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Argentina Launches Citizenship-By-Investment Pathway to Draw Foreign Funds

The framework empowers the Economy Ministry’s dedicated agency to vet high-value investors through state security and financial checks before migration authorities decide within 30 working days.

Pasaporte argentino
El Decreto 524/2025 oficializó el procedimiento para obtener la ciudadanía argentina por inversión
El decreto que lo regula lleva la firma del presidente Javier Milei
El Gobierno habilitó el otorgamiento de la ciudadanía para aquellas personas que hagan grandes inversiones en el país (Imagen ilustrativa).

Overview

  • Decree 524/2025 took effect on July 31, establishing the process for foreigners to apply for Argentine citizenship through significant investments.
  • The Economy Ministry’s Agencia de Programas de Ciudadanía por Inversión will handle initial evaluations and solicit technical reports from the Ministry of Security, UIF, RENAPER, the recidivism registry and the State Intelligence Secretariat.
  • Recommendations from the agency go to the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones, which must issue a decision within 30 working days of receiving the file.
  • ARCA has been charged with adapting its systems to automatically issue a CUIT to naturalized investors, facilitating their full integration into Argentina’s economic system.
  • Criteria defining which investments qualify as “relevant” will be set by the Ministry of Economy under President Javier Milei’s broader agenda to attract foreign capital.