In order to settle in the Argentine Republic it is necessary to submit personal documents and any other documents required according to the purpose (familiar, work, refugee, academic, etc.) and category of settlement (permanent or temporary) applied for, before the National Immigrations Office.

As per ruled in current legislation, the procedures and requirements to apply for settlement – either temporary or permanent – are different according to the applicant’s nationality, i.e., if the applicant is from a MERCOSUR Member Country/Associated Country or not.

This and any other information referred to settlement criteria and required documents can be requested at the National Immigrations Office of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Requisites to apply for residency depend on whether the applicant is:

   • Parent, spouse or son/daughter of a native Argentinean or of a person who took up Argentinean citizenship;
   • Parent, spouse, single son/daughter under 21 or disabled child of permanent or temporary residents or of parents applying for residency;
   • Member of a religious order officially recognized;
   • Students who come down to attend university, college or secondary classes (primary school is excluded);
   • Contracted personnel;
   • Artists or sportsmen or sportswomen;
   • Business people;
   • Representatives of foreign companies;
   • Immigrants with own capital;
   • Pensioners or retirees;
   • Native people from countries considered in hierarchically higher regulations, under special treatment (approved by the Ministry of the Interior or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs).

This information can be checked at the National Immigrations Office.
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You can contact the Job Search and Employment Resources Center, The Employment Agencies and a directory of Web sites provided by the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security.
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Students of initial, primary, secondary and tertiary non–university level
You can get information on educational centers, located by provinces, in the educational map , provided by the National Ministry of Education.
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University Students
Go to the list of the provincial, national and private universities and institutions of tertiary level in the whole country, provided by the National Ministry of Education, through the Secretariat of University Policies.