Argentina: Information on the rights and obligations of a person with permanent resident status, and on the rights and obligations of a person possessing a "cedula" with "radicacion definitiva"
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ARG21796.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Argentina: Information on the rights and obligations of a person with permanent resident status, and on the rights and obligations of a person possessing a "cedula" with "radicacion definitiva", 1 October 1995, ARG21796.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abbd90.html [accessed 31 May 2023] |
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The Consulate of the Republic of Argentina in Montréal indicates in a 3 October 1995 letter sent to the DIRB that foreigners who have permanent resident status in Argentina enjoy the same rights as Argentinian citizens, except for political rights such as the right to run as a candidate in an election.
In a telex forwarded to the DIRB by the International Services Group (ISG) in Hull, the Canadian mission in Buenos Aires writes that a person who has been granted legal permanent residence in Argentina has the right to live, work and study in Argentina (ISG). The telex adds that permanent residents in Argentina may be outside of Argentina for a period up to 5 years without losing their status and they "can renew their status by simply returning to Argentina for a short period of time" (ibid.).
About the term radicacion definitiva, the Canadian mission indicates that radicacion definitiva means legal permanent residence in Argentina (ISG). According to the Argentinian consulate in Montréal, the concept of radicacion definitiva no longer applies, and has been replaced by the term permanent residence (13 oct. 1995).
Both the Canadian mission in Buenos Aires and the Argentinian consulate in Montréal indicate that a cedula or a cedula de identidad is an identity card issued to either an Argentinian citizen or a person who holds permanent residence status in Argentina (ISG; 3 Oct. 1995).
The Canadian mission noted that "currently, there is no legal requirement to obtain a cedula" (ISG). However, to obtain an Argentinian passport, an applicant must submit a valid cedula (ibid.).
For more information on permanent resident status in Argentina and the Argentinian cedula de identidad, please refer to the attachments.
The DIRB has also received from the Argentinian consulate in Montréal a copy of the 1981 Immigration Law in Spanish. This copy has been sent for official translation, which will be immediately forwarded to you upon reception.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
References
Consulate General of The Republic of Argentina, Montréal. 3 October 1995. Letter sent to the DIRB.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada, International Services Group (ISG), Hull. 12 October 1995. Letter including a telex from the Canadian mission in Buenos Aires.
Attachments
Consulate General of The Republic of Argentina, Montréal. 3 October 1995. Letter sent to the DIRB.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada, International Services Group (ISG), Hull. 12 October 1995. Letter including a telex from the Canadian mission in Buenos Aires.
