Argentina
Digital Nomad Visa (Residencia Transitoria): health insurance requirements
Yes: health insurance is required
Yes, in the form of a sworn declaration. Argentina's digital nomad residency (a residencia transitoria created by Disposición 758/2022) is open to nationals who do not need a tourist visa and who work remotely for clients or employers abroad. It grants up to 180 days, extendable once, with no official minimum income in the rule. The insurance condition is a declaración jurada that you hold health insurance covering your medical needs; no specific coverage figure is set in the nomad rule itself.
The requirements at a glance
| Local-licensed insurer required | No: compliant international IPMI is accepted |
|---|---|
| Accepted proof | A sworn declaration (declaración jurada) that you hold health insurance covering your medical needs for the stay. No specific coverage amount is mandated in the nomad rule; an international policy is accepted. |
Open to nationals who do not require a tourist visa (US, UK, Canada and Australia qualify) working remotely for clients or employers abroad; up to 180 days, extendable once for a similar period; no official minimum income, but you must document your work and earnings. A separate 2025 decree (366/2025) introduced an insurance-on-entry requirement for foreigners that is not yet enforced at the border.
Our take
The visa asks you to declare cover, not prove a figure, so the temptation is to under-insure. Emergency care at public hospitals is free, but non-emergency care is now billed to non-residents and a serious private admission runs to tens of thousands of dollars.
Carry a high emergency-medical limit (six figures) plus evacuation, and keep the policy documents handy in case a renewal or a hospital asks.
What happens if you get it wrong
A declaration you cannot back up can sink the application, or a later renewal, which checks your income and that you stayed in Argentina at least half the period.
Free emergency care does not cover the non-emergency treatment, repatriation or a flight home that a real incident needs, so leaning on 'free healthcare' leaves a large gap.
Interactive
Verified pricesWhat would it cost in Argentina without insurance?
You pay, out of pocket
$2,000–$30,000
A private surgery or multi-day admission with ICU; peso-volatile, indicative.
Bars to scale. A flight home is in another league.
That is the bill you carry alone. Insurance exists for exactly this.
See what cover costsTypical private-care estimates for illustration, not a quote. Actual bills vary by hospital, city and severity.
FAQ
The rule sets no specific coverage amount. It asks for a sworn declaration that you hold health insurance covering your medical needs, so insure for the real risk rather than a minimum.
No official minimum is set in the rule, but you must document your remote work and earnings, and prove income again at renewal.
Up to 180 days, extendable once for a similar period.
A 2025 decree introduced an entry-insurance requirement, but it is not yet enforced at the border. It is still worth having, since non-emergency public care is now billed to non-residents.
No. An international policy that covers your medical needs in Argentina satisfies the sworn declaration.
Reviewed by Lukas Schönberg, Founder & researcher, Nomad Insurance Broker OÜ
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