Join a qualifying Argentine citizen or lawful resident through the family reunification rules.
Residency to citizenship
- 01Qualifying residence
- 02Continuous lawful residence
- 03Argentine citizenship application
Each stage has its own eligibility requirements.
- Benefits
- Temporary residence for the authorised period, which can depend on the sponsor’s status and permission.
- Eligibility
- Qualifying spouses, parents or children, with age and dependency limits for specified relatives of foreign residents. The relationship and sponsor’s status must be documented.
- Requirements
- Identity and relationship certificates, sponsor nationality or residence evidence, local address and required police records. Foreign civil documents need the applicable authentication and translation.
YOUR LONG-TERM PATHWAY
Residency to citizenship
- 01
Qualifying residence
Join a qualifying Argentine citizen or lawful resident through the family reunification rules.
- 02
Continuous lawful residence
Establish two continuous lawful years immediately before the nationality application, with no departures from Argentina. Permanent residence is a separate option, not a compulsory intermediate stage.
- 03
Argentine citizenship application
Applicants over 18 submit DNI, lawful occupation or means, Argentine criminal-record evidence and the qualifying residence record through the current Migration Directorate naturalisation procedure.
This is a residence-based pathway. Argentina’s investment-citizenship legislation is not presented here as a verified fixed-price open-intake package.
Each stage requires its own qualifying conditions and decision. The years shown are eligibility periods, not approval times.
