Argentina digital nomad visa (2026)

Who can apply

Only nationals of countries that do not need a visa to enter Argentina as tourists may apply.

• Citizen of a country that is visa-exempt for Argentina as a tourist
• Provide remote services to clients or employers located abroad
• Already in Argentina after a regular entry
• Clean criminal record (for applicants over 16)

Income requirement

You need to show at least No minimum income set. No threshold is published; applicants prove their remote work and income with contracts, receipts or similar records.

Documents you need

• Valid passport
• Signed application describing the remote work
• Short CV showing experience and education
• Proof of work and income, such as a contract, certifications or fee receipts, plus at least one professional reference
• Argentine criminal record certificate and proof of address
• Apostille or legalization and sworn translation for foreign documents

How to apply, step by step

1. Enter Argentina regularly as a tourist
2. In Buenos Aires city, email the immigration advisory desk; elsewhere, go to the local DNM office
3. Attend in person with original documents and pay the fees generated by the platform

Where and how to apply

The permit is decided by the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones (DNM) and, according to the official service page, is handled in person inside Argentina rather than through the RADEX online system. You must have entered Argentina regularly, usually as a visa-exempt tourist. In the City of Buenos Aires you first write to the DNM advisory desk at asesoramiento@migraciones.gov.ar; elsewhere you go to the DNM delegation or migration office for your area. Payments are made only through fee slips generated by the DNM platform, and the DNM says no agent is needed. A preferential appointment can be bought for an extra fee, in which case you obtain the Argentine criminal record certificate yourself and bring it to the appointment. Disposition 758/2022 also foresees an electronic entry procedure (Tramitación de Ingreso Electrónica) started from abroad, but the current service page states that you need to be in Argentina to apply, so the in-country route is the one officially described today.

Timeline

1. Enter Argentina regularly Tourist stay of up to 3 months (Decree 616/2010, art. 24)
   Only nationals of countries that do not need a tourist visa qualify. Keep proof of your regular entry, as it is a required document.
2. Prepare and legalise documents Not stated officially
   Foreign documents need an apostille or Argentine consular legalisation, and anything not in Spanish needs a translation by a Traductor Público Nacional legalised by the Colegio de Traductores.
3. Obtain the Argentine criminal record certificate Not stated officially
   Issued by the Registro Nacional de Reincidencia for applicants over 16; it is built into the RADEX flow, or obtained separately if you choose a preferential appointment.
4. Contact DNM and attend in person Not stated officially
   Email the advisory desk in Buenos Aires city or visit your local DNM office, then present originals and pay the platform fees.
5. Residence granted Up to 180 days
   The transitory residence lasts up to 180 days and does not lead to an Argentine DNI.
6. Apply for the single extension Before the first period ends
   The extension is granted once, for the same length. You must have spent at least half of the first period in Argentina and show income receipts for that period.
7. Leave at the end of the permitted stay When the authorised period expires
   Law 25.871, art. 25, requires transitory residents to leave when their authorised stay, with extensions, runs out.

Proving your income

Disposition 758/2022 sets no minimum income or savings figure. Instead it asks you to prove that you really do remote work for people or companies located abroad. The evidence listed is a contract, a company endorsement or a record of a work request, certifications, or receipts for income or fees, together with at least one reference connected to your occupation. You also sign a request describing your independent work activity, with a short CV showing your experience and education. Everything you submit counts as a sworn statement. Documents issued abroad must carry an apostille (or Argentine consular legalisation for non-Hague countries), and documents in another language need a Spanish translation by a Traductor Público Nacional legalised by the Colegio de Traductores. Originals are required. Income evidence becomes more important at the extension stage: the DNM then asks for records of income actually earned from your services during the period you want to extend, so keep invoices, payment confirmations and bank statements throughout your stay.

Bringing your family

Neither Disposition 758/2022 nor the DNM service pages say anything about spouses, partners or children, and no extra income per dependant is set. The permit is personal to the remote worker. Law 25.871, art. 10, commits the State to family reunification for immigrants in general, but no official page reviewed explains a family route attached to a transitory nomad residence. In practice each family member is assessed on their own status: a partner who also works remotely for foreign clients and is a visa-exempt national could apply in their own right, while others would stay under their own entry category, normally as tourists with the usual time limits. Law 25.871, art. 52, does not allow transitory residents to do paid work in Argentina unless the DNM expressly authorises it, and no such authorisation for family members is mentioned.

