Immigrations changes now in effect

Doesn't look like it says much besides strengthening the checks around income and criminality for the different visas if I am reading this correctly. Permanent residency doesn't seem to be impacted much.

edit: Looks like overstays are going to be policed more now.
 
Doesn't look like it says much besides strengthening the checks around income and criminality for the different visas if I am reading this correctly. Permanent residency doesn't seem to be impacted much.

edit: Looks like overstays are going to be policed more now.
Also, it defines two years of residence for citizenship as two years without leaving Argentine territory.
 
Does this mean that these changes are in effect as of the time of signing, or is there an effective date?
 
Does this mean that these changes are in effect as of the time of signing, or is there an effective date?
ARTÍCULO 47.- El presente decreto entrará en vigencia el día de su publicación en el BOLETÍN OFICIAL
(ie. today)
 
I read the Infobae article in English and did not see that, as "reported" in an previous thread, that the first six months of temporary residency must be spent in the country or that, even though citizenship now requires two years physical presence in Argentina, that "legal temporary residency" with a DNI is also required.

Even if the latter is not specified, I imagine that applying for citizenship without a DNI would require a lawyer. I imagine that the lawyer would argue that there is a constitutional right to citizenship without haviv had temporary residency, but it might be an uphill battle if the applicant has been living in violation of immigration regulations that can be considered a "criminal" act, such as overstaying a 90 day tourist visa.

PS: I have no doubt that there is at least one Argentine lawyer who will continue to represent clients in this situation until it becomes absoutely impossible to win those cases.
 
It says that any residency or citizenship application currently underway will be assessed based on the law as it stood at the time the process began.

DISPOSICIONES TRANSITORIAS

ARTÍCULO 44.- Aquellos trámites de otorgamiento de residencia que se hubieren iniciado de forma previa a la entrada en vigencia del presente decreto continuarán su proceso y se analizarán de acuerdo al marco jurídico vigente al momento de su comienzo.

ARTÍCULO 45.- Aquellos trámites de otorgamiento de ciudadanía que se hubieren iniciado de forma previa a la entrada en vigencia del presente decreto continuarán su proceso ante el juzgado en el que estuvieren tramitando y se analizarán bajo las causales vigentes al momento del comienzo del mencionado proceso.


It seems that granting citizenship is being taken out of the hands of judges and put into Migraciones.

Que, a los fines indicados, es fundamental que sea la DIRECCIÓN NACIONAL DE MIGRACIONES, organismo descentralizado actuante en el ámbito de la VICEJEFATURA DE GABINETE DEL INTERIOR de la JEFATURA DE GABINETE DE MINISTROS, la que tenga a su cargo el otorgamiento de la ciudadanía, ya que podrá verificar de forma adecuada la pertinencia del otorgamiento en cada caso específico.

Que resulta a todas luces irrazonable que un trámite administrativo como el otorgamiento de la ciudadanía continúe en la órbita del PODER JUDICIAL DE LA NACIÓN, lo que implica la asignación de recursos que podrían ser utilizados para el cumplimiento de las funciones específicas de dicho Poder del ESTADO NACIONAL.

Que esta modificación redundará en una mayor eficiencia, seguridad y transparencia en los trámites migratorios, al encontrarse unificado todo el historial del solicitante en un mismo organismo, reduciendo la discrecionalidad en las resoluciones y facilitando el acceso a la tramitación de la ciudadanía.
 
So overstaying is now illegal?
There was a decree (I believe) in either 2010 or 2015 that made "abuse of the tourist visa" (AKA being a "pseudo tourist") grounds for any immigration official to deny reentry to any foreigner who they thought was doing so.

PS: If it was "legal" to overstay a tourist visa, why would there ever have been a fine for doing so?
 
It seems that granting citizenship is being taken out of the hands of judges and put into Migraciones.

I think this is what the lawyer(s) who fought against the decree of 2017 were primarily focused on and got the decree declared unconstitutional.
 
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