Citizenship - Was advised not to leave Argentina

[ArgentinaVet]

Though its not written as a published, but its "unpublished" law, that you are expected to have at least a house/property in the country which is also reflected on yr dni and its really yr address and not of your lawyer or yr Gardner. It does not have to be a mansion or luxury condo.

As a citizen, if you dissapear for a long time ; have no property in the country ; and show up in an embassy of argentina ( say in Dubai) abroad after several years - they ask you where you live and you show them details of your Dubai Mansion...you are inviting for an investigation in yr citizenship and resulting in what I had mentioned in an earlier post. you use yr Arg passport at an airport and informed "Sorry sir, this passport is not valid".

All this is ONLY for naturalized citizens. We are not discussing the locals here

This is naked speculation based on zero facts. There is no requirement at all to maintain residency inside Argentina after citizenship has been obtained. Also, your insinuation that Naturalized Citizenship can simply be stripped away on a whim without a judicial process and notification is also blatantly untrue. The process of obtaining naturalization is itself a judicial process and the only way to reverse it is through another judicial process. All judicial processes in Argentina require a series of notifications sent by mail to the address that appears on a citizen/residents DNI. If someone has moved to an address other than the one on their DNI and not obtained a new DNI with updated address, and thus did not receive the notifications by mail, that's on them.

 

[ArgentinaVet]

. Once you’re a citizen you are a citizen not a naturalised citizen.

This is also not true.

Ive posted about this before in mild debates with BajoCero, but there are three classes of citizenship in Argentina-

1. Natural born citizen (born within the border of Argentina)
2. "Argentino por opción" (born outside the borders of Argentina to a natural born citizen)
3. Naturalized Citizen

The first two classes of citizenship bear most of the same rights (full political rights, access to all public sector jobs, ability to pass Argentine citizenship to children born abroad, citizenship that cannot be renounced or cancelled ).

The third class of citizenship comes with less political rights (cannot be president or vice president) and less access to public sector jobs (many branches of law enforcement, military, government etc will not accept naturalized citizens). Naturalized citizens also cannot pass Argentine citizenship along to their children if those children are born outside the borders of Argentina. This third class citizenship can be cancelled if it was obtained by fraud, withholding relevant information required during citizenship judicial process, or by utilizing the document inside Argentina or at an Argentine border representing yourself as a citizen of your original country of origin.

 

[Ceviche]

This is also not true.

Ive posted about this before in mild debates with BajoCero, but there are three classes of citizenship in Argentina-

1. Natural born citizen (born within the border of Argentina)
2. "Argentino por opción" (born outside the borders of Argentina to a natural born citizen)
3. Naturalized Citizen

The first two classes of citizenship bear most of the same rights (full political rights, access to all public sector jobs, ability to pass Argentine citizenship to children born abroad, citizenship that cannot be renounced or cancelled ).

The third class of citizenship comes with less political rights (cannot be president or vice president) and less access to public sector jobs (many branches of law enforcement, military, government etc will not accept naturalized citizens). Naturalized citizens also cannot pass Argentine citizenship along to their children if those children are born outside the borders of Argentina. This third class citizenship can be cancelled if it was obtained by fraud, withholding relevant information required during citizenship judicial process, or by utilizing the document inside Argentina or at an Argentine border representing yourself as a citizen of your original country of origin.

Fully agree.

 

[FLEggs]

Another advantage is that citizenship is forever (assuming it wasn't obtained by fraud). You can leave Argentina for 10 years and always come back, anytime (although you may need to update your passport). With permanent residency, if you leave for a long period of time, you could lose residency. I don't know if there's an exact criteria, but it could be as short as 2 years.

I guess look at the US right now....i think would rather be a full citizen of the US than have a green card. Say something on IG and goodbye. I am not sure the same logic applies here but sometimes it is a sense of security if needed. Not sure if the benefit/cost is any better.

 

[Lanick]

This is also not true.

Ive posted about this before in mild debates with BajoCero, but there are three classes of citizenship in Argentina-

1. Natural born citizen (born within the border of Argentina)
2. "Argentino por opción" (born outside the borders of Argentina to a natural born citizen)
3. Naturalized Citizen

The first two classes of citizenship bear most of the same rights (full political rights, access to all public sector jobs, ability to pass Argentine citizenship to children born abroad, citizenship that cannot be renounced or cancelled ).

The third class of citizenship comes with less political rights (cannot be president or vice president) and less access to public sector jobs (many branches of law enforcement, military, government etc will not accept naturalized citizens). Naturalized citizens also cannot pass Argentine citizenship along to their children if those children are born outside the borders of Argentina. This third class citizenship can be cancelled if it was obtained by fraud, withholding relevant information required during citizenship judicial process, or by utilizing the document inside Argentina or at an Argentine border representing yourself as a citizen of your original country of origin.

I was referring to day to day life but you can become president if you’re a naturalized citizen. You have to be an elected senator tho.

