There are three ways to submit an application for a Temporary Resident Visa, Work Permit, Study Permit, or Travel Document for Permanent Residents. You may either submit all the Required Documentation:
- in person at the VAC
- by Courier
- home pick-up (Please note this service requires additional service charges)
If you wish to request the home pick-up option, please send an email to the VAC with your home address to receive more information.
When visitng the VAC or forwarding your application to the VAC by courier, you must attach the Banco Galicia receipt to your application.
All applicants submitting an application through the VAC must pay the corresponding fee for the service, at Banco Galicia.
The fee for the VAC service is 168 pesos payable at any Banco Galicia branch. At the bank you must request a Cash Management receipt (which is green) where you will indicate the payment to CSC Computers Argentina and # Cash Empresa: 90680-3.
Please include the following information on the receipt: Write the name of the applicant where it requests the information of the person making the deposit. Write the number of your passport, DNI or “cedula” where it requests the number of the person making the deposit.
The VAC fees can also be paid with Visa or MasterCard credit or debit card at the VAC.
This fee is required for each person submitting an application at the VAC, regardless of age or purpose of travel. Discounts apply for families and groups in certain circumstances. Please see Applicable Fees.
Photocopy and photograph services are available at the VAC. For more information you can visit Applicable Fees.
ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR THE TEMPORARY RESIDENT VISA
You can use the computers at the VAC to complete the application online (self-service) or you can have the VAC staff complete the application on line for you (full-service) by paying an additional fee.
These fees can be paid at Banco Galicia or at the VAC with Visa or MasterCard credit card. For more information you can visit Applicable Fees.
The VAC address is:
Visa Application Centre - Argentina
Luis Maria Campos 1061 9°A,
entre Olleros y Gorostiaga,
Capital Federal
Working Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
Please ensure that you have printed the VAC Consent Form and the checklist, which can be downloaded by clicking here, for the appropriate type of travel. You must include both forms in your application package. You must also include a minimum of two receipts per person in the package: one receipt per applicant for the VAC fee, and one receipt per applicant for the processing fee. Note: a family receipt for the processing fee is permitted if applicable. The VAC fee must be paid per person.
Your passport can be returned by post or courier. You can pay for DHL Courier services inside the VAC at preferred rates. The fee is paid at the time your application is submitted. In addition to the average processing time of your application, please consider the delivery time after your application has been processed at the Canadian Mission. You may also pick-up your result directly at the VAC.
NOTE: For any application that is mailed in to the VAC, the applicant is responsible for including a prepaid return airway bill (AWB) in the application to ensure that the passport along with the decision is mailed back to their home address.
Applications should be submitted in advance. Current average processing time is approximately:
Temporary Resident Visa: 5 working days
Study Permits: 15-25 working days
Work Permits: 15-25 working days
Permanent Resident Travel Document: 5 working days
After submitting your application you can check the status by logging in to the Application Tracker.
NOTE: If the immigration officer requires additional documents, medical exams or an interview, the processing time may be longer.
Requests for emergency visa application processing: Add this Emergency Processing Request Form to the top of your application package and state the reason(s) for the need to travel urgently.
Emergency processing will only be considered when an unexpected event occurs where the travelling date could not be planned in advance, such as illness or death of a family member. Attach any documents that support your travel emergency. While all will be done to process the application as soon as possible, there is no guarantee that the visa will be issued in time. Note that requesting a visa without enough time previous to a travel date is not considered an extraordinary circumstance.
Please present or send all emergency processing applications to the VAC: www.csc-cvac.com
Note: The fees are non-refundable and they correspond to the processing of the application only. They do not guarantee the issuance of a visa or permit.
Important notice: Payments made via internet (home banking) or cash deposits (envelope) will not be accepted.
VAC Fee
All applicants submitting an application through the VAC must pay the corresponding fee for the service, at Banco Galicia.
The fee for the VAC service is 168 pesos payable at any Banco Galicia branch. At the bank you must request a Cash Management receipt (which is green) where you will indicate the payment to CSC Computers Argentina and # Cash Empresa: 90680-3.
Please include the following information on the receipt: Write the name of the applicant where it requests the information of the person making the deposit. Write the number of your passport, DNI or “cedula” where it requests the number of the person making the deposit.
The VAC fees can also be paid with Visa or MasterCard credit or debit card at the VAC.
This fee is required for each person submitting an application at the VAC, regardless of age or purpose of travel.
