ARGENTINA: IMMIGRATION FOR INVESTORS

ARGENTINA: ADVANTAGES

Living in Argentina means a full list of potential benefits that you and your family can enjoy, such as the following:

1. 1. 1. A diverse range of ecosystems and national parks, from the Andes mountain range, Amazon tropical rainforests, the great southern lakes, to the southern glaciers;
      2. Amazing landscapes: deserts, mountains, rivers, lakes, jungle, wetlands, bustling urban centers and renowned waterfalls. You can even visit the ‘’End of the World’’, the city of Ushuaia, which is the last earthly stop before you hit Antarctica;
      3. A warm and friendly population. The people are open and generous, and will invite you for a meal even if you have only met. They will happily help you and even forgive your beginner’s Spanish;
      4. A wealth of delicious culinary delights;
      5. Argentinian wine is of recognized prestige, comes from enormous vineyards of the highest quality;
      6. An incredible range of high-end restaurants;
      7. Excellent bilingual schools in many cities;
      8. A relatively advanced medical system;
      9. A great and diverse climate;
      10. Free and unlimited movement through South American countries: they have their own version of the European Union, with visa-free, or even passport-free travel between many countries;
      11. Access to Argentinian citizenship: visa free or visa on arrival to more than 100 countries including European Union, Russia, Singapore and many more;
      12. Life in Argentina is comparable to European life, but at a much lower cost.

ARGENTINA: REQUIREMENTS

In order to submit an application for the Argentinean investor visa, you should satisfy the following requirements:

1. 1. 1. Make an investment of at least 1,500,000 pesos aimed at a productive, commercial or service activity of interest to Argentina;
      2. Present documentation accrediting your professional experience;
      3. Formulate a business plan detailing the investment project;
      4. Justify the origin of your funds;
      5. Open an account in a financial entity authorized by the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic;
      6. Buy or rent a property in Argentina.

ARGENTINA: PROCESS

The application procedure for an Argentinean investor visa from the beginning of application all the way to obtaining citizenship can be found below. Inimex will assist you at every step in order to maximize the application’s success. Therefore,  an approximate process of obtaining Argentinean residence as an investor is the following:

1. 1. 1. We provide you with a consultation regarding immigration to Argentina, business proposal, and future life down in the southern hemisphere. At this moment, we verify that you meet all the necessary requirements to qualify for this program;
         
      2. We formulate a business plan for your investment project;
      3. We prepare and legalize all the required documents with your help;
      4. Our certified translators translate all documentation into Spanish;
      5. We present your investment project to the National Direction of Migration (NDM);
      6. When approval is received from the NDM, the Ministry of Industry and Tourism will analyze the project and prepare an opinion. They may modify any parameter of the investment project for final approval;
      7. With the approval, you can apply for a visa at your local consulate;
      8. You send the consulate your materials of application along with your passport;
      9. An investor visa will be issued;
      10. You come to Argentina to open a bank account and choose an address for your residence;
      11. With the open account you will be able to make the required investment;
      12. Finally, the NDM will grant you the temporary residence permit for investors. The first residency permit is valid for 1 year, renewable for up to 3 years.
      13. After 2 years of holding a permanent residency in Argentina, you may be eligible to apply for citizenship. Dual citizenship is recognized in Argentina : you won’t need to renounce your previous nationality to become a citizen of Argentina. 

ARGENTINA: LIST OF DOCUMENTS

All supporting documents must be translated into Spanish. The documents must also be legalized. If the country is part of the Hague Convention, the apostille replaces the requirement of legalization of the official documents. Here is a list of documents you will need for the application: 

1. 1. 1. Application Form;
      2. Sworn Declaration in English and Spanish;
      3. Police certificate from your country of citizenship and/or of any other country of residence in the previous 3 years;
      4. Passport;
      5. Birth certificate ;
      6. Marriage certificate and family booklet (if applicable);
      7. Two photographs;
      8. Evidence of the funds and their origin, which may include bank statements, pay slips, act of a pension benefit, passive revenue, etc.;
      9. Justification of accommodation in Argentina (acquired or rented property is accepted).