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Digital Nomad & Residency · Argentina

Digital Nomad & Residency - Argentina

Dedicated visaDirección Nacional de Migraciones (DNM); Ley de Migraciones No. 25.871 art. 24(h) and Decree 616/2010, with the Digital Nomad regime created by DNM Disposición No. 758/2022.

Argentina has a dedicated 'Residencia transitoria como Nómada Digital' for remote workers, created by DNM Disposición 758/2022, allowing a 180-day stay extendable once for another 180 days to perform remote work for foreign clients/employers. It is open only to nationals of countries that do not require a tourist visa to enter Argentina. Relocators seeking longer-term status can alternatively use temporary-residency routes such as the rentista (passive income) or investor (inversionista) categories, which can lead to permanent residency and eventually citizenship.

Dedicated digital-nomad residency

A transitory residence lets remote workers and freelancers live in Argentina for up to 180 days, extendable once for an equal period, to provide services remotely to foreign individuals or entities. It cannot be used for employment with Argentine companies.

Eligibility limited to visa-exempt nationals

The digital-nomad route is available only to foreigners from countries that do not require a visa to enter Argentina as tourists; others must use a different category.

Documentation rather than fixed income floor

Applicants submit a written request describing their independent activity, a CV, proof of the remote activity (contract, company endorsement, invoices/fee receipts or income proof), an occupational reference, and a valid passport; no fixed statutory minimum income amount is published for the nomad category.

Electronic application channels

Applications are filed online via the DNM, including the TIE (Tramitación de Ingreso Electrónica) channel for digital nomads, with an account to track status; consular application abroad is also possible.

Rentista (passive-income) route for longer stays

A separate temporary residency for those living on stable foreign passive income (from assets/investments, not personal labor) is granted yearly and renewable; after three years of temporary residence an applicant may seek permanent residency.

Investor route; no classic 'golden visa'

An 'inversionista' temporary-residency category exists for those making a qualifying productive investment in Argentina, but the country does not operate a residency-by-investment 'golden visa' program in the conventional sense. Temporary residency can ultimately lead to permanent residency and naturalization.

Machine-assisted translation · verified 5/23/2026 · orientation, not legal advice. English version →