On 31 July 2025, the Government of Argentina published Decree No. 524/2025 in the country’s official gazette, establishing a formal citizenship-by-investment framework that allows foreign investors who make a “relevant investment” to apply for Argentinian citizenship. This route was created by Decree No. 366/2025 (published 29 May 2025), which added article 2 bis to Citizenship Law No. 346 and tasked the Ministry of Economy with defining “relevant investments”. No such definitions were issued as yet.
The decree also creates the Agency of Investment Citizenship Programs in the Ministry of Economy to receive and assess applications, issue complementary procedural rules, and coordinate background and national-security checks with competent bodies; after the Agency’s report, the National Directorate of Migration has 30 business days to grant or deny citizenship.
Nature of measure:
- Incentives
Type:
- Promotion and facilitation (Investment incentives)
Industry:
- Not industry specific
Inward FDI:
Yes
Outward FDI:
No
Sources:
- Boletín Oficial, PODER EJECUTIVO Decreto 524/2025, https://www.boletinoficial.gob.ar/detalleAviso/primera/329061/20250731, 31 Jul 2025
- PODER JUDICIAL DE LA NACIÓN CÁMARA NACIONAL ELECTORAL , Ley 346 — LEY DE CIUDADANÍA, https://www.electoral.gob.ar/nuevo_legislacion/pdf/Ley%20346%20v2.pdf, 29 May 2025
- KPMG: GMS Flash Alert, Argentina – Investing in Argentina: New Pathway to Citizenship , https://assets.kpmg.com/content/dam/kpmgsites/xx/pdf/2025/08/fa25-144.pdf.coredownload.pdf, 01 Aug 2025
Source: UNCTAD