First documents: CUIL, CDI, bank
The package that starts your legal life — and does NOT start the clock
This is the package where people most often lose a year. Someone applies, receives precaria, lives on it — and is certain the two years have started counting. They have not: the period is counted from the date of residency, and precaria does not count towards it. We compile the full package and from day one explain exactly what is already under way counts toward it and what does not.
Who it suits. For those already in the country and starting the application process.
What is included
- CUIL — rental agreements cannot be signed and employment cannot be formalised without it
- CDI — tax identification number for transactions, for those who do not have a CUIT or CUIL
- Address certificate and a lease agreement suitable as proof of residence
- Account at an Argentine bank
- Registration in RADEX and case upload
- We run the two-year counter and prove it: we make sure the clock is genuinely ticking — precaria and tourist 90-day stays do not count toward it, and departures reset the clock continuity
- We start building your evidence folder from day one — you will need it in two years
What the package does not include
Paid separately and directly, with no markup from us.
- Government fees: residence outside MERCOSUR — 100 000 pesos · ≈ $67, DNI for residents — 20 000 pesos · ≈ $13; paid directly to the authority and recalculated at the day’s exchange rate
- Certified document translations: 8,000–20,000 pesos per page
- Apostille on Russian documents: obtained in Russia, before departure
- The bank decides: the bank opens the account on its own terms and may refuse — we prepare the package and go with you
In May 2025, decree 366/2025 transferred citizenship cases from the courts and handed them Migraciones, and at the same time tightened the residency clock: two years of legal residence in a row. A precaria, under which a person lives while their application is being reviewed eir case — that period is not counted. The tourist 90 days are not counted either. Departures break continuity. We have tracked this counter from day one and we gather evidence in advance: rental agreement, utility bills, bank records, entry stamps o entries and exits — because the decision rests with the authorities reviewing the paperwork, not word by word. Parts of the decree are being challenged in courts, and we work in a way that your stay was provable regardless of the outcome.
In May 2025, decree 366/2025 transferred citizenship cases from the courts to Migraciones, and at the same time tightened the residency clock: two consecutive years of legal residence are required. Precaria, under which a person lives while their case is being reviewed; during this period does not count. Nor do tourist 90-day stays. We track the count from day one and gather evidence in advance, because the authority decides on the basis of documents, not words.
CUIL, CDI, address, bank account, RADEX registration, and building your evidence file.
Prices are in US dollars and are all-inclusive — nothing is added on top. Migraciones and RENAPER government fees are paid separately and directly to the authority: they are modest, denominated in pesos and converted at the day’s exchange rate — we list them as a total and provide receipts. SVOY initial consultation — 100 $, credited in the cost of support. The short initial call is free.
Other points
Housing rental and purchase, documents, bank accounts and taxes, schooling, driving licence — 34 services in Argentina, each has its own price.
Package «First documents: CUIL, CDI, bank» · Argentina
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