Argentina's new decree: entering as a tourist is now a survival quest
Argentina is rolling out tough new rules for tourists: loyalty oaths, the risk of having your child taken away, deportation without trial. Here's what you need to know.
Max Levoshin
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Milei's new decree turns entry into the country — even as a tourist — into an actual survival quest.
What's changed for tourists
Now you're not just flashing your passport — they can make you sign a loyalty oath, and if you're traveling with a kid, they might take the child away temporarily if you look suspicious. No trial. No lawyer. Just because the border officer is having a bad day.
New obligations for airlines
Airlines are now required to deport tourists at their own expense if those tourists lack insurance or are missing paperwork.
Translation into plain English: getting on a flight to Argentina will now involve scrutiny on par with a US embassy interview. Except at the embassy, at least the rules make sense.
The paradox: fighting tourists instead of for them
While the rest of the world competes to attract tourists, Argentina is competing to repel them.
What's next?
Who's up next — interrogating pregnant women? Or a 48-hour holding tent at Ezeiza for "integration tests"?