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Last February (2019), the Argentine government announced the inclusion of the Philippines in Argentina’s AVE (Autorizacion Electronica de Viajes) system. The system allows Filipino nationals with a valid non-immigrant B2 United States visa to apply for their Argentine visa through the website of the National Directorate for Migration (Direccion Nacional de Migraciones).

Finally! Sebastian had been nagging me for years to visit his hometown Buenos Aires, but I was too lazy to go through the notoriously lengthy and expensive process for a mere 3 month validity. If they could give me 10 years like the US for the same price of US$160, then fine.

With the AVE I had no excuse. So I booked my tickets for Christmas and New Year 2019/2020 and applied through the system! I couldn’t find any blogs doing a step-by-step of the NEW process (everyone had information on the OLD one), so I had to go in blindly.

And now I’m here to help YOU.

Note: The AVE Argentina visa for Filipino citizens costs US$50.00. Be prepared to pay with your credit card.

It would also be handy to have the ff. documents ready, but you don’t have to upload them immediately after paying. They’ll give you a timeframe of some 10 days to complete your application.

• Employment contract
• Passport in PDF format including your information page and US visa
• Flight itinerary

Step 1: Pay at the website

Go to this website and click the indicated section below.

Register for an account and fill out the details

 

Step 2: Follow the prompts to upload your information

I had a problem uploading my documents because the files were too big. I got this message:

Dear JULIENNE, R*****

The Passport PDF file that you have submitted was not properly scanned and thus it is not readable/legible. Please, be kind to submit it again. Documentation should be sent taking into account the following: The Passport must be completely scanned including white and unused pages (do not skip any of the pages, please). False. They told me to skip the blank pages in the end because the files were just too big. I had to send the complete files by email separately (see below)  The image scanned must be at least 300 dpi quality As long as it’s readable, it should be fine. Send the big version by email separately (see below).  If you happen to have the USA or the Schengen visa in an expired Passport, you must scan and send both the old passport where the mentioned visa is (all of its pages) and also the current valid passport (all pages). In the end I just scanned the main pages including the information page in the beginning and emergency contact page in the end. The 10-day period for resolution of the AVE will start counting as from the DNM receives all documentation required. After completing your application and successfully submitting all your documents, they will take 10 days to get back to you with the actual visa. I paid August 29, completed my application on September 9 and got the visa on September 17. Sincerely, DNM

Step 3: Complete all the steps below

Go to this link and click ‘INGRESE AQUI PARA COMPLETAR LA SOLICITUD’ which means ‘Click here to complete the application’.

You should see these steps laid out for you:

Step 4: Upload a scanned copy of your passport showing the US visa

Step 5: Send your documents by email if the files failed to upload

I had to go through this extra step. See our correspondence below:

From Autorizacion de Viaje Electronica <ave@migraciones.gov.ar>

Dear, the file is probably very heavy and the system does not support it.

I recommend the following:

• upload the most relevant documentation (valid passport, required VISA, and in case the VISA is in a previous passport, it must also be attached – of all this only the pages that have the data, avoid the blank pages to lighten the weight of the file – always crisp and color)
• Likewise, he suggested sending all the scanning of all the sheets by mail to the fines of having a complete record of your documentation.

regards

From me

Thank you, I just uploaded the most relevant documents, removing the blank pages. Where do I send all the scanned sheets by mail? To what mail? Thank you

From Autorizacion de Viaje Electronica <ave@migraciones.gov.ar>

Dear, the email is this: ave@migraciones.gov.ar

Regards

Step 6: Get your confirmation!

Step 7: Print the two documents

Print the travel authorization fees document and your confirmation. Congratulations! You’re all set to travel to the land of tango!

Don’t forget to bring the passport with valid US visa.

Your 3 months begin after you enter the country. The “Valid until” date only refers to your deadline for entering the country under that visa.

Hope that’s all clear! Enjoy your trip 🙂