Doing Business In Argentina

State Department Visa Website: http://travel.state.gov/visa/index.html
United States Visas.gov: www.unitedstatesvisas.gov
Consular Section, U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires:
http://buenosaires.usembassy.gov/general_information5.html
U.S. Companies that require travel of foreign businesspersons to the United States
should be advised that security options are handled via an interagency process. Visa
applicants should go to the following links.
State Department Visa Website: http://travel.state.gov/visa/index.html
United States Visas.gov: www.unitedstatesvisas.gov
Telecommunications Return to top
Telephone service, both international and local are adequate. The owners of the
privatized telephone system have vastly improved operations. Many business people
use cellular telephones to make their work more efficient. Both domestic and
international long distance calls in Argentina are notably expensive, doubly so from
hotels. AT&T, MCI, and Sprint have local numbers that halve costs, but may be difficult
to connect with during business hours. Callback services are available for established
businesses.
Buenos Aires has numerous local television channels that broadcast Spanish language
programming. There is also a wide range of cable television channels available,
including CNN International, CNN en Español, FOX, WB, Sony, MTV, and channels from
Brazil, Chile, Mexico, France, Germany, Italy, and others.
International papers and magazines, including a wide range from the U.S., are widely
available at the numerous kiosks to be found around Buenos Aires. The Buenos Aires
Herald is an English-language daily newspaper published in Buenos Aires.
Transportation Return to top
U.S. carriers flying to Argentina include American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air
Lines and United Airlines. The primary gateways are Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Miami,
New York, Atlanta and Washington, D.C. The Argentine carrier, Aerolineas Argentinas,
also flies between the U.S. and Argentina. In country travel, and travel between
Argentina and other South American countries, is widely available from a variety of
Argentine and foreign carriers. Two main airports serve Buenos Aires. One is
Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, which is located near downtown. All domestic flights and
some regional flights to Uruguay, and Paraguay leave from Aeroparque. All other
international flights, including those from the United States, land at Ezeiza International
Airport, which is a 45-minute drive from downtown Buenos Aires.
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