Argentina maintains 9 diplomatic and consular entries in the United States, but only 7 of them serve the public: the consulates-general in Los Angeles, Miami, Atlanta, Chicago, New York, and Houston, plus the consular section of the embassy in Washington, DC. The other two — the Permanent Missions to the United Nations (New York) and to the Organization of American States (Washington) — handle government-to-government diplomacy and do not process passports, DNIs, or any other procedure for individuals.
Those 7 offices are the network the Argentine community in the US actually uses: passports, DNI renewals, civil-registry transcriptions, powers of attorney, and registering US-born children for Argentine citizenship.
Procedures available at an Argentine consulate
- Argentine passport (first issuance, renewal, replacement) — see the verified passport-renewal guide
- DNI — Documento Nacional de Identidad (applications and renewals abroad; Argentina does not issue a “matrícula consular”)
- Birth, marriage, death certificates (transcription / apostille)
- Registering US-born children for dual citizenship
- Power of attorney for transactions in Argentina
- Voting from abroad (when applicable)
- Consular protection in legal or emergency cases
Which consulate serves your state
Argentine consulates do not work on a “go to the nearest one” basis. Each office has a fixed circunscripción — a list of states published on its official cancilleria.gob.ar page — and you must use the consulate assigned to your state of residence.
Several assignments are not what the map would suggest, so check the table before you book:
- Pennsylvania belongs to the embassy in Washington, DC — not New York. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh residents book with the embassy’s consular section.
- North Carolina also belongs to Washington, DC — not Atlanta, even though Atlanta is the Southeast consulate.
- Colorado belongs to Houston, not Los Angeles.
- Miami covers Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands in addition to Florida.
- Los Angeles covers Hawaii, Alaska, and the US Pacific territories (Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa) along with the western states.
| Consulate | States served (official jurisdiction) |
|---|---|
| Consulate-General in Atlanta | Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee |
| Consulate-General in Chicago | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin |
| Consulate-General in Houston | Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas |
| Consulate-General in Los Angeles | Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming + Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa and other US Pacific territories |
| Consulate-General in Miami | Florida + Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands |
| Consulate-General in New York | Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont |
| Embassy in Washington, DC — Consular Section | Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia |
Source: each consulate's official jurisdiction page (cancilleria.gob.ar), verified 2026-06-12. Every state belongs to exactly one consulate — you must use the one assigned to yours.
If you recently moved between states, book with the consulate that covers your new state — the assignments are fixed by state of residence.
Appointments: how booking actually works
Every office requires an appointment for most procedures, but there is no single nationwide queue for the consulates-general — each consulate-general runs its own online booking system from its official cancilleria.gob.ar site (linked in each directory entry below).
The embassy in Washington, DC is the exception: it launched the Sistema Nacional de Turnos (SNT), an online appointment system for DNI and passport appointments at the embassy’s consular section. If your state falls under the Washington jurisdiction (DC, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia), the SNT is where your DNI and passport appointments are booked.
Plan ahead: passport and document appointments commonly fill 2-4 weeks out. Book the slot first, then use the waiting time to gather documents — not the other way around.
Fees
The headline number most people need: the ordinary Argentine passport costs $165 and is valid for 10 years (verified June 2026), paid at the consulate. The passport is printed in Argentina, so allow several weeks for delivery to your consulate — the full timeline, document list, and payment mechanics are in our Argentina passport-renewal guide.
For the DNI, confirm the current fee directly with your consulate when you book — consulates publish DNI pricing on their own pages and it is collected at the appointment.
Find your consulate in the directory
- Find your state in the jurisdiction table above — that tells you which of the 7 offices is yours.
- Open that consulate’s entry in the directory below for its verified address, phone, and official website, plus a demographic snapshot of the Argentine-origin population in the states it serves.
- Verify hours and appointment requirements on the consulate’s official page before traveling — booking systems and document checklists change without notice.
Full directory
Last verified: 2026-06-12.
General procedural information for educational purposes. Not legal, tax, or immigration advice. Laws and fees change — verify with the issuing agency before taking action. For case-specific guidance, consult a licensed immigration attorney or other appropriate professional.