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.
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