Instead of a stork with a baby, a penguin with a passport: the striking Russian marketing that promotes Argentina as “the best country to give birth” – Flash News

“Every child born in Argentina automatically receives citizenship and their parents permanent Argentine residency. and the right to an Argentine passport with which they can travel without a visa around the world: from Europe and the United Kingdom to Japan and New Zealand”, promotes the agency Baby RuArgentina at a time when justice is investigating organizations that charge Russian pregnant women up to $35,000 to come to the country to give birth and process documentation.

Following an anonymous complaint, the National Criminal and Federal Correctional Court No. 1, under the responsibility of Judge Maria Romilda Servini, and the Migration Affairs Division of the Superintendency of Federal Investigations of the Argentine Federal Police (PFA) , focused on the call “birth tourism” booming in recent times and managed to identify the alleged leaders of an agency that allegedly ran irregularly and at high speed, the granting bogus permanent residences to these women.

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From the National Directorate of Migration they confirmed that in 2022, 10,500 Russian pregnant women entered Argentina, of which 5,800 did so in the last three months of the year. In this way, they are not only looking for their newborns to obtain the Argentinian DNI, but also a passport for themselves. To take advantage of flexibility in the conditions for obtaining nationality, the result of our history and tradition as a country of immigration, (remember Juan Bautista Alberdi’s “to govern is to populate”), to raise this business to a million dollars.

“Nowhere in the world can you get a passport so quickly after childbirth as in Argentina”they assure on the website, where they also point out that despite the official bureaucracy, the whole procedure involves many Fewer requirements than in other countries.

BabyRuArgentina defines itself as a “100% Argentinian” company that was created in 2017. “Only the best doctors and specialists work for us”, they say, citing some of the most prestigious clinics in the city of Buenos Aires. And although they specify that the cost of these professionals and institutions is borne by each parturient, they assure that they are responsible for obtaining discounts of up to 50% for patients through “cooperative agreements “.

The bone packages offered to promote “delivery to Argentina” are three: the one that considers the basic needs for $5,000 another that provides intermediate benefits for $7 million and another one for VIP customers for $15 million

The first, calledeconomy class” offers a preparation of the pregnant woman before her arrival, a reception at the airport, 15 appointments with the obstetrician, a concierge service, an agenda with all the scheduled shifts, a private chat to answer questions about what it’s like to give birth in Argentina, DNI treatment for the baby and discount for a Spanish course.

The second, called “business class”, It differs from its predecessor in that it also envisages unlimited visits to doctors and personalized support on all shifts. Also assistance for the preparation of the trip and the choice of accommodation and health center.

While the serviceluxury” promises the pregnant woman and her partner to obtain Argentine nationality within 3 years of birth.

“To give birth in Argentina, you don’t need to apply for a visa, and after giving birth, you can forget about visas forever,” they note, exploring the benefits for Argentines to enter more than 170 countries. without visa.

To enter Argentina, Russians must present return tickets, confirm that they have enough money for the entire stay and provide details of their itinerary. They can stay as tourists for 90 days and, if they wish, they can change their immigration status on the spot. You don’t need to leave the country for this.

Foreigners can apply for citizenship in two different ways: optional oh by naturalization.

The first case concerns the children of Argentine parents born abroad who, when they reach the age of majority, can “opt” for Argentine nationality. The procedure can be performed by the patria postestad holder if he is a minor.

But for the case dealt with in this note, the way is “naturalization”. That is to say the foreigner who wants to adopt our nationality.

Nationality by naturalization does not go through immigration or the Ministry of the Interior: it is a legal proceedings that take place exclusively in the Argentine federal courts and grants the applicant the Charter of Argentine Citizenship.

To do this, you must be over 18 AND have two years of uninterrupted residence and documented in the country, certified by the National Directorate of Migration, and employment contract or proof of contributions if you are self-employed.

Now, here it is the key to promoting Argentina as “the best country in which to give birth”, the two-year residency requirement is not necessary if the person has married a citizen of Argentina by birth and/or has a native son. In this case, the person can start the nationalization process immediately, presenting identity documents, a duly legalized birth certificate, an extract from the criminal record and an address.

The arrival of the Russian pregnant women not only represents a turnover of a million dollars for the agencies which function as intermediaries, but it could also affect the security of the Argentine passport.

In this sense, the National Director of Migration, Florencia Carignano, warned: “The problem is that these people come and go with an Argentine passport, which is number 19 of the safest in the world and which You can enter 171 countries without a visa. Also, you can get the US visa for 10 years. And he added: “So, Let’s start by looking at who we give the passports to, because the people concerned will be the Argentinians when things happen, like the Russian spies they found in Slovenia and who had Argentinian nationality”.

From the executive, they clarified that there are no obstacles for people of any nationality who come to reside in the country. However, Carignano warned that controls need to be tighter to avoid that citizens who were not even a month in Argentina later have Argentine citizenship and passport.

“The passport itself is wonderful!”, They promote Baby RuArgentina with exclamation points to captivate a growing number of women in labor and open doors for them to places that are difficult for Russians today. The procedures offered and promoted by this portal are in principle legal; They are based only on the exploitation of the “comparative advantages” of our country in this area.

However, an investigation is advancing in the courts that points to more organizations offering citizenship on an express and irregular basis, to put an end to an unscrupulous enterprise that does not pursue humanitarian but economic objectives.

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