Expats in Argentina
Step by step from landing to residency
This series guides you through the entire process: arriving, settling in, staying. 29 articles covering everything you need to know — from your DNI in your first weeks to tax residency and running a business in Argentina.
You Just Landed — Your First 48 Hours in Buenos Aires
SIM card, cash and the blue-dollar reality, safe transport from the airport and the first-48-hours checklist.
Your DNI and CUIL/CDI
The national ID and the tax numbers you need — what they are and how to get them.
Visas and Residency: Which Route Fits You
Rentista, nomad, work and Mercosur routes — the entry categories and how to choose.
Registering Your Residency (Radicación)
RaDEX, the precaria and your DNI — documenting your legal stay step by step.
Open a Bank Account in Argentina (Pesos and Dollars)
Traditional banks and digital wallets — what you need and what to expect.
Health Insurance: Public Hospitals and Prepagas
Free public hospitals, obras sociales and the private prepaga most expats choose.
Renting an Apartment in Argentina
Furnished dollar rentals versus traditional peso leases, and the neighbourhoods to know.
Understanding Your Lease: The New Rental Rules
After 2023 leases are freely negotiated — deposits, guarantors, currency and term.
Cost of Living in Argentina: A Realistic Budget
Rent, food, healthcare and transport — concrete numbers for 2026.
Healthcare in Practice: Hospitals, Prepagas and 107
Where to go for what, the emergency line, pharmacies and the best clinics.
Driving in Argentina: Licence, Cars and Apps
How long your foreign licence lasts, converting it, buying versus renting and the ride apps.
Internet, Mobile and Coworking in Argentina
Claro vs Movistar vs Personal, fibre at home and where to find a desk in Buenos Aires.
Schools and Education for Expat Families
International and bilingual schools in Buenos Aires and beyond — fees and how to choose.
Bringing Your Pet to Argentina
No quarantine for cats and dogs — the SENASA paperwork, the rabies rule and life with a pet.
Learning Spanish: The Expat Shortcut
Voseo, lunfardo and the Italian lilt — tutors, apps, immersion and an honest timeline.
Building a Social Life: Expat Communities in Argentina
InterNations, Meetup, fútbol, milongas and the asado — the routes to real friendships.
Shopping and Daily Life: Markets, Supermarkets, Delivery
The corner chino, the feria, MercadoLibre and the delivery apps that run daily life.
Become a Monotributista: Self-Employment and Freelancing
The simplest way to work for yourself legally — the monotributo, explained.
Taxes: Worldwide Income and What Expats Owe
How Argentina taxes residents — what your salary, pension and investments owe.
The Digital Nomad Visa: How It Works
A 180-day transitory residence for remote workers — who qualifies, the cost, how to extend.
Work Visa in Argentina: The Employer-Sponsored Route
How your company sponsors you, the documents, and the Mercosur shortcut.
Buying Property in Argentina as a Foreigner
Equal rights, the CDI, the escribano and a cash US-dollar market — steps and costs.
Investing in Argentina: Rates, Plazo Fijo and the Peso
High nominal yields and a volatile peso — why you must think in real, dollar terms.
Tax Residency: The 183-Day Rule
When you become a tax resident, why it pulls in worldwide income, and avoiding double tax.
Permanent Residency and Citizenship
From temporary residency to a DNI permanente and an Argentine passport.
Retiring in Argentina: Rentista and Pensionado
The two retirement routes, the income you need, and why your money goes far.
Argentina Visa Guide: Every Option for Living There
Tourist to citizenship — the full menu of routes and how they connect.
Cost of Living in Buenos Aires: A Real Budget
Rent by barrio, food, transport and the dollar-income advantage, line by line.
Doing Business in Argentina: Starting an SAS
The SAS in days, the CUIT, the taxes and the must-have accountant.