Document checklist
Mayotte → Argentina: Short-stay tourist
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
Checked by our automated verification on 20 Oct 2026: every source on this page resolves and the data is structurally complete. This does not confirm a person re-read the source text for accuracy.
Required documents
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If you're under 18 and apply at the Argentine embassy in Singapore: a copy of your birth certificate
The Embassy of Argentina in Singapore asks anyone travelling with a minor (under 18) to send a scanned copy of the child's birth certificate with the tourist visa application. If the certificate is not in English, it also needs a certified English translation. The embassy adds that foreign documents, such as birth certificates for accompanying minors, must be notarized by a Singapore Public Notary or certified as true copies by the consulate or embassy of the issuing country. Its tourist-visa requirements file is labelled 2025. Other Argentine missions can ask for different things, so check with the one you will use.
Passport photographs
RequiredTwo recent 4x4cm color photographs, taken front-on against a white background.
Source: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto (via Argentina.gob.ar)
Valid passport
RequiredValid for at least 6 months from your entry date into Argentina, with at least one blank page (two facing sides) available.
Source: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto (via Argentina.gob.ar)
Visa application form
RequiredA completed visa application form, signed by the applicant, preferably filled in electronically. The form is downloadable from the government's own service page.
Source: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto (via Argentina.gob.ar)
Financial
Consular fee
RequiredUS$150, or the equivalent in euros depending on which consulate you apply through, payable in the local currency where that consulate is located.
Source: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto (via Argentina.gob.ar)
Proof of economic means
RequiredEvidence you can support yourself during the trip, for example your latest payslips, a recent credit card statement, or a recent bank account statement.
Source: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto (via Argentina.gob.ar)
Accommodation
Accommodation and itinerary
RequiredA hotel booking and tourist itinerary. If you don't have a hotel booking, a letter of invitation from the person you're staying with instead, a template letter is downloadable from the same government page.
Source: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto (via Argentina.gob.ar)
Travel
Possible AVE electronic authorization instead of a consular visit
Some nationalities that would otherwise need this consular visa can instead apply online for an AVE (Autorización de Viaje Electrónica), but only if you also hold a currently valid US visa in specific categories (B1/B2/E/H-1B/J/O/P), or can show a US entry within the last 2 years, or hold a valid ESTA. This is still an official travel authorization, not a visa exemption, check the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones' own AVE page for the current list of eligible nationalities.
Round-trip ticket reservation
RequiredA reservation for a round-trip ticket. The government recommends not buying the tickets outright until the visa has actually been granted.
Source: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto (via Argentina.gob.ar)
Other
Consular interview
RequiredAn in-person interview at the consulate. Contact your nearest Argentine consulate to book an appointment and coordinate submitting your documents.
Source: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto (via Argentina.gob.ar)
If you're under 13 and travel without a parent: an authorization to enter Argentina
Argentina's migration authority (Dirección Nacional de Migraciones) says children under 13, of any nationality, need an authorization to enter Argentina when they are not travelling with, or being met by, the person or people who hold parental responsibility or an authorized third party. The child also needs a valid passport (or a travel document under Mercosur decision 46/15). To get the authorization, the authorizing parent or parents must be present with their ID and a document that shows they are the parents (a birth certificate or family booklet). Documents issued abroad need an apostille or legalization by an Argentine consulate, plus an official Spanish translation. The page was updated on 27 August 2026. Confirm with Migraciones or your Argentine consulate.
If you're under 18 and apply at the Argentine consulate in Miami: authorization from both parents
The Argentine Consulate General in Miami says applicants under 18 need the authorization of both parents to apply for a visa. The parents can give it in person at the consulate, or through a notary and then an apostille. Either way, the parents must identify themselves with a valid passport or national ID and show the child's birth certificate with an apostille. The consulate also says foreign documents must carry an apostille (or be legalized by the Argentine consulate) and be translated into Spanish, ideally by a professional translator. The page is dated 5 January 2026. Other Argentine consulates can ask for different things, so check with the one you will use.
Visa validity
RequiredA granted tourist visa authorizes a stay of up to 90 days, which can be extended once for a further, similar period by applying to the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones before the original period expires.
Source: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto (via Argentina.gob.ar)
Why applications on this route get refused
Didn't provide documents the consulate asked for beyond the published list
The government states this document list isn't exhaustive, the consular authority can request supplementary or additional documentation as it sees fit.
How to avoid it: Contact your nearest Argentine consulate before your appointment to confirm exactly what they want to see, and bring more supporting evidence than the bare minimum.
Meeting the listed requirements doesn't guarantee approval
The government states explicitly that fulfilling the published requirements does not guarantee the visa will be granted, issuing it is entirely at the discretion of the Argentine State.
How to avoid it: Make your application as strong and well-documented as you reasonably can; there's no fixed checklist that guarantees a result.
Sources
- Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto (via Argentina.gob.ar) · checked 28 Sept 2026
- Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto · checked 28 Sept 2026
- Dirección Nacional de Migraciones · checked 28 Sept 2026
- Argentina.gob.ar, Dirección Nacional de Migraciones: Autorización de viaje para menores de edad (page updated 27 August 2026) · checked 6 Oct 2026
- Consulado General y Centro de Promoción de la Argentina en Miami: Procedimiento para solicitar una visa (updated 5 January 2026) · checked 6 Oct 2026
- Embassy of the Argentine Republic in Singapore: Visa Requirements for Argentina, Category Tourist (2025 file) · checked 6 Oct 2026
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