The National direction of Migrationthrough a resolution published this morning in Official bulletin, announced the closure of the office that operates in San Rafael. The argument put forward is based on the low number of procedures recorded by that department in the south of the province. The activities of the headquarters as well as the staff will be absorbed by the offices that operate in Greater Mendoza.
The National Migration Directorate (DNM) ordered the closure of the Immigration Office in San Rafael within the framework of a broader plan to “optimize resources and improve the administrative efficiency of the agency.” The measure was communicated through Provision 1627/2024, published today in the Official Gazette and also affects the offices of Paso de Los Libres and El Calafate.
Among the arguments that motivate the closure of the agency, the low demand for procedures recorded by the Migration office located in San Rafael is mentioned. According to the analysis, these offices only managed on average one confirmed shift per day.
The letter highlights that both the procedures and the office staff will be absorbed by the Guaymallén department.
In detail
Provision 1627/2024 of the National Migration Directorate highlights:
- ARTICLE 1.- Proceed to the closure of the Immigration Offices of Paso de los Libres, San Rafael and El Calafate, created by Provisions DNM No. 3127 of December 21, 1995, DNM No. 4919 of August 5, 1998 and N ° DI-2021-246-APN-DNM#MI of February 3, 2021, respectively.
- ARTICLE 2.- Empower the Corrientes Delegations -Province of Corrientes-, Mendoza -Province of Mendoza- and Río Gallegos -Province of Santa Cruz- dependent on the Directorate of Delegations of this National Directorate to resume the functions delegated in a timely manner in the Offices Immigration mentioned in article 1 of this Provision.
- ARTICLE 3.- Authorize the Corrientes Delegations -Province of Corrientes-, Mendoza -Province of Mendoza- and Río Gallegos -Province of Santa Cruz- to manage the pending procedures in the Paso de Los Libres, San Rafael and El Calafate Immigration Offices , respectively.
- ARTICLE 4.- The Directorate of Delegations of the National Directorate of Migration is entrusted to arbitrate the necessary means, in order to reassign the assets and personnel that administratively depend on the Paso de Los Libres, San Rafael and El Calafate Immigration Offices.
- ARTICLE 5.- Submit the actions to the General Directorate of Administration, to the General Directorate of Migratory Movement, to the General Directorate of Immigration, to the General Directorate of Information Systems and Technologies and to the Directorate of Delegations of the National Directorate. of Migrations in order to implement the necessary measures required in order to comply with this measure.
- ARTICLE 6 – This measure will come into effect upon its publication in the Official Gazette.
- ARTICLE 7 – Communicate, publish, send to the National Directorate of the Official Registry and archive.
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