The Argentina foreigner's identity card () was a document issued to non-Argentine citizens living in Argentina.
Prior to the "DNI libreta celeste" (DNI Blue booklet), foreigner's IDs and additional provisions were also in distinct color, and with the inscription "EXTRANJERO" (FOREIGNER) with different format and pages form than green booklet for nationals. On the old pre-biometric DNI, it used to have the inscription "EXTRANJERO" in red print, but it was later removed in 2021, And since 2022 it is not included. Today, Argentine Identity cards are fairly as the same as for citizens as for foreigners. However, the term "DNI for foreigners" is still used. Within Argentina, it is sufficient to know where they are and to show them to the police within a reasonable amount of time, when requested.
The regulation and issuance of identity documents for foreign residents in Argentina has evolved through several administrative resolutions and policy reforms since the 1990s.
In 1994, the Ministerio del Interior issued Resolución Nð 4478/1994, which allowed foreign residents with at least ten years of residence in the country to obtain a Documento Nacional de Identidad (DNI) without presenting their birth certificate, provided they could show a certificate of residence issued by the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones or an identity card from the PolicÃÂa Federal Argentina.
At the beginning, they were burgundy identity cards with "EXTRANJERO" legend at the cover, with different paging rather than the Argentine nationals. This was also conserved at the "DNI Blue booklet" that Argentines had instead of non-citizens.
To initiate procedures before the Administración Nacional de la Seguridad Social (ANSES) or their respective Administradora de Fondos de Jubilaciones y Pensiones (AFJP), all foreign residents with permanent residence status had to have a DNI, according to the SecretarÃÂa de Seguridad Social's 1997 Resolución Nð 18/1997.
Resolución Nð 1355/2004 of the Registro Nacional de las Personas (RENAPER) brought about additional changes to the administrative handling and design of identity documents in 2004. This resolution modified the legend printed in the DNI booklet for both national and foreign minors to reflect updates introduced by Decreto Nð 538/2004, concerning document validity and renewal timelines.
Manually issued DNI booklets (usually green, burgundy, or light blue) would no longer be valid as travel documents as of November 1, 2016, according to Registro Nacional de las Personas' 2016 Resolución Nð 480/2016. However, they would still be valid for other domestic purposes until March 31, 2017. This action brought Argentina's identification requirements into compliance with the Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional's (OACI) standards.
The term "EXTRANJERO" was eliminated from DNI cards given to foreign residents of Argentina in 2021 when RENAPER issued Disposición Nð 902/2021. By making sure that the DNI's design no longer separated holders based on their nationality status, the measure most likely aimed to advance equality and lessen discrimination.
Since 2022, the "EXTRANJERO" legend is not included in newer Argentine Identity cards.
A limited residence permit (, precarious residence) is valid for a certain period of time and is issued for a certain purpose:
The DNI Extranjeros did grant the right to work; instead the permission to work had to be explicitly mentioned in the document.
An unlimited residence permit (, Permanent residence) is a permanent residence permit. It grants the right to live and work in Argentina. A foreigner receives a settlement permit if:
Since the pre-biometric DNI Tarjeta, the DNI for foreigners (credit card size) plastic cards was very similar like national citizens but including the "EXTRANjERO" print previously mentioned. In the back, it included more details about the residence of the person.
The front side showed the following information:
The back side contained the following information:
The three-line machine-readable zone on the back side contained the following information:
Empty spaces are represented by "<".