Temporary residence for people supported by qualifying income from assets or other lawful external sources; personal work remuneration is excluded from the rentista category.
Route overview
Rentista / person of independent means temporary residence
Typical timeline / duration: The direct temporary-residence service states 1 year, renewable; the separate prior-entry permit route states temporary residence for up to 3 years.
Important notes
Provide a valid passport or other accepted identity document, Argentine criminal-record evidence, foreign criminal-record certificates for countries where you lived more than one year during the last three years, proof of address, and proof of regular entry.
The income test is five times the current monthly Salario Mínimo Vital y Móvil (SMVM), not a five-month savings balance. Prior-entry-permit guidance additionally requires stable monthly income payable for at least two years.
Prove that the rent comes from assets in the applicant's patrimony, such as financial instruments, real estate, or company interests. Personal work remuneration is excluded from this category.
Show that the funds needed for the stay enter Argentina through banks or financial institutions authorised by the Central Bank, then file through RaDEX and attend the appointment if the application is accepted.
This is a genuine temporary-residence category under Article 23(b), but it is not a digital-nomad or freelance-work permit: income from personal work is expressly excluded.
Argentina publishes both a direct temporary-residence procedure stating one year renewable and a prior-entry-permit procedure stating up to three years. The filing route and the authority's decision control the final period.
Calculated income floor under Resolution 4/2026: from 1 September 2026, ARS 383,800 × 5 = ARS 1,919,000 per month; from 1 October, ARS 391,200 × 5 = ARS 1,956,000. These are wage-linked calculations, not a separately enacted visa threshold.
Scheduled next steps in the same wage resolution: 1 November 2026, ARS 398,800 × 5 = ARS 1,994,000 per month; 1 December, ARS 406,400 × 5 = ARS 2,032,000. Recheck the wage schedule for the filing month.
Preparation checklist
Identify whether you are using the in-country residence service or the separate prior-entry-permit procedure; obtain that procedure's documents and appointment instructions.
Calculate the required passive monthly income from the filing month's minimum wage; show asset ownership, recurring receipts and the authorised banking channel.
Prepare passport, criminal-record, address and lawful-entry evidence for the applicable procedure; confirm translations, legalisation and any family-case requirements.
Refresh income evidence for renewals; earnings from your personal work do not satisfy the rentista income test.