Getting baby's DNI

[va2ba]

My wife and I will be going to the civil register soon to get our daughters DNI and birth certificate. The only concern that I have is that my tourist visa is expired as has been for some time now. Does anyone know if this will be a problem for us while we are there? My wife is Argentine, so its not like both of us are here overstaying a visa.

 

[MizzMarr]

I have yet to do this, va2ba, but I'll be in the same situation. My understanding (and the encouragement I received from the people at migraciones) is that an expired tourist visa for you won't matter (I don't think they even bat an eye if it's under a year), and soon enough you'll be a relative of an argentine citizen and will be able to apply as such. Good luck, and congratulations!

 

[TrevorCito]

Firstly, congratulations!!!!!

Registration should not be a problem but they will request your passport which will be recorded on the babies birth certificate and DNI. Also, the civil registry is not immigration so you won't have immigration officials waiting to arrest and deport you. If they do say something, there's nothing in the regulations that would prohibit the babies citizenship papers from being processed just because the father overstayed his visa. regulations in castellano here. You have 40 days to register your baby.

You qualify for permanent residency on two counts... married to an argentine and have an argentine baby. Once your baby is officially registered you automatically qualify for permanent residency as a father of an argentine citizen.

Check whether the name you have chosen for your baby is permitted here.

You can book an appointment to register your baby online here.

Also, unless they have improved things since my youngest was born 8 months ago, the birth certification you'll be given is a poor piece of work.... a shitty tattered piece of paper with official signatures and stamps. It's nothing like the birth certificates we receive in Australia which look more like university diplomas than paper scraps.

 

[steveinbsas]

You also have the option of bypassing migraciones and applying for citizenship. That does require two years of residency in Argentina (which begins on the date of your first entry as a tourist). It does not matter if you have been out of the country since that date. If you have already been in Argentina for a year you may be able to start the process at any time (as it takes a year for citizenship to be granted).

 

[nikad]

Nobody will care about your tourist visa, since having an Argentine born child enables you to citizenship. Same happens when you are waiting for your perm residency and your visa expires. Congratulations!

 

[MizzMarr]

I have a quick question about restistering your baby online (as mentioned in Trevorcito's post). When it asks for the details of the appointment, the DNI number that the system asks for, etc., that is the DNI of the parent? I assume that it's through this process as well (I have to revisit my notes, will have to do all of this come October) that the baby gets their DNI issued...
thanks in advance

 

[TrevorCito]

I have a quick question about restistering your baby online (as mentioned in Trevorcito's post). When it asks for the details of the appointment, the DNI number that the system asks for, etc., that is the DNI of the parent? I assume that it's through this process as well (I have to revisit my notes, will have to do all of this come October) that the baby gets their DNI issued...
thanks in advance

Correct, when making an appointment online you record the mother or fathers DNI.

Once 'inscribed', you will have the babies birth certificate with D.N.I number the very same day. My children born here were processed this way. The D.N.I booklet was delivered to our house a days/weeks later but we walked away from the registry with their birth certificate and D.N.I. number. I've since heard they have made changes to the issuing process so things at the registry may have changed in the last few months.

As we're Australians, dual nationality was initiated using the Argentine birth certificate through the Australian embassy which came through a few short weeks later.

 

[ben]

You also have the option of bypassing migraciones and applying for citizenship. That does require two years of residency in Argentina (which begins on the date of your first entry as a tourist). It does not matter if you have been out of the country since that date. If you have already been in Argentina for a year you may be able to start the process at any time (as it takes a year for citizenship to be granted).

Steve, are you familiar with this way of doing it? Could I run this by you in detail? (I PM'd you a bit back.)