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just got this email from santander rio bank....the smvm now is 202.800 so does this mean that we can only receive aprox 900 .000 pesos per month in transfers via western union? i am a retiree from usa using my ssi We tell you that - in accordance with UIF Resolution 14/2023...

my rental contract is coming up . i have a good relationship with the owner and i want to be fair. 120 percent increase would be amount if tied to inflation rate...but maybe thats not the normal and expected increase currently?

sometimes amounts are written as 35.423,32 other times there is no period, only a coma before the last two numbers 35423,32 ??? then, for example, western union today lists one dollar as 348.3000 with no coma I am totally confused!

how does one send money, pesos or dollars out of arg to us?

I have rented a house for over 4 years, and now will be moving. Landlord asked that I pay for having the house painted. this was not mentioned in the contract. the walls do have normal marks for 4 years worth of living. is this common practice?

I looked up the argentina codigo civil y comercial, chapter IV dealing with landlord and tenents....article 1209 stated that expenses that "encumbered" the property were the landlord's responsibility...dont know if property tax is an encumberence...also, we are leaving this property when the...

I fell hard on my hip and went to local ER. The doctor asked for my medical coverage and I said I had none. She asked why i wasnt enrolled in PAMI (I am 73 years old). I told her when i asked at the PAMI office to enroll they said I could not. Anyone know if i got wrong info at PAMI?

In the past, it seemed that the average rental contract renewal was around 25% is it higher now?

i just bought a kindle fire via mercado libre and get amazon prime for one month for free...excited to see some tv shows and movies but all say not "available in your location." Yet, the bubble last month posted that amazon prime had gained access in argentina...only in BA or i have to wait a...

i have been renting a house here in La Falda for 4 years/two year contracts. In the past, the standard percentage increase per year was around 25%, as reported by other forum members. What are people hearing now? Another rental question: Is it standard practice for renters to pay property...

I have used xoom to transfer money to my bank account down here for a long time, but wanted to try Ria...when i tried to register, i got the message that they didnt allow transfers from "your country" yet...I assume they know i was on line in argentina...how to fix this? thanks for help

i start each day looking at the online articles of the buenos aires herald..(www.buenosairesherald.com.ar).but today, the link went to something else....what's up?

so there are lots of channels on tv with the olympics live, but all in spanish....any suggestions?

I found a good deal (flight/hotel/car) on Orbitz flying from Cordoba to Montevideo Uruguay...If i book on line with Orbitz using my USA credit card, will I still have to pay a 35% tax to ARG gov ? I have lived here for years with a permanent resident DNI. A film i just saw about the chef...

my husband and I made wills in the USA several years ago. Does anyone know if these wills would be valid down here if one of us dies? For example, if I die, would my husband have access to my bank account? Also, I have assumed that medical decisions, if say, I was in a coma, could be made...

The first year we rented our house, the rent was 3,600 pesos per month. Second year, 4,000 pesos. Now the landlord wants 5,600 pesos per month for the coming year, a 40 percent raise. I plan to negotiate for a reduction, and wondered if anyone know what is "usual and customary" for rentals...

Just found out that the 2 xoom offices in Cordoba are now closed "indefinitely"....yipes....so far, I have not found a cuerva here who can accept a wire transfer from my bank in US....I have read on forums that a paypal account can be used to get my money down here...how does that work? thanks...

I am going to Valapariso Chile from Cordoba where I live, for a short vacation this month. There are lots of threads about getting dollars in Uruguay being a better deal than xoom. I am wondering if I can withdraw extra dollars at ATMs from my USA account in Chile to bring back for living...

I just got the tail end of a news program that talked of Christina replacing heads of airforce, military, navy.....true? if so any ideas of why?

After three years in BA, we are making the plunge to try mountain small town life again, and have rented a house in La Falda, Cordoba for 6 months. I know my spanish will improve with fewer english speaking folks around, but it would be nice once in a while to meet up with expats....anyone know...