In 2023, Russians broke a record in the number of residence permits in Argentina – 3.7 thousand. RBC.
In the last two years, 5.1 thousand Russian citizens became residents of the Latin American country. In January 2024 alone, 501 Russians received a residence permit. That’s more than all of 2021 (320).
According to Argentina’s National Directorate of Migration (DNM), from January 1, 2022 to June 2023, 34.7 thousand Russian citizens entered the country. The peak occurred at the end of 2022. Moreover, almost 74 percent of those who entered during this period have left the country.
“We must understand that these statistics also include other categories, for example tourists. It is worth considering that you can enter Argentina as a tourist and then change your immigration status,” said Victoria Brusa, representative of the press service of the Argentine Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The main way to obtain a residence permit in Argentina remains “pregnant tourism”. Foreign retirees, refugees and students can also reside in the country. There are 13 categories of residence permit applications in total.
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