Fees at Buenos Aires airport

[agelessgram]

I have an email from Princess (in late January) stating that all US passport holders are now subject to an entry fee when they fly into the Buenos Aires airport. $131.00 per person valid for multiple entries over 10 years.

Message says that fee is paid directly at the airport and can be paid

cash, credit card or travelers check. This fee can NOT be prepaid.

Hope this is helpful for those planning to go to Buenos Aires airport soon.

[hcat]

Is this comparable to the fee in Chile?

 

we are just starting to plan & must decide which directions to travel around the horn.. Our preference is BA first so we can stay there before the cruise..

[zdect]

I have an email from Princess (in late January) stating that all US passport holders are now subject to an entry fee when they fly into the Buenos Aires airport. $131.00 per person valid for multiple entries over 10 years.

Message says that fee is paid directly at the airport and can be paid

cash, credit card or travelers check. This fee can NOT be prepaid.

Hope this is helpful for those planning to go to Buenos Aires airport soon.

 

This is wrong! One pays $131 in Santiago, if flying in for the first time, and that is good for "life" of the passport.

No taxes or fees in BA, coming or going. Many of the cruiselines have wrong or old info.

[smeyer418]

This is wrong! One pays $131 in Santiago, if flying in for the first time, and that is good for "life" of the passport.

No taxes or fees in BA, coming or going. Many of the cruiselines have wrong or old info.

 

 

are you sure. there are recent reports within the last month pf BA charging the fee. IF your personal experience is more than a month old it is dated.

[Adventurous Grandmom]

We just returned from Buenos Aries and you do have to pay a reciprocity fee when you enter BA. It is new and just started the beginning of January--$131 per person. kathy

[capitancocacola]

Is this comparable to the fee in Chile?

 

we are just starting to plan & must decide which directions to travel around the horn.. Our preference is BA first so we can stay there before the cruise..

 

Advisoryfor US, Canadians and Australians

 

Beginning March 1st, AR flights (Aerolineas Argentinas),will begin transferring previously in-transit connecting EZE-SCL flights to AEP.

 

This means that you have to enter Argentina for Passport Control and Customs purpose and pay the Argentina's reciprocity fee if applicable

[Nonna and Papa]

We arrived in BA early yesterday morning. Yes, there is the expected reciprocity fee of $131 each. When we approached the window, the gentleman inside asked one question of us......"How do you want to pay?"

We paid in cash, nothing was said about having "newer" bills. The man took our monry, counted it and issued the little paper pasted into our passports. Very easy.

 

Mary

[tjcox9]

This fee went into place late in December, only at EZE. We paid it in January when arriving for our cruise.

 

It's actually fairly well organized with an actual line that forms to pay the fee, and it moves fairly quickly as they have a number of booths doing the collecting. It was better organized than I expected it to be since it was a new fee. As I recall, when I paid my reciprocity fee in Chile a few years ago, it wasn't nearly as well organized and there were only some windows that would accept credit cards where in BA, all do.

 

[Rusty]

Since the major cruise route in SA is Santiago to Buenos Aires, many passengers flew into BA and took the reverse route to avoid the Chile fee of $131--not any more. Argentina got smart. They want a piece of the action. So, if you fly INTO either country, fork over $131 per person. In Brazil you must have a Brazil visa @ $132 per person. This is starting to add up.

[dr__dawggy]

Since the major cruise route in SA is Santiago to Buenos Aires, many passengers flew into BA and took the reverse route to avoid the Chile fee of $131--not any more. Argentina got smart. They want a piece of the action. So, if you fly INTO either country, fork over $131 per person. In Brazil you must have a Brazil visa @ $132 per person. This is starting to add up.

 

Take it up with the US government. These are reciprocity fees. They charge us to visit their country what we charge them to visit ours.