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Investment migration

Argentina citizenship by investment application process

The Argentina citizenship by investment application process has a review framework in Decree 524/2025. Operational instructions still need verification before an applicant submits documents or transfers investment funds.

The decree describes APCI assessing whether the investment qualifies, obtaining relevant reports and recommending an outcome to the National Directorate of Migration. Migration then issues a reasoned decision.

Review-flow diagram

  1. APCI investment assessment — duration not established here
  2. Agency reports — combined duration not established here
  3. APCI recommendation — duration not established here
  4. Migration decision — 30 business days from receipt of APCI's report
  5. Passport issuance — separate instructions required

The review sequence

Review stages and timing established in Decree 524
StageMain functionTiming established here
APCI investment assessmentAssess the qualifying investmentNo full duration established
Agency reportsFinancial, identity and security reviewNo combined duration established
APCI recommendationRecommend approval or rejectionNo full duration established
Migration decisionConsider the report and decide30 business days from receipt of APCI's report

A passport-issuance step should not be assigned a duration without separate official instructions.

Follow a hypothetical file

An applicant chooses the contribution route and asks counsel to identify the official submission and payment procedure. The applicant does not assume the site's contact form files anything with APCI.

Once a valid submission exists under the operational rules, the review framework applies. Investment qualification is assessed, agency information is gathered and APCI prepares its report. Only when Migration receives that report does the stated decision period begin.

If financial records need clarification during an earlier stage, the 30-business-day provision does not make that earlier stage disappear. It cannot support a promise of citizenship in six weeks from first contact.

The payment question matters

Decree 524 refers to an investment already made. That wording should not be converted into invented payment instructions or a claim that every applicant can wait until conditional approval to invest. Obtain the current program procedure, authorized receiving account and applicable refund terms directly through verified channels.

Prepare questions about forms, evidence validity, translations, fees and communications. Review the source-of-funds examples and Argentina CBI program status before treating the framework as a complete application manual.

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Related pages

Sources

Checked against the evidence register on the dates shown. Announced terms are not a final rulebook.

  • Decree 524/2025APCI review sequence and Migration decision period Source date: 2025-07-31. Checked: 2026-10-06. Status: stated-in-legislation.
  • Economy Ministry, October 2 announcementAnnounced contribution/bond amounts, family categories, Q4 intake target Source date: 2026-10-02. Checked: 2026-10-06. Status: officially-announced.

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