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The law says ARS1.5M — but the peso made that meaningless

Inversionista Visa
Argentina — active investor

The law formally requires ARS1,500,000 — but peso collapse has long made that figure practically meaningless. In reality, the immigration authority assesses real economic substance: the actual hard-currency threshold runs $30,000-60,000. ACTIVE business management is required.

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Formal statutory threshold
ARS1,500,000
Actual practical threshold
$30,000-60,000
Type of participation
active management
Citizenship available after
2 years

The law didn’t change — the currency it’s denominated in did

This isn’t a "reform raised the threshold" case — the statutory figure is unchanged, the peso just no longer maps meaningfully onto it.

METRIC
FORMAL STATUTORY RULE
IMMIGRATION AUTHORITY’S PRACTICE
Minimum capital
FORMAL STATUTORY RULEARS1,500,000 (Law No.25,871, Decree 616/2010)
assessed by real economic substance
Approximate hard-currency threshold
FORMAL STATUTORY RULEnot stated in the law
$30,000-60,000 in practice
Investment type
FORMAL STATUTORY RULEcapitalizing an activity of interest to Argentina
no restriction on sector, type, or scale

Active management — not just wiring funds

Unlike the Rentista visa (passive income), the holder here must personally participate in the business’s operations.

COST ITEM
RATE
NOTE
Capital (practical threshold)
RATE$30,000-60,000
in a business personally capitalized by the applicant
Deposit at a Central Bank-regulated institution
RATEmandatory
a formal requirement under the decree
Maintaining the investment for renewal
RATEper the original business plan
active management is mandatory

How the process runs

01
Developing a business plan for an activity in Argentina
No sector restriction — manufacturing, trade, or services.
02
Depositing capital at a Central Bank-regulated institution
The formal statutory minimum is ARS1,500,000.
03
Filing under Article 23(d) of Law No.25,871
With proof of the project’s real economic substance.
04
Receiving residence and actively managing the business
Personal participation in operations is mandatory.
05
Citizenship after 2 years of continuous residence
One of the shortest timelines in Latin America; dual citizenship is permitted.

A good fit if

You’re ready to capitalize a business in Argentina in the $30,000-60,000 hard-currency range.
You plan personal, active involvement in managing the business, not a passive investment.
The path to citizenship in just 2 years of continuous residence matters to you.
You’re fine with no restriction on sector, type, or scale of activity.

A poor fit if

You’re taking the ARS1,500,000 statutory figure literally as the real current threshold — in practice, due to devaluation, that sum no longer reflects the standards the immigration authority actually applies.
You want a passive route without active business involvement — the site covers a separate Rentista programme for that.
Your capital is substantially below $30,000 in hard currency — approval below that range is unlikely in practice.
You’re waiting for officially announced fixed thresholds for the upcoming citizenship-by-investment programme (Decree 366/2025) — specific amounts haven’t been set by the ministry yet.

Who runs this programme

Your request goes to two or three firms from this list. You see exactly which ones before it is sent, and you can exclude any of them.

No matching firms in the directory for this category yet — the list is curated by hand and grows over time.

This is an independent list of firms in the market, not our partners — we do not forward requests to them or receive payment for referrals. Contact them directly via the link.

Frequent questions

Is ARS1,500,000 really enough?

Formally that’s the statutory figure, but per the available data, peso collapse has long made it practically meaningless — the immigration authority actually assesses projects by real economic substance, with an actual hard-currency threshold of $30,000-60,000.

Can I just wire money without participating in the business?

No — per the available data, the Inversionista visa specifically requires active management; the holder must personally participate in operations and maintain the investment per the original business plan for renewal.

How does this differ from the Rentista visa?

Rentista (a separate programme on the site) is based on passive income with no active-management requirement; Inversionista, conversely, requires personal involvement in the capitalized activity.

How many years to citizenship?

Per the available data — 2 years of continuous legal residence, one of the shortest timelines in Latin America, with dual citizenship recognized without renouncing the prior one.

Are there sector restrictions?

No — per the available data, manufacturing, commercial, or service activity of any scale qualifies.

What’s known about the upcoming citizenship-by-investment programme?

Per the available data, Decree 366/2025 established a separate direct path to citizenship by investment, but specific thresholds haven’t been defined by the ministry as of the checked date.

Sources

NTL International — overview of Argentina Residency by Investment: the gap between the formal statutory norm (ARS1,500,000) and the practical threshold ($30-60K), the active-management requirement, the timeline to citizenship↗

Figures are for reference only. Verified against official sources on 27 August 2026. A precise quote is issued by the appointed firm after document review. This material is not legal advice, a public offer or investment advice.