[Tango-L] Staying longer than 90 days in Buenos Aires--how to renew your tourist visa

[Meredith Klein]

It's also possible to take the bus (or micro, as they're called in BA)
to Uruguay and it's a lot cheaper than the Buquebus (boat) to Colonia.
 There are a number of small towns with hot springs on the
Argentina-Uruguay border such as Paysandu, Salto and Arapey.  Bus fare
one-way starts at US$15 or so.   All micros leave from the bus
terminal at Retiro.

Another option for getting to Uruguay by boat is the Cacciola ferry.
Unlike the Buquebus which leaves from Buenos Aires, Cacciola departs
from the delta town of Tigre, about 45 minutes away.  If you buy your
boat passage on Cacciola, you can sign up for their free bus service
from Buenos Aires to Tigre.  The Cacciola arrives in Carmelo, Uruguay.
 Last time I looked, the Cacciola was about half the price of the
Buquebus boat.

On 02/01/07, Janis Kenyon <Jantango at feedback.net.ar> wrote:
> There are two options for extending your visa if you plan to stay longer
> than 90 days in Argentina:
>
> 1.  Travel to Uruguay;
> or
> 2.  Obtain an extension from immigration.
>
> I have taken the fast boat to Colonia, Uruguay many times.  It costs
> U$S70.00. and takes most of the day, but your visa is renewed for 90 days.
>
> The second option is faster and cheaper, but it cannot be used every 90
> days.  You need to present your passport at the immigration office on Av.
> Antartida Argentina which is open Monday-Friday from 7:30-13:30.  Take a
> number at the section for visa extensions.  When called, present your
> passport and request an extension.  Your name, local address, and passport
> number are entered into their computer, and a printout is made of your
> entries/departures.  You need a photocopy of the photo page and the current
> visa stamp page in your passport (on one page) to present for the extension.
> Immigration personnel will give you a printed form which you then present
> when you pay the 100 peso extension fee to the cashier.  Return with the
> receipt to the extension desk.  An immigration official will stamp your
> passport with a Tourist visa and enter the date to which it has been
> extended.
> The extension can be requested at two weeks before your tourist visa
> expires.
> It certainly helps if you know the language, because no one at the
> immigration department will help you in English.
>
>
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