Argentina Digital Nomad Visa
Argentina
Residency
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- Type
- Remote-work residence
- Work setup
- Remote workers whose job or clients stay abroad
- Core requirements
- Remote work, foreign income, insurance, and funds
- Local work
- Usually does not allow ordinary local employment
- Duration
- Valid for 180 days.
- Renewal / path
- Renewable once for another 180 days; not a residence path.
Summary
Argentina's Digital Nomad Visa (Visa Nómada Digital, visa category 24-H) is a 180-day short-stay permit for remote workers employed by foreign companies or serving foreign clients, renewable once for another 180 days. It was created in 2022 under a resolution of the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones (DNM) and sits outside the main residency framework of Ley 25.871.
The important caveat: this is not a residence permit. Time on the Digital Nomad Visa does not count toward permanent residency or naturalization, and it does not let you switch employers to an Argentine payer. If you want a path to PR, the Rentista or Investor visa is the right vehicle instead.
Eligibility
You qualify if all of the following are true:
- You are a remote worker — employed by a non-Argentine company, freelancing for non-Argentine clients, or running a foreign-registered business you own.
- You can document your foreign remote work and income. Argentina's official rules do not publish a fixed dollar minimum, but applicants are usually stronger when recent pay, invoices, or bank records show steady income in roughly the USD 2,000 to 2,500 per month range or higher.
- You have a valid passport with at least six months of remaining validity.
- You have health insurance valid in Argentina for the duration of the stay.
- You have a clean criminal record from your country of residence.
Who it's built for
- Salaried remote workers at U.S. or other foreign companies.
- Freelancers and contractors with non-Argentine client rosters.
- Solo founders of foreign-registered businesses (LLC, Ltd, S.A., etc.).
Who it's not for
- Anyone whose income comes from Argentine customers or employers.
- Anyone whose role requires being on-site somewhere specific (hospitality, trades, in-person services).
- Anyone who wants time in Argentina to count toward residency or citizenship — this visa does not accrue either.
What the visa grants
- Legal stay of 180 days, renewable once for a total of up to 360 days.
- Multiple-entry travel in and out of Argentina during validity.
- Ability to open an Argentine bank account and rent property.
- Access to Argentina's public healthcare network for emergencies (plus your private insurance).
What the visa does not grant
- Work authorization with Argentine employers.
- Eligibility for a DNI (you get a temporary stamp, not the national ID card).
- A path to permanent residency or naturalization — the countdown on those only starts under a true residency permit.
What This Route Allows
This route can allow you to live in Argentina while working remotely for clients or an employer outside the country. It is mainly a temporary residence option, although some countries allow later renewal or a separate long-term residence step.
What This Route Is Not
This is not usually a local employment visa or a direct citizenship route. Most digital nomad routes limit work for local employers and must be renewed or replaced by another status later.
Next Steps
- Assemble income documentation. Recent pay records, client invoices, contracts, employer letters, income receipts, or bank statements should show steady foreign-source remote income. Argentina does not publish a fixed dollar threshold, but roughly USD 2,000 to 2,500 per month is a useful planning benchmark.
- Get a criminal-record certificate. An FBI Identity History Summary if you're in the U.S., or the equivalent national-police certificate from your country of residence — apostilled.
- Buy travel/health insurance valid in Argentina for the full 180 days.
- Apply online through RaDEX or at an Argentine consulate. The DNM's online RaDEX system is the primary channel since October 2025; a consular filing is still accepted in most jurisdictions. Fees are around $200.
- Enter Argentina on the approved visa. You'll receive a temporary stamp in your passport — not a DNI.
- Renew once if you want the full year. File the extension before the first 180 days expire. After the second stamp, you must leave; there is no third renewal.
- If you want to stay longer, switch tracks. Move onto the Rentista or Investor visa before the Digital Nomad window closes — that conversion resets the clock on the path to PR.
Sources
- Argentina.gob.ar — electronic entry for digital nomads
- Argentina.gob.ar — transitory residence as a digital nomad
- Disposición DNM 758/2022 — founding regulation.
- Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores — Consulados Argentinos — consular filing option.
- Ley 25.871 de Migraciones — underlying immigration statute.