Argentina - Apply for Minor Identity (DNI/Documento Nacional de Identidad)

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Procedure

• Contact the registrar or Documentation Center to apply for an ID. If you live in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires you can go to the Management and Participation Centers, or you can arrange your ID at the Quick Center of the Ministry of Interior and Transportation. If you have registered elsewhere in the country, you can go to the following Quick Documentation Centres, subject to perform the procedure in the Civil Registry delegations of their respective districts or cities.
• Applicants must apply in person and must be accompanied by their parents who must present a valid ID or proof of guardianship for legal guardians.
• A new ID card will be issued to the applicant, bearing the child's fingerprint and signature.
• The new ID card is delivered directly to the address stated by the citizen, through certified mail, upon presentation of proof of application. The mail service will visit the given address twice, undelivered ID's will be sent to the office where the application was processed, where it will be available for pickup.

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Required Documents

• Birth certificate, signed and sealed in the original public officer. NOT acceptable Certificate
• ID and proof of guardianship, for parents and legal guardians

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Interior and Transport

May 25 101/145 C1002ABC - Buenos Aires

Contact Numbers: (54 11) 4339-0800

E-mail: [email protected]

Email Contact Form: http://www.nuevodni.gov.ar/contacto.php

Management and Participation Centers

http://www.nuevodni.gov.ar/centros.htm#capital

Quick Documentation Centres

http://www.nuevodni.gov.ar/centros_doc_rapida.htm

Civil Registry Offices

http://www.nuevodni.gov.ar/centros.htm#provincia

Eligibility

• Argentine citizens
• ages 5 and up to 8 years old

Fees

Processing fee: $ 35

Note: For applicants who are aged 9, there will be an additional fee of $35, bringing the total processing fee to $70 ($35 + $35)

For other rates:

http://www.nuevodni.gov.ar/tasas.htm

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Processing Time

ID's will be delivered 15 days after application procedures.

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Instructions

All offices of the Civil Registry accepts applications for the issuance of new DNI.

Required Information

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

Need for the Document

The ID card is a document that can be used for conducting all public and private transactions such as banking, immigration, lobbying public finance, trade, social security, and even to vote.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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External Links

• Getting an ID:

http://www.nuevodni.gov.ar/como_obtengo.htm

• Requirements:

http://www.nuevodni.gov.ar/requisitos.htm

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