Milei will be gone in next elections
eh?? LLA is looking super strong this October, and with the USA crashing and the EU falling apart (look at all the 'cultural enrichment' in Paris just a few days ago), Argentina looks like it's prospering and if so, people will vote for Milei's team again. more chainsaw! much to cut, yet.
This part is the one I really have an issue with. My home is here, my life is here, but I'm also a business owner and have professional conferences and things outside Argentina, so it's unreasonable (to me) to require someone to stay put and not leave the country, in order to obtain citizenship. Put time limits on how long you can be outside Argentina yes, but don't make it a hard no. You disqualify lots of folks who would be great assets to Argentina and great potential citizens by doing so.
as usual, you have the wisest take. my girlfriend asked the same today: how can her
Rentista residency be dependent on her rental income in the USA, yet she wouldn't be allowed to go do repairs and move people in, etc., like she already did once this year? or even go to a funeral?? so if someone dies i have to choose between losing my citizenship chances because i left for a week, or not go back to deal with serious stuff? this can't possibly be how it was/will be written. on top of how it goes against all common sense from Milei's cabinet, it also violates the Constitution that very clearly says residing continuously for 2 years (no mention of never leaving, no mention of permanent residency needed, etc.)
They don't mean occasional trips. They mean if you go to live somewhere else after moving here. If you are just going for work trips they aren't going to count that. It is not literal.
i can give a real anecdote from my trip to
Migraciones this week. the boss there who has been very kind (although retarded when it comes to bureaucracy) told me that the steps now for Citizenship are:
1.
federal courthouses now do NOT approve naturalization; all citizenship goes through Migraciones. so they might be able to enforce extra stuff like they've been doing all along, when it comes to the requirements (of course Buenos Aires headquarters have the final say).
2. temporary residency (
Rentista, Pensioner) for 3 years temporary gives Permanent Residency, then you need
2 years of permanent residency to apply for naturalization at Immigration.
3. for those 2 years
after Permanent Residency is obtained,
you must stay in the country without leaving whatsoever, for those 2 years.
i don't believe all of this will remain, but this is what i just heard from Mendoza immigration bosses, June2025. this would severely f*ck-over my life plan for my family, as
@Darksider415 mentioned.
i specifically asked about leaving for a short time. "no" was the answer. again, i don't agree with it, and it seems unenforceable (and i can't imagine a single person other than a retarded Peronist or lazy Immigrations worker) to tell people that they are locked in the country. the Constitution is written in our favor, so the executive order/laws would need to amend the Constitution:
"
Obtienen nacionalización residiendo dos años continuos en la Nación; pero la autoridad puede acortar este término a favor del que lo solicite, alegando y probando servicios a la República."
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residing doesn't say permanent residency, DNI, nothing.
www.infobae.com
