Recent content by darksider415

That is pretty much the opposite of my experience in Brazil. I’ve always gotten good rates from my US Visa, Mastercard and AMEX cards there, and I’ve never seen the thing where the local card processor charged a fee. On the few occasions where there’s a significant PIX discount, then I’ll just...

Ink from ReNaPer and then sent them to the US (and had the rap sheet returned) via DHL.

I used Monument Visa as my FBI channeler and for the apostille, and it was about 3 weeks from fingerprints to having my apostilled FBI rap sheet in hand, in BA.

For what it's worth, the church I go to does some volunteer work as part of the ministry. A few weeks ago, we went down to Quilmes to give out clothes and school supplies for the start of the school season, and we do pretty regular things where we'll make some food, put it in individual...

Yep. I saw where they pushed through the change at the last second to the Brazilian visa requirements. I had it already, but it's a moot point for the next year.

So, hooray, my spouse and I both have our resolutions for our permanent residency, and have had for a bit... My wife got hers in February, and I got mine a month ago. However, our DNIs haven't arrived, and we leave for Brazil, next week. Do y'all know of any way to prod ReNaPer to speed up...

Do you have a precaria? You will need the precaria, based on the latest updates to their site. I went to the branch at Callao and Juncal. https://www.bancociudad.com.ar/institucional/micrositio/CajadeAhorro

If it's not here tomorrow, I'm doing that.

Yeah, that one might be a bit tougher... I had my apostilled+translated background check in-hand, and my wife is Brazilian, so when they asked for a new background check for her, we were able to use the exception that allows Brazilian docs to be submitted without an apostille or translation.

When my wife and I did our PR, we were able to submit anything Migraciones needed, after the initial turno, by uploading PDF copies on their website.

The IRS, in their infinite wisdom, sent my tax refund by mail instead of direct deposit, in February, to my Argentine address and it’s not here yet. Meanwhile, I’ve had a friend send an Easter card that arrived in less than two weeks since then, according to the postmark. What are the chances...

It absolutely did. Thanks to Law 26240, Brazilians have the ability to skip straight to permanent residence, bypassing the two years of temporary residency required for other Mercosur citizens.

The one time I did it at AEP before getting residency, I just popped in and it was about 20 minutes. It’s at the international arrivals , between the rental car counters and the bathrooms. Look for the sign that says Migraciones.

The title says it all, and there are a few magic asterisks to be found in the process, but it's generally straightforward on how I did it, and you might be able to do this too. Magic Asterisk 1 - My spouse is Brazilian and we applied for permanent residency together. If she had already obtained...

I gave up, used BusBud and paid at official rate, last time I had to, fwiw