Family
This allows any family with more than four members to submit their application at the VAC at no additional cost for any additional member. The definition of a family only includes parents and their children (under 22 years old) who are applying at the same time and living in the same household. Any other relative is excluded.
Group
The group rate is a discount of 10% from the VAC fee per applicant in the same group application. A group is defined as being at least five persons, not a family, travelling together to the same destination and for the same purpose.
Additional Service Fees
The payment of additional services from the VAC can be paid at Banco Galicia. In the bank you must request a Cash Management receipt (which is green) where you will indicate the payment to CSC Computers Argentina and # Cash Empresa: 90680-3.
The additional services fees from the VAC can also be paid with Visa or MasterCard credit card at the VAC.
Photographs |
$19 pesos – 2 photos |
Photocopy / Printing (each page) |
1.5 pesos per photocopy / page |
IMM5257, IMM1294, IMM1295 Forms fill-out (Self-service) |
$24 pesos per hour |
IMM5257, IMM1294, IMM1295 Forms fill-out (Full-service) |
$96 pesos per application |
Application Processing Fee
Additionally, all applicants submitting an application through the VAC must include a receipt for the visa application processing fee.
For residents of Argentina, payment should only be in Argentinean pesos through transfer by CBU using a BANELCO network ATM to “The Embassy of Canada in Buenos Aires” CBU BEFORE submitting the application. (Instructions below)
- Enter you bank debit card and password.
- At the general screen select "Transfer funds"
- At the Type of Transfer screen select “Accounts with other Banks No. CBU
- Enter the CTA CBU of the account from where you want to transfer the funds
- Select the destination of the transfer: CBU 0070133030009750081540 Canadian Embassy; Banco Galicia
- Select reason for transfer: option 8 miscellaneous
- Enter the association number: your DNI number (or of the applicant)
- Select "Importe"
- In the "Para fines impositivos declare la cuenta destino" screen select "Cta. Cte. No propia"
- In the summary of transaction screen select "confirmar opearacíon"
- The machine will issue a receipt as proof of payment
The receipt details provided are:
- Date, time, and ATM
- Address of ATM location
- The last four digits of bank card used
- Transaction number
- Account details of the Embassy of Canada
- Actions (varies)
- Reference (optional)
- Amount transferred
TEMPORARY RESIDENCE APPLICATIONS |
CAN$ |
ARG$ |
|
Temporary Resident Visa: |
||
Individual - single entry |
75 |
361 |
Individual - multiple entry |
150 |
722 |
Family Rate - maximum |
400 |
1924 |
Work Permit |
150 |
722 |
Work permit for a group of 3 or more entertainers |
450 |
2165 |
Study Permit |
125 |
601 |
Transit Visa |
Free |
Free |
OTHER APPLICATIONS |
CAN$ | ARG$ |
Travel Document for Permanent Residents |
50 |
241 |
Please note that the application processing fee is non-refundable and it corresponds to the processing of the application only. It does not guarantee the issuance of a visa or permit.
Multiple Entry per person:
Please note that the decision to issue a Multiple Entry visa is at the discretion of the visa officer. Although in most cases multiple entry visas are issued when someone applies for this type of visa it may happen that, in view of the particular circumstances of the applicant, the visa officer will only authorize a single-entry visa. Therefore, paying the Multiple Entry fee does not guarantee the issuance of a Multiple Entry visa. Also note that the Embassy cannot issue a visa beyond the validity of your passport. The Multiple Entry visa can be issued for a maximum of 10 years.
Family Rate:
A family is only required to pay up to the maximum Family Rate amount. If the sum of the individual fees for your family is less than the Family Rate, you may pay the fee individually. If the sum of the individual fees for your family is more, you are only required to pay up to the Family Rate. For purposes of calculating the Family Rate, family members only include parents and their children under 22 years of age when applying at the same time for the same visa type. Any other kind of relative is excluded.
Note: The rate can be used for multiple or single entry visas.
Work Permit Group Rate – Performing artists
The Work Permit Group Rate may be applied for groups of performing artists (3 or more), such as ballets, orchestras, theatre groups, only when all members apply at the same time.
Work Permit and Study Permit
When the principal applicant requests a study permit or a work permit he/she only needs to pay for the fees of the Study or the Work Permit.
Returning Students and Workers with Valid Permits
If you currently have a valid Work or Study Permit, and you wish to return to Canada to resume your work or studies, and you need a visa to re-enter Canada, then you must apply and pay the processing fee for a Temporary Resident Visa application.
