Argentina: Citizenship by Descent

Child of an Argentine citizen: straightforward qualification. Grandchild: requires the intermediate parent to have claimed or exercised their Argentine citizenship at some point. No residency required. Dual citizenship fully permitted.

• –Intermediate parent must have claimed citizenship: For grandchild claims, the parent (child of the Argentine grandparent) should have at some point claimed their Argentine citizenship. If they never did, the grandchild's claim is weaker but not necessarily impossible; Argentine courts have been flexible.
• –No residency required: This is a major advantage over many countries. The entire process can be done via Argentine consulate.
• –Dual citizenship: Argentina fully permits dual citizenship; no renunciation required.