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Argentina investment citizenship · Decision guide

Argentina investment citizenship by current nationality

Start with what happens to your current citizenship, then examine the Argentine programme and your income situation. Nationality and country of residence are different facts.

Choose your current nationality or Hong Kong context

These guides cover eleven common nationality or jurisdiction contexts. They identify the first questions to settle, rather than deciding Argentine eligibility. If you hold several citizenships, read each relevant guide.

Nationality, residence and funds are separate facts

Record every current nationality, where you are resident, where your documents were issued and where your funds are held. Your residence country may impose a separate tax or transfer rule even when your nationality allows dual citizenship.

A useful order for decisions

First, settle whether acquiring another nationality risks your current status. Second, compare the actual rights you would add. Third, assess the family and funds. Finally, verify the current Argentine filing route and payment instructions.

The programme has not published a verified final nationality-restriction list in the sources checked here. Do not infer acceptance or exclusion from these nationality guides.

Evidence status

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Program announcement

On 2 October 2026 the Economy Ministry announced a US$350,000 non-refundable Treasury contribution or a US$800,000 program-specific public bond, with applications planned for Q4 2026.

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Luis Caputo anunció la puesta en marcha del Programa de Ciudadanía por Inversión de Argentina

Source authority
Ministerio de Economía
Jurisdiction
Argentina — national
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Source type
official announcement
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Change note: Pricing and the planned opening window were announced on 2 October; implementation still needs verification.

Applies when: Foreigners evaluating the announced citizenship-by-investment program.

What remains uncertain: This announcement does not establish a live filing channel, full fees or final bond conditions. The Q4 window is a plan, not evidence that filing is open.

Get case-specific review when: You are assessing eligibility, committing funds or appointing a representative.

Open official source: Ministerio de Economía
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Family contributions

The announced additional Treasury contributions are US$100,000 for a spouse, US$100,000 per child aged 18–25 who is unmarried and has no children, and US$25,000 per child under 18. A main applicant, spouse and two minor children total US$500,000 on the contribution route.

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Programa de Ciudadanía por Inversión — aportes familiares

Source authority
Ministerio de Economía
Jurisdiction
Argentina — national
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Source type
official announcement
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Change note: The 2 October announcement specified family categories and amounts.

Applies when: An applicant seeking to include family members with evidence of the relationship.

What remains uncertain: Final dependent eligibility and extra fees need verification. The US$950,000 bond-family example is our arithmetic: US$800,000 plus US$150,000 in family contributions.

Get case-specific review when: You are assessing eligibility, committing funds or appointing a representative.

Open official source: Ministerio de Economía
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Application framework

Decree 524/2025 assigns APCI the evaluation and recommendation, and DNM the final citizenship decision. Its 30-working-day DNM period begins on receipt of APCI’s report, not when an applicant starts the process.

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Decreto 524/2025 — artículos 1–6

Source authority
Presidencia de la Nación — Normativa Nacional
Jurisdiction
Argentina — national
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Source type
official legislation
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Change note: Existing procedure checked on 3 October 2026 alongside the new pricing announcement.

Applies when: Foreigners evaluating the announced citizenship-by-investment program.

What remains uncertain: The decree is the existing framework; it does not set the newly announced prices, the total processing time or a passport-delivery timetable. The current legal footing also needs review in light of citizenship litigation.

Get case-specific review when: You are assessing eligibility, committing funds or appointing a representative.

Open official source: Presidencia de la Nación — Normativa Nacional
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Citizenship litigation

The MPF’s 2 July 2026 report describes the National Electoral Chamber confirming judicial competence and declaring DNU 366/2025 null in the citizenship case it reported.

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Informe del MPF sobre competencia judicial en ciudadanía

Source authority
Ministerio Público Fiscal de la Nación
Jurisdiction
Argentina — national
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Source type
official institutional news
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Change note: Added the previously missing legal-review boundary prompted by the shared IMI video and independently checked against an official MPF report.

Applies when: Checking the legal basis and decision-maker before committing funds to the announced investment-citizenship route.

What remains uncertain: The underlying judgment and current appeals were not reviewed. This institutional news account does not determine a prospective investment application; no general validity or invalidity conclusion is asserted.

Get case-specific review when: You plan to commit funds, sign an investment/application agreement or appoint a representative.

Open official source: Ministerio Público Fiscal de la Nación

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