Hello
I am a U.S. citizen. My priority is to obtain legal residence in Argentina in the fastest, most inexpensive manner possible, not necessary in that order, eventually becoming permanent. I've been exploring each and every type of residency visa and I am open minded to any one of them.
Some individuals may consider getting a quicky minister ordination in order to qualify for a religous visa to be unethical, but this discussion isn't about ethics. This is about becoming a legal resident in the great country of Argentina.
So let's take a look at each of the types of visas that I'm aware of and my perspective on how they may (or may not) fit with this strategy:
Financier - Impossible. Unless someone knows something I don't, this won't work. I'm not a business man, I'm a poor slob.
Pensioner/Retiree - I have no pension.
Religious - This one seems like a great option and I hope someone can shed light on it. It seems you can get ordained very quickly online and there don't seem to be any strict guidelines for which church sponsers you, but you do need them to "make a complete presentation and provide certain details and certifications." I can't find better information on what those details are, but here's the website that I first discovered this type of visa: http://www.argentinaresidency.com/services/argentina-visa/religious-visas.htm
Medical - I've found very little detail on this type, but I assume you have to have some kind of medical degree, which I don't.
Student - Possible as a last resort. Four years of college isn't cheap, but my goal is to achieve immediate residence, so my main consideration would be the cost of the first semester, not to say the remaining seven wouldn't be a factor. It'd be a lot of effort just to gain residence so I hope it won't come to that... although maybe you don't need to attend all four years. Insights?
Contracted Personnel - What a great option! Residency AND a job off the bat. I don't have any meaningful experience for a "skilled" position but if someone would offer to contract me to scrub toilets I would ask "how shiney". I just don't believe people are offering contracts for anything other than highly skilled positions. Insight on this, please.
Journalist/Correspondent - Interesting option. "This visa is designed for journalists that come and work in Argentina either as correspondent appointed by any Media from abroad, or for working as a journalist by his own. In any case, specific documents will be required." I'm not sure what documents they mean. I emailed ARCA about it but they didn't respond. What's interesting is that it says you can be self-employed. I have done a lot of paid blogging and I can make portfolio if that's what is desired.
This brings me to last visa type, which I have lovingly deemed the provisional type. Please view the post here: http://baexpats.org/expat-life/10264-new-residency-types.html
This seems to be special residency for a broad spectrum of activities which are healthy for Argentina's culture, science, commerce or industry. I may not have a degree but there are lots of ways I could offer my skills to Argentina. I was thinking, what if I offered to do X amount of hours of community service for Y amount of time whereever they wanted me? Perhaps an art museum?
So there you have it, thanks for reading. These aren't neccisarly all the visas out there, just the ones I've discovered so far. Remember, I'm gunning for permanent residence. What kind of strategies can I implement here?
I am a U.S. citizen. My priority is to obtain legal residence in Argentina in the fastest, most inexpensive manner possible, not necessary in that order, eventually becoming permanent. I've been exploring each and every type of residency visa and I am open minded to any one of them.
Some individuals may consider getting a quicky minister ordination in order to qualify for a religous visa to be unethical, but this discussion isn't about ethics. This is about becoming a legal resident in the great country of Argentina.
So let's take a look at each of the types of visas that I'm aware of and my perspective on how they may (or may not) fit with this strategy:
Financier - Impossible. Unless someone knows something I don't, this won't work. I'm not a business man, I'm a poor slob.
Pensioner/Retiree - I have no pension.
Religious - This one seems like a great option and I hope someone can shed light on it. It seems you can get ordained very quickly online and there don't seem to be any strict guidelines for which church sponsers you, but you do need them to "make a complete presentation and provide certain details and certifications." I can't find better information on what those details are, but here's the website that I first discovered this type of visa: http://www.argentinaresidency.com/services/argentina-visa/religious-visas.htm
Medical - I've found very little detail on this type, but I assume you have to have some kind of medical degree, which I don't.
Student - Possible as a last resort. Four years of college isn't cheap, but my goal is to achieve immediate residence, so my main consideration would be the cost of the first semester, not to say the remaining seven wouldn't be a factor. It'd be a lot of effort just to gain residence so I hope it won't come to that... although maybe you don't need to attend all four years. Insights?
Contracted Personnel - What a great option! Residency AND a job off the bat. I don't have any meaningful experience for a "skilled" position but if someone would offer to contract me to scrub toilets I would ask "how shiney". I just don't believe people are offering contracts for anything other than highly skilled positions. Insight on this, please.
Journalist/Correspondent - Interesting option. "This visa is designed for journalists that come and work in Argentina either as correspondent appointed by any Media from abroad, or for working as a journalist by his own. In any case, specific documents will be required." I'm not sure what documents they mean. I emailed ARCA about it but they didn't respond. What's interesting is that it says you can be self-employed. I have done a lot of paid blogging and I can make portfolio if that's what is desired.
This brings me to last visa type, which I have lovingly deemed the provisional type. Please view the post here: http://baexpats.org/expat-life/10264-new-residency-types.html
This seems to be special residency for a broad spectrum of activities which are healthy for Argentina's culture, science, commerce or industry. I may not have a degree but there are lots of ways I could offer my skills to Argentina. I was thinking, what if I offered to do X amount of hours of community service for Y amount of time whereever they wanted me? Perhaps an art museum?
So there you have it, thanks for reading. These aren't neccisarly all the visas out there, just the ones I've discovered so far. Remember, I'm gunning for permanent residence. What kind of strategies can I implement here?