned, I started the process by the use of Radex online. Uploading pdf's was an issue which I solved by taking pics. My impression was that the system just checks if there was an upload of any kind of the requested documents, not if the upload gives a complete document. Radex will just check if all necessary uploads took place. Radex also initiates payment requests and checks if all necessary payments took place. In my case, three payments had to be made, one re future DNI, one re criminal record of Argentina, one re the visa process itself. What helped a lot here is that my Argentine wife had the possibility to use different Argentine payment methods.

If all this is ok and done within a certain short time frame, then you'll get a date+time to present ALL necessary docs. This is done at Migraciones next to Museo de la Inmigracion. Be as early as possible for less waiting time.

Next day I could login and download the precaria. Now I can follow the status online.

Note: I opted for the normal process, not the speedy version. That means that getting the criminal record of Argentina was build into the process. If you opt for the speedy process, then arrange it in advance so you can upload it in Radex.

 

[rdino]

Hi rdino. This depends on the kind of visa you will ask for. For family reunification, they didn't ask for my birth certificate. What they did ask for was the apostilled police/criminal check and - in my case - an apostilled marriage certificate. All documents in foreign languages I had translated in Buenos Aires by a registered certified translator, and after translation I had them legalized by the Colegio de Traductores. This was done before starting the process in Radex.

Notes:
- I also let the first two pages of my passport translated, as I was advised to do so beforehand. But at least in case of the Dutch passport it came out that wasn't necessary. As I understood because it's an EU passport, already in four languages.
- As I had read somewhere, I had taken some 4x4 photos by a photographer, as I had read in earlier advice. It came out this is not necessary: your picture will be taken by Migraciones the moment you have your appointment to present all documents (see below).
- Legalisation of translated docs (speedy process version chosen) by the Colegio took me about half an hour. Do it yourself: it saves time and money. It's close to Callao y Corrientes.

As mentioned, I started the process by the use of Radex online. Uploading pdf's was an issue which I solved by taking pics. My impression was that the system just checks if there was an upload of any kind of the requested documents, not if the upload gives a complete document. Radex will just check if all necessary uploads took place. Radex also initiates payment requests and checks if all necessary payments took place. In my case, three payments had to be made, one re future DNI, one re criminal record of Argentina, one re the visa process itself. What helped a lot here is that my Argentine wife had the possibility to use different Argentine payment methods.

If all this is ok and done within a certain short time frame, then you'll get a date+time to present ALL necessary docs. This is done at Migraciones next to Museo de la Inmigracion. Be as early as possible for less waiting time.

Next day I could login and download the precaria. Now I can follow the status online.

Note: I opted for the normal process, not the speedy version. That means that getting the criminal record of Argentina was build into the process. If you opt for the speedy process, then arrange it in advance so you can upload it in Radex.

 

[rdino]

Hi desde_Holanda, thank you so much for all the advice, ill keep you posted on how I go!