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Argentina regulatory change tracker

What changed, when it applies and what still needs verification

A public tracker for legal and regulatory changes relevant to foreign buyers, owners and investors. Each signal shows status, jurisdiction, primary source and reliance boundary.

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Current status

Changes under review

High-risk detail notes are published as review drafts and remain outside search indexing until qualified professional review is recorded.

Status unresolvedCritical risk

The Supreme Court overturned the ruling against Argentina's land-law repeal—but the registry still lists the limits as in force

According to consistent reports in Argentine legal media (we could not find the official text), on September 29, 2026 Argentina's Supreme Court overturned the La Plata appeals ruling that had declared the repeal of Ley 26.737 unconstitutional, dismissing that claim for lack of standing without deciding whether the repeal is valid. As checked on October 8, 2026, the National Rural Land Registry still says the foreign-ownership restrictions are in force under a precautionary measure, while the official legislation database lists the law as repealed. Treat the status as unresolved and get written confirmation before relying on either reading.

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Effective
Status unresolved
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Argentina · national rural land rules
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Next review
Open note and sources
EffectiveHigh risk

IGJ Resolution 4/2026 simplified parts of the foreign-company registration path in Buenos Aires

IGJ General Resolution 4/2026 took effect on May 27, 2026. It reorganized and relaxed parts of the IGJ registration framework for foreign companies, including joint processing in defined cases and acceptance of a duly apostilled corporate-body resolution in digital form, reproduced on paper, when integrity, traceability and inalterability can be verified.

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Effective
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City of Buenos Aires · IGJ registry
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EffectiveHigh risk

Argentina extended the RIGI application window—but ordinary property purchases do not become RIGI projects

Decree 105/2026 extended the RIGI application period by one year from July 8, 2026 and made operational adjustments. The regime remains designed for qualifying large investment projects, not a standalone house, apartment or land purchase.

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Effective
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Argentina · national investment regime
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Open note and sources
Implementation pendingHigh risk

Argentina announced its citizenship-by-investment amounts—no rule setting those amounts was located in our 8 October 2026 check

On October 2, 2026, the Ministry of Economy announced the Citizenship by Investment Programme: a non-refundable USD 350,000 contribution to the National Treasury or subscription of a USD 800,000 government security created for the programme, with separate amounts for family members. Applications are expected during the fourth quarter of 2026. The announcement cites no implementing norm, and buying property is not among the announced options.

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Argentina · national citizenship procedure
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Method

How to read the tracker

This tracker summarizes official public sources and is not legal, tax, migration, corporate or investment advice.

Status before headline

Effective, suspended, unresolved and implementation pending describe different legal states. The visible status outranks the marketing narrative.

Jurisdiction stays explicit

An IGJ resolution does not become a rule for every provincial registry. Each note names the authority and boundary.

Not a file clearance

The tracker orients research. It does not clear a buyer, entity, parcel, title, bank, tax position or permit.

FAQ

Frequently asked regulatory questions

Is Argentina's Rural Land Law currently repealed?

Official sources disagree. The Rural Land Registry still says the restrictions are in force under a precautionary measure, while the official legislation database lists the law as repealed by DNU 70/2023. According to legal-media reports, the Supreme Court's September 29, 2026 ruling decided standing, not whether the repeal is valid.

Does RIGI apply to an ordinary property purchase?

No, not by itself. RIGI is a regime for qualifying large investment projects subject to sector, vehicle, minimum-investment and implementation rules.

Can a foreign investor obtain Argentine citizenship by buying a property?

Not under the terms announced on October 2, 2026. The announcement lists a USD 350,000 Treasury contribution or a USD 800,000 government security, not a property purchase, and cites no implementing norm yet.

Do IGJ foreign-company rules apply throughout Argentina?

No. IGJ Resolution 4/2026 governs the registry framework in the IGJ's jurisdiction. Provincial registries and other authorities can have separate requirements.

How often is the FrontierArg Regulatory Change Tracker checked?

The public tracker has a weekly review target and displays its latest checked date. High-risk detail pages remain outside search indexing until qualified professional review is recorded.