Entering Argentina: documents, visas, children, customs and border checks

Documents you need

The DNM page for tourists says a tourist enters for rest or leisure and cannot take paid work ¹. You need a valid passport, or a valid national identity card if you are a citizen of Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador or Colombia ¹. The stay is up to three months and can be extended for a similar period ¹. The page does not set out a proof of funds or a return ticket rule ¹.

Visas and electronic authorizations

Visa rules depend on nationality. Check them with the DNM or an Argentine consulate before you book.

TIE-24H is an electronic entry authorization from the DNM, created by a joint resolution published on 19 April 2022 as an alternative to a consular visa ². You apply on the official platform only ². A consulate reviews the file within 5 business days of the consular fee payment, and the DNM decides within 5 more business days ². If approved, you have 90 days to enter ². Fees are not refunded if the request is denied ².

On 14 January 2026 the DNM said it would accept a United States permanent resident card (Green Card) for entry as a tourist or business visitor, in place of a visa ³. You still need a valid travel document ³. Under Resolución 353/2025, published on 27 August 2025 and in force from the following day, Indian nationals with ordinary passports and a valid United States visa of a similar category may enter as tourists for up to 90 days without an Argentine visa or AVE ⁴.

Traveling with children

Argentina treats anyone under 18 as a minor ⁵. Children under 13 who arrive alone, and who are not met by a parent or an authorized adult, need an authorization to enter ⁵. Argentine and resident children leaving the country need a travel authorization when they do not travel with both parents ⁵. Foreign documents need an apostille or consular legalization, and a certified Spanish translation if written in another language ⁵. A pending DNI receipt is not a valid travel document ⁵.

At the border: biometrics and passenger data

Disposición 843/2012 requires a fingerprint and a facial image from people crossing at the points listed in its annex: Ezeiza, San Fernando and Aeroparque airports and the Port of Buenos Aires ¹⁰. Fingerprints are taken from age five ¹⁰. Refusing biometric identification stops the crossing ¹⁰. The DNM says airlines and shipping companies send advance passenger information (API) 30 minutes before departure, and airlines send passenger name record (PNR) data 48 and 6 hours before flight closing ⁷. The 2014 rule sets different times, shown on the Spanish page on API and PNR.

On 6 October 2025 the government said 30 self-service migration terminals and 5 identity verification gates were installed in the international arrivals hall at Ezeiza ⁸. Residents of border towns can enroll for free in biometric terminals for local border traffic, valid for two years, at crossings where the DNM enables them ⁹. If a terminal cannot validate you, an officer handles your check ⁹.

Customs and cash

Customs is run by ARCA. You must declare cash or monetary instruments worth USD 10,000 or more, in foreign or local currency ⁶. The manual arrival declaration forms are OM-2087/G5 and OM-2087/G6 ⁶. This guide did not find the current duty-free allowance on the ARCA page it opened, so check ARCA before you travel.

Spanish pages on this site

• Requisitos de llegada y salida: full entry and exit rules, in Spanish.
• Tasas de pasajeros y pagos oficiales: fees and official payment channels.
• Directorio de aeropuertos y pasos fronterizos: airports and land crossings.
• Controles biométricos de identidad: biometric checks in detail.