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Pensioner Temporary Residence

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Is this aimed at retirees, pensioners, financially independent people, passive-income holders or another profile?

The route is for foreign persons who receive a regular and permanent pension from a government, international organisations, or private companies for services rendered abroad.

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  • ¿A quién está dirigido?
    A personas extranjeras que perciban una pensión regular y permanente de un gobierno, de organismos internacionales o de empresas particulares, por servicios prestados en el exterior.

Which types of income/assets are accepted according to the official source?

A pension or retirement pension received regularly and permanently from a government, international organisation, or private company, for services rendered abroad.

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  • Requisitos para acreditar la condición de pensionado.
    Constancia expedida por un gobierno, un organismo internacional o una empresa particular que certifique la percepción de una pensión o jubilación en forma regular y permanente, de un monto igual o superior a la suma de CINCO (5) Salarios Mínimo Vital y Móvil.

What income, savings or financial-resources threshold applies and how does family affect it where officially specified?

The pension must be equal to or greater than five (5) Minimum Vital and Mobile Salaries. The official source does not state a family uplift.

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Can the holder work locally, run a business or perform other economic activity? What is the family position?

Once the temporary residence is granted the holder may carry out any paid or profit-making activity, self-employed or as an employee, but only for the period of the authorised stay (Law 25.871, art. 51). The official source does not state the family position.

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Limits of the record
  • Article 51 covers paid work only: it does not address family members' rights or travel in and out of the country
  • The route page itself is silent on work rights; the rule comes from the Law that page cites as its legal basis
  • Argentina — https://www.argentina.gob.ar/normativa/nacional/ley-25871-92016/actualizacion
    Los extranjeros admitidos o autorizados como 'residentes permanentes' podrán desarrollar toda tarea o actividad remunerada o lucrativa, por cuenta propia o en relación de dependencia, gozando de la protección de las leyes que rigen la materia. Los extranjeros admitidos o autorizados como 'residentes temporarios' podrán desarrollarlas sólo durante el período de su permanencia autorizada.

How long is the status granted, what is required for renewal, what physical-presence obligations matter, and what longer-term residence direction exists?

The temporary residence is granted for a period of 1 year, extendable. The source does not specify renewal requirements, physical-presence obligations, or longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • The official route page states duration/extendability but does not establish all renewal, physical-presence or longer-term progression details.
  • Vigencia
    Se otorga una residencia temporaria por un plazo de 1 año, prorrogable.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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