Student Visa for Argentina

on a semester or year-long program: you will need to apply for a student visa before departing for your program. The first step to applying for your visa will be determing at which consulate you can apply. We encourage you to begin gathering your application materials as soon as possible after being accepted to your program. After receiving the required IES Abroad visa letters from us (approximately two months before your program start date), you can submit your completed application to the consulate that serves your jurisdiction. The entire process from collecting your application materials to receiving a visa may take several months. If you have questions, please contact your IES Abroad Advisor.  

on a summer or on the Multi-Location Emerging Economies Program: you will not need to get a visa.

You may need to get your student visa for Argentina before you arrive depending on your country of citizenship. Refer to your MyIESabroad account to learn more about this process.

Should you need to apply for a student visa, we encourage you to begin this process as soon as possible after being accepted to your program. Your visa process may take several months. If you have questions, please contact your Program Advisor.

In order to apply for an Argentine student visa, you must have a valid passport. You will make an appointment with the Argentine consulate that serves your jurisdiction. Some consulates allow virtual appointments, while others require appointments to take place in person.

At your appointment, you will submit your valid passport along with specific supplemental application materials. Check with your consulate for a list of documents, as they vary by consulate. All consulates will require you to apply one of two ways:

1. Make an interview appointment, where you will complete your interview and submit your complete application, or
2. Send in or drop off your complete application to the consulate before they will give you an interview appointment date.

You must first contact your consulate to determine which way you will be required to apply. Details about your specific application requirements will become available once you are admitted to your program and you contact your consulate. 

There are seven Argentine consulate locations in the U.S.: Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, and Washington, D.C. The consulate to which you can apply is determined by your home and/or school address.

Each consulate has specific instructions for applying for an Argentine student visa that may differ from other Argentine consulates. This means that your visa application requirements may differ from another student's requirements if they are applying through a different consulate. When checking the application requirements for your student visa for Argentina, always refer to your consulate's website. 

• Atlanta 
• Chicago
• Houston
• Los Angeles
• Miami
• New York
• Washington D.C

You may be able to apply for your Argentine student visa as early as 90 days prior to your program start date. That is to say, your consulate appointment must fall within a 90-day window prior to the beginning of your program. Not all consulates will allow you to apply this early.  

If you are an Academic Year student, you will need to start your FBI background check process even earlier. We recommend requesting the FBI Background check around four months before your program start date. 

The fee for applying for a student visa is USD$150 that will be paid directly to the consulate that serves your jurisdiction. Additionally, some consulates will allow you to expedite your visa for an extra USD$40. Not all consulates will allow you to expedite your visa. 

The aforementioned fees may change due to inflation.