Health insurance

Neither Disposition 758/2022 nor the DNM service pages for the initial application or the extension list health insurance as a requirement, and no minimum cover is set. That does not mean cover is unimportant: the permit gives you no special access to health services. Law 25.871, art. 8, guarantees emergency health care and social assistance to every foreigner who needs it, whatever their migration status. Beyond emergencies, plan on paying for care privately or through an international or local policy. Because the DNM may ask for additional documents, carrying proof of a policy valid in Argentina for your whole stay is a sensible precaution, but it is not an official condition of this permit.

Cost and processing time

The fee is 100 fee units (about ARS 100,000) to change from tourist status; extension 40 units (20 for Mercosur nationals). Processing takes not stated. Budget extra for translations, certified copies and health insurance.

After you arrive

• Bring proof of a local address to the application; Decree 616/2010, art. 54, says a change of address must be reported to the DNM in writing within three days.
• Expect no Argentine DNI: the DNM states that transitory residences, which last at most one year, do not give access to a DNI, so your passport and DNM records remain your ID.
• If you need to open a bank account or buy registrable assets, request a free CDI (Clave de Identificación) from ARCA with form F.663 at the ARCA office for your address.
• Keep invoices and payment records for all foreign-client work during the first 180 days, as they are required for the extension.
• Track your days in Argentina: to extend you must have stayed in the country for at least 50% of the first period.
• Get a home-country criminal record certificate, apostilled and translated, in time for the extension, which asks for it in addition to the Argentine certificate.

Tax

Argentina's income tax law (Ley de Impuesto a las Ganancias, text ordered in 2019, art. 116) treats a foreign national as tax resident once they have obtained permanent residence, or once they have stayed in Argentina for 12 months under temporary migration authorisations; people whose stay is not meant to be habitual can show the reasons under rules set by ARCA. Residents are taxed on worldwide income (art. 1). The nomad permit lasts at most 180 days plus one 180-day extension, so it does not by itself reach the 12-month test. Separately, art. 5 of the law defines Argentine-source income to include income from activities carried out in Argentine territory, regardless of the residence of the person or where the contract was signed, and non-residents are taxed on Argentine-source income. Official sources reviewed do not explain how this applies to remote work done in Argentina for foreign clients, and Disposition 758/2022 contains no tax exemption for digital nomads. Take advice from an Argentine tax professional before relying on any treatment.

Does it lead to permanent residence?

The nomad permit is a transitory residence under Law 25.871, art. 24(h), in the 'special' subcategory. The DNM describes transitory residences as short-term permits granted for at most one year, separate from temporary residences (up to three years, with a temporary DNI) and permanent residences. Under Decree 616/2010, art. 22(c), permanent residence based on settlement (arraigo) requires three continuous years of temporary residence, or two years for Mercosur and associated-state nationals, so time on the transitory nomad permit does not count toward permanent residence. The extension is granted only once. Disposition 758/2022, art. 4, says any change of category started from this permit follows the ordinary procedures, so you would need to qualify for a temporary category in its own right, for example as a rentista with stable foreign income under art. 23 of the law. The law was amended by Decree 366/2025, so check current DNM requirements before planning a switch.

Why applications get refused

• Nationality that needs a tourist visa for Argentina; the permit is limited to visa-exempt nationals.
• Foreign documents without an apostille or consular legalisation, or translations not done by a Traductor Público Nacional legalised by the Colegio de Traductores.
• Weak evidence of foreign remote work, such as no contract, receipts or professional reference, or clients based in Argentina.
• False documents or failure to disclose criminal records or convictions, which are grounds to bar entry and stay under Law 25.871, art. 29.
• For the extension: having spent less than half of the first period in Argentina, or no proof of income earned during that period.
• Using the permit for something other than the stated purpose, such as paid local work, which art. 29(j) treats as a ground to refuse or end the stay.

Cost of living in Buenos Aires

1-bedroom rent

ARS 700,000-2,316,638 per month in the city centre; ARS 540,549-1,312,762 outside the centre (Numbeo, 11 Nov 2026)

Coworking desk

No dated price data found

Peso prices change quickly with inflation, so recheck figures close to arrival.

Good to know

• No lawyer or agent is needed
• A priority appointment is available for an extra fee

Visiting first? Entry rules for popular passports

90 passports can enter Argentina visa-free for a short stay, a common way to try the country before applying. Check Argentina visa requirements for your passport.

Official source

Argentina.gob.ar – Obtener una residencia transitoria como nómada digital

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