# Argentine Foreigner's Identity card

The Argentina foreigner's identity card (Spanish: DNI para Extranjeros) 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) in the same format 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. 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.

## Legal aspects
### Types of residence permits
#### Limited residence permit

A limited residence permit (Residencia precaria, lit. precarious residence) is valid for a certain period of time and is issued for a certain purpose:
* reside
* work
* study
The DNI Extranjeros did grant the right to work; instead the permission to work had to be explicitly mentioned in the document.

#### Unlimited residence permit

An unlimited residence permit (Residencia permanente, lit. Permanent residence) is a permanent residence permit. It grants the right to live and work in Argentina. A foreigner receives a settlement permit if:
* Was a family member of an Argentine national.
* Was a family member of a foreign national who has permanent residence.
* Has a temporary residence valid for 2 (TWO) years, if the person are a MERCOSUR national.
* Had a temporary residence valid for 3 (THREE) years, if the person are a national of a country that is not part of MERCOSUR.
* Have served as a diplomatic official for the periods detailed in the previous points.

## Physical appearance

Since the pre-biometric DNI Tarjeta, the DNI for foreigners (credit card size) plastic cards was very similar like national citizens but including the "EXTRANEJRO" print previously mentioned. In the back, it included more details about the residence of the person.

### Front side

The front side showed the following information:
* Photo of ID card holder (according to the standards)
* Document number: 9 alphanumeric digits
* Surname
* Given name(s)
* Exipiry date: dd-mm-yyyy
* Place of issue
* Place of birth
* Nationality (Name of the country only in Spanish)
* Date of birth:dd-mm-yyyy
* Sex (M or F)
* EXTRANJERO Inscription
* Note:
** Number started with 9, instead of 8 and before as nationals.

### Back side

The back side contained the following information:
* Address of residence
* Place of birth
* No of procedure
* CUIL No
* Country of birth
* Date of entry (into the nation) (dd.mm.yyyy)
* Entry category (TEMPORARIA or PERMANENTE)
* Disposición
* Filing date (dd.mm.yyyy)
* Expiry (Only for temporary) (dd.mm.yyyy)
* Machine-readable zone

### Machine-readable zone

The three-line machine-readable zone on the back side contained the following information:

#### First line

| positions | text | meaning |
| 1–2 | ID | identity document |
| 3-5 | ARG | issuing country: Argentina (Argentina) |
| 6–14 | alphanumeric digits | document number |
| 15 | decimal digit | check digit over 6–14 |

#### Second line

| positions | text | meaning |
| 1–6 | decimal digits | date of birth (YYMMDD) |
| 7 | decimal digit | check digit over 1–6 |
| 8 | decimal digit | First letter of the name or second name |
| 9–14 | decimal digits | date of expiry (YYMMDD) |
| 15 | decimal digit | check digit over 9–14 |
| 16-18 | ARG | code of the country: Argentina (Argentina) |
| 30 | decimal digit | check digit over 6–30 (upper line), 1–7, 9–15, 19–29 (middle line) |

#### Third line

| positions | text | meaning |
| 1–30 | alphabetic digits<alphabetic digits<alphabetic digits | SURNAME<< GIVEN<NAMES |
Empty spaces are represented by "<".

### Security features

* The Argentine identity card for foreigners contained the following security features:
* Holographic laminate
* Guilloche and numismatic backgrounds
* Kinegram (SUN) with relief effect and legend DNI ARG
* PDF417 code
* National Ceibo Flower
* Bicontinental Map of Argentina with the national flag inside
* Laser-burned numbering in relief
* Kinegram (SUN) with rotation effect and legends (DNI / RA) and guilloche rosette around the face
* OVI ink
* Monochrome photographic image modulated in guilloches
* Mechanical reading code
* Three-color offset security background (pink, light blue, with light blue reaction to green in UV light)
* Thumb digit image