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Source checks 22 Oct 2026 · Scheduled review: 29 Oct 2026

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## Choose the legal route first

Law 346 treats birth in Argentina, subject to its diplomatic exception, separately from an option for a person born abroad to a native Argentine parent. Confirm the relevant civil record and official procedure for each family member.

Marriage or having an Argentine relative is not by itself a citizenship certificate. Identify the family-residence category separately. If you already have a citizenship claim through birth or parentage, investigate it before considering a paid investment route.

## What the published two-year procedure requires

DNM’s published procedure addresses adults with temporary or permanent residence. It requires two continuous legal years before applying, without departures abroad, a DNI, lawful livelihood and Argentine criminal-record evidence. It directs applications to RaDEX.

This is the administration’s published procedure. Two years is an eligibility period, not a citizenship decision or passport-delivery deadline. The current Law 346 text includes the DNU’s strict continuity wording; court proceedings and an earlier application can require a different legal analysis.

## Choose a residence category that fits your actual activity

Rentista requires qualifying returns on the applicant’s own foreign assets and excludes remuneration for personal work. Pensionado concerns a qualifying regular permanent pension. Both procedures use a threshold of five SMVM; do not substitute an old fixed-dollar figure.

The digital-nomad permission is transitory: 180 days, extendable by the same period, for eligible visa-exempt nationalities providing remote services abroad. It is not the temporary/permanent category named in the naturalisation procedure. Do not promise that nomad days create a two-year passport route.

- [Compare residence routes→](https://e.ar/en/move/residency/)

## Resolve the filing and travel questions for your case

The original 30 June 2026 judgment concerns ordinary citizenship and declares DNU 366/2025 null. Its file began before the decree. DNM’s published service page and the judicial decision answer different questions. Obtain current advice on forum, appeals, continuity and any earlier application before leaving or filing.

Keep a private chronology of residence grants, entries and departures, DNI history and any court filings. Check the consequences for your existing nationality and tax position separately. Do not send passport scans or case files to this website.

- [Review the investment-route legal and tax position→](https://e.ar/en/citizenship-by-investment/legal-and-tax/)

Evidence status

## Evidence for this page

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### Obtener Ciudadanía Argentina por Naturalización

DNM’s published naturalisation procedure is for adults with temporary or permanent residence. It requires two continuous legal years without departure, a DNI, lawful livelihood and Argentine criminal-record evidence.

Checked: 2026-10-22 · Scheduled review: 29 Oct 2026

Source and review record

Obtener Ciudadanía Argentina por Naturalización

Source authority

Dirección Nacional de Migraciones

Jurisdiction

Argentina — national

Checked

2026-10-22

Scheduled review date

2026-10-29

Source type

official guidance

Volatility

high

Change note: Added after an IMI research lead was checked against the linked original official publication.

Applies when: Readers evaluating Argentine nationality, residence, tax or a property transaction.

What remains uncertain: The published source does not determine an individual case. Court proceedings, implementation and personal circumstances require current review.

Get case-specific review when: Before filing, departure, payment or a change of nationality/tax position.

[Open official source: Obtener Ciudadanía Argentina por Naturalización ↗](https://www.argentina.gob.ar/servicio/obtener-ciudadania-argentina-por-naturalizacion)

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### Citizenship Law 346, updated text

Law 346 distinguishes birth in Argentina, with its diplomatic exception, from the option for persons born abroad to native Argentine parents. Neither is the announced investment route.

Checked: 2026-10-22 · Scheduled review: 29 Oct 2026

Source and review record

Citizenship Law 346, updated text

Source authority

Argentina official legislation

Jurisdiction

Argentina — national

Checked

2026-10-22

Scheduled review date

2026-10-29

Source type

official guidance

Volatility

high

Change note: Added after an IMI research lead was checked against the linked original official publication.

Applies when: Readers evaluating Argentine nationality, residence, tax or a property transaction.

What remains uncertain: The published source does not determine an individual case. Court proceedings, implementation and personal circumstances require current review.

Get case-specific review when: Before filing, departure, payment or a change of nationality/tax position.

[Open official source: Citizenship Law 346, updated text ↗](https://www.argentina.gob.ar/normativa/nacional/ley-346-48854/actualizacion)

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### Citizenship litigation

The National Electoral Chamber’s 30 June 2026 judgment in CNE 8843/2023/CA1 declares DNU 366/2025 null, reverses the lower decision and orders communication to the Security Ministry and federal electoral judges. The file concerns an ordinary citizenship application begun before the decree.

