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IMPACT – MEDIUM
What is the change? The National Immigration Bureau has directed that all applicants for residence visas must provide legalized or apostilled police clearance records from their country of origin in addition to all countries where the applicant has lived in the previous three years.
What does the change mean? The additional documentation will add significant time to the overall process. The rules apply to all foreign nationals, including citizens of Mercosur member states.
Background: Officers in the Residence Visa Section have been instructed to require all applicants to provide police clearances from their country of origin. Previously, authorities only required police clearances from the country or countries where the applicant had lived during the previous three years.
BAL Analysis: To avoid delays, employers and applicants should start obtaining appropriate police clearances early in the process. Applications submitted without police clearances will be denied.
This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice group and our network provider located in Argentina. For additional information, please contact your BAL attorney.
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