Argentina Porting Guide

Need to port a number from Argentina? This guide will walk you through the process.

Supported number types

Dialpad can port the following Argentinian number (AR +54) types:

• Geographic Number
• Toll-Free Number

Submit Geographic Port  Submit Toll-free Port

Required documents

In order to complete your port request, Dialpad requires the following documents.

• LOA
• Latest invoice from the current carrier
• Copy of Power of Attorney
• Copy of Business Registration
• Copy of Photo ID of the Legal Representative (Passport)

Document list

Click the links below to obtain the LOA for your port request

• Geographic LOA
• Toll-free LOA

How long will it take?

The standard lead time (SLT) for a port request is:

• 20 business days for geographic numbers
• 30 business days for toll-free numbers

Porting requirements

Number portability is available via the larger operators but not available with all operators. Please enquire with the current number operator whether porting away is possible via them.

• The full list of phone numbers you want to port, including the country code
• The required documents must be submitted to Cirion to generate a portability form, which should then be signed by the customer.
• The LOA must be signed by the person who has administrative rights on the account with the current carrier.
• A porting PIN is required for the port request, the customer must contact the IVR of the Argentine Portability Administrator (APA) by calling +541132201484 to generate a PIN. This will be valid for 5 business days from the date of the request.
  

Possible port rejection reasons

While we do our best to prevent it, it does sometimes happen that a port request is rejected. The most common rejection reasons are noted below. As you can see, details matter and this is why we ask you to triple-check all the information you provided before submitting your port request.

• Number is not active
• Incorrect end user name
• Incorrect PIN
• Incorrect service address
• Incomplete documentation
  

Porting checklist

• LOA is filled out, dated, and signed
• Latest invoice from current carrier
• All numbers are active with your current carrier
• All numbers in your account are porting over or you've disassociated them from the other numbers in your account with your current provider.
• You’ve provided a desired port date in compliance with the SLT, If no date is provided we will port the number ASAP

More information

Be sure to read our Porting FAQs for more information on the porting process.