The legal pathway
On 2 October 2026, the Minister of Economy and the Chief of Cabinet announced that the Citizenship by Investment Program will receive applications during the fourth quarter of 2026. The official communiqué sets two routes: a direct, non-refundable contribution of US$350,000 to the National Treasury, or the subscription of a US$800,000 government bond created specifically for the program. APCI leads the assessment and recommends to the National Migration Agency (DNM), which decides. At this review, the implementing rules, the filing channel, the official payment accounts and the bond’s issuance terms had not been published.
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What should investors establish first?
Is the CBI route accepting applications?
Not yet. The Government announced that the program will be operational to receive applications during the fourth quarter of 2026. Until the implementing rules, the official filing channel and the payment accounts are published, no funds should be transferred.
Are the two routes equivalent?
No. The US$350,000 contribution is a permanent, non-refundable payment to the Treasury: it is not an investment. The US$800,000 bond keeps the capital represented by a sovereign asset, but its real cost depends on term, rate, currency, transferability and any holding period. Press coverage attributed to the Minister a seven-year, zero-coupon bond; the official issuance terms are still pending.
Can my spouse and children apply?
According to the communiqué, yes, with additional contributions: US$100,000 for a spouse, US$100,000 for each unmarried child aged 18 to 25 without children, and US$25,000 for each child under 18. A family with two minor children would total US$500,000 via the contribution route. Whether family members must still pay these contributions when the main applicant chooses the bond has not been clarified.
Can a business or property investment qualify?
Law 346 still refers to relevant investment and allows the Ministry of Economy to define specific projects, but the announcement describes only the contribution and the bond. If productive investment is left out, investor residence (RBI) under Article 23(d) of the Migration Law remains the route for productive capital. A property purchase should not be presented as qualifying.
How do the court rulings affect the program?
On 18 June 2026, Chamber III of the Federal Civil and Commercial Court of Appeals invalidated Articles 37 to 43 of DNU 366/2025, which include the investment naturalisation route. On 30 June 2026, the National Electoral Chamber declared the decree null in the Liping Yang case, for transferring the citizenship certificate to DNM and for regulating electoral matters barred to emergency decrees. These are decisions in specific cases, not a general repeal; the extraordinary appeal route has been filed or is pending concession, and the Supreme Court is expected to have the final word.
Does citizenship by investment make me an Argentine tax resident?
Not by itself. Law 27,802 amended Article 116 of the Income Tax Law: naturalisation through relevant investment does not, on its own, create Argentine tax residence. Existing permanent residents keep their prior status.
Before committing capital
- Confirm personal eligibility
Nationality, immigration history, family composition and background checks.
- Review the investment
Qualifying asset, holding requirements, exit terms and legal ownership.
- Document the funds
Trace the lawful source of wealth and the complete transfer chain.
- Assess the wider consequences
Residence obligations, tax exposure and the limits of any future nationality route.
- Use only official payment channels
Treasury contributions should go only to an official account published by the State and APCI — never to a lawyer’s, consultant’s or intermediary’s account.
Source & research scope
Official government / program source ↗Research snapshot: 2 October 2026. This summary is not confirmation of individual eligibility, current application availability or a guaranteed outcome. The linked source governs the specific information attributed to it.