Argentine Nationality: Acquisition by Option

General Aspects

• Argentine nationality by option can only be obtained at the consulate by children of native Argentine citizens born abroad.

• The acquisition of nationality, whether by option or naturalization, does not require renouncing or forfeiting any other nationality under Argentine law.

• The nationality option can be carried out either in Argentina at the Civil Registry or abroad at the Argentine Embassy or Consulate with jurisdiction over the applicant's current place of residence. If the procedure is done in Argentina, bring an apostilled PERSONBEVIS (birth record). This must be translated in Argentina. The consulate does not translate or legalize document translations. For validity in Argentina, translations must be performed by a nationally registered public translator and certified by the appropriate jurisdictional professional association.

• If you reside in Sweden but the applicant was born in another country, you must first register the birth certificate with the Argentine Embassy or Consulate with jurisdiction over the birthplace before scheduling an appointment to apply for Argentine nationality. A personbevis is not valid if you were not born in Sweden.

|IMPORTANT: ONLY ONE NATIONALITY OPTION PROCEDURE PER DAY|

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Costs:

1. Registration of the applicant’s birth in the Civil Registry Book: Amount in SEK equivalent to 40 USD (40 USD per every 25 lines).

2. Notarial protocol for the declaration of option for Argentine nationality: Amount in SEK equivalent to 80 USD (40 USD per every 25 lines).

3. Processing fee for DNI: Amount in SEK equivalent to 15 USD at the exchange rate on the processing day.

4. Biometric Passport (only for minors under 14 years): Additional amount in SEK equivalent to 185 USD at the exchange rate on the processing day.

Exact amounts in SEK will be provided at the consular appointment.

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Required Documentation

(Originals must be submitted)

1. PERSONBEVIS WITH ALL RELATIONSHIPS (If the birth occurred in Sweden):

   • Birth certificate (personbevis) issued by local authorities (Skatteverket), signed and stamped by an official, and subsequently legalized with an Apostille by a public notary.
   • Ensure the personbevis is the long version that includes parents but excludes children (for adult applicants).
   • It must be issued within 6 months of application and must mention the birth date. This additional detail must be explicitly requested from Skatteverket through MANUELL KOMPLETTERING, which will appear on the last page of the personbevis. This is how the last page of the Personbevis should look like.
   • If the birth occurred in another country: Submit a birth registration certificate issued by the country of birth, duly apostilled by the competent authority in that jurisdiction, and issued within the last six months.

2. TRANSLATION TO SPANISH:
   The personbevis must be translated by an official translator. No apostille is required on the translation. For official Swedish-Spanish translators, contact Kammarkollegiet: Kammarkollegiet.

3. CERTIFIED BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF THE ARGENTINE PARENT(S):
   Issued within 6 months of application. If it is a digital certificate legalized by the GEDO system, it does not expire.

4. IDENTITY DOCUMENTS:

   • For minors: Both parents must accompany the child. If one parent has passed away, provide proof of death.
   • For adults: Applicant’s passport (valid for at least 1 year) and a copy of the Argentine parent's DNI.

5. PHOTOGRAPH:

   • One 4 cm x 4 cm color photo, white background, no glasses or hats.

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Procedure

1. Email Submission:

   • Send scanned copies of all required documents in PDF format to consulares_esuec@mrecic.gov.ar. No photos are accepted. Include the applicant's full name and age in the email.

2. Consular Review:

   • Await a response confirming document approval. Upon receiving confirmation, send the original documents by registered mail to BOX 14039, 104 40 Stockholm.

3. Appointment Scheduling:

   • After receiving the documents, the consulate will schedule an appointment for the nationality option process.

4. In-Person Appointment:

   • Bring original identity documents. For minors, all individuals with parental responsibility must attend unless one is deceased, in which case proof must be provided.

Estimated Duration: Up to 3 hours