Hello everyone,
I'm not sure if a thread on this topic has already been posted, but I wanted to get some info. on this.
In 2011 I went back to the states to visit my family and I remember that when I was returning to BA from LAX there were some issues before boarding the plane.As I was about to check in I was told I could not board the plane to Argentina if I didn't have a return ticket to the US. After being held up for a few minutes and being asked to wait, I realized I had stamp from Retiro which said "Prorroga de residencia" with the word "visa" in big letters on it. Maybe those of you who renewed your tourist visa at Retiro have gotten this stamp. it looks a bit more official and "fancy" and it could be confused for something other than a tourist visa.
I told the lady behind the desk that I had a visa and I was in the process of getting residency (which was a lie) and I asked her to look for the page with this stamp on it.
Once she found it, she let me board the plane, but she mentioned that without some proof of residency or return ticket, I wouldn't have been able to board.
Fast forward to now, in December I will be moving to Montevideo for a few months, but now I'm worried I might have issues again when I visit my family in January.
Has anyone had a similar experience when coming back from the US? if so, did you have to show or provide anything extra to board the plane?
I'm not sure if a thread on this topic has already been posted, but I wanted to get some info. on this.
In 2011 I went back to the states to visit my family and I remember that when I was returning to BA from LAX there were some issues before boarding the plane.As I was about to check in I was told I could not board the plane to Argentina if I didn't have a return ticket to the US. After being held up for a few minutes and being asked to wait, I realized I had stamp from Retiro which said "Prorroga de residencia" with the word "visa" in big letters on it. Maybe those of you who renewed your tourist visa at Retiro have gotten this stamp. it looks a bit more official and "fancy" and it could be confused for something other than a tourist visa.
I told the lady behind the desk that I had a visa and I was in the process of getting residency (which was a lie) and I asked her to look for the page with this stamp on it.
Once she found it, she let me board the plane, but she mentioned that without some proof of residency or return ticket, I wouldn't have been able to board.
Fast forward to now, in December I will be moving to Montevideo for a few months, but now I'm worried I might have issues again when I visit my family in January.
Has anyone had a similar experience when coming back from the US? if so, did you have to show or provide anything extra to board the plane?