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Business Travel and Short Term Mobility International Legal Trends – A Joint AIJA/UIA Seminar -. Visitors and Short Term Business Visa Applications and Extensions Mercedes Balado Bevilacqua Toronto, Canada - April 25 2014. Argentine Immigration System.
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Business Travel and Short TermMobility International Legal Trends – A Joint AIJA/UIA Seminar- Visitors and Short Term Business Visa Applications and Extensions Mercedes Balado Bevilacqua Toronto, Canada - April 25 2014
Argentine Immigration System General requirements to enter the country: Valid passport Exception: citizens of neighboring countries: submit national identity card The National Migration Law establishes three kinds of transitory residences: Visitor Visa Business Visa Temporary working permit
Valid passport • Application form (provided by the consulate) • A 4 x 4 photograph • Passageroundtrip • Consular FeePayment • Proof of financial funds for the stay What documents are required to obtain a visitor visa
Exemptions based on nationality Do not need prior approval or visa: Canada, European Union Countries, the United States of America, China, Japan and the following Latin American countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela among other countries. Need prior approval or visa: Afghanistan, Angola, The Philippines, Indonesia, Pakistan, Sudan, Taiwan and Vietnam among others.
American, canadian and australian citizens: reciprocity fee. USD 160: Valid for 5 years. USD 75: Only one entry. USD 150: Multiple entries. Valid for 5 years. USD 100. Valid for 1 year. IT IS NOT A VISA.
Application Procedures-Processing Times Restrictions And General Requirements
Application Procedures - Processing Times- Restrictions And General Requirements
ITypes Of Residence: Temporary – Permanent - General Considerations • Foreigners will be: governed by local regulations and must file for the National Identity Document (“NID”)
Mercosur and Mercosur Foreigners: National Standardization Program Of Inmigration Documents "Patria Grande” • Aim: regularize the immigration status of foreigners who were born in any of the member states of MERCOSUR and its associated states.
Mercosur and Mercosur Foreigners: National Standardization Program Of Inmigration Documents "Patria Grande” • Residence criteria: file proof of nationality of one of the countries included in the program. • Two different procedures depending on: • If entered before April 17, 2006 and has no left • Ifenteredafter 17th April 2006
Mercosur and Mercosur Foreigners: National Standardization Program Of Inmigration Documents "Patria Grande” • If entered before April 17, 2006 and has no left: • File procedure for temporary or permanent residence before Local City Hall • Valid Passport, Identity Card, Certificate of Nationality • 2 passports pictures Precarious Residence: stay, leave and re-enter Argentina, study and obtain the CUIL number to work until getting permanent residence.
Mercosur and Mercosur Foreigners: National Standardization Program Of Inmigration Documents "Patria Grande” • Ifenteredafter 17th April 2006 • Fileprocedure of permanent residence before the Department of Admission of Residents • Valid Passport, Identity Card, Certificate of Nationality • 2 Passport pictures • Permanent residence: to those who have a direct link to an Argentinean blood relative. • Temporary residence of 2 years: not direct blood link and then they will be granted the permanent residence.
Anti-terrorism security measures criminal and medical inadmissibility
ITemporary residents: migrant workers Worker Hired by Argentinean company Transferred to Argentina by a company based overseas
ISocial Security matters: International agreements • Chile • Colombia • Spain • Italy • Greece • Portugal • Brazil • Uruguay • Mercosur
Applications For Family Members • They are considered companions of the foreigner who come for working purposes. • Must submit proof of relationship invoked: • Marriage act or certificate that proves the link invoked and the corresponding National Identity Card • Birth certificate that proves the relationship invoked and NID
OtherKinds Of Visas. ForeignCompany’s Legal Representative Visa: Legal representatives of companies incorporated or not in Argentina. • Requirements: • Documentation of thecompany. • Appointment of legal representative.
ThankYouForYourAttention mercedes.balado@baladolaw.com.ar www.baladolaw.com.ar