If you got the citizenship fraudulently , of course it’ll get revoked. You also lose it if you present yourself at the Argentine border with your other country passport.

You can be a member of the armed forces if you are naturalized.

 

[camel]

As a citizen, if you dissapear for a long time ; have no property in the country ; and show up in an embassy of argentina ( say in Dubai) abroad after several years - they ask you where you live and you show them details of your Dubai Mansion...you are inviting for an investigation in yr citizenship and resulting in what I had mentioned in an earlier post. you use yr Arg passport at an airport and informed "Sorry sir, this passport is not valid".

All this is ONLY for naturalized citizens. We are not discussing the locals here

Can you provide a source for this claim?

 

[Lanick]

Can you provide a source for this claim?

This is absolutely incorrect!

 

[ArgentinaVet]

I was referring to day to day life but you can become president if you’re a naturalized citizen. You have to be an elected senator tho.

If you got the citizenship fraudulently , of course it’ll get revoked. You also lose it if you present yourself at the Argentine border with your other country passport.

You can be a member of the armed forces if you are naturalized.

Again you are providing misinformation.

These are the requirements to be president:
https://www.congreso.gob.ar/constitucionSeccion2Cap1.php
It says you must be either category 1 or category 2 of the citizenship classes I listed AND you must meet all the requirements to qualify for election to the Argentine Senate.

A naturalized citizen also cannot be an officer or non commission officer in the Argentine armed forces:

Carrera Militar

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Enlistment is possible for all classes of citizens, but the age cutoff is 24 years old, so the probability of someone becoming a naturalized citizen before that age is quite low.

I am proud to be a naturalized Argentine citizen myself, it's been incredibly useful, comes with many outstanding perks and entitlements and I would recommend it to anyone intending to live in Argentina or South America long term. But is important to be honest about the fact that there are three classes of citizenship in Argentina with the third class (naturalized) coming with less entitlements and rights than the first two classes.

 

[MarshallE]

Again you are providing misinformation.

These are the requirements to be president:
https://www.congreso.gob.ar/constitucionSeccion2Cap1.php
It says you must be either category 1 or category 2 of the citizenship classes I listed AND you must meet all the requirements to qualify for election to the Argentine Senate.

A naturalized citizen also cannot be an officer or non commission officer in the Argentine armed forces:

Carrera Militar

[[alerta-{}-{#####Inscripciones para Ingreso 2026: mayo a noviembre.}-{}-{info}]] ##Animate a ser parte  Cada integrante de la Fuerza Aérea Argentina cumple un rol fundamental y específico dentro de la institución. Vos también podés ser parte...

www.argentina.gob.ar

Enlistment is possible for all classes of citizens, but the age cutoff is 24 years old, so the probability of someone becoming a naturalized citizen before that age is quite low.

I am proud to be a naturalized Argentine citizen myself, it's been incredibly useful, comes with many outstanding perks and entitlements and I would recommend it to anyone intending to live in Argentina or South America long term. But is important to be honest about the fact that there are three classes of citizenship in Argentina with the third class (naturalized) coming with less entitlements and rights than the first two classes.

The important right that naturalized citizens are missing is the ability to pass citizenship down to children born abroad. The other stuff is not so material.

Though I honestly think this may change in the mid term. There's never been a constituency who had a problem with this, most recent immigrants have been Latino immigrants who moved permanently. However now with the massive wave of Russians, I think there will be a capable constituency that will try to fight for this right. They are already trying to naturalize their minor (<18 years old) children with some successes here and there.

 

[Lanick]

Again you are providing misinformation.

These are the requirements to be president:
https://www.congreso.gob.ar/constitucionSeccion2Cap1.php
It says you must be either category 1 or category 2 of the citizenship classes I listed AND you must meet all the requirements to qualify for election to the Argentine Senate.

A naturalized citizen also cannot be an officer or non commission officer in the Argentine armed forces:

Carrera Militar

[[alerta-{}-{#####Inscripciones para Ingreso 2026: mayo a noviembre.}-{}-{info}]] ##Animate a ser parte  Cada integrante de la Fuerza Aérea Argentina cumple un rol fundamental y específico dentro de la institución. Vos también podés ser parte...

www.argentina.gob.ar

Enlistment is possible for all classes of citizens, but the age cutoff is 24 years old, so the probability of someone becoming a naturalized citizen before that age is quite low.

I am proud to be a naturalized Argentine citizen myself, it's been incredibly useful, comes with many outstanding perks and entitlements and I would recommend it to anyone intending to live in Argentina or South America long term. But is important to be honest about the fact that there are three classes of citizenship in Argentina with the third class (naturalized) coming with less entitlements and rights than the first two classes.

As if very important having less “entitlements”. So if you can join the army before 24 yo as a naturalised citizens, then you were providing misinformation as well. And who cares! Nobody here will join the army nor run for presidency. If you’re Argentina citizen then you have equal rights as born Argentines except running for presidency and joining the army. Rather than scolding people with some irrelevant info to the discussion, try enjoying Argentina.