Argentina Citizenship
An announced investment route: a Treasury contribution from US$350,000 or a US$800,000 government bond, with family members added for further contributions. Not open for applications — register your interest.
- Minimum
- $350,000
- Timeline
- Variable
- Residence
- Variable
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- Minimum
- $350,000
- Timeline
- Variable
- Outcome
- Direct citizenship · Path to citizenship
- Presence
- Variable
- Dual citizenship
- Permitted
- Family
- Spouse + children
The opportunity
Why Argentina
Argentina has an established naturalisation route based on two continuous years of legal residence. Separately, its investment-based citizenship route, created by Decreto 524/2025, had its pricing announced on 2 October 2026 by Economy Minister Luis Caputo, with a launch targeted for the fourth quarter of 2026.
The announced entry points are a non-refundable Treasury contribution from US$350,000 or the purchase of a US$800,000 government bond. A spouse adds US$100,000 and a child under 18 adds US$25,000. These figures are reported from the Minister's speech and are not yet in a published regulation; applications are not open. Register your interest to hear when the rules and the application system are confirmed.
Who it suits
May fit. May not.
Argentina suits applicants who want a second citizenship. The two lists show where it fits and where another program serves better.
May fit if you want
- Applicants willing to complete Argentina's established two-year continuous legal residence before applying for naturalisation under Ley 346, using an existing residence category such as rentista or inversionista.
- Applicants interested in MERCOSUR regional mobility and a nationality Argentina's Constitution treats as non-renounceable, held alongside their existing citizenship.
- Applicants who want to register interest ahead of the announced fourth-quarter 2026 launch and can wait for the implementing rules.
May not fit if you need
- Applicants who need an application they can file today — applications are not open, and the application rules and certified-agent criteria had not been published as of the review date.
- Applicants who need a final price — the amounts were announced in a speech on 2 October 2026 and are not yet in a published regulation. The bond's final terms are unpublished, and the announcement did not state any due-diligence, processing or other fees.
- Applicants who need settled legal certainty on the no-residency investment pathway — a federal appeals court found a related decree unconstitutional as applied to one applicant in June 2026, with the matter reported as under further review.
What it costs
Cost structure
What the program costs beyond the qualifying investment, item by item.
Qualifying investment
$350,000
What the investment covers
- Treasury contribution
- A non-refundable contribution to the National Treasury, announced as starting at US$350,000. For a family of four (principal applicant, spouse and two children under 18) the announced total is US$500,000.
- Government bond
- The alternative to the contribution: a US$800,000 government security created for the program, covering the principal applicant only. IMI understands it is a seven-year bond that pays no interest; its final terms are not published. A family of four on this route would pay US$950,000 — the US$800,000 bond plus US$150,000 in Treasury contributions for the three family members.
Costs beyond the investment
- Treasury contribution — spouseUS$100,000, added on either route.
- Treasury contribution — child aged 18 to 25US$100,000 for each child who is unmarried and has no children of their own, added on either route.
- Treasury contribution — child under 18US$25,000 for each child, added on either route.
Professional fees are quoted individually after eligibility review. Government fees change without notice; every figure is verified before engagement.
Qualifying investment
$350,000
- Treasury contribution
- A non-refundable contribution to the National Treasury, announced as starting at US$350,000. For a family of four (principal applicant, spouse and two children under 18) the announced total is US$500,000.
- Government bond
- The alternative to the contribution: a US$800,000 government security created for the program, covering the principal applicant only. IMI understands it is a seven-year bond that pays no interest; its final terms are not published. A family of four on this route would pay US$950,000 — the US$800,000 bond plus US$150,000 in Treasury contributions for the three family members.
- Treasury contribution — spouseUS$100,000, added on either route.
- Treasury contribution — child aged 18 to 25US$100,000 for each child who is unmarried and has no children of their own, added on either route.
- Treasury contribution — child under 18US$25,000 for each child, added on either route.
Professional fees are quoted individually after eligibility review. Government fees change without notice; every figure is verified before engagement.
Requirements
Eligibility
Who can apply is set by five rules on the applicant, background and qualification. A spouse, minor children and adult dependent children can join the same application.
Who can apply
Applicant
- Be aged 18 or over.Ley de Ciudadanía y Naturalización No. 346, Article 2. Describes the established naturalisation route, not the announced investment-based offer.
Background
- Investment route: pass the Agency's vetting of identity, the traceability and lawful origin of funds, assets and finances, jurisdictional risk, criminal and reputational records, and immigration history.Announced route, as reported by IMI Daily on 2 October 2026. Vetting follows OECD and FATF recommendations, according to the Economy Minister.
