When Argentina’s Minister of Economy announced in Paris on October 2 that the country’s Citizenship by Investment (CBI) program will open to applications in the fourth quarter of 2026, Latitude Group was in the room. Latitude Chairman and CEO Eric Major joined the minister at the event, accompanied by Kenneth Ing, Chief Legal Counsel of the firm’s Government Advisory practice.
Latitude is a founding member of Argentina Mobility for Investment and Global Opportunity Limited (AMIGO Ltd), the international consortium appointed to provide technical and strategic advisory support to the Republic of Argentina. That mandate covers both the development and the implementation of South America’s only CBI program in the 21st century.
A Founding Seat in the Consortium
On May 15, 2026, AMIGO signed a Non-Onerous Technical Collaboration Agreement with Argentina’s Agency for Citizenship by Investment Programs (ACIP). ACIP is the decentralized government body, operating under the Ministry of Economy, that develops, administers, and oversees the country’s CBI framework.
The agreement pools international specialists in investment migration, program design, operations, due diligence, compliance, international marketing, and government advisory. Latitude has played an active part. Its team has advised ACIP on program architecture, operational structures, investment thresholds, and international market positioning.
By design, the collaborative structure draws on the complementary experience of several specialists while supporting institutional resilience, transparency, and operational flexibility. The Republic of Argentina retains exclusive authority over decisions on applicant eligibility, due diligence, and the grant of citizenship.
The Program Latitude Helped Shape
Argentina established the legal basis for CBI in 2025. Under it, foreign nationals making a qualifying investment may apply for Argentine citizenship without a prescribed period of prior residence. When applications open, a single applicant may choose between a non-refundable Treasury contribution of $350,000 and an $800,000 investment in an Argentine sovereign bond.
Spouses and children may apply as well. A spouse adds $100,000 to the Treasury contribution, as does each child aged 18 to 25 who has never married and has no children. Children under 18 add $25,000 each, and adult children need not prove financial dependency.
For a family of four, the expected contribution comes to $500,000. Which route suits a given family depends on its composition and on how it weighs a non-refundable contribution against capital placed in sovereign debt.
The structure serves Argentina’s current economic priorities while giving investors and globally mobile families an internationally competitive route to citizenship. At this stage of the country’s economic transformation, contributions generate immediate foreign currency inflows in support of fiscal and monetary objectives. Bond investments support longer-term government financing.
As economic conditions and national priorities evolve, future phases may add qualifying investment categories. Those would channel international capital toward broader economic and development objectives.
A G20 Citizenship With a Continent Attached
Argentina combines the attributes of a major G20 economy with an internationally respected citizenship. Its passport carries visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to more than 160 countries by Latitude’s count.
Through regional mobility arrangements including the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), citizens also hold preferential residence rights across much of South America. In practice, that means comparatively simple routes to live, work, study, and establish businesses in participating countries.
Major has spent more than 30 years in investment migration and has worked closely with the Argentine authorities on this initiative. He describes the country as “a G20 economy with extraordinary natural resources, a highly educated population, a globally recognized culture and an internationally respected passport.”
To Major, “the opportunity goes well beyond attracting capital.” Done properly, he argues, CBI can connect Argentina with a new community of internationally mobile entrepreneurs, investors, and families while generating meaningful economic benefits for the country.
For families, Christopher Willis, Managing Partner of Latitude, locates the value of a second citizenship “in the choices it creates over time.” Argentina, in his view, combines access to a G20 economy with opportunities to live, work, and build a business across much of South America.
According to Kenneth Ing, Latitude’s task has been to bring “lessons learned from established residence and citizenship programs around the world” to Argentina. He names governance, operational design, due diligence, and compliance among the areas where that experience applied.
Integrity Written Into the Design
Program integrity and due diligence form central components of the framework. Standards for due diligence, financial transparency, and risk management will align with the recommendations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
ACIP will lead application assessments, working with the State Intelligence Secretariat, the Financial Information Unit, the Ministry of Security, and the Ministry of the Interior. Checks will cover identity, the lawful origin and traceability of funds, assets and finances, jurisdictional risk, criminal and reputational records, and immigration history. International due diligence experts will also take part.
Once its review is complete, ACIP will submit a recommendation to the National Directorate of Migration, which approves or rejects each application. All funds must pass through the formal financial system and comply with anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, and financial transparency standards.
AMIGO’s specialists complement these sovereign functions with experience accumulated across established investment migration programs and markets. For applicants, the practical upshot is paperwork: Source-of-funds evidence takes time to assemble, and that work can begin before the final rules arrive.
Preparing With Latitude Before Launch
Argentina is now preparing for launch in the fourth quarter of 2026. The authorities have yet to communicate the final framework, application procedures, and commencement date. As the program takes shape, Willis describes the firm’s focus as “helping clients understand how it fits their family’s long-term plans.”
Founded in 2017, Latitude is an international advisory firm specializing in residence and citizenship planning, operating through 12 offices worldwide. It advises private clients, their professional advisors, and sovereign governments. Senior executives stay directly involved in client service, and the executive and government advisory teams bring more than 100 years of combined experience.
Families weighing the contribution against the bond can review route selection, family composition, and source-of-funds readiness with a firm that worked with the Argentine authorities on the program’s development.
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To receive updates as the final rules are published and to speak with Latitude’s team, register your interest on Latitude’s Argentina Citizenship by Investment page.
