POSTERN

Argentina

Residencia por Pensionado. Temporary Argentine residence based on a regular foreign pension, requested in Argentina through RaDEX. Monthly pension payments must reach five current Argentine minimum wages.

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Residencia por Pensionado

Residence permission if the competent authority approves the application, with registration and renewal under its current conditions.

Who qualifies

Whether you keep your U.S. citizenship depends on the option you choose later.

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Does it fit your family?

2 questions, from the program’s own rules.

Steady monthly income, from any source?

Not legal advice.

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What it takes.

Time
Processing depends on complete documents and the issuing office’s workload.
Cost
Current government charges are confirmed before payment; translation and legalization costs are separate.
The hard part
Proving that the income, employment and personal circumstances meet the competent authority’s requirements.
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Citizens by 2030.

If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.

  1. 2027
    First residence permit

    1 year, renewable for 1 year at a time.

  2. 2028
    Renew the permit

    Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.

  3. 2029
    Renew the permit

    Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.

  4. 2029
    Apply for citizenship
  5. 2030
    Citizenship
Time away
Two years of continuous residence immediately before applying. File before the federal judge with jurisdiction, who assesses continuity from the complete residence and travel record.
Two passports
Yes. You keep your U.S. citizenship.
  • Same road as the rentista permit: naturalisation after 2 years of continuous residence, before permanent residence at 3.
  • How long the decision takes isn’t published; we allow a year.
The law behind these dates
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Living there.

Time you must spend there
Follow the entry, registration and expiry dates stated in the issued permission.
Tax
Tax treatment depends on where you live and earn income.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

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Start today.

  1. Read the competent authority’s official requirements.Open argentina.gob.ar ↗
  2. Gather these documents.
    • Proof of how you will support yourselves
    • Request your FBI Identity History Summary
    • Health cover for the move
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Postern can’t run this for you yet.

Tell us the number of applicants in your household before this application can be offered.

Options open to you today →
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ISSUED TO

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