Foreign nationals who are not citizens of the MERCOSUR or its associated countries can follow the same procedure as described above. In this case, the applicant will be granted temporary residency and a DNI for a term of one year, renewable upon expiration for one additional year. After the first renewal expires, it can be renewed for an additional year. After two renewals, the applicant may apply for permanent residency. A calling entity registered with the RENURE is required to call the foreign national.

If a foreign national who is not a citizen of the MERCOSUR or its associated countries intends to work in Argentina, they can obtain temporary residency and a DNI upon arrival to Buenos Aires (the more expedited procedure). They can also obtain an entry permit and a corresponding working visa, provided that they are hired or employed by an Argentine company or calling entity that has been registered as such with the RENURE (sometimes moving companies require that the working visa be stamped on the passport prior to releasing household goods).

Calling entities must register with the RENURE.

Registration with the RENURE is not required if the foreign national is a citizen of a MERCOSUR member country or an associated country.

The application must be made in writing and filed with the RENURE. The registration only needs to be made once and should be updated every year along with minutes evidencing the last appointment of corporate officers. Registering is free of charge. The calling entity will receive a registration number, and all future admission applications must be filed with that number.

The calling entity that requests registration in the RENURE must provide the following documentation: (i) registration with the Public Registry of Commerce; (ii) bylaws; (iii) minutes evidencing the last appointment of corporate officers; (iv) taxpayer's identification number (Clave Única de Identificación Tributaria (CUIT)); (v) income tax registration; (vi) VAT registration; (vii) gross receipt tax registration; and (viii) registration as an employer in the public social security system.

Noncompliance with the RENURE may trigger penalties, including cancellation of the calling entity.

To obtain temporary residency for a period of one year, the applicant should file the following documentation with the Argentine immigration authorities:

• Employment pre-agreement signed by the employer and the migrating employee, specifying all personal data of the parties: tasks to be performed, working day, duration of the labor relationship, remuneration and the employer's CUIT (All signatures should be certified by a civil law notary/notary public.)
• Proof of the employer's registration with the AFIP and the RENURE
• Valid original passport along with a copy of the passport
• Original birth and marriage certificates (if applicable) legalized by the Argentine Consulate at the place of issuance or authenticated through an Apostille (based on the Hague Convention of 1961, which overrules the mandatory legalization of public instruments) (They should be translated into Spanish by an Argentine certified translator.)
• Federal criminal record certificate of foreign nationals who have reached the age of 16, issued by the countries where they resided for the last three years and from their birth country, legalized by the Argentine Consulate at the place of issuance or authenticated through an Apostille and translated into Spanish by an Argentine certified translator (If a country does not issue this certificate under its domestic laws, the applicant must attach consular proof of this fact.)
• American citizens should only file a police record issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigations, authenticated through an Apostille.
• Certificate of criminal records in Argentina issued by Dirección Nacional de Reincidencia, located at Tucumán 1353 (This certificate costs ARS 500 and is granted within 24 hours. An appointment should be booked online.)
• ARS 16,000 per applicant in cash for migration fees and ARS 300 per applicant in cash for the DNI
• Power of attorney granted to your attorney to assist with formalities at the NMB (This document shall be signed at the immigration office by the applicant.)
• Address certificate issued by the police office in Buenos Aires

These formalities must be completed personally by the applicant and all the members of their family, who must appear in person at the NMB. The process takes approximately three hours.

Once the requirements established above have been complied with, the foreign national shall be granted a Precaria.

Within 30 days after the foreign national is granted a Precaria, the foreign national must file proof that the employer requested an early registration code, issued by the AFIP, with the NMB.

Afterwards, the foreign national will be granted temporary residency for one year, and the authorized term shall be equivalent to the effective term of the agreement.

The calling entity must file a request with the NMB to grant the foreign individual an entry permit. This permit allows the foreign national to obtain a visa at either the consulate where they reside or the country of origin. The following documentation must be filed with the NMB with that application:

• The calling entity's taxpayer's identification number
• Receipts of payment of VAT, gross receipts tax and social security contributions
• Last income tax return
• Full copy of the foreign national's passport (including blank pages) and those of the members of their family that require an entry permit
• An original marriage certificate (if appropriate) per spouse
• A certified copy of the birth certificates of the foreign national's children who are also applying for the entry permit
• The foreign national's résumé in Spanish
• An employment contract, valid for at least one year, to be executed between the calling entity and the foreign national in accordance with Argentine labor laws (The employment contract must specify that the labor relationship is conditioned on the granting of the visa. The employment contract should only be signed by a representative of the calling entity (the foreign national should sign it after obtaining the visa) and must be certified by a notary public and legalized by the Notaries' Association.)
• A letter from the calling entity describing the activities and tasks to be performed by the foreign national in Argentina (The letter should be signed by the legal representative of the calling entity and certified by a notary public.)
• Power of attorney granted by the calling entity to obtain the entry permit from the NMB
• Specific personal data from the foreign national (This first stage finishes once the entry permit has been issued.)

The foreign national cannot be in Argentina while the NMB is processing the entry permit application.

This stage takes place at the Argentine Consulate with jurisdiction over the foreign national's place of residence or nationality.

The foreign national must file the entry permit application with the Argentine Consulate along with the following documents:

• Original passport, valid at least one year (and a complete copy of all pages), on behalf of the foreign national and each of their accompanying family members
• Two of the foreign national's original birth certificates and those of their family members requesting a visa
• An original marriage certificate per spouse
• The foreign national's academic certificate, diploma or degree
• A certificate of criminal record for individuals over 16 years old, issued by the countries where the foreign national has resided for the last five years prior to arriving in Argentina
• A personal 3/4 inch right-profile format photograph
• Consulate fee

The documents mentioned in 2, 3, 4, and 5 must be translated into Spanish and previously legalized by the Argentine Consulate with jurisdiction over the place of issuance or authenticated through an Apostille.

Once all the documentation has been approved, the consulate will grant the one-year visa, renewable upon expiration for an additional year. After the second year expires, the visa can be renewed again for an additional year. After two renewals, the foreign national may apply for permanent residency if they and their family would like to remain in Argentina.

Multinational companies seeking to temporarily transfer foreign nationals to Argentina under an assignment or secondment agreement must file a request for a transfer visa (Visa de Traslado). This visa is initially valid for assignments of up to one year and can be renewed. Renewal requires the foreign national to register with the Federal Tax Authority.

The requirements for this transfer visa are basically the same as those set forth above for non-MERCOSUR citizens.

The calling entity should request the corresponding entry permit and visa from the NMB. In this case, instead of an employment contract, the calling entity must file a letter describing the activities and tasks to be performed by the foreign national in Argentina.

Once temporary residency is obtained from the Argentine Consulate abroad, the applicant and their family should obtain the DNI from the National Registry of Individuals (Registro Nacional de las Personas) in Argentina.

The DNI is the local identification document, which is necessary to obtain a definitive registration with the Federal Tax Authority, open bank accounts, register with healthcare providers and obtain a local driver's license, among other things. The foreign national will be granted the DNI for the same term as the visa. The DNI will only be renewed once the temporary residency has been extended.