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Argentine Republic · framework of 2025

Argentina citizenship by investment

Priced, and still on paper.

Priced in Paris on 2 October 2026: a USD 350,000 contribution or a USD 800,000 bond, with launch targeted for the fourth quarter. None of it is in the Official Gazette yet, the enabling decree is before the Supreme Court and the operator tender was annulled. This is where every instrument actually stands, with its citation.

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USD 350K
Main applicant
169
Visa-free
None
Residence required
Not open yet
Launch targeted Q4 2026

The legal instruments

Seven entries decide whether
this programme happens.

Nothing below is interpretation. Each row is an instrument, its citation and its status.

Instrument Status as at 8 October 2026
DNU 366/2025Published 29 May 2025
The enabling decreeAmended Citizenship Law 346 to permit naturalisation on the basis of a relevant investment, with no prior residence requirement. Created the investment citizenship agency as a decentralised body under the Ministry of Economy.
Declared null
Decree 524/2025Gazetted July 2025
The vetting procedureEstablished the multi-agency background-check process and the 30-business-day decision window for the National Directorate of Migration.
Contingent
Law 27,802 art. 194Promulgated 6 March 2026
The tax carve-outPrimary legislation, not a decree. Amends the Income Tax Law so that naturalising through relevant investment does not by itself create Argentine tax residency. The clearest signal available that the state intends the programme to function.
In force
Decree 285/202627 April 2026
Agency directorshipExecutive director of the investment citizenship agency appointed by decree.
In force
RESOL-2026-522APN-MEC · 14 April 2026
Operator tender annulledAnnulled tender 34-0001-CPU25 for the master agent that was to design and operate the programme, following challenges from unsuccessful bidders. No replacement approach has been announced.
Annulled
Ministerial presentation2 October 2026 · Paris
The terms, announcedThe Minister of Economy presented two routes at Argentina Week in Paris: a non-refundable USD 350,000 contribution to the National Treasury, or a USD 800,000 government bond created for the programme, with family members priced on top and launch targeted for the fourth quarter of 2026. A statement, not an instrument: none of it has been published in the Official Gazette.
Presented
Secondary regulationsNot published
The threshold and the procedureThe amounts exist only as a ministerial statement. No implementing rule, fee schedule, agent accreditation criteria or application procedure has appeared in the Official Gazette. Until it publishes, there is nothing to apply to.
Outstanding

The litigation

Two courts, one appeal,
and an unresolved question.

18 June 2026

Federal appeals chamber

Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones en lo Civil y Comercial Federal, Sala III, ruled against the citizenship provisions of Decree 366/2025.

30 June 2026

National Electoral Chamber

Declared DNU 366/2025 null in Yang Liping, reasoning that citizenship carries the right to vote and that electoral matters are reserved to Congress rather than the executive.

Pending

Supreme Court

The Government has appealed. Argentine courts generally find a norm unconstitutional only for the case before them, so the decrees remain on the books and the position is unresolved.

A government determined to proceed can issue secondary regulations and open applications while the appeal is pending. What it would not be is settled.

If it commences

What was presented in Paris.

These are the terms the Minister of Economy presented on 2 October 2026. None of them appears yet in a published implementing instrument.

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Belle Époque apartment buildings in the Recoleta district of Buenos Aires
Presented
USD 350K
Treasury contribution, main applicant
Or
USD 800K
Government bond, in place of the contribution
Per dependant
From USD 25K
Spouse and children, added on either route
Launch
Q4 2026
Targeted, not guaranteed
Residence
None
No prior or ongoing residence requirement
Passport
169
Visa-free and visa-on-arrival destinations

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Last reviewed 8 October 2026