Duration of stay in the Country: up to 10 days; single entry
Fees: Free of charge
Seafarers may opt for either the e-visa process or a Sticker visa.
- The E-VISA process is entirely managed by the Immigration Authority of Argentina, without Consulate’s intervention.
Please forward the following link to the shipping company in Argentina, as complete information on the process is available here in Spanish.
https://www.argentina.gob.ar/normativa/nacional/disposición-470-2024-404290/texto
- For STICKER VISA at the Consulate, following are the requirements.
1. Visa application form (1): The visa form must be 3 separate pages, hand-written by the applicant in BLUE INK
https://servicios.mrecic.gov.ar/userfiles/dependiente/fsv_2024_ingles_editable.pdf
- Passport copy (first and last page)
- Copy of the invitation letter from the shipping company in Argentina (Must be in Spanish)
- DNM Entry Permit: The ‘Permiso de Ingreso’ letter from the Argentine Immigration National Office (Direccion Nacional de Migraciones) stating the name and passport number of the seafarer as mentioned in the passport
- Cover letter on Indian shipping company’s letterhead must include the following:
- Applicant’s passport details
- Applicant’s purpose of visit
- Duration of stay in Argentina
- Details of the agent in Argentina
- Who will bear all the expenses for the trip
- Spanish translation of the Cover letter (please avoid online translations without the supervision of a language expert)
- Employment contract duly signed by the applicant (Must be original)
- One-way flight tickets (Must be dummy reservations) [Please note that internal flight tickets should also be included, if applicable]
- Hotel reservations corresponding to flight tickets, if applicable (must be dummy reservations)
On the day of the appointment, please present valid dummy reservation of flight tickets and hotel
- CDC (Seaman book) copy
- Travel Insurance covering the entire duration of travel (highly recommended)
- Copy of all visas on the current and old passport (latest old passport only)
- Copy of first and last page of all old passports
14. Aadhaar card copy