Expanish Support Services

Expanish Support Services

At Expanish we realize the importance of our students' experiences, comfort, and safety during their travel abroad time and we do everything we can to make sure they feel comfortable and secure in their new surroundings. Our students can count on us to be there whenever they may need us including from the first day of their arrival until the last day when they depart - and everywhere in between! We offer a myriad of support services to our students during their time with us, helping guide the travel abroad experience and making it the best it can be.

Our Expanish staff is available during business hours to answer any questions or concerns that students may have during their TEFL program in Buenos Aires.

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Student Visas

Students from the following countries who study on Expanish programs will automatically be granted a 90-day tourist visa in Argentina: Andorra, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Granada, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, New Zeeland, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Santa Lucia, Serbia & Montenegro, Singapore, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Slovenia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, United States, Uruguay, Vatican, Venezuela.

Student from the following countries who take a study program with Expanish will be granted a 30-day tourist visa in Argentina : Hong Kong (British Nationals Overseas), Jamaica, and Malaysia.

Students doing the TEFL + Volunteer Package in Argentina for more than 90-days have an included trip to Colonia, Uruguay, in order to renew their tourist visa and continue volunteering for up to 90 more days. Students from other countries, not listed above, must apply for a student visa before entering the country and can contact the local Argentine embassy for more information.

Reciprocity Fee in Argentina

The Argentine Government has implemented a mandatory reciprocity fee that will be charged to those nationals of Australia, Canada, and the United States.

The Argentine Government has set each fee to an equal amount of what Argentine citizens must pay when requesting a visa/entry to travel to these countries. This reciprocity fee will be collected at Ezeiza (Buenos Aires International Airport) prior to clearing immigrations.

The fee is as follows:

The fee can be paid by the following methods:

For Americans and Australians, the fee lasts for 10 years or the life of the passport. For Canadians, the fee is valid for only one entry.