🇦🇷 Argentina · Retirement
Retirement Visa (Pensioner) — requirements, costs & how to apply
Who is eligible
| Criminal record | Clean record / police clearance |
| Age range | None–16 |
Costs
| Application / consular fee | €614 |
Duration & renewal
Initial stay: 12 months.
Documents
- Pasaporte válido y vigente o alternative travel document for MERCOSUR nationals
- Argentine police clearance certificate (for those older than 16, incorporated into RADEX system)
- Police clearance from countries of previous residence longer than 1 year in the last 3 years (for those older than 16)
- Proof of address in Argentina
- Proof of regular income (constancia)
- Certificate from government/organization/company proving regular and permanent pension payment equal or above 5 Salarios Mínimo Vital y Móvil (SMVM) monthly
- Legalization or apostille of all foreign documents
- Spanish translation by national public translator and legalization if applicable
Who can apply
Open to all nationalities.
How to apply
- Confirm you meet the eligibility above.
- Gather documents and apply via the official portal: https://www.argentina.gob.ar/servicio/obtener-una-residencia-temporaria-como-pensionado.
Sources & verification
Every figure on this page is taken from an official government source and dated. Nothing is inferred.
Criminal record
“"Certificado de Antecedentes Penales Argentinos emitido por el Registro Nacional de Reincidencia (Solo exigible a mayores de 16 años)"”
https://www.argentina.gob.ar/servicio/obtener-una-residencia-temporaria-como-pensionado · verified 2026-06-21
Age range
“"(Solo exigible a mayores de 16 años)"”
https://www.argentina.gob.ar/servicio/obtener-una-residencia-temporaria-como-pensionado · verified 2026-06-21
Application fee
https://www.argentina.gob.ar/servicio/obtener-una-residencia-temporaria-como-pensionado · verified 2026-06-21
Open to all nationalities
https://www.argentina.gob.ar/servicio/obtener-una-residencia-temporaria-como-pensionado · verified 2026-06-21
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Informational only, not legal or immigration advice. Requirements change — always confirm on the official government source linked above before applying. Last verified 2026-06-21.