aidanlawlor said:
Thanks for all the info but i am still bemused. I have searched for hours on how to get my CERTIFICADO DE RESIDENCIA and have found nothing.
Can someone please tell me how i can get it???
Thanks so much
aidan
http://www.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas...ersiones_extranjeras/permanecer_argentina.php
General Information:
The Argentine Immigration Policy is governed by the provisions of Law No. 25,871. In this way, all individuals who want to legally reside in the Argentine Republic shall be included in any of the criteria for temporary or permanent admission listed in sections 22 and 23 of the abovementioned law.
For that purpose, the Immigration Bureau (Dirección Nacional de Migraciones) shall request not only the personal documents but also any document evidencing the fact that the person requesting this residence is under any of the admission criteria.
For operating purposes, and pursuant to the provisions of the laws in force, the manners and requirements to obtain a residence-either temporary or permanent- are different according to whether the applicant is a native citizen from the Member and Associate Countries of the MERCOSUR (Southern Common Market) or from the Extra-MERCOSUR.
In the following sub-sections, we will examine the different admission criteria and necessary documents to obtain a temporary residence in the Argentine Republic.
It is important to mention that the following visas shall be granted directly by the Immigration Bureau (Dirección Nacional de Migraciones), but can also be granted by the nearest Argentine Consulate of the foreigner's daily residence, prior approval by the Immigration Bureau (Dirección Nacional de Migraciones).
It is very important to take into account that, prior to obtaining the entrance permit, when a person (extra Mercosur) enters the country, the individuals or legal entities shall apply for their enrollment with the Applicants' Registry, granted by the same entity, which authorizes them to hire foreign people.
REQUIREMENTS FOR TEMPORARY RESIDENCE:
Documents requested:
Any person who intends to enter and stay in Argentina on a temporary basis shall have the following personal documents:
A - Identity: identity is evidenced by Passport, Identity Card or Certificate of Nationality, all of which must be in FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
B - Last entry to the country: It is evidenced by the seal stamped by migration authorities in the corresponding Passport or Entry Card.
C - Certificate of criminal records issued by the country of origin or the place where the person has lived for the last 5 years prior to his/her entry to the country (only required for those people who are over 16 years old)
D - Police Criminal Record Certificate issued by the Argentine Federal Police (Policía Federal Argentina) or the National Registry of Recurrence (Registro Nacional de Reincidencia) (only for those over 18 years old): they are obtained at Building No. 4 of the Immigration Bureau (Dirección Nacional de Migraciones) from 9 AM to 12 AM, at Azopardo 620 (Argentine Federal Police), or Tucumán 1353 (National Registry of Recurrence) both in the city of Buenos Aires. This last document is only required when residence is applied for directly at Immigrations once the applicant is already in Argentina.
IMPORTANT:
- Any documents issued abroad must be certified by the Argentine Consulate in the country where the documents where issued or certified with the seal "Apostille" (for non-bordering countries adopting Hague Convention of 1961) or certified by Consulate of the country where the documents were issued in Argentina.
- Any documents written in a foreign language (except for documents issued in Portuguese within the territory of Brazil) shall be translated into Spanish by a National Sworn Translator and certified by the Translators Association (Colegio de Traductores ) in which the professional is registered.
- Any documents shall be filed in original and photocopy, for their certification.
Residence fee:
A fee of ARG$ 600 (six hundred Argentine Pesos) in cash shall be charged for diligences of residence.
The following people are exempted from the fee:
1 - those who are under 16 (sixteen) years old who apply for residence together with their parents.
2 - asylees or refugees.
3 - those declared indigent, by filing the corresponding certificate issued by the competent authority (Civil Registry, Justice of the Peace, etc.)