Immigration changes: Health, Education, Deportation

[Alby]

Discussing the DNU with my lawyer, he believes we should assume it will remain in force. Being in force could take the following forms:

• They issue regulations that clarify the details not clear in the DNU and enforce the DNU in accordance with its own provisions and those of the regulations.
• They never issue regulations and thus never clarify those details and barely enforce the spirit of the DNU's provisions.
• They never issue regulations and thus never clarify things and enforce the spirit of DNU's provisions on a piecemeal basis, depending on the location and what bosses tell subordinates to do on the day/at that point in time.

For those interested in citizenship, he is hopeful that common sense will eventually prevail and that, either through regulation or through operational decisions, there will eventually be scope to leave the country during the two years, perhaps seeking special permission for particular circumstances.

 

[RichardAlem]

I went to Migraciones yesterday for information and learned that to qualify for permanent residency one must have three years with a DNI. Time with a precaria and with a prorroga do not count. Unfortunately, this puts me out of consideration for permanent residency for some time since I spent over 700 days with precarias and prorrogas during my trámite with Migraciones to obtain the DNI which I now hold.

Following that, I went to Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones en lo Civil y Comercial Federal at Talcahuano 550 (Planta Baja, Oficina 2083) to check on my citizenship application case and was told that my case will remain with Ministerio de Justicia exactly as Bajo_cero2 stated. So, at least I won't have to deal with Migraciones for that.

 

[devilclam]

So what's the situation on the ground at this moment? Is proof of health insurance being checked at Ezeiza, Aeropark and Buquebus? Has anyone been denied entry doing a visa run? I have my insurance paperwork and if I'm denied entry, I'll just resume my perpetual traveler career. I've spent the bulk of the last three years in Argentina, coming and going every couple of months as it were, but if this government is telling me I'm not welcome here then so be it. There are other nice places to live.

I came into EZE on June 1st and it was business as usual... I'd be curious to know others experiences as this rolls as well

 

[autoluminescent]

I went to Migraciones yesterday for information and learned that to qualify for permanent residency one must have three years with a DNI. Time with a precaria and with a prorroga do not count. Unfortunately, this puts me out of consideration for permanent residency for some time since I spent over 700 days with precarias and prorrogas during my trámite with Migraciones to obtain the DNI which I now hold.

Following that, I went to Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones en lo Civil y Comercial Federal at Talcahuano 550 (Planta Baja, Oficina 2083) to check on my citizenship application case and was told that my case will remain with Ministerio de Justicia exactly as Bajo_cero2 stated. So, at least I won't have to deal with Migraciones for that.

This is really bad news for me.. I've been a formal student since March 2022. When I went to Migraciones in March 2025 to apply for permanent residency, they told me I had to wait until August 2025 to apply, as that was when my first DNI was issued. The problem is, however, over the three year period, there were constant delays due to UBA in getting my paperwork processed/ legalized that I probably spent at least half of those three years with a precaria..

Can anyone else confirm what RichardAlem is saying is true? I have to go to Migraciones next Monday. I can't reapply for another temporary residency permit as a student after 3 years.. this would really mess up my entire life

 

[steveinbsas]

This is really bad news for me.. I've been a formal student since March 2022. When I went to Migraciones in March 2025 to apply for permanent residency, they told me I had to wait until August 2025 to apply, as that was when my first DNI was issued. The problem is, however, over the three year period, there were constant delays due to UBA in getting my paperwork processed/ legalized that I probably spent at least half of those three years with a precaria..

Can anyone else confirm what RichardAlem is saying is true? I have to go to Migraciones next Monday. I can't reapply for another temporary residency permit as a student after 3 years.. this would really mess up my entire life

I think RichardAlem was referring to delays before he ever recieved his first DNI. Even though you experienced delays during the past three years and continued with precarias, I don't think migraciones would have told you that you must wait until August to apply for permanent residency if you won't be elegible then. The three year countdown starts ticking when the first DNI is issued, and delays due to precarias in the interim should not reset the clock. I cannot guarantee that this is the case, but I am reasonably certain that it is.

I was granted permanent residency almost 15 years ago, but reading your post reminded me of the gut-punch I felt when I thought that permanent residency was out of reach after reading this thread in 2009:

No more permanent residency!?....

Bad news for those of us seeking permanent residency (after 3 years of temporary residency).... :mad: We just got an email from our residency agents, stating that a new law recently came into effect (May 2009) and that Migraciones will no longer issue permanent residency status to...

baexpats.org

 

[autoluminescent]

I think RichardAlem was referring to delays before he ever recieved his first DNI. Even though you experienced delays during the past three years and continued with precarias, I don't think migraciones would have told you that you must wait until August to apply for permanent residency if you won't be elegible then. The three year countdown starts ticking when the first DNI is issued, and delays due to precarias in the interim should not reset the clock. I cannot guarantee that this is the case, but I am reasonably certain that it is.

