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CHILE / ARGENTINA SUMMER LAW PROGRAM

Chile Summer


Expenses

2013 Summer Law Program in Chile payment deadlines

2013 Total Academic Tuition and Fees*

$10,300.00

 see below for payment deadlines

Tuition1 and Fees

Amount

Due Date

Non Refundable Application Fee2

$100.00

 Deadline Extended: April 30
due at time of application (applications accepted on a rolling basis until April 30 - please note that programs often fill up well before this date)

Non Refundable Seat Deposit3

$500.00

due two (2) weeks after you have been notified that your application was received.

Tuition Balance Due

$9,700.00

5/24/2013

1 Tuition includes the following: 1) 6 hours of credit from American University Washington College of Law, 2) housing from June 2 to June 30 with daily cleaning service, access to a state of the art gym, and daily breakfast, 3) transportation and admission to required site visits, 4) reading materials, 5) health and accident insurance coverage, 6) some meals.

2 Application Fee is not part of tuition but is a separate administrative fee

3 Seat Deposit is the first $500 of the total $10,200 tuition due for the program

* Additional program costs for which students are responsible include roundtrip transportation from the United States, food, any visa charges and personal expenses.

Travel

Participants must make their own arrangements for travel between Chile, Argentina and their home countries. The program does not incur any liability for those arrangements. However, students must inform the program director of their flight information by May 10, 2013, to ensure that transportation arrangements are made from the airport to the hotel in Santiago. Failure to do so may result in the student being responsible for their own transportation from the airport to the hotel.

Airport of Arrrival and Departure in Chile: International Airport Arturo Merino Benitez. Transportation to and from airport to hotel provided by the program.

Airport of Arrival and Departure in Buenos Aires: There are two airports in Buenos Aires: Ministro Pistarini International Airport (also called Ezeiza) and national airport Aeroparque Jorge Newbery. Lan Chile flies from Santiago to Ezeiza airport. Other airlines traveling from Santiago may arrive at Aeroparque airport. Students can use either airport to arrive in Buenos Aires. According to the U.S. Department of State a reciprocity fee of $140 is charged to US citizens entering the country through Ezeiza. More information at http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1130.html#entry_requirements. Each student is responsible for transportation from and to the airport in Buenos Aires.

Housing

In Santiago participants are housed in comfortable two-bedroom apartments (double occupancy per room), complete with a full kitchen, and conveniently located to the schools, restaurants and shopping areas. The program also provides hotel accommodations in Viña del Mar and Buenos Aires.

Visas

U.S. citizens with valid passports are not required to obtain visas to travel to Chile and Argentina if they intend to stay less than 90 days. In Chile there is a reciprocity fee of US$131 dollars to be paid in cash (U.S. dollars) or credit card at the port of entry. The one-time charge is good for the life of the visitor’s passport. As of December 2009, US Citizens entering Argentina via Ezeiza International Airport are also required to pay a reciprocity fee of $140. It is the responsibility of citizens of other countries to obtain visas, if required, from Chilean and Argentine consulates. Students not holding valid passports at the time of application should take immediate steps to obtain them.

Washington Chile Consulate
1734 Massachusetts Ave, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 530-4104
consulado@embassyofchile.org

Washington Consulate General Argentina
1718 Connecticut Ave, N.W.
Suite # 200
Washington, D.C. 2009
(202) 238-6400
www.embassyofargentina-usa.org

*Reciprocity Fee: Entry fee charged by Chile and Argentina to foreign citizens from countries that require Chilean and Argentine citizens to obtain a visa before entering their countries.

Financial Aid

Students can apply for regular summer financial aid through WCL or their home schools. The WCL Financial Aid office can be contacted at: finaid@wcl.american.edu.

Non-AUWCL students should ask their Financial Aid office to send a "Consortium Agreement" to the attention of: Ms. Judy Amey, Financial Aid Office, American University Washington College of Law, 4801 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite 505, Washington, DC 20016-8187. Telephone: 202.274.4041. Fax: 202.274.4107. E-mail: jamey@wcl.american.edu

Additional Expenses

The total cost of the program is approximately $13,720 based on tuition costs along with the following estimated travel and per diem expenses:

  • $2000, round trip airfare US-Santiago.
  • $250, roundtrip airfare Santiago-Buenos Aires.
  • $900 (around $30 per day x 29 days: local travel, meals, snacks, phone, etc.)
  • $270 reciprocity fees.
  • $100 application fee.
  • $10,200 tuition (including reading materials, housing, daily cleaning service, breakfast, gym access, insurance, some transfers, some sightseeing, welcome and farewell receptions.)

Persons with disabilities

Students with special needs should contact the program director before applying. The program will make reasonable efforts to accommodate students with special needs.




Shawn M. Bates
4100 Yuma Street, NW
Dunblane 209
Washington, DC 20016
(202) 895-4875
sbates@american.edu