Defective passports: Where to get a new one for free before an upcoming trip
If your passport is from the affected series and you have an imminent trip, Renaper has activated an operation to avoid immigration issues.
If you have an AAL passport and an urgent trip planned for the next 7 days, the National Registry of Persons ( RENAPER ) offers you a fast and free solution: immediate replacement of your document .
After detecting a flaw in the security ink on thousands of passports , the agency launched a special operation to prevent immigration issues.
The first step is to check if your passport is included in the potentially affected batches. You can do this easily by sending a message to RENAPER's official WhatsApp chatbot at +54 9 11 5126-1789 . According to Noticias Argentinas , the system will inform you if your document requires review.
If your passport shows an "observation" during WhatsApp verification and you have to travel within the next 7 days, you can visit the Integrated Documentation Centers (CID) located at airports and the Buquebus river terminal —even on the day of your flight .
Passport of the Argentine Republic
Passport of the Argentine Republic
There, the verification process and, if necessary, passport replacement are carried out on the spot and free of charge , taking between 2 and 6 hours.
The authorized centers are:
- CABA - Jorge Newbery Airport: Every day, 24 hours a day.
- EZEIZA - Minister Pistarini: Every day, 24 hours a day.
- MENDOZA - Governor Francisco Gabrielli “El Plumerillo”: Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. / Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- CORDOBA - Ingeniero Ambrosio Taravella: Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. / Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- ROSARIO - Falkland Islands International: Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. / Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- SALTA - General Martín Miguel de Güemes: Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- CABA - Buquebus: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
For those who do not have an immediate trip but wish to check their passport, they can do so at the Rapid Documentation Center (CDR) Paseo Colón – Av. Paseo Colón 1093, Buenos Aires City , or at the Civil Registry nearest to their home within the country.
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