Phone Number: |
(54-11) 5777-4533 (only used for Non-Immigrant Visas). |
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E-Mail: |
buenosaires-iv@state.gov |
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Address: |
Av. Colombia 4300
(C1425GMN) Buenos Aires - Argentina
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Working Hours: |
Monday through Friday |
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Best Contact Method: |
E-mail. I found they don't respond quickly to emails and don't take phone calls. There are two hours a week that they have a Q&A session. As of now they are Mondays at 9am and Wednesdays at 3pm, but check the website. They never received are checklist and we were waiting for two months for nothing! |
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Approx Waiting Time for Interview After Consulate Recieves
NVC Package: |
30 Days |
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Issues Packet 3? |
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Packet 3 Contains: |
DS156
DS156K
DS157
DS230 Part I & II
I-134
K1 Checklist
Medical Exam Instructions
Visa Photo Instructions
Police Certificate Instructions
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Issues Packet 4? |
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Packet 4 Contents (if known): |
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Forms to Consulate? |
DS230 Part I
Checklist |
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Other Forms (if any)? |
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Direct Consular Filing Offered? |
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If DCF Allowed: For all or only US citizen lawfully resident in country?
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Can fiance(e)/spouse attend interview? |
Yes |
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Visa fee payment "same day" or "in advance"? |
Advance |
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Did embassy schedule interview or could you walk-in? |
Embassy Scheduled |
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Visa issued same day? |
Yes |
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If not what's the waiting period? |
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Is the Medical exam same day as interview? |
Prior to Interview |
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Cost of Medical Exam? |
$120 Pesos |
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List of doctors? |
Dr. Graciela Bohbouth
Dr. Alberto Gallacher
Dr. Raul M. Kelly
Dr. Juan Sorda
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How many Passport Photo's Required for the medical? |
1 |
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How many Passport Photo's Required at the interview? |
4 |
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Estimated waiting time at the consulate on the day of interview? |
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Vaccination requirements? |
MUMPS, MEASLES, RUBELLA, POLIO, TETANUS AND DIPHTHERIA TOXOIDS, PERTUSSIS, HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B (HIB), HEPATITIS B, VARICELLA, PNEUMOCOCCAL, AND INFLUENZA. |
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Cheap and good hotels near the Consulate? |
Yes |
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Additional Info? |
Apply for police certificate very early in the process. It can take up to 2 months to be issued. Policía Federal Argentina: Azopardo 620, 1107 Buenos Aires. Tel: 4346-7001
You must send in a photocopy of everything on the checklist BEFORE the interview. This is a new requirment! |
