How To Apply for Replacement Identity (DNI/Documento Nacional de Identidad) In Argentina
- Contact the Registry for more information or the Documentation Center to apply for an ID. If you are within the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires you can visit the Management and Participation Centers, or arrange for your ID through the Quick Center of the Ministry of Interior and Transportation. If you’ve already registered somewhere else in Argentina, visit the following Quick Documentation Centers, which are required to completing the process within your Civil Registry delegations of their respective cities or districts.
- The new ID card will be handed directly over to the address specified by the person applying for it, via certified mail, following the submission of the proof of application. The mail service will call the address twice. undeliverable ID’s will be delivered to the location which processed the application which will make it ready for pick-up.
Documents that are required Replacement Identity (DNI/Documento Nacional de Identidad)
- The DNI will be replaced
Office Locations and Contacts
Ministry of Interior and Transport
May 25 101/145 C1002ABC – Buenos Aires
Phone Number: (54 11) 4339-0800
E-mail: info@mininterior.gov.ar
Email Contact Form: http://www.nuevodni.gov.ar/contacto.php
Management and Participation Centers
Quick Documentation Centres
Civil Register Offices
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What Are All The Eligibility
This procedure is in the event that incorrect information appears on the new ID issued.
Fees
If IDs need to be replaced, they must be delivered no more than 6 months in advance: free
IDs that were issued within six months $35
Other rates are available:
Validity
The DNI issued to citizens who are over 14 years of age, Argentine or a foreign national is valid up to fifteen years after the date it was issued.
Processing Time
ID’s will be sent within 15 days after the application process has been completed.
Documentation is needed
An ID card can be a piece of paper that is utilized for any private or public transactions, including lobbying, immigration, banking trade, public finance, social security and even for voting.
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