Travellers from Uruguay can, for instance, take the bus from Salto to Concordia. This trip takes approximately 1 hour and costs 69U$ (07/2008, 2.3EUR, 3.6US$). Immigration is done during this bus trip. From Concordia in Argentina take a bus or night bus to Posadas. This trip takes about 10 hours and can cost 79A$ (07/2008, 17EUR, 27US$).
In addition to the above you need to give them 3 passport photos which you can get along with the photocopies at a shop right next door for US$4.
A single entry visa cost US$45 and a multiple entry visa costs US$65 in cash only(they provide change). He didn_Lt like the serial number on my US$100 bill so I went to the money exchange about 5 blocks where the pedestrian streets cross at the town center and got 5 US$20 bills which he had no problem with(in fact he never even checked the US$100 bill a Canadian mother gave him so I think he was just playing with me - power corrupts)
You then fill out a simple one page personal info form(if you make a mistake and cross anything out like I did you will have to fill out a new form) After about an hour he will ask for your right thumb print on three pages which you will also sign.
Eventhough there was a Yellow fever outbreak in Paraguay there was no requirements or even notification. I got a free yellow fever shot at the hospital two blocks from the bus station in Encarnacion, after I crossed the river into Paraguay.
So I started the whole visa process at 10am and was done by noon and caught the frequent(every 10 minutes) and crowded local bus(clearly marked _NArgentina - Paraguay_N in front) for 3 Argentine pesos just a couple blocks south of the town center to Encarnacion, Paraguay.
The Paraguay Consulate in Posadas, Argentina is located in a small, orange, old colonial house a couple of blocks from the town center at 179 San Lorenzo Street(the street numbers were changed but the locals still prefer the old numbers - the new number is on the 1500 block) between Santa Fe and Sarmiento streets. There is no sign on the building just a Paraguay flag(red, white, and blue broad stripes) hanging in front with the old street address number 179. I entered the air-conditioned consulate on a Monday morning and there were just a few people inside and I didn_Lt wait more than a minute, not like the chaos at the consulate in Buenos Aires. The man sitting at the desk immediately upon entering will tell you(I am an American citizen) in Spanish to get 3 photocopies for each of the following: 1. Passport Info Page 2. Argentina Entry Stamp(in Passport) 3. A credit card(only front side) 4. Roundtrip Transport(he asked me for it at first but didn_Lt require it later- it appears you can_Lt just buy a bus ticket to Encanacion from Posadas - in the unlikely event they do require proof of onward travel you could book a tour to the Jesuit Ruins just 30k inside Paraguay from one of numerous travel agents in Posadas)
In addition to the above you need to give them 3 passport photos which you can get along with the photocopies at a shop right next door for US$4.
A single entry visa cost US$45 and a multiple entry visa costs US$65 in cash only(they provide change). He didn_Lt like the serial number on my US$100 bill so I went to the money exchange about 5 blocks where the pedestrian streets cross at the town center and got 5 US$20 bills which he had no problem with(in fact he never even checked the US$100 bill a Canadian mother gave him so I think he was just playing with me - power corrupts)
You then fill out a simple one page personal info form(if you make a mistake and cross anything out like I did you will have to fill out a new form) After about an hour he will ask for your right thumb print on three pages which you will also sign.
Eventhough there was a Yellow fever outbreak in Paraguay there was no requirements or even notification. I got a free yellow fever shot at the hospital two blocks from the bus station in Encarnacion, after I crossed the river into Paraguay.
So I started the whole visa process at 10am and was done by noon and caught the frequent(every 10 minutes) and crowded local bus(clearly marked _NArgentina - Paraguay_N in front) for 3 Argentine pesos just a couple blocks south of the town center to Encarnacion, Paraguay.