bobsnowpuppy
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My experience with permanent residency process in Argentina, for what it's worth. Yesterday I had my appointment with immigration at Av. Alvarez Jonte 4346 at 8:00 a.m. I made the appointment online on Sept 23rd and this was the earliest date available without paying. I am from the US, married to an Argentine for 30 years, have visited family in Argentina a dozen times over the years and arrived here (permanently) Sept 14 2014. I brought with me the following and asked lots of questions along the way which were encouraged and readily answered. "Francisco" handles all extra Mercosur immigrations at that location. He speaks very little English, but understands it pretty well. The office at this location is new and opened one week ago. He asked for everything except the birth certificate and said that all was in order. I was fingerprinted upon arrival, but spouse was not. He said that more than half of the applicants are missing documents, or legalization (apostille) or translation or govt stamps and have to reschedule. He also commented that when something is missing or incorrectly done, it can raise suspicions and often results in further investigation into the applicant's background. I told him I understood that maybe some applicants warranted further review, but that some of the problem could be attributed to misunderstanding or interpretation of the immigration website. Also, although the immigration website says to bring copies of everything, they weren't needed as all docs were scanned into their system.
- Birth Certificate (certified copy, apostilled by State I was born, translated by Argentine court approved translator and stamped by court)
- Marriage Certificate/U.S.(certified copy, apostilled by State I was married, translated by Argentine court approved translator and stamped by
court)
- FBI background check (apostilled by State dept in Washington DC, dated Sept 5 2014, translated by Argentine court approved translator and
stamped by court)
- VISA application for permanent residency-completed (was told they didn't need this)
- RNR - Certificado de Antecedentes Penales (dated Sept 9 2014)
- Passport
- One color head shot 4x4 cm
- Husband's DNI (they did not ask for his passport although he brought it)
- Total of $640 pesos in fees - $600 for application/$40 for DNI
- Declaracion Jurada De Domicilo (from Tigre where I live and dated Sept 30, 2014)
I was told when I got this that it was only good for 30 days and would have to be reissued if my appointment was after Oct 30th.
Everything went smoothly for me except that their computers were very slow so I was there waiting an extra couple of hours while they processed everything. I left with a Certificado de Residencia Precaria, was told I had permanent residency status immediately and should receive my DNI by mail within 90 days. If It did not arrive by 90 days I was told to return to get an extension issued on my Certificado (above.) Francisco said the system had improved greatly and that nearly all DNIs were now received within the 90 days. He was about 30 years old and had been doing this job for 7 years. He was pretty familiar with the different approaches to permanent residency with the exception of pensioners - he did not seem to know the rules regarding application as a retiree. He loves the US and desperately wants a visa to visit California.
- Birth Certificate (certified copy, apostilled by State I was born, translated by Argentine court approved translator and stamped by court)
- Marriage Certificate/U.S.(certified copy, apostilled by State I was married, translated by Argentine court approved translator and stamped by
court)
- FBI background check (apostilled by State dept in Washington DC, dated Sept 5 2014, translated by Argentine court approved translator and
stamped by court)
- VISA application for permanent residency-completed (was told they didn't need this)
- RNR - Certificado de Antecedentes Penales (dated Sept 9 2014)
- Passport
- One color head shot 4x4 cm
- Husband's DNI (they did not ask for his passport although he brought it)
- Total of $640 pesos in fees - $600 for application/$40 for DNI
- Declaracion Jurada De Domicilo (from Tigre where I live and dated Sept 30, 2014)
I was told when I got this that it was only good for 30 days and would have to be reissued if my appointment was after Oct 30th.
Everything went smoothly for me except that their computers were very slow so I was there waiting an extra couple of hours while they processed everything. I left with a Certificado de Residencia Precaria, was told I had permanent residency status immediately and should receive my DNI by mail within 90 days. If It did not arrive by 90 days I was told to return to get an extension issued on my Certificado (above.) Francisco said the system had improved greatly and that nearly all DNIs were now received within the 90 days. He was about 30 years old and had been doing this job for 7 years. He was pretty familiar with the different approaches to permanent residency with the exception of pensioners - he did not seem to know the rules regarding application as a retiree. He loves the US and desperately wants a visa to visit California.
