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Argentina passport renewal in the United States — verified fees and appointments

How to renew a Argentina passport from the US: verified fees, how the appointment system actually works, documents, payment, and delivery. Verified 2026-06-09

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Argentina passport renewal in the United States

Argentine consulates in the US take regular-passport applications in person: the consulate captures your fingerprints, photo and signature, then RENAPER (Argentina’s national registry of persons) prints the passport in Argentina and sends it back to the consulate. The fee is USD 165 at every consulate page we read; booking systems, payment methods and delivery times differ by consulate (all read October 3, 2026).

Fees by consulate

Consulate	Fee as published	How you pay	Page updated
Washington DC (embassy consular section)	“TRÁMITE CON COSTO: USD 165.”	Debit or credit card, plus a 3.25% processing surcharge	17/12/2025
New York	“USD 165”	Debit card or money order to the consulate — “No se aceptan cheques ni dinero en efectivo.”	19/08/2025
Los Angeles	“165 dólares”	The consulate’s accepted payment methods	10/03/2026
Atlanta	“Arancel: USD 165.”	Card or payment link (3.25% surcharge), or bank deposit at Ameris Bank with a payment slip (boleta) issued at the consulate; no checks	02/03/2026
Chicago	“U$S 165”	Credit or debit card	01/12/2025
Miami	“USD165”; card-price table: 171,60	Credit card, debit card or Apple Pay	30/10/2025 (passport page); 14/01/2026 (fee table)
Houston	Fee table: “80 + 85” ( “Para las Representaciones que tienen habilitado el sistema RENAPER”)	Not stated on the pages we read	11/03/2026

Validity: “10 años para mayores de 18 años y de 5 años para menores de edad” (Washington embassy).

If you also need a new DNI (for example, your DNI does not show your US address): New York adds “los USD 15 correspondientes al DNI”; Atlanta lists a “costo adicional de u$d15”; Chicago lists US$15.

How appointments actually work

Washington DC (DC, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia): “TURNOS EXCLUSIVAMENTE EN LÍNEA A TRAVÉS DEL SISTEMA NACIONAL DE TURNOS (SNT)”. “La solicitud y asignación de turnos es GRATUITA.” If you can’t attend, cancel — otherwise you “podría quedar inhabilitado para una nueva reserva”.
New York: “solicitar un turno online” — “No se atenderá a personas sin turno.”
Houston: appointments through the Sistema Nacional de Turnos; “los turnos podrán ser reservados dentro de los 60 días posteriores a la fecha de acceso al Sistema” (page updated 24/09/2026).
Atlanta: “reservar su turno a través del portal MiArgentina.”
Chicago: “Se requiere cita previa” through its “Turno Pasaporte” link, plus the online form at https://siiconline.mrecic.gov.ar/.

The appointment is personal: “se deberá solicitar un turno por cada integrante del grupo o familia” (Washington).

Documents

DNI — “DNI válido y vigente con domicilio en la circunscripción de esta Sección Consular” (Washington). New York asks for the original and a photocopy of your last DNI, “vigente y actualizado”. If you never did the age-14 update or still hold a Libreta de Enrolamiento, Libreta Cívica or green-booklet DNI, New York says you must update the DNI first and apply for the passport only once you have the new copy. For the DNI procedure itself, see Argentina DNI from the US.
Previous passport — “Pasaporte anterior a renovar” (Washington). If it was lost, Washington asks for a local police report.
Proof of address — New York requires “Comprobante del domicilio actual (servicios, licencia de conducir, resumen del banco, etc.)” in its states; Los Angeles asks for one only “en caso de que su DNI no tenga domicilio en la jurisdicción”.
No photo — “No es necesario que se presente con una fotografía, foto carnet, etc.” (New York); biometrics are taken at the consulate.

Minors (under 18), Washington embassy (checked October 16, 2026):

Birth record: “Partida de nacimiento de la República Argentina original (NO CERTIFICADO DE NACIMIENTO)”. If the family does not have one, it must request an updated digital partida from the Registro de las Personas where the birth was recorded.
Who attends: the child comes with whoever exercises parental responsibility. Each of them needs a valid DNI, or a valid ID of their own nationality if they are foreign.
If both parents do not attend: bring a specific authorization from the absent parent. It must have the legalization and/or translation the case requires, and it must “EXPRESAMENTE” authorize the passport application and the later pickup.
Legal representative: brings a current ID and the document showing that role.
If a parent has died: bring the partida de defunción (death record).
Validity: minors’ passports are valid 5 years.

Foreign-born children: DNI with the nationality option

The national DNI nationality-option page describes a separate procedure from passport renewal (checked October 17, 2026):

Direct consular processing is limited to foreign-born children of native Argentine citizens; requirements and costs must be checked with the corresponding consulate.
Its document list asks for the original birth record, apostilled (Hague Convention countries) or legalized by the Argentine consulate, and translated into Spanish by a registered public translator; without a birth record, it accepts the consular birth-registration testimony or the provincial Extraña Jurisdicción entry.

