2024-01-09 09:00:00
In the last few hours, the process of price and rate adjustments carried out by the national government reached the Argentine passport, which became significantly more expensive due to second time in less than 6 months.
At the end of August 2023After a freeze of almost two years, the costs of obtaining the document par excellence for trips abroad had increased by up to 275%.
And now a new provision of the National Registry of Persons (Renaper) – already published in the Official Gazette– ordered that the values be increased between 133% and 166% moredepending on the processing method.
So, from this Tuesday January 9, 2024, those who manage their passport with the most economical procedure available will have to pay almost 9 times the value mid-2023.
Specifically, if until August it was still possible to obtain the first passport or one renovation by $4.000then that rate went to $15,000, and from now on the traveler will pay at least $35.000. Or even enough more than 100,000 in emergency cases.
Anyway, you have to know that passport is not always needed to go abroad, since several destinations currently allow Argentinians to enter simply with an ID. And they are not just neighboring countries.
The cheapest option is to receive the passport by mail, but it takes time. Photo: Archive.
How much does the Argentine passport cost now, depending on the urgency of the process?
-Option 1: common procedure. It is managed in the civil registries or in the Renaper Documentation Centers, and arrives at home in 2 or 3 weeks. It cost $15,000, now it went to $35.000.
-Option 2: express processing. It is done at the Renaper Documentation Centers and arrives at your home within 96 hours skilled It cost $30,000, now it went to $70.000.
-Option 3: express processing. It is done without an appointment in Ezeiza, Aeroparque and others airports international, and delay between 2 and 6 hours. It cost $75,000, now it went to $125.000.
In any case, passports will be issued with a validity of 10 years for those over 18 years of age, while for minors the duration is 5 years.
To which countries can Argentines travel without carrying a passport?
To enter the countries of the so-called “Expanded Mercosur“-members of the bloc and associated states-Argentines do not need a passport.
They are some 9 nations that include everyone neighboring countries from Argentina, but also to others from the American continent:
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Chile
- Ecuador
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
From the Ministry of the Interior they recalled that the traveler can only go to all those countries with their Argentine ID. Although they clarified that to “avoid inconveniences, it is necessary to verify that the documentation is the last processed by the citizen and that he is in force“(not expired).
Furthermore, from Migrations they warned that “whatever document you present, it must be in Good condition and identify its owner.” And that it is not possible to travel with a proof of procedure ID update.
You can go to Mercosur countries with a passport or DNI. Photo: Archive.
How much does it cost now to renew an expired DNI?
From January 9, 2024, they also apply New Rates for the processing of national identity documents, which are issued for 15 years.
According to the Government, now the regular DNI will cost $3.000 (instead of $300), which applies to updating at 5/8 years, at 14 years and later, as well as in cases of change of address, rectification of data and others.
Likewise, to receive the new DNI by mail in 96 business hours the cost will be $8.000 (instead of $1,500); to be able to withdraw it in 24 business hours the rate will be $13.000 (instead of $1,500); and there will be a way to have it Instantly by $18.000.
To justify the new values, the Ministry of the Interior assured that “despite the update, Argentina continues to be one of the most economical countries of the region and of the world for the issuance of DNI and passports, documents that also have the longer duration“.
As they specified, analyzing its values in dollars with the new official price, the price of the DNI will be US$3,60 and the one with the passport US$42while the regional average is US$5.95 and US$70 respectively.
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