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Argentine Citizenship and Immigration Law

INVESTMENT

Special scheme — Decree 524/2025

Argentine citizenship by investment is governed by Decree 524/2025, which set out the legal framework for the scheme in July 2025, creating an exceptional route for foreign nationals who make a significant investment in the country, in accordance with the criteria established by the Ministry of Economy. This is a special, separate programme with its own conditions.

Competent authority

Decree 524/2025 created the Agency for Citizenship by Investment Programmes, a decentralised body within the Ministry of Economy, responsible for:

  • Receiving applications for citizenship by investment.

  • Assessing compliance with the economic and legal requirements.

  • Coordinating the involvement of the various state bodies concerned.

The bodies involved in the procedure include, among others:

  • National Directorate of Migration (DNM)

  • State Intelligence Secretariat (SIDE)

  • Ministry of Security

  • Financial Information Unit (UIF)

  • National Register of Recidivism

  • National Registry of Persons (RENAPER)

The programme and where it stands

After setting aside the international tender in April 2026, the national government moved forward with direct implementation of the scheme through the Agency itself, which has had an executive director since April 2026. On October 2, 2026, Ministers Luis Caputo and Diego Santilli announced the concrete terms of the programme in Paris, with the Agency expected to start receiving applications during the fourth quarter of 2026.

Terms announced (October 2026):

  • A direct, non-refundable contribution of US$350,000 to the National Treasury, or subscription to a US$800,000 public bond created specifically for the programme (the bond\u2019s terms \u2014 maturity, yield, liquidity \u2014 have not yet been regulated in detail).

  • Additional amounts per family member: US$100,000 for a spouse; US$100,000 for each unmarried child aged 18 to 25 with no children of their own; US$25,000 for each child under 18.

  • This route does not require proving the residence period set for other pathways, but applicants must pass due-diligence checks (identity, lawful origin of funds, financial background, criminal and reputational record), in line with OECD and FATF standards.

  • The Agency for Citizenship by Investment Programmes evaluates the application and issues a recommendation to the National Directorate of Migration, which decides whether to grant citizenship. Paying the contribution does not guarantee approval.

  • Despite the announcement, the programme is not yet operational: there is no confirmed opening date, nor final rules on the public bond, the review process for a rejected application, or processing times.

Key points

  • Citizenship by investment is neither automatic nor discretionary.

  • It requires evidence of a significant investment, the scope of which will be set by the competent authority.

  • The lawful origin of the funds must be established, and financial, immigration and security checks must be passed.

  • Until the programme is fully operational it is not possible to file formal applications, although preliminary eligibility assessments can be carried out.

Legal advice beforehand

Given the complexity of the rules, the amounts involved and the early stage of the programme, Argentine citizenship by investment calls for legal and strategic analysis beforehand, aimed at:

  • assessing whether the investor’s profile is viable,

  • anticipating regulatory requirements,

  • structuring the investment properly,

  • and avoiding later delays or refusals.

Our firm provides comprehensive, preventive legal advice, working alongside the investor from the analysis stage through to filing the application once the scheme is fully operational.