Delivery

Passports are printed in Argentina; times published by each consulate (read October 3, 2026):

Consulate	Published delivery time
Washington DC	“aproximadamente, 4 a 6 semanas” (the sentence on the embassy’s passport page is worded for the DNI)
New York	“puede superar los 45 días, aunque este plazo puede ser mayor”
Los Angeles	“entre 45 y 90 días corridos”
Houston	“no menos de 60 días”
Chicago	“entre 60 y 90 días”
Atlanta	“entre dos y tres meses”

Pickup: Washington requires the holder in person with an ID and the constancia given on the appointment day; Atlanta emails you when it arrives; Chicago hands documents over without an appointment, Monday to Friday 9 am to 2 pm, against the original receipts.

Your old passport stops working when you apply

“Desde el momento del inicio del trámite, el Pasaporte (y DNI si lo tramita) anteriores perderán vigencia” (Washington). Miami: “EL PASAPORTE ANTERIOR SE BLOQUEA INSTANTÁNEAMENTE AL TRAMITAR UNO NUEVO. ESTE PROCEDIMIENTO NO PUEDE SER REVERTIDO.” Plan any travel around the delivery times above. “En sede consular no pueden tramitarse Pasaportes Express o Al Instante. Estos trámites solo se realizan en la República Argentina” (Washington).

US immigration documents are not on the requirement list

The requirement lists summarized above ask for home-country documents, not for US immigration papers; the passport follows from nationality. Consulates operate under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (1963). We found no official source on whether or how a consulate shares applicant data with US agencies, so we make no claim either way.

What the Washington embassy’s own page says (checked October 16, 2026)

The embassy’s passport page was updated 17/12/2025. It sets these conditions for applicants in its consular district:

Who applies there: “Ser ciudadano argentino residente en la circunscripción de esta Sección Consular”. “El trámite es personal y presencial con turno previo”.
Not for foreigners: “En las oficinas consulares no se tramita DNI ni Pasaporte para personas extranjeras.”
If fingerprints or photo cannot be taken: bring a medical certificate or document proving the physical impediment.
Foreign documents: documents not issued by an Argentine authority must be legalized/apostilled, with a Spanish translation “de corresponder”.
Requirements can grow: “La autoridad consular podrá ampliar los requisitos descriptos”.
System dependence: intake depends on the systems working (“La toma del trámite quedará sujeta al funcionamiento de los sistemas involucrados”).
Contact: 1600 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington 20009 · Tel. 00 1 202 238 6400 · eeeuu@mrecic.gov.ar

Where to do it

Official sources

Last verified: 2026-10-17. General procedural information for educational purposes. Passport fees, appointment systems, and document requirements vary by country and change periodically. Verify directly with the Argentina consulate. Not legal advice.

Your next step

Get the Argentina consular ID (matrícula)

A valid passport is the core document the consulate asks for — get the matrícula in the same visit.

Also related: Argentina consulates in the US

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to renew a Argentina passport in the US?

USD 165 for the regular passport on the pages of the Washington embassy and the New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago and Miami consulates (read October 3, 2026). Houston’s fee table lists it as ‘80 + 85*’; Miami’s card-price table lists 171,60. Washington and Atlanta add a 3.25% card surcharge. No consulate page we read accepts cash, and New York says so explicitly. If you also need a new DNI in the same visit, New York, Atlanta and Chicago list USD 15 more for the DNI.

Do I need an appointment?

Yes. The Washington embassy books ‘EXCLUSIVAMENTE EN LÍNEA A TRAVÉS DEL SISTEMA NACIONAL DE TURNOS (SNT)’; Houston also uses the SNT and opens slots up to 60 days ahead; New York uses an online turno; Atlanta uses the MiArgentina portal; Chicago uses its ‘Turno Pasaporte’ link. Washington states that booking is free and each family member needs their own appointment. Biometrics are captured in person.

How long does the new passport take to arrive?

It depends on the consulate. As published (read October 3, 2026): Washington about 4 to 6 weeks (the sentence on its passport page is worded for the DNI); New York ‘puede superar los 45 días’; Los Angeles between 45 and 90 calendar days; Houston no less than 60 days; Chicago between 60 and 90 days; Atlanta between two and three months.

Can I keep using my old passport while the new one is made?

No. Washington: ‘Desde el momento del inicio del trámite, el Pasaporte (y DNI si lo tramita) anteriores perderán vigencia.’ Miami: ‘EL PASAPORTE ANTERIOR SE BLOQUEA INSTANTÁNEAMENTE AL TRAMITAR UNO NUEVO. ESTE PROCEDIMIENTO NO PUEDE SER REVERTIDO.’ Express or same-day passports are not available at consulates — Washington says those are only done in Argentina.

Does my immigration status affect this?

The passport is a nationality document, and the consulate requirement lists summarized here do not ask for US immigration documents. We have no official source on what a consulate does with the data you give it; ask the consulate if that matters to you.

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