Americas
Argentina
Citizenship by Investment
An emerging South American route, structured for early participants.
An emerging South American route, structured for early participants.
Argentina is building an investor pathway to naturalisation on top of one of the world's more accessible residence frameworks. Hampton & Kent monitors the legislative process closely and prepares client files ahead of formal opening.
Why Argentina
Argentina carries one of the strongest passports in the Americas alongside one of its shortest naturalisation periods, a combination that has never before been paired with a formal investor route. Files prepared and legalised now will be ready on the day the framework opens, which is the whole of the opportunity.
Benefits
- One of the strongest passports in Latin America
- Visa-free access to Schengen, the United Kingdom and Japan
- Short qualifying period for naturalisation
- No renunciation of existing nationality required
- Early-mover positioning ahead of formal launch
Qualifications
Every adult applicant is screened to private-banking standard. The points below are the statutory floor; the desk may ask for more depending on the source of wealth.
- Documented lawful source of investment capital
- Clean criminal record and Argentine tax registration
- Qualifying period of lawful residence
- Final terms subject to enacted regulation
Investment requirements
Thresholds below are the statutory minimum for a single applicant unless stated. Family composition changes the figure.
Productive investment
Indicative threshold pending final regulation.
US$500,000
Residence-led naturalisation
Existing residence route with a two-year qualifying period.
Case by case
Application fees & costs
The headline threshold is one of four layers. We set all four out in writing before an engagement is signed.
Qualifying investment
US$500,000
The threshold that satisfies the programme. Everything below sits on top of it.
Government and processing fees
Per applicant
Set by statute and confirmed in writing before any engagement is signed.
Due diligence
Per adult applicant
Independent international vetting, typically from age sixteen.
Professional fees
Fixed, agreed in advance
Our fee is quoted as a single figure for the whole family, never as a percentage.
Programme status
Monitored, not yet open
Under development. Thresholds and qualifying sectors are not yet final, and any figure quoted today is indicative only.
Hampton & Kent and Argentina
Our Argentina desk files through licensed local counsel and owns the mandate from the first conversation to the document in hand. We do not hold client investment capital, and government contributions are paid directly to the relevant state account. Where Argentina is not the right instrument for a family, we say so before any fee is discussed.
Programme terms are set by the government of Argentina and change without notice. Nothing on this page constitutes legal or tax advice.
The route, stage by stage
How a Argentina mandate progresses
- 01
Monitoring
Legislative tracking and briefing notes.
Ongoing
- 02
Pre-file
Documents assembled and legalised in advance.
Weeks 1 – 8
- 03
Residence
Lawful residence established in Argentina.
Months 2 – 6
- 04
Naturalisation
Application filed once qualified.
From year 2
Next steps
Three ways to test Argentina against your own position
Programme check
A confidential read of your file against the current Argentina criteria, before anything is committed.
Request a review →Programme cost
A written figure covering investment, statutory fees, due diligence and our fee for your exact family.
Ask for a figure →Mobility map
Model what a Argentina document adds to the passports your family already holds.
Open the index →Consider alongside
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We will confirm eligibility, current thresholds and realistic timelines before any engagement is discussed.
Direct lines
Private clients
private.office@hamptonkent.comPartner desk
partners@hamptonkent.comLondon office
+44 20 3901 7742