Argentina Digital Nomad Visa

Argentina's digital nomad route is not a consular visa. It is a transitory residence created by Disposición DNM 758/2022 for foreigners who work remotely for people or companies abroad. Applicants enter as tourists and file in person with the National Directorate of Migration (DNM) inside Argentina.

• Status: active
• Who can apply: only nationals of countries that do not need a tourist visa for Argentina
• Length: 180 days, extendable once, for 360 days in all
• Income: No minimum income set; applicants prove the remote activity with contracts, company letters or income receipts
• Fee: charged under the DNM fee table, which confirms the amount at filing

The residence does not lead to permanent residence. People who want to settle can look at the rentista and pensionado residence for passive income or pensions. The Argentina guide compares the options.

The DNM service page limits the route to foreigners who:

• hold the nationality of a country whose citizens do not need a tourist visa to enter Argentina;
• entered Argentina regularly and are in the country when they apply;
• provide services remotely, using computer or telecommunications tools, for people or companies domiciled abroad.

Income: No minimum income set; applicants prove the remote activity with contracts, company letters or income receipts.

Local work allowed: No. Under art. 52 of Ley 25.871, transitory residents cannot take paid work in Argentina; the residence covers remote services for clients abroad only.

Family: neither the disposition nor the DNM page covers dependants, so each family member needs a status of their own, such as a tourist entry or their own nomad residence.

The DNM and Disposición 758/2022 ask for:

• A valid passport
• An Argentine criminal record certificate from the Registro Nacional de Reincidencia, for applicants aged 16 and over
• Proof of address in Argentina
• A signed request stating personal details and the remote activity, with a short CV showing experience and education
• A 4 x 4 photo
• Proof of the activity, such as a contract, a letter from the company or receipts for income or fees, plus at least one professional reference
• A sworn statement of health insurance, required of every foreigner seeking admission since May 29, 2025

Foreign documents must be legalized or apostilled and translated into Spanish. DNM can ask for more.

• Residence fee: Charged under the DNM migration fee table (Cuadro de Tasas Migratorias), which does not name the nomad route; DNM confirms the amount at filing. The table sets fees in UMSM units.
• Extension: ARS 40,000 for the one-time extension (half that for MERCOSUR nationals), per the same table.

Criminal record certificates, apostilles, translations and health insurance are extra costs set by their providers.

Where to apply: In person inside Argentina: by e-mail appointment in Buenos Aires City, or at the DNM office for the province; not through RaDEX.

1. Enter Argentina regularly as a tourist.
2. In Buenos Aires City, request an appointment by email through the address on the DNM service page. In the provinces, go to the local DNM office.
3. Bring the documents and pay the fee DNM sets at filing.
4. Receive the transitory residence, valid for up to 180 days.

The older electronic entry route from abroad is no longer the way in: the current DNM page describes an in-person filing inside Argentina. DNM publishes no processing time.

• First period: up to 180 days.
• Extension: One extension only, for another 180 days; requires proof of income earned from remote services and at least 50% of the first period spent in Argentina.
• Maximum: 360 days.

The extension needs a valid passport, proof of income earned from remote services during the first period, a new Argentine criminal record certificate and the fee.

Longer term: No direct path; time as a transitory resident does not count toward the 3 years of temporary residence needed for permanent residence.

Under the income tax rules: Foreigners become tax resident on obtaining permanent residence or after 12 months with temporary authorizations; no 183-day rule. A nomad who uses the full 360 days stays under the 12-month mark.

No official source addresses nomads specifically, so home-country tax rules still apply in most cases. Anyone who later moves to a temporary or permanent residence should check when Argentine tax residence starts.