Argentina - Apply for Foreigners National Identity Card (NIC)

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Procedure

• If you wish to apply for a foreigners national identity card, you can make an appointment online through this site: http://www.migraciones.gov.ar.
• The granting of the appointment is free and does not require agents or intermediaries.
• Photographs will be taken without additional cost at the Headquarter of the National Direction of Migration.

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Required Documents

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e.g.
1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.

Office Locations & Contacts

Headquarter:
Antrtida Argentina Avenue 1355,
C1104ACA Buenos Aires
[email protected]
Hiplito Yrigoyen 952,
C1086AAP Buenos Aires
Rotaries Lines: (011) 4317-0234

General Direction of Migration
Direction of Control of Staying: Monday to Friday from 08:30 to 13:30 hr.

Eligibility

Foreigners in Argentina

Fees

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Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Processing Time

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Instructions

• The NIC can be gotten by means of two methods:
  • Single Box: allows the foreigner to apply for NIC in conjunction with the proceeding of residence at Headquarters authorized for that purpose by the National Direction of Migration and receive it at home. It is the right for those foreigners who have no permanent or temporary residence in force in the country.
  • Traditional: foreigners whose migration status will enable them, may apply for it at the offices of the Civil Registries of the Country or in the Fast Document Centers available for this purpose by the National Direction of Migration. In both cases it is received at home. It is the right for those foreigners who already have permanent or temporary residence in force in the country.
• All the offices of the Civil Registries of the interior of the Country, are authorized to take proceedings of documentation generating with that request the issuance of the new NIC

Required Information

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e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the Document

National Identity Card is the main identity document for Argentine citizens. The new National Identity Card for all Argentine citizens and those foreign residents, whose migration status will enable them, has a plastic format with different safety features to ensure its legitimacy.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

Foreigners National Identity Card: http://www.migraciones.gov.ar/accesibleingles/?dni_extranjeros

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