Argentine passport

Argentine passport Pasaporte argentino
The front cover of a current Argentine biometric passport
Type	Passport
Issued by	Argentina
First issued	2018[1] (current version)
Purpose	Identification
Eligibility	Argentine citizenship
Expiration	5 years after issuance (people aged 0-17) or 10 years after issuance (people 18 or older)
Cost	AR$35,000 regular AR$70,000 express AR$125,000 instant [2]

Argentine passport (Spanish: Pasaporte argentino) are issued to citizens of Argentina by the National Registry for People (ReNaPer). They were issued exclusively by the Argentine Federal Police up to 2011. Their primary use is to facilitate international travel.

Argentine passport are valid for travel all over the world, but some countries require a visa. For traveling within South America (except the Guyanas, Suriname, and European depencies), Argentines do not need to use a passport, as they may use their National Identity Document (DNI).^[3]

On June 15, 2012, the Argentine Interior Ministry announced the immediate introduction of biometric passports. The new passports have unique numbers (alphanumerical combinations, with 3 letters and 6 numbers), a significant change from the previous policy, where passport numbers were the national ID number of the holders (with an N after it). Since December 2012, all new Argentine passports are biometric passports.^[4]

As of 11 January 2022, Argentine citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 170 countries and territories, ranking the Argentine passport 19th in terms of travel freedom. The Argentine passport is the 2nd most powerful passport in Latin America after the Chilean passport and is the 4th most powerful overall in the Americas, according to the Henley Passport Index.^[5]

Additionally, an "Exceptional passport for foreigners" can be issued in Argentina to non-citizens who cannot obtain their national passport. This exceptional passport is identical to those issued to Argentine nationals, without any discernible differences in its appearance or features.^[6] This unique provision ensures that foreign residents in Argentina who face difficulties in obtaining their home country's passport have a valid travel document that is on par with the regular Argentine passport.