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Argentine passports
Argentine passports are issued exclusively by the Argentine Federal Police to citizens of Argentina. Their primary use is to facilitate international travel.
Argentine passports are valid for travel all over the world, even though some countries may require a visa. For traveling across South America (except the Guyanas), Argentines do not need to use a passport, as they may use their National Identity Document (DNI).
In accordance with Presidential Decree 2015/66, in order to get an Argentine passport, a person must go to the nearest Federal Police office and present his/her National Identity Document, birth certificate and a proof of marital status (except if he/she is single). If the person is not an Argentine citizen by birth but adopted the citizenship, a Citizenship Certificate (carta de ciudadanía) must also be presented. Citizens under the age of 18 may only get a passport if his/her parents authorize it. Argentines living outside the country should follow the same procedure at the nearest Argentine Consulate.
In all cases, Argentine passports are valid for 5 years. If the passport expires whilst the citizen is outside the country, Argentine Consulates have the power to re-validate for further 5 years.
Passports will not be issued to persons who are under arrest because of criminal offenses and to those who appear as 'dangerous' in accordance with the South American Police Agreement of 1920.
In accordance with Mercosur regulations, it is blue-covered, with the legend MERCOSUR written on its top, followed by the country's name in Spanish (REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA), the national coat of arms and the word PASAPORTE (Passport).
It has a data page with a machine-readable zone and a digitalized fotograph of the passport holder. All the information is written in Spanish and English.
Photograph
Type of document (P for Passport)
Country code (ARG)
Passport number
Passport copy (i.e. number of passports the bearer had before the current one)
Surname
Given names
Nationality (if the person adopted the Argentine nationality, it will show Argentino por Opción -Argentine by election-)
Marital Status
Date of Birth
DNI number
Police-registry Number
Gender
Place of Birth (Province and country code)
Issuing date
Expiration date
Signature
The back cover of a contemporary Argentine passport
A map of South America appears on the back of Argentine passports, showing the country's location within the continent and within Mercosur, together with the Argentine Antarctic Claim (Antártida Argentina).
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