Argentina reciprocity tax slated for Jan 1 and forward
Many travelers are rapidly becoming aware of the proposed “reciprocity tax” that the Argentine government wants to impose on tourists from countries where Argentineans are required to pay a tax upon arrival or a visa is required. Many airlines have been informing on this subject too.
The situation to date is as follows: the law is already in place and should be in effect starting January 1, 2009. However, there has been no communication on how it will be charged, how much and to which country nationals, nor what will the procedure be for countries where nationals are already required a visa. For an idea of whom might be charged, this is a list of countries requiring some type of visa or tax to Argentineans: Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, PR China, Cuba, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Russia, Syria, Taiwan, USA, Ukraine and Vietnam. The Tourism Secretariat has asked the Government to review this decision, as well as all Travel & Hotel associations. In some positive news, in a recent article in Argentina, the President's Chief of Staff said that the tax would not be applied. Until now it has not been reconfirmed and we are just a few days away.
We expect to have more information later this week. We will keep you posted.
The situation to date is as follows: the law is already in place and should be in effect starting January 1, 2009. However, there has been no communication on how it will be charged, how much and to which country nationals, nor what will the procedure be for countries where nationals are already required a visa. For an idea of whom might be charged, this is a list of countries requiring some type of visa or tax to Argentineans: Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, PR China, Cuba, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Russia, Syria, Taiwan, USA, Ukraine and Vietnam. The Tourism Secretariat has asked the Government to review this decision, as well as all Travel & Hotel associations. In some positive news, in a recent article in Argentina, the President's Chief of Staff said that the tax would not be applied. Until now it has not been reconfirmed and we are just a few days away.
We expect to have more information later this week. We will keep you posted.
Labels: Argentina reciprocity tax, Argentina tour costs, Argentina tourism
posted by Dan Crandall at
7:50 AM
1 Comments:
My husband and I saw the various bits of news about the new fee after we had already crossed over to Uruguay from Argentina on Dec 27, 2008. We planned to spend the New Year in Uruguay and worried about having to pay the fee when we crossed back over to Agentina after Jan 1, 2009. We went to the Argentine consulate in Montevideo and asked about the fee there and everyone looked at us as if we had gone crazy. They told us they had heard NOTHING about a new fee being charged and not to worry about it. We crossed from Payshandu, Uruguay to Colon, Argentina on Jan 3, 2009. The bus driver collected our passports at the border, got out and came back and we drove off. NO FEE. We never even left the bus! Easiest border we have crossed in 4 months of travel in South America. We got our Uruguayan exit stamp and Argentine entry stamp. Everything was perfectly in order and NO money changed hands. Seems like much ado about nothing if you ask me. Hope this calms the fears circulating out there.
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