Eligibility quiz
Do you have a project to invest at least ARS 1,500,000 of your own money in Argentina?
Benefits
Benefits for youBenefits for you
Argentine ID card
You can get an ID card for foreign residents showing your temporary residence, the decision granting it and its expiry date.
Live in Argentina
Your temporary residence is valid for three years.
It can be renewed, but renewal is not automatic.
Study in Argentina
You can study in Argentina.
For higher or specialized study, you must meet the relevant education and other requirements.
Work in Argentina
You can work or run a business while your authorized stay is valid.
Travel in and out
You can leave and return to Argentina multiple times while your residence is valid, using a valid travel document and proof of residence.
Vote in local elections
Some provinces and municipalities let foreign residents vote in local elections if they have legal residence and an ID card.
Registration and voting rules vary by location.
How to apply
Applying from inside ArgentinaApplying from inside Argentina
Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for your residence application.
See required documentsFill in your application
Open Ra.D.Ex, create an account or sign in, and choose temporary residence as an investor. Enter your details and upload the requested documents.
Open online servicesPay the fees
Pay the residence, background check and identity card fees shown in Ra.D.Ex online.
Pay the feesSubmit your application
Submit your completed application through Ra.D.Ex. Immigration will email you an appointment for the office near your home or ask for more documents.
Submit your applicationGet your temporary authorization
When Ra.D.Ex issues your temporary authorization, called a precaria, print it or use the digital copy while your application is being processed.
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Go to your appointment
Bring the originals and copies of your uploaded documents to the immigration office named in your appointment email. The office will check your documents and take your fingerprints and photo.
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Wait for the decision
Respond if immigration asks for more information. You can follow your application online using your case number and date of birth.
Follow your applicationReceive your residence documents
Receive your residence decision or credential and your Argentine identity card, called a DNI, at the address used in your application.
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Complete your investment
Complete the approved investment by the deadline immigration sets, even if it falls before you receive your documents. Your temporary residence lets you live in Argentina and enter and leave the country.
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Documents needed
Required to applyRequired to apply
Professional background records
Provide records of your business or professional background. Bring the originals and simple copies, or certified copies where accepted.
Proof of income
Provide evidence that you have enough lawful money to support yourself. Depending on your work, this can include your last three payslips, tax registration and records of your last three Monotributo contributions, or an accountant’s certification for the last three months; a sworn statement alone is not enough.
Source of funds
Provide records showing where your investment funds came from and that they were obtained legally. Bring the originals and simple copies, or certified copies where accepted.
Copy of your passport
Provide a complete copy of your current, valid passport. Bring the original as well as a simple copy, or provide a certified copy where accepted.
Police certificates
Provide the police certificates required for your residence application. Each certificate must clearly identify you and show criminal records for the ten years before it was issued, subject to any applicable reciprocity rule.
Request letter
Give your full name, date and country of birth, passport number, nationality, marital status, profession, education, and country and city of residence. Include your intended stay, your address in Argentina, and the date and purpose of any earlier visit to Argentina; if you are applying from abroad, also name the consulate where your passport will be visaed. If an attorney submits your request, the attorney signs the letter in front of the migration officer, who certifies the signature.
Investment project
Sign a project explaining the productive, commercial or service activity you plan to invest in. Include evidence of where your funds came from, that they were obtained legally and that they entered Argentina through an authorised bank or financial institution.
Funds transfer records
Provide records showing that your investment funds entered Argentina through a bank or financial institution authorised by Argentina’s Central Bank. Bring the originals and simple copies, or certified copies where accepted.
Proof of investment
Provide the title deeds, securities or company ownership documents that show your capital was invested. Bring the originals and simple copies, or certified copies where accepted.
Entry permission *
Provide the entry permission issued by Argentina’s migration office to the Argentine consulate responsible for your usual legal residence. This is the permission granted after your entry request is approved.
* Only if you apply from outside Argentina.
Application form *
Submit your online residence application with your personal and address details. Include the requested scans of your documents.
* Only if you apply in Argentina.
Power of attorney *
Provide a document appointing your representative and giving them enough authority to act for you. Bring the original and a simple copy, or a certified copy where accepted.
* Only if a representative submits your request.
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Investment and renewal
You must carry out the approved investment activity by the deadline set by the migration authority, or your residence may be at risk.
To renew, you must meet the immigration requirements while your residence is still valid.
Residence can be lost
Your residence ends when it expires unless renewed.
It can also be cancelled for serious crimes or immigration violations, or after an absence of six months or more.
Exceptions may apply for public duties, activities, study or research benefiting Argentina, or permission from the migration authority.
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