Argentina - Apply for Replacement 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.
• 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

• The DNI to be replaced

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

This procedure is available in case an incorrect data is printed on the new ID issued.

Fees

For IDs that need to be replaced, delivered not longer than 6 months: free

IDs that was delivered after 6 months: $35

For other rates:

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

Validity

New DNI of citizens over 14 years, Argentine or foreign, is valid for 15 years from the date it was issued.

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Processing Time

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

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Instructions

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Required Information

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1. Date of Birth.
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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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External Links

• Getting an ID:

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

• Requirements:

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

• Frequently asked Questions:

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

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