Flights, shipping and pets
Getting from Australia to Argentina, shipping belongings, and taking a pet in both directions.
- Australian Embassy in Buenos Aires: consular servicesThe Australian Embassy is at Villanueva 1400, C1426BMJ, Buenos Aires; call +54 11 4779 3500 for consular matters. Passport and most notarial visits require an appointment, while emergencies use a separate 24-hour line.
- Bringing a dog or cat from Australia to ArgentinaFor an accompanied dog or cat entering Argentina, SENASA requires an origin-authority veterinary certificate and timed health, rabies and parasite evidence. Returning a dog from Argentina to Australia is a separate DAFF Group 3 import with an approval sequence that takes at least six months.
- Driving in Argentina with an Australian licenceVisitors should carry a physical Australian licence and ask the hire company whether it requires an International Driving Permit. Residents need an Argentine licence; Australia is absent from the national reciprocal-exchange list.
- Flights from Australia to Argentina when relocatingFor a move from Australia to Argentina, Sydney–Santiago–Buenos Aires is an advertised connection on Qantas/LATAM networks, not a Qantas-operated nonstop to Buenos Aires. Confirm the operating carrier, baggage agreement and Buenos Aires arrival airport before paying.
- Moving to Argentina checklist: your first month on arrivalGet a passport-activated local SIM and SUBE card first; if you qualify for residence, file through RaDEX while physically in Argentina. Your precaria is provisional permission, not your DNI.
- Shipping household goods from Australia to ArgentinaArgentina treats a foreign permanent resident’s non-commercial household effects differently from a temporary resident’s goods. ARCA gives a three-month-before to six-month-after arrival window for qualifying moves; determine your status before commissioning freight.