Qualification
- Prove continuous, legal residence in Argentina for the two years immediately before the naturalisation application.Ley 346, Article 2. Time spent outside Argentina during the period can interrupt it.
- Hold a qualifying temporary residence category before that two-year period — for example rentista (foreign-sourced income of at least five times the minimum vital wage) or inversionista (a productive, commercial or service investment of at least AR$1,500,000).Dirección Nacional de Migraciones, argentina.gob.ar.
- Investment route: make the Treasury contribution or buy the government bond, and prove any family relationship for the dependants you add.Announced route, as reported by IMI Daily on 2 October 2026; not yet in a published regulation. Every payment must move through the formal financial system and meet anti-money-laundering, counter-terrorist-financing and financial-transparency standards.
Family inclusion
Spouse
IncludedJoins by proving the family relationship and making an additional US$100,000 Treasury contribution.
Minor children
IncludedAge limitUnder 18
Each child under 18 joins with an additional US$25,000 Treasury contribution.
Adult dependent children
IncludedAge limit18–25
Unmarried and without children of their own; IMI understands financial dependency need not be proven. Each joins with an additional US$100,000 Treasury contribution. How and when the age limit is assessed has not been published.
How it works
Application process
The application runs in three steps. The source gives the end-to-end timeline as variable.
Application opens
Economy Minister Luis Caputo announced on 2 October 2026 that the program is expected to launch in the fourth quarter of 2026. Applications are not open yet and the application rules have not been published; IMI understands the criteria for certifying agents will be revealed in about a month.
Ministry of Economy
- Duration
- Government target: Q4 2026
Due diligence
The Agency for Citizenship by Investment Programs (APCI) leads each assessment with the State Intelligence Secretariat, the Financial Information Unit, the Ministry of Security and the Ministry of the Interior. Checks cover identity, the traceability and lawful origin of funds, assets and finances, jurisdictional risk, criminal and reputational records, and immigration history.
Agency for Citizenship by Investment Programs (APCI)
Recommendation and decision
APCI sends its recommendation to the National Directorate of Migration, which approves or rejects each application.
National Directorate of Migration
- Source estimate, end to end
- Variable
Alternatives
Compared with alternatives
How Argentina compares with two citizenship-by-investment programs: Turkey from $400,000 and St Kitts & Nevis from $250,000.
This program
Argentina Citizenship
- From
- $350,000
- Timeline
- Variable
- Family
- Spouse + children
You are here
Turkey Citizenship by Investment
- From
- $400,000
- Timeline
- 3 to 5 months
- Family
- Spouse + children
St Kitts & Nevis Citizenship
- From
- $250,000
- Timeline
- 120–180 days
- Family
- Spouse + children + parents
Questions
Program FAQ
Short answers to six questions about Argentina Citizenship.
No. Decreto 524/2025 (published 31 July 2025) created the legal basis, and on 2 October 2026 the Economy Minister announced pricing and a target of the fourth quarter of 2026 to launch. As of the review date applications are not open and the application rules have not been published. Register your interest to be told when that changes.
Two routes were announced on 2 October 2026: a non-refundable Treasury contribution starting at US$350,000, or the purchase of a US$800,000 government bond. A spouse adds US$100,000, a child aged 18 to 25 (unmarried, without children) adds US$100,000 and a child under 18 adds US$25,000. A family of four — principal applicant, spouse and two children under 18 — would pay US$500,000 on the Treasury route or US$950,000 on the bond route. These are announced figures reported by IMI Daily and are not yet in a published regulation.
Yes. Under the Argentine Constitution, Argentine nationality is non-renounceable, so it is held alongside any other citizenship a person has or acquires.
Nationals of MERCOSUR member states can obtain simplified residence under the MERCOSUR Residence Agreement (approved for Argentina by Ley 25.903); it is a separate mobility right from the naturalisation routes described here.
Not entirely settled. A related decree in the same reform, Decreto (DNU) 366/2025, was found unconstitutional as applied to one applicant by a federal appeals court in June 2026; the matter was reported as under further review as of the last check.
This page does not state a specific number. The Economy Minister cited more than 140 countries and a government adviser cited 169, but Wealthy Expat could not confirm either against the Henley Passport Index's own page as of the review date.
Next step
Understand the program's status before you plan.
Register your interest to discuss what is confirmed and what remains pending. Eligibility, costs and an application timetable can only be assessed once the relevant rules and availability are confirmed. No documents are collected at this stage.
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