Transitory Visa time counting toward Citizenship

[escape004]

I've read various threads on this topic in general, but wanted to ask specifically about this. I'm currently waiting on my convalidacion for my high school diploma/transcript. I've been waiting for a month already and there's no guarantee that they will accept what I've submitted without some back and forth. I will eventually study something that will allow me to get a student visa/DNI. I'm considering taking some courses for fun along with Spanish classes that will give me a long-term transitory visa before starting a formal university course. My question is, can I apply for citizenship without a lawyer once I hit 2 years INCLUDING time spent on a transitory visa if I start paying taxes while on the student visa?

I understand that transitory visa time doesn't help with permanent residence, I'm only asking about citizenship.

I'm aware of the possibility of applying for citizenship upon arrival (I'm already here), but I'm not interested in this route.

 

[steveinbsas]

I will eventually study something that will allow me to get a student visa/DNI. I'm considering taking some courses for fun along with Spanish classes that will give me a long-term transitory visa before starting a formal university course. My question is, can I apply for citizenship without a lawyer once I hit 2 years INCLUDING time spent on a transitory visa if I start paying taxes while on the student visa?

If I understand correctly, the two consecutive years of "physical presence" in Argentina which are a prerequisite for citizenship began the day you first set foot on Argentine soil and your status with migraciones is irrelevant to the citizenship process.l so the answer to your question is yes.

 

[steveinbsas]

If I understand correctly, the two consecutive years of "physical presence" in Argentina which are a prerequisite for citizenship began the day you first set foot on Argentine soil and your status with migraciones is irrelevant to the citizenship process.l so the answer to your question is yes.

Paying income taxes, however is not a prerequisite for citizenship. Demonstrating that you have an "honest means of living" is what the court will require, and citizenship may be granted even if the monthly income falls below the piso de ganancias. It has been posted here by an Argentine lawyer that income earned en negro maybe accepted by the court if it can be certified by an Argentine accountant.

 

[escape004]

If I understand correctly, the two consecutive years of "physical presence" in Argentina which are a prerequisite for citizenship began the day you first set foot on Argentine soil and your status with migraciones is irrelevant to the citizenship process.l so the answer to your question is yes.

Thanks. That's what I was thinking as well.