Hellloooooooooooo.
This doesn't make any sense. Gaining Argentine citizenship, for most expats who live here legally, is just a matter of filling out the paperwork. It's not something that is for sale or more highly valued because you pay some attorney 5k USD.
YOU may have had an irregular status and feel that you got your money's worth. But for anyone who isn't "irregular" it's a waste of money.
Hellllooooooooooooo!! Hellllllloooooooooooo!! Helllllllllllllllooooooooooooooooo!
Yes, got the significance of the long "hello", Mr Smartie Pants!
Thanks to bajo, the irregulars started getting the citizenship so easily. Yes, the law has existed since 1869 but it was thanks to his interpretation and presentation in the court of law and cornering of the judges, he has been able to pull it off regularly. And after he started, the other lawyers who were just milking expats for filing "residency" papers for 3 years - followed suit and used the recent successful cases to their advantage as referral and win cases too for irregulars.
Like I said, those who have DNI - its not a big deal really.
It was for the permanent tourists, where Bajo has done some brilliant work or many without clean criminal records or not having criminal records from their respective home countries in their possession, or working as a hooker here, where Bajo has thrived. Like I said go to Paraguay and Uruguay and the ball park figure is 20K with zero success record!
Having said that, agencies like ACRA, still tell newbie residents who are not on this forum, they they must wait for 5 years to apply for citizenship and they must be permanent residents first. It was thanks to Bajo and " steve in BA" that this concept has been eroded, for (at least) those, who linger on this forum!
Like I said, gaining citizenship is highly valued worldwide and many people are literally dying to lay hands on a extra citizenship - be it for tax, be if for a better travel document, be it for forfeiting their original citizenship, be it cos they are refugees, be it for banking purpose . Its only thanks to bajo's interpretation of the law, its being literally sold here for 3 k, with zero pain to the client!