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Argentina Will Sell You a Passport for About $350,000, Here’s What It Actually Gets a Traveller

Argentina’s new citizenship-by-investment scheme costs about €311,000 and opens before year-end. Here is what the passport buys at a border, and what…

By Laxman Rawal · Oct 2, 2026

Argentina announced on 2 October 2026 that it will sell citizenship for a non-refundable contribution of about €311,000 (roughly US$350,000), and the passport it comes with is accepted visa-free in more than 140 countries. For a traveller, the useful question…

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What exactly did Argentina announce?

Economy Minister Luis Caputo unveiled a citizenship-by-investment programme at an investor event in Paris, and it is billed as the first of its kind in South America. There are two routes: a one-off non-refundable contribution of €311,000, or €711,000 put…

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Is the passport actually worth that at a border?

For most buyers, it is not a travel purchase. The Argentine passport opens more than 140 countries without a visa in advance, including China, Russia, the Schengen area and most of Latin America. A buyer who already holds a US, UK, Australian or EU passport…

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What does a passport change when you travel to Nepal?

Very little, because Nepal sells tourist visas on arrival to most nationalities rather than rationing them by passport strength. The fees are US$30 for 15 days, US$50 for 30 days and US$125 for 90 days, paid at Kathmandu airport or the main land borders. A…

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What should you do now, and what is still unknown?

If you are a traveller rather than an investor, do nothing, because no application is open and nothing changes at any border today. The reports we checked did not set out residency requirements, processing times or whether buyers must keep their current…

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