Theory vs. Practice

Decree 366/2025, the Immigration Reform of May 29, 2025, introduced some stricter language around the precaria and left it to the discretion of the Immigration Department whether to grant it at all. In practice, however, it is always issued. Without it, the applicant would simply be undocumented while waiting, which serves nobody.

Argentine immigration law is full of interesting gaps between the two, and the rentista residency might be the best example we have. Argentina's passive income residency, the rentista, is one of the most misunderstood categories in our immigration system. And honestly? It's not your fault if you got confused.