Consular Fees

The Argentine Consular fees are rule by the Presidential Decree Nr. 353/2011 of March 29^th, 2001; applicable as from 1^st of May 2011; fixed in United States dollars and payable in Indian rupees, as per the exchange rate on the first working day of every month. The fees for the most frequently requested procedures are:

Consular Fee Codes	Procedure	*Charge in Rupees ()**
	Issue a VISA:
7.5.1	For Tourism purposes (for Indian Nationals only)	Free (**)
7.5.1	For Business meetings (for Indian Nationals only)	Free (**)
7.5.1	To board a Vessel in Argentina as Seafarer	Free (**)
6.7.2	To perform Technical, Artistic or Professional activities	Rs. 4.700
6.7.4	For Students registered at regular courses with local Educational Institutions	Rs. 2.350
	Consular intervention on commercial and shipping Documents:
6.4.3	Legalization of commercial and shipping Documents	Rs. 2.820
6.5.1	Consular “Visto” (Seen Before Me) on all other Documents (originals)	Rs. 4.700
6.9.11	Authentication of photocopies of an original document (per page)	Rs. 470
	Other Fees:
6.9.10	Additional fees for urgent procedures (24/48 hrs)	Rs. 1.880

Notes: (*) Rate of exchange for the month of March: US$1 = Rs. 47

(**) Under existing Bilateral Treaty between Argentina & India, exempting payment of Visa Fees for the purposes of: Tourist, Transit (Seafarers) and Business meetings..

Please contact us if the fee for your procedure is not included in this list.

Payment Details

The Consulate General does not accept any cash payments. All payments must be made in the form of pay orders or demand drafts in favour of: "Consulate General of Argentina Recaudacion Consular Account" unless specified otherwise.

You are requested to furnish one photocopy of the demand draft, with the applicant's name written in pencil on the reverse of the draft itself as well as on the copy.

The Consulate General accepts demand drafts or pay orders from all nationalized banks as well as some recognized private banks. This includes:

Nationalized Banks:

Allahabad Bank
Andhra Bank
Bank of Baroda
Bank of India
Bank of Maharashtra
Canara Bank
Central Bank of India
Corporation Bank
Dena Bank
Indian Bank
Indian Overseas Bank
Oriental Bank of Commerce
Punjab & Sind Bank
Punjab National Bank
State Bank of India
Syndicate Bank
UCO Bank
Union Bank of India
Vijaya Bank

Recognized Private Banks

Axis Bank
Citibank
HDFC
HSBC
ICICI
Royal Bank of Scotland
Standard Chartered
YES Bank