Support Services at Expanish Volunteer
As an Expanish Volunteer, you'll benefit from our myriad support services! We are here to guide and assist you from the moment and during every moment of the duration of your program here in Buenos Aires!
Check out our Expanish Support Services
- Bi-lingual volunteer staff
- Student help desk
- 24-hour emergency contact number
- Pre-arrival & Welcome packs
- Orientation
- First day transportation to site
- Weekly activities
- City and country information
- Health and safety information
- In-house travel agency
- Airport pick-up (international airport)
- Day & Weekend excursions
- Health and travel insurance
Optional
Our Expanish staff are available during business hours, Monday-Friday: 10am - 7pm, to provide answers or guidance for any questions or concerns volunteers may have. Volunteers are also provided with a 24-7 emergency contact number as part of their pre arrival information so as to always have a way to contact our staff.
Visit these other pages for more detailed and comprehensive information regarding Health & Safety and Health Insurance
Volunteer Visas
Volunteers from the following countries who participate in an Expanish Volunteer program 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, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, New Zealand, 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.
Volunteers from the following countries who are on a volunteer program will be granted a 30-day tourist visa in Argentina:
Hong Kong (British Nationals Overseas), Jamaica, and Malaysia.
Volunteers on a 90 day plus volunteer program in Argentina 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, or countries with a 30-day permit only, must apply for an extended 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:
- United States $131 USD
- Australia $100 USD
- Canada $70 USD (single entry)
The fee can be paid by the following methods:
- United States Dollars
- Argentine Pesos
- Traveller's Checks
- Credit Cards
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.