Checked: 2026-10-22 · Scheduled review: 29 Oct 2026

Source and review record

CNE 8843/2023/CA1 — Sentencia del 30 de junio de 2026

Source authority

Cámara Nacional Electoral; repositorio oficial del Ministerio Público de la Defensa

Jurisdiction

Argentina — national

Checked

2026-10-22

Scheduled review date

2026-10-29

Source type

official judgment

Volatility

high

Change note: Replaced the institutional news-only basis with the original official judgment. Relevant reasoning and the disposition were read; PDF page 16 was visually checked. Current appeal status remains unverified.

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

What remains uncertain: The original decision’s relevant reasoning and disposition were reviewed. Current appeals and its application to a prospective investment file are not established; no blanket programme-validity 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: Cámara Nacional Electoral; repositorio oficial del Ministerio Público de la Defensa ↗](https://repositorio.mpd.gov.ar/jspui/bitstream/123456789/6475/1/YL%20%28Causa%20N%C2%B0%208843%29.pdf)

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### Obtener una residencia temporaria como rentista

Rentista criteria concern qualifying returns on the applicant’s own foreign assets, excluding remuneration for personal work.

Checked: 2026-10-22 · Scheduled review: 29 Oct 2026

Source and review record

Obtener una residencia temporaria como rentista

Source authority

Dirección Nacional de Migraciones

Jurisdiction

Argentina — national

Checked

2026-10-22

Scheduled review date

2026-10-29

Source type

official procedure

Volatility

high

Change note: Rechecked the official procedure: category, income or duration and filing distinctions remain as stated.

Applies when: The specific residence category described by the linked official procedure.

What remains uncertain: SMVM is the changing minimum-wage reference, not a fixed dollar amount. The in-country page states one year renewable; the pre-entry path is separate.

Get case-specific review when: Your nationality, income, family, institution, work arrangement or status does not clearly fit the stated procedure.

[Open official source: Obtener una residencia temporaria como rentista ↗](https://www.argentina.gob.ar/servicio/obtener-una-residencia-temporaria-como-rentista)

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### Obtener una residencia temporaria como pensionado

Pensionado criteria concern a regular permanent pension from the specified foreign-service sources, with issuer evidence and an income threshold.

Checked: 2026-10-22 · Scheduled review: 29 Oct 2026

Source and review record

Obtener una residencia temporaria como pensionado

Source authority

Dirección Nacional de Migraciones

Jurisdiction

Argentina — national

Checked

2026-10-22

Scheduled review date

2026-10-29

Source type

official procedure

Volatility

high

Change note: Rechecked the official procedure: category, income or duration and filing distinctions remain as stated.

Applies when: The specific residence category described by the linked official procedure.

What remains uncertain: Savings or another recurring payment is not automatically a pension. The in-country page says one year renewable; pre-entry requirements and duration differ.

Get case-specific review when: Your nationality, income, family, institution, work arrangement or status does not clearly fit the stated procedure.

[Open official source: Obtener una residencia temporaria como pensionado ↗](https://www.argentina.gob.ar/servicio/obtener-una-residencia-temporaria-como-pensionado)

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### Obtener una residencia transitoria como Nómada Digital

The current digital-nomad route is a transitory residence of up to 180 days, renewable for an equal period, for eligible visa-exempt foreign nationals providing remote services to people or entities domiciled abroad.

Checked: 2026-10-22 · Scheduled review: 29 Oct 2026

Source and review record

Obtener una residencia transitoria como Nómada Digital

Source authority

Dirección Nacional de Migraciones

Jurisdiction

Argentina — national

Checked

2026-10-22

Scheduled review date

2026-10-29

Source type

official procedure

Volatility

high

Change note: Rechecked the official procedure: category, income or duration and filing distinctions remain as stated.

Applies when: Visa-exempt foreign nationals considering the transitory digital-nomad route.

What remains uncertain: The official page describes the route, but an individual still needs to confirm nationality, entry, evidence, and current appointment practice.

Get case-specific review when: Remote work involves Argentine clients, local employment, regulated activity, or a longer-term residence objective.

[Open official source: Obtener una residencia transitoria como Nómada Digital ↗](https://www.argentina.gob.ar/servicio/obtener-una-residencia-transitoria-como-nomada-digital)