Residency
Argentina — Residency: Required Documents
Exact document lists vary by residency category, but most Argentine residency applications share a common core: a valid passport, an apostilled and translated police clearance certificate, proof of the qualifying basis (employment contract, income/pension proof, or family relationship), and proof of an Argentine address.
VerifiedCommunity sourceRelocation/immigration-law guides (goldenharbors.com, quinternofidanza.com) cross-checked with DNM service pages listing category-specific requirementsLast reviewed: 2026-08-31
Why this matters
Missing an apostille or a sworn (public) Spanish translation is one of the most common causes of delay, since DNM requires officially translated and legalized foreign documents.
Key facts
- Foreign documents (police certificates, birth/marriage certificates) generally must be apostilled (or legalized) in the country of origin and translated into Spanish by a certified/sworn public translator in Argentina.
- A police clearance certificate from the applicant's country of residence for the last several years is required for most temporary and all permanent residency categories.
- Category-specific proof is required in addition to the common core: an employment contract for work visas, 3-6+ months of bank/income statements for rentista, pension statements for pensionado, or civil registry documents for family reunification.
Required documents
- Valid passport (with sufficient validity)
- Police clearance certificate, apostilled and translated into Spanish
- Proof of qualifying basis for the residency category (employment contract, income/pension statements, or family relationship documents)
- Proof of accommodation/address in Argentina
- Passport-style photographs
- Completed DNM application form
Common mistakes
- Submitting foreign documents without the required apostille or without a certified sworn Spanish translation.
- Using an outdated police certificate (most have a limited validity window, often around 90 days).
- Assuming the same document list applies to every residency category when requirements are category-specific.