Argentina digital nomad temporary residence (nómada digital)

Key requirements

Bring a short signed application, CV, passport, Argentine criminal-record certificate if required for your age, address proof, and proof of remote foreign work (contract, employer letter, invoices, or pay receipts) plus at least one work reference. Foreign papers need apostille or consular legalisation and a sworn Spanish translation when required.

• Income we use for estimatesNot set in data
• SavingsNot modeled as required
• Accepted income typesRemote salary, Freelance income
• Remote work allowedYes
• Local employment allowedNo
• Health insuranceNot flagged in model
• Criminal record checkUsually required
• Accommodation proofUsually required
• Bank accountNot flagged in model
• Processing (rough)In-country Migraciones appointment (not RaDEX); timing varies by office

Migraciones offices can ask for extra papers. Follow the live checklist for your city and keep originals ready for the appointment.

1. 1

   Confirm passport and remote work fit

   Check tourist-visa exemption for your nationality and confirm your clients or employer are outside Argentina.

2. 2

   Enter Argentina lawfully

   You file inside the country. Arrive on a lawful entry and keep your passport stamps and travel proof.

3. 3

   Build the remote-work pack

   Write a short signed request with personal details and the remote work you will do. Add a brief CV, contracts or employer letters, pay proofs or invoices, and at least one work reference.

   • •Apostille or legalise foreign papers and get sworn Spanish translations when Migraciones requires them.
4. 4

   Get local Argentina papers

   Prepare address proof and, if you are over 16, the Argentine criminal-record certificate from the national reincidencia register.

5. 5

   Book Migraciones in person

   In CABA, use the Migraciones guidance email on the service page. Elsewhere, go to the Migraciones office for your area. This route is not filed through RaDEX on the official page.

6. 6

   File and pay the migration fee

   Attend with originals, pay the published fee for your case, and answer any follow-up questions from the officer.

7. 7

   Keep remote foreign work during the stay

   Stay within the granted period (up to 180 days). Do not switch into unpaid-looking local work that breaks the remote-foreign purpose.

8. 8

   Extend once if you still qualify

   One extension of up to 180 days needs income proofs from the first stay, Argentine criminal-record proof, at least 50% presence in Argentina during the first period, and the extension fee.

This is informational only. Argentina Migraciones and Disposición DNM 758/2022 set the live rules. Confirm them before you apply.

Pathway last reviewed: 2026-10-30

Citizenship & nationality

This category is only for people whose nationality does not need a tourist visa to enter Argentina. If you need a tourist visa first, this digital nomad temporary residence is not the published route.

• •Confirm your passport on Argentina’s tourist-visa exemption rules before you plan the stay.
• •You must already be in Argentina with lawful entry when you file at Migraciones.
• •Work must be remote for foreign people or companies. Local Argentine employment is not the point of this category.
• •Extension is once only for another 180 days, and you must have stayed in Argentina at least half of the first period.

Read the Migraciones “Nómada Digital” service page and Disposición DNM 758/2022 before you book an appointment.

Best for

• •Remote workers looking for a formal digital nomad visa
• •Remote employment or freelance income from outside the host country
• •People planning to stay several years with a clear residence record

Long-term path

• Permanent residence: No
• Citizenship: No

This is a temporary stay of up to about one year with one extension. It does not itself become permanent residence. Longer plans usually need another Argentine category such as rentista or work sponsorship.

Practical difficulty

easy

Rough guide only. Your case depends on papers, timing, and rule changes.

Rated easy when your passport is visa exempt, you are already in Argentina, and your foreign remote-work file is clear. Apostilles and Spanish translations still take time.