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Argentina Permanent Residence after Temporary Residence or Refugee Arraigo

13 facts quoted from the official source

Permanent-residence conversion after the required period of temporary residence, or after recognized refugee status with qualifying roots.

Income required
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Means required · no figure published
Can bring
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Not stated in the official source
Requirements
6
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

6 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Financial meansCurrent law requires sufficient means to subsist.
  • Physical Presence More Than PercentThe applicant must have been in Argentina for more than fifty percent of the authorized period.
  • Prior Temporary Residence Or Recognized Refugee Status RequiredThe applicant must rely on qualifying temporary residence or recognized refugee status.
  • Temporary Residence Must Be CurrentThe published conversion basis requires current temporary residence.
  • Mercosur Temporary Residence YearsA MERCOSUR national needs two years of temporary residence.
  • Non Mercosur Temporary Residence YearsA non-MERCOSUR national needs three years of temporary residence.
What rules you out

1 exclusion quoted from the official source.

  • No Disqualifying Criminal History RequiredCurrent law requires absence of disqualifying criminal history.
Also stated by the source
  • Eligibility summaryMigration's current FAQ publishes the two- and three-year periods and the greater-than-fifty-percent presence test.
  • Official source basisMigration's current FAQ publishes the two- and three-year periods and the greater-than-fifty-percent presence test.
  • Permanent StatusAn approved conversion grants permanent residence.
  • Radex FilingThe permanent-residence conversion is filed through RaDEX.
  • Report summaryMigration's current FAQ publishes the two- and three-year periods and the greater-than-fifty-percent presence test.
  • Work and study rightsPermanent residents may work without a separate permit.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
How it works

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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Argentina?
The official source states: Permanent-residence conversion after the required period of temporary residence, or after recognized refugee status with qualifying roots.
02How much money do I need?
The official source states: Current law requires sufficient means to subsist. It does not publish a fixed amount — no minimum figure is stated.

Every answer is quoted from the official argentina.gob.ar page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.

We checked 13 points against the official source; 13 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees, validity and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source argentina.gob.arLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Argentina government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-26 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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