Argentina: Business Visits and Short-Term Work
Argentina
Transitory Visitor status continues to be available to foreign nationals for business visits and short-term work, but is subject to new rules, following a recent clarification from the country’s Migration Office. Under the new rules, the appropriate uses of this status for both business visits and work are now more clearly defined, but the availability of extensions remains unclear.
The appropriate uses of Argentina’s Transitory Visitor status for business visits or short-term work assignments are now more clearly defined, following two recent dispositions released by the country’s National Migration Office. A recent regulatory decree appeared to have eliminated the Transitory Visitor status entirely, but the Migration Office has clarified that it continues to be available subject to new rules, including new registration requirements. These changes took effect on July 6, 2010.
Business Visitors: Under the new rules, Transitory Visitor status is only appropriate for business visitors if they are seeking to participate in exhibitions or trade shows in Argentina, or to engage in commercial, business, or economic negotiations on a regular basis, on their own behalf or as representatives of an entity outside of Argentina. If a foreign national intends to engage in any activity not specified in the new rules as permissible under Transitory Visitor status, he or she may be required to obtain another type of visa prior to entry.
Transitory Visitor status may now be granted to business visitors for an initial period of up to two months. While business visitors are able to renew their status while in Argentina, it is not yet clear for how long they can do so or how many renewals are allowed.
Short-Term Work Authorization: Under the new rules, Transitory Visitor status is available to foreign nationals seeking to enter Argentina to perform short-term work activities only in the scientific, professional, technical, religious or artistic fields, whether paid or unpaid. Transitory Visitors entering for short-term work may be granted a maximum initial stay of up to one month; however, recent experiences have shown that the Migration Office is rarely granting visas under this category for stays longer than 15 days. As with business visitors, Transitory Visitor status for short-term work may be renewed but it is not yet clear for how long or how many renewals are allowed.
Registration Requirement: In order to sponsor foreign workers under the new rules, employers must be registered in the Registro Unico de Requirentes de Extranjeros, (RNURE). To demonstrate that it is properly registered, an employer must submit the original or a certified copy of its certificate of registration with the Transitory Visitor visa application.
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Source: Fragomen
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