DNI Digital?

[TWB103]

If I understand correctly as an extranjero resident of argentina I need a -Digital- DNI to travel to anywear beyond Mercosur.

Can anyone throw some light on that?

 

[TWB103]

Ok so DNI Digital is just the card replacement of the libreta. Maybe tarjeta de DNI would be a better name..

 

[sergio]

You cannot travel to Mercosur countries without your passport if you are not a citizen. A permanent residence DNI is not enough - unless the law has been changed. Some years ago I tried doing this. Fortunately i had enough time to return home from the Buquebus terminal in BA to get my passport.

 

[sts7049]

yes, having a DNI as a resident doesn't allow you anything. you need your passport and are subject to any visa requirements of your destination based on your nationality.

i learned this lesson the hard way going to brazil last year....

 

[Pensador]

As all information down here I am not sure on this one but I was told as an American for example you could go to Uruguay on a DNI because a visa is not required for an American to enter URU. Brazil on the other hand requires a passport as a visa is required. This information was obtained at the airport in Buenos Aires on the way to URU. I was just curious as I had a passport too. But we all know how information works down here.

Maybe someone can verfiy this but I do not think I would buy a flight or something unless I knew for sure a DNI would work.

 

[Pensador]

Seems just a DNI works for Chile and URU this thread seems to support what I was told. It is a few years however.

https://baexpats.org/threads/what-do-you-use-when-going-over-the-border-dni-or-passport.31359/

 

[Ceviche]

The visa rule apples as per nationality shown on yr DNI. So visa rules for American passport applies even on yr Argentine DNI

 

[Stantucker]

Just got back from Chile a few weeks ago and all I used was my DNI. They told us in Aeroparque that's true for Mercosur and associated countries. Not sure what the associated countries are except for Chile.

 

[sts7049]

As all information down here I am not sure on this one but I was told as an American for example you could go to Uruguay on a DNI because a visa is not required for an American to enter URU. Brazil on the other hand requires a passport as a visa is required. This information was obtained at the airport in Buenos Aires on the way to URU. I was just curious as I had a passport too. But we all know how information works down here.

Maybe someone can verfiy this but I do not think I would buy a flight or something unless I knew for sure a DNI would work.

as an american, this is correct. you need a visa to enter brazil. you don't for uruguay or chile.

DNI isn't good enough.