I hope so too, but you never know. We got married in Argentina, but before we applied for residency. Thanks to Ley 26.240, we get to skip directly to permanent residency, bypassing the two years of Mercosur temporary residency.
It is easier and faster for Mercosur, and especially fast for Brazilians because Ley 26.240 allows Brazilians to apply directly for PR.
Yep, hers was quick, but again, Brazilian. Hopefully mine also goes relatively quickly, but we'll see. At the least, I hope we get to skip the couple interview part?
Hang in there. Mine has been finalized but then I have no idea when I will get the plastic. Someone told me to talk to Renaper on their WhatsApp. It's a chatbot but they do give you your IDtramite for tracking. So far it has been in Verificación since it was finalized. Someone in the old forum mentioned that his was finalized in January and so far he hasn't received the plastic. I suppose I'll have to wait for a while too. If you're curious, the tracking shows the process as seen below:
@Darksider415 Your wife's case was super quick. I hope yours is as quick.
Congrats! Do any other Mercosur countries qualify under Ley 26.240?
Only Brazil, because of that specific law from before the Mercosur residency agreements. Residents from all the other Mercosur countries have to do two years of temporary residency before being eligible for permanent.
Got it. Thanks for that great info. I have a Brazillian friend and she didn't know about this.
Congrats @StatusNomadicus.
Very nice! I'm happy for you and your wife. I hope you also get yours soon.
Well, sort of… every time they asked for something new and it took more than a few days to process for hers, I’d write them a letter to prompt someone to look at the file.
Kudos to you. I heard this is what you're paying the immigration lawyers to do. A lawyer friend of mine told me that this is the method of how these immigration attorneys work. They just keep following up in writing to push them to do their jobs. They said without doing this, everything takes forever or just gets perpetually delayed months and months.
This is exactly how the immigrations do it. They are just persistent and I heard that once the lawyers get well-known, the first time they send the letter, they just push it through as they save themselves the agony of getting them every few days. It probably takes longer for the individual vs. lawyer but the same outcome will probably happen. As long as you qualify and including everything they require, this seems like the method to follow.
Congrats to figuring out the system in Argentina. Tons of BS and red tape. This is the tried and tested method to just keep hassling them until they do their jobs!
