To become an Argentine citizen or to not?

[Postmodernchild]

Oh yes.... ???

Oh yes! At least "vicariously." ;-).....

 

[yoga*bird]

Hi, some of you asked me to post the docs, so here they are...
CONDITIONS
-you have to be 18 or older
-you have to know Spanish well enough to understand and make yourself understood
-you have to have a DNI
-you have to have been living 2 years or longer consistently in the country (i thought it was 5 but on the paper it say 2 and it seems like little time)
Papers
-DNI
-Birth Document (I am sure it must have Apostil by the country you were born in and authenticated by the Argentine consulate in the jurisdiction of where the document was issued.)
-Migration Certificate. (It says you have to go before the office of migrants and declare your intent to immigrate.)
-You have to show that you can support yourself by means of work or income
-Certification of where you live
-Good conduct report from local police
-Good conduct from your home country police LEGALIZED by the Argentine consulate IN YOUR COUNTRY nearest to the police office.
ALL of the documents in a language other than English must be Translated and by an Argentine Public National Translator and signed and noted by the translation house in your city.

It seems like loads and Loads of hoops to jump...the biggest is getting the darn police report and birth record from your original country and having it mail to the Argentine consulate and then having all that sent to you in Argentina. Ugh. But then again we are talking about CITIZENSHIP.

Thanks for all the encouragement. I applied for my DNI back in 2001 and I got it in 2003 and I have been living in the country permanently since 2005. The process seems straight forward enough but where you have to go to file (ie the court) could be a total disaster because it is very confusing.

 

[yoga*bird]

You can check Steve's thread.

I will too ask for Argentinean citizenship this year (I might open a thread too).

Aside of the technical aspects, I think that, in order to embrace a second citizenship (I'll always be French but I can also be Argentinean like you can have two Loves in your life), you need too to be sincere with yourself.

It seems it doesn't take long.

Where is Steve's thread....

 

[French jurist]

Where is Steve's thread....

---> http://baexpats.org/expat-life/13959-argentine-citizenship-foreigners-can-really-easy.html

 

[Bajo_cero2]

Hi, some of you asked me to post the docs, so here they are...
CONDITIONS

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-you have to be 18 or older

.

Ok

-you have to know Spanish well enough to understand and make yourself understood

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No

-you have to have a DNI

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No

-you have to have been living 2 years or longer consistently in the country (i thought it was 5 but on the paper it say 2 and it seems like little time)
Papers

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1 year is enough to start the procedure but is debatable.

-DNI

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No again.

-Birth Document (I am sure it must have Apostil by the country you were born in and authenticated by the Argentine consulate in the jurisdiction of where the document was issued.)

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No

-Migration Certificate. (It says you have to go before the office of migrants and declare your intent to immigrate.)

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No, the judge ask the report to DGM.

-You have to show that you can support yourself by means of work or income

.

Ok

-Certification of where you live

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Ok

-Good conduct report from local police

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No, idem DGM report

-Good conduct from your home country police LEGALIZED by the Argentine consulate IN YOUR COUNTRY nearest to the police office.

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No, idem DGM report

ALL of the documents in a language other than English must be Translated and by an Argentine Public National Translator and signed and noted by the translation house in your city.

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More or less

It seems like loads and Loads of hoops to jump...the biggest is getting the darn police report and birth record from your original country and having it mail to the Argentine consulate and then having all that sent to you in Argentina. Ugh. But then again we are talking about CITIZENSHIP

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In fact, the procedure is simplier and easier than the residence one.

but where you have to go to file (ie the court) could be a total disaster because it is very confusing.

I agree.

Well, the info you have is not accurate. I suggest you read this thread:
http://baexpats.org/expat-life/10837-argentine-citizenship-foreigners.html

Regards

 

[yoga*bird]

You can check Steve's thread.

I will too ask for Argentinean citizenship this year (I might open a thread too).

Aside of the technical aspects, I think that, in order to embrace a second citizenship (I'll always be French but I can also be Argentinean like you can have two Loves in your life), you need too to be sincere with yourself.

It seems it doesn't take long.

Hey thanks for your input. I'm going to go ahead and file with the information I have from the office here in my town. I am not in BA.
I will let you guys know how it goes.
Thanks for you ideas, let us know if you too decide to apply.
I have been here for a long time and my husband and child are Argentines so honestly I don't think it will be too much of a big deal. I jut know from experience that if the papers are not perfect, there will be issues. So as long as I cross my t and dot my i, and wait and wait it will all work out.