My residency...I stand corrected

[Caribbean Cool]

So I figured I was close to having lived here two years straight....never having left. Well the two years starts when you apply for the precaria....not when you enter the country. Seems like everybocy knows this....except me. As usual

 

[steveinbsas]

So I figured I was close to having lived here two years straight....never having left. Well the two years starts when you apply for the precaria....not when you enter the country.

Have you been able to determine if it is possible to actually apply for citizenship prior to completing two full years of physical presence in Argentina after applying for the precaria...

...as well as whether or not legal temporary residency must be maintained during the two years?

Seems like everybocy knows this....except me. As usual

I didn't know it, either.

 

[Che1990]

So I figured I was close to having lived here two years straight....never having left. Well the two years starts when you apply for the precaria....not when you enter the country. Seems like everybocy knows this....except me. As usual

it may be worth talking to someone else in migraciones, you may get a different answer

 

[FrankPintor]

In my experience, the precaria counts for nothing when looking for residency via the "traditional" route, i.e. precaria -> temporary residency -> permanent residency. I spent 9 months or so on a precaria which was quite annoying.

The time counted to qualify for permanent residency (2 years for Mercosur, 3 for non-Mercosur) starts when you get your temporary residency with a DNI.

My experience was some time back, so I may be out of date, but that's how things were up to 2021 at least.

 

[steveinbsas]

In my experience, the precaria counts for nothing when looking for residency via the "traditional" route, i.e. precaria -> temporary residency -> permanent residency. I spent 9 months or so on a precaria which was quite annoying.

The time counted to qualify for permanent residency (2 years for Mercosur, 3 for non-Mercosur) starts when you get your temporary residency with a DNI.

My experience was some time back, so I may be out of date, but that's how things were up to 2021 at least.

I believe what you wrote is completely accurate as it applies to the residency process. I'm reasonably certain, however, that CCool is referring to the date at which the clock starts ticking to fullfil the requirement of two years of continuous (aka uninterrpted) physical presence in Argentina to qualify for citizenship.

I was pleasantly surprised to read that it may begin on the date at which one applies for the precaria (instead of the date the precaria is granted), and I assume that means with the first application for temporary residency. I also assume the temporary residency would have to be "renewed" at least once (but perhaps twice) during the process while waiting for the final decision by migraciones, and any precarias that might delay the renewals of the temporary residency will not affect the timing of the two year clock.

 

[FrankPintor]

I believe what you wrote is completely accurate as it applies to the residency process. I'm reasonably certain, however, that CCool is referring to the date at which the clock starts ticking to fullfil the requirement of two years of continuous (aka uninterrpted) physical presence in Argentina to qualify for citizenship.

I was pleasantly surprised to read that it may begin on the date at which one applies for the precaria (instead of the date the precaria is granted), and I assume that means with the first application for temporary residency. I also assume the temporary residency would have to be "renewed" at least once (but perhaps twice) during the process while waiting for the final decision by migraciones, and any precarias that might delay the renewals of the temporary residency will not affect the timing of the two year clock.

Fair enough... I saw the word "residency" in the thread title and assumed we would be talking about that. If not, never mind me...

The rules for citizenship have changed too much for me to comment with any certainty; the requirement to apply used to be 2 years on a temporary residence visa (precaria again not counting for anything), unless you want to do some adventurous legal manoeuvering. Plus the 18-36 months the citizenship process actually takes.