"sponsership" Work Visa

[nedders]

Quick question.

For obtaining a work visa one needs sponsership from a company.

What does this actually mean? Just a work contract for a year? Or something special extra?

Regards

 

[Bajo_cero2]

The company has to apply for a permitión for hiring foreigners. And the company is going to receive inspections of the Dnm police. 200.000 pesos finé per irregular foreigner worker.

 

[citygirl]

The company must have applied for and received approval to hire foreign workers. Which is a bit of paperwork on their end and many smaller companies don't want to deal with the hassle.

Once the company has received permission, they issue a pre-contract, basically an offer letter. You take that along with all the other required paperwork and assuming all is in order, you will receive a year's temporary residency and be allowed to work during that time.

 

[steveinbsas]

Quick question.

For obtaining a work visa one needs sponsership from a company.

What does this actually mean? Just a work contract for a year? Or something special extra?

Regards

I think a lot of the confusion with this question arises when English speaking individuals apply English definitions to Spanish words and visa-versa.

Recently, Citygirl and/or Davidglenn77 posted that the was no such thing as a "work visa" issued by migaciones and bajo_cero2 replied that there is. No one is wrong in this discussion, but it depends on how the exp<b></b>ression "work visa" is defined.

While it is possible to be granted temporary residency in Argentina for one year based on the pre-contract with an approved employer for whom you are going to be working, it is not the same as having a "green card" in the USA which allows a foreigner (aka non US citizen) to go job hunting and work for anyone willing to hire them.

I don't remember anyone using the term "sponsorship" in any of the posts on the subject in the past, but I think citygirl wrote something about being "responsible" for her employees while they are in Argentina. This was in reply to a member who was getting a "work visa" (temporary residency for one year) through one employer while also working for another...or something similar to that.

If you click on the sprocket next to the magnifying glass you can enter the words "work" and "visa" in an advanced search (in titles only) and find a lot of information. Just remember one thing: The job contract comes first and then the visa, but I don't think you can't start working (legally) until you have the residency...or at least the precaria.

If you can get a CUIL with the precaria you may be able to start work at that point.

Other members should be able to provide additional information

 

[Ceviche]

Bear in mind, any company which gives you a work contract obviously has to give you a salary and then on that salary, has to give tax to AFIP, basis the declared salary. So many companies may hire foreign workers but prefer to do it without any formal contract or work visa etc.

 

[citygirl]

It actually wasn't me who posted about being responsible for employees - I think it was Montauk maybe? I haven't looked at the rules for several years so they may have changed. But at least when we did it, it was a relatively straight forward process once they did the inspection.

 

[Davidglen77]

Migraciones has copies of the "precontrato de trabajo". Technically you need to present this (completed, signed and certified by an escribano) to migraciones along with all of the other paperwork prior to beginning actual work at the company. However, of course, many don't, and have already started working, and technically you are working "en negro". When migraciones accepts your file for processing, they issue you a "precaria" which is a 30 day work permit. With that document your employer can register you with AFIP as being employed. When you go back to migraciones after the 30 day processing period, you must bring the "alta temprana" with you. This is a form that your employer prints out from the AFIP website, to demonstrate that you have been enrolled with AFIP for tax purposes by your employer. In between these 2 steps, preferrably immediately after receiving your "precaria" you must go to ANSES to get your "CUIL" (Código Único de Identificación Laboral - this is the equivalent of a social security number) because your employer WILL NEED the CUIL number to enroll you with AFIP. I did this personally 7 years ago, however I have accompanied several people over the years to migraciones, 2012 being the last time I did this. The process hasn't changed. What has changed (and for the better) is the DNI process, it's VERY modern and efficient, and fast. When I got my first DNI in 2008 it was like being in the dark ages....the little red book, with the people stamping and signing pages, waiting in endless lines, impossible to call or e-mail for info. Good luck.

 

[Montauk_Project]

We grant work visas for short term projects all the time (1-2 week shoot), the company has to be registered with the Renure which involved a lot of hoops to jump through, but they never asked us for a contract. However, these work visas are granted by consulates overseas, not migrations in Argentina. What sponsorship means is that a company says they will be working with you or hiring you for a specific amount of time.

 

[Ceviche]

However, these work visas are granted by consulates overseas, not migrations in Argentina What sponsorship means is that a company says they will be working with you or hiring you for a specific amount of time.

not 100% true. A tourist visa can be converted to work visa when you are already here in BA with help of the right lawyer and a company willing to sponsor you.

 

[Montauk_Project]

not 100% true. A tourist visa can be converted to work visa when you are already here in BA with help of the right lawyer and a company willing to sponsor you.

The work visas we write letters for are granted by overseas consulates, I did not want to imply that this is the only route, just that this is the experience I have. My sentence construction was consfusing.