# Argentina: ordinary naturalisation The amended citizenship law requires two immediately preceding years of legal residence without leaving Argentina. The current migration service handles new applications; older court-oriented guidance conflicts with that process. Scope: Ordinary adult residence-based applications under Law 346 Article 2(1), not citizenship by option, investment naturalisation or adjudication of older court cases. Jurisdiction: Argentina. Sources reviewed 2026-09-17; review due 2026-12-16. General information, not legal advice or a finding of eligibility. Requirements depend on the route, applicant and filing date. Verify the official instructions before applying. ## Two legal years without exits Article 2(1), amended in May 2025, requires two continuous legal years immediately before applying. It expressly defines continuity as remaining in Argentina throughout those two years without any departure abroad. This is both a lawful-residence requirement and a strict physical-continuity condition. Evidence: documented. [Argentina, national legislation portal: Law 346 on citizenship, updated text incorporating Decree 366/2025](https://www.argentina.gob.ar/normativa/nacional/norma-48854/actualizacion); [Argentina, Dirección Nacional de Migraciones: Obtener ciudadanía argentina por naturalización](https://www.argentina.gob.ar/servicio/obtener-ciudadania-argentina-por-naturalizacion). Source location: Law 346 Article 2(1), as substituted by Decree 366/2025 Article 37; service ¿Qué necesito?. Effective from 2025-05-29. ## Status, identity and lawful livelihood The current service is for adult foreigners with temporary or permanent residence. It requires an Argentine DNI, occupation or lawful means of livelihood, an Argentine criminal-record certificate demonstrating no criminal record, and an express wish to become Argentine before Migraciones. Permanent residence is not the only accepted status. Evidence: conditional. [Argentina, Dirección Nacional de Migraciones: Obtener ciudadanía argentina por naturalización](https://www.argentina.gob.ar/servicio/obtener-ciudadania-argentina-por-naturalizacion). Source location: ¿A quién está dirigido? and ¿Qué necesito?. ## Current administrative application The amended law assigns naturalisation certificates to the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones, coordinating identity registration with RENAPER. The current service starts through RaDEX and is described as partly in person. Registration and document upload lead to further instructions, not automatic approval or a wholly online grant. Evidence: documented. [Argentina, national legislation portal: Law 346 on citizenship, updated text incorporating Decree 366/2025](https://www.argentina.gob.ar/normativa/nacional/norma-48854/actualizacion); [Argentina, Dirección Nacional de Migraciones: Obtener ciudadanía argentina por naturalización](https://www.argentina.gob.ar/servicio/obtener-ciudadania-argentina-por-naturalizacion). Source location: Law 346 Article 6, substituted by Decree 366/2025 Article 39; service Semipresencial and ¿Cómo hago?. ## Multiple nationality and foreign-law limits Argentina's consular guidance states that already holding other nationalities does not itself prevent acquiring Argentine nationality and that Argentine nationality cannot be renounced. Effects on an existing foreign nationality depend on that country's law. The same consular page's court-process description is not used as current procedural authority. Evidence: conditional. [Consulate General of Argentina in Sydney: Argentine Citizenship, updated 10 March 2026](https://csidn.cancilleria.gob.ar/es/node/3271); [Argentina, national legislation portal: Law 346 on citizenship, updated text incorporating Decree 366/2025](https://www.argentina.gob.ar/normativa/nacional/norma-48854/actualizacion). Source location: Consular nationality-retention paragraphs beginning According to the applicable laws; compare current Law 346 Articles 2 and 6. ## Language and civic requirements unresolved The reviewed new administrative service does not establish a standardised language or civic examination, a numeric language level, or exemptions. The published older regulation still describes judicial applications and an oath. Their precise application within the new administrative process remains unresolved; silence is not an exemption. Evidence: not established. [Argentina, Dirección Nacional de Migraciones: Obtener ciudadanía argentina por naturalización](https://www.argentina.gob.ar/servicio/obtener-ciudadania-argentina-por-naturalizacion); [Argentina, national legislation portal: Decree 3213/1984, updated text](https://www.argentina.gob.ar/normativa/nacional/decreto-3213-1984-25471/actualizacion); [Argentina, national legislation portal: Law 346 on citizenship, updated text incorporating Decree 366/2025](https://www.argentina.gob.ar/normativa/nacional/norma-48854/actualizacion). Source location: Service requirements; Decree 3213/1984 Articles 3–7; amended Law 346 Articles 2 and 6. ## Scope and limitations - This describes the amended law and published DNM service, not a ruling on constitutional challenges, legacy court files, actual processing availability in an individual case or a guaranteed grant. - The March 2026 Sydney consular page and the published older regulation retain court-oriented wording. They are not used to override the amended law or to carry old residence waivers into the ordinary route. - The sources use adult/over-18 wording; this candidate does not resolve the exact eighteenth-birthday boundary. Language, civic and oath implementation under the new process needs specific confirmation. ## Explore this passport - [Passport rank and travel access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/argentina) - [Tax residence & income](https://multipassrank.com/passport/argentina/taxes) - [Country-profile JSON, including sources and scoped requirements](https://multipassrank.com/api/v1/country-profiles/AR) - [Multiple-citizenship policy guide](https://multipassrank.com/dual-citizenship-countries) [Canonical page](https://multipassrank.com/passport/argentina/citizenship)