I was granted permanent residency almost 15 years ago, but reading your post reminded me of the gut-punch I felt when I thought that permanent residency was out of reach after reading this thread in 2009:

No more permanent residency!?....

Bad news for those of us seeking permanent residency (after 3 years of temporary residency).... :mad: We just got an email from our residency agents, stating that a new law recently came into effect (May 2009) and that Migraciones will no longer issue permanent residency status to...

baexpats.org

Thanks Steve - that is reassuring to hear. I'll have to update this thread once I get back from Migraciones next week, hopefully with good news.

I should probably make a separate post on my residency saga, as I think I am one of the few people on this forum (maybe the only, from what I could gather) who has pursued permanent residency after being a formal student here for three years on a temporary residency.

 

[Alby]

This is really bad news for me.. I've been a formal student since March 2022. When I went to Migraciones in March 2025 to apply for permanent residency, they told me I had to wait until August 2025 to apply, as that was when my first DNI was issued. The problem is, however, over the three year period, there were constant delays due to UBA in getting my paperwork processed/ legalized that I probably spent at least half of those three years with a precaria..

Can anyone else confirm what RichardAlem is saying is true? I have to go to Migraciones next Monday. I can't reapply for another temporary residency permit as a student after 3 years.. this would really mess up my entire life

I hope not, but I suspect you will run into difficulty. I was issued temporary residency in September 2021 (after waiting nearly three years on 11 precarias due to Covid-related delays in Migraciones). I served the first year of my sentence before then changing residency category (in September 2022). Migraciones took seven months to make the switch, during which time they put me on a precaria. They issued the new category of temporary residency in April 2023. I applied for permanent residency in April this year on expiry of my third temporary residency (the expiry of the second year of the second category), but was told the clock had reset to zero in April 2023 (at which time I'd already served 20 months of my initial sentence--the first year temporary residency in the first category and the seven months on a precaria while Migraciones worked out how to change categories). If ultimately successful in April 2026, it will have taken nearly five years of temporary residencies (including the seven months on precaria caused by inefficiency in Migraciones itself) to reach permanent residency.

As you are probably aware, staff in Migraciones will tell you anything, whether they know the correct answer or not. That applies to the last time you went in, and to your planned visit on Monday. It is a very complex area subject to a variety of invisible rules, not to mention arbitrary discretion by the final decision makers once the application has been provisionally accepted by the front-line staff. If you aren't working with a lawyer already on this, get one now.

 

[autoluminescent]

I hope not, but I suspect you will run into difficulty. I was issued temporary residency in September 2021 (after waiting nearly three years on 11 precarias during to Covid-related delays in Migraciones). I served the first year of my sentence, before then changing residency category (in September 2022). Migraciones took seven months to make the switch, during which time they put me on a precaria. They issued the new category of temporary residency in April 2023. I applied for permanent residency in April this year on expiry of my third temporary residency (the expiry of the second year of the second category), but was told the clock had reset to zero in April 2023 (at which time I'd already served 20 months of my initial sentence--the first year temporary residency in the first category and the seven months on a precaria while Migraciones worked out how to change categories). If ultimately successful in April 2026, it will have taken nearly five years of temporary residencies (including the seven months on precaria caused by inefficiency in Migraciones itself) to reach permanent residency.

As you are probably aware, staff in Migraciones will tell you anything, whether they know the correct answer or not. That applies to the last time you went in, and to your planned visit on Monday. It is a very complex area subject to a variety of invisible rules that only some of the staff know. If you aren't working with a lawyer already on this, get one now.

Yeah.. what a nightmare. I think my biggest fear now is that I don't believe I would qualify for any of the other temporary residency categories should they deny my permanent residency application. I'm hoping that because I've served three consecutive years under the same temporary residency category that they will let me pursue permanent residency, regardless of the time I've spent in between on precarias which, as you mentioned, was due to inefficiencies within the system itself.

Depending on the results of next Monday I will certainly be in need of a lawyer.. I'm honestly surprised I've made it this far without one haha.

 

[Alby]

Good luck. Report back. But be very wary of anything they tell you on Monday. At best, it will be a guide to what might happen.

My lawyer told me in April they wouldn't accept my argument that after three years and seven months as a temporary resident (and six and a half years since my first precaria) I was now in line for permanent--and he was right. Even if you could change category, they'd probably reset your clock to zero.

 

[redlobster]

Yeah.. what a nightmare. ... I will certainly be in need of a lawyer.. I'm honestly surprised I've made it this far without one haha.

Why the rush haha? If you already have temporary residency and you're planning to stay here permanently, does it really matter whether you get permanent residency this year or next? Does permanent residency actually give you any meaningful advantages over temporary residency?