Required VISA Documentation for Academic Year Students Attending
NYU in Buenos Aires from Fall 2011 through to Spring 2012
The Consulates General of Argentina are not affiliated with New York University. They are
entities of the Argentina national government that issue visas for students and perform
other functions. Please keep in mind that Consulates independently create and/or
change their requirements for obtaining a Student Visa without any prior notification.
Please use this document as supplementary guidance to the instructions provided by the
Consulates General of Argentina and other government entities mentioned in this
document.
Student Visas for Long Term Studies – more than 180 days
On August 18, 2006, a NEW REGULATION concerning student visas was enforced. “Disposición
20.699/2006” of the Argentine Immigration Authority (Dirección Nacional de Migraciones),
sets out different requirements according to the nationality of the prospective student, length
of studies and nature of the course.
CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER TOURIST-VISA EXEMPT COUNTRIES (EXCLUDING
PARTICIPANTS IN CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS OR INTERNSHIPS)
Longer-term studies
: Students will enter as “tourists”, but must bring their Passport, FBI
Identification Record, and Long Form Birth Certificate with the appropriate Hague
Convention Apostile, to the NYU in Buenos Aires staff upon arrival (please see below). Our
staff in Buenos Aires will assist you in securing a student visa and, within 30 days of
enrollment, applicants must submit to the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones the
following documents:
Valid passport – valid through July 2012 for spring semester. You should have at least one
completely free page for the visa.
Official Letter of Admission/Enrollment from recognized school/educational institution in
Argentina. WE WILL PROVIDE THIS LETTER IN BUENOS AIRES.
FBI Identification Record- Please note it takes 13 weeks for the FBI to process this upon
receipt of your request. (See instructions http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/fprequest.htm
).
A Clear Criminal Record Certificate from Argentina will also need to be issued by the
Argentine Federal Police Department or the “Registro Nacional de Reincidencia” (will
be requested once in Argentina).
Long Form Birth Certificate with Exemplification Form must be legalized with the Hague
Convention “Apostille”, or authenticated by the Argentine consulate abroad. (See
instructions for “Apostille”)
**Please note that students who are from either the District of Columbia, Mississippi or Puerto Rico and
under the age of 21 have to bring parental consent. Parental consent to travel must also be legalized with the
Hague Convention “Apostille”. **