Recent content by ChiefChick

A million thanks for posting about Remitly; never heard of it, got my first transfer free and in 25mins. They offered a referral $25, which wife then did, and we both got it. Hope it (good, fast service) lasts, we tried MoneyGram a year ago and I got blocked/terminated after 2 months.

Hi, haven't seen this question asked so thanks in advance. Wife (50) was born in Barcelona to 2 native Argentinos. She never exercised citizenship por opcion, has always been a permanent resident. I am a permanent resident of Argentina, we've lived here 3 years. (Married 16 years if it matters)...

Just a (hopefully) humorous aside...our son worked at the Fargo ND airport a few years ago, and texted me after the flight left: "WHY would people be checking 4 printers in their bags to EZE?!" He's visited us a few times since. Now he's with Delta at O'Hare and doesn't blink at anything...

Hi everyone, re my post earlier this week about using a new bank account to transfer from Wells Fargo to WU. I had been using my debit card all along but that had to be replaced. So I used a secondary bank account (bank to bank, not debit to bank). I came here because the money did not debit...

You're the best. And I would like to say that I am so grateful to just get help/replies, and not snarky, judgy "why do you have an Arg bank?!" like on certain groups on FB.

Many thanks.

Many many thanks.

Hi everyone. I normally WU to my BBVA using my Wells Fargo debit card, easy peasy. I couldn't do that the other day because WF is sending me a new card for unrelated reasons. Saturday I transferred $ using a different WF checking account, that I had stored a couple years ago as a form of...

Same, my small test of $25 came through in 67 minutes.

original post deleted for this update: I have also sent a small test and will post results. fingers crossed.

Came here to thank everyone for sharing their MoneyGram experiences. I signed up Saturday, did a test run of $25 (1,99 fee), and had my money in 65 minutes. I used a US VPN, transferred from my US Wells Fargo account, to my pesos BBVA. Easy Peasy. Also, I have 20% off my next fee for joining the...

Lol, no, she was just telling me yesterday morning about the info re my getting citzenship vs. residency and I started reading. Thank you! and I like your user name very much!

Hi, my wife already belongs to BAexpats and I haven't a clue what her username is! I'm mid 50s, 100% disabled from USNR. She is Argentine and US citizen. We're going to move permanently to Argentina in the next 3 years. Wishing all happy 2019, and thanks in advance for all the good info.