In terms of citizenship I would think its the same. If you need 2 years residency, and the requirement for residency is 183 days in order to renew for second year, then it's basically what's required for citizenship.
Temporay "residency" granted by migraciones has a different meaning than the same word when when applied to the citizenship process.
If I correctly understand how it works, the citizenship process does not actually require two years of temporary residency granted by migraciones (though it apparently has in the past and probably would now if migraciones had control of the citizenship process).
I don't know if student visas are issued for a full year or just for the term of the course of study. Based on previous pósts on the subject, I don't think a student visa can be "renewed" the same way a visa restista or visa pensionado can. If not, you would have to repeat the application process each year (including getting a new FBI report if you leave the country?)
Yeah the plan is to stay 6.5 months and then leave for 5.5 months before returning.
If my information is corect, migraciones simply does not grant student visas if the course is less than six months of the year. Perhaps you can find a course that lasts two weeks longer than that, but that will not serve your purpose if the court considers eleven months out of the two years too much time out of the country to meet the two year residency requirement.
It would be "helpful" to know what would happen to your ability to get a second student visa if you do not stay in the country long enough to finish the course you enrolled in to get the first one.
As I see it, your plan (as stated) will only work if you can get "back to back" student visas (even if you have to repest the application process from scratch for the second one) that allow you to "study" in Argentina for 6.5 months each year
and the court considers the 13 months you are in Agenitna for those two years sufficient to meet the "residency" requirement.
would I ever need to make a short notice appearance at the secretary office? I would assume until you actually apply for citizenship you won't have to make any trips like that.
I was referring to what actions you might have to take
after you apply for citizenship that would require your presence in the country if and when the court dictates. It sounds like your original plan is to wait until you have two years of residency granted by migraciones to apply for citizenship.
PS As you may already know, Dr.Rubliar has indicated that you can apply for citizenship as soon as you arrive in Argentina (on a tourist visa) and completley bypass migraciones, but that entails life without a DNI for at least two years (possibly closer to three) as well as (I believe) staying in the country for most (if not all) of that time (until citizenship is granted). It also entails paying an attorney at least several thousand dollars.
As always, Dr. Rubliar is most welcome to correct or clarify anything in this post.