Comments on: The New Argentina Reciprocity Tax for Tourists

By: Jack

Jack — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 02:06:56 +0000

It’s just like paying for a visa. Can’t be too upset. we charge them to come to the US.

By: My Journey to Argentina « acÃ¡

My Journey to Argentina « acÃ¡ — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:30:37 +0000

[...] for the longest time so I could pay the Argentinean government a $131 (US dollars, not pesosâ€¦) reciprocity tax. I then went through customs and security and was finally free! But then I realized my phone [...]

By: ...

... — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:05:29 +0000

Argentines are charged this amount when traveling to these countries, so their government is reciprocating the gesture(hence the name “Recprocity tax”)
I’m not happy about having to pay the $130 per person (x4 since I’m traveling with my family), but I can see how it could be justified…

By: Ken V

Ken V — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:10:41 +0000

I arrived in BA Argentina 6 January. Paid my $70 at the immigration counter EZE airport. When I bought my ticket the tax was not in place.

I would have gone to Santiago but for the $130 tax there. As things went with the earthquake a good thing…

I donÂ´t like getting ripped off so I guess this is the last time I travel to Argentina or Chile until the tax-for-no-added-value goes away.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:17:42 +0000

The fee is because those countries are screwing the Argentinians over, so they seem to think this is fair!

By: Jans

Jans — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:58:21 +0000

Such a bummer. I planned to go Argentina, but now I will have to check out another country. Seriously though, if there was a major problem with Australians, Canadians, and Americans illegally migrating to Argentina I could see that a fee to do a background check would be necessary. Because it is the opposite, it seems like a joke…

By: John Stone

John Stone — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:43:27 +0000

Well, I was planning a trip there the 1st of Feb. but now it looks like Quito.

By: Cesar Gonzalez

Cesar Gonzalez — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:34:50 +0000

Thanks for the correction Sandra!

By: sandra

sandra — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:22:47 +0000

if you read the govt web site it is Dec. 28th not Jan. 1st.