Recent content by duggie

After spending a year in BA, I'm now renting a brand-new 1 bedroom furnished apartment in central Mendoza for $800 Canadian per month ($568 USD) - all utilities and taxes included - via Airbnb, so you know I'm overpaying. But where I'm from in Canada, this apartment would easily set me back...

How did it go? Would you mind sharing the deets if you went through with it? I may have to do the same soon!

Oh man, when does the background check expire? I was thinking about getting mine just before heading back from Canada at the end of September. On the Migraciones website, they say you only need to provide police clearance for the country you've been living in for the past 3 years. Is this one...

Thanks so much for all these details. I'm wondering: how do you prove regular income to the judge or DNM without a local bank account in your, the foreigner's, name? Can you use proof of your local spouse's regular Argentine income?

I've had a video call with the following British-Uruguayan lawyer and it seems like a really straightforward process: https://www.guruguay.com/teuten-law-uruguay/

Do you need a DNI?

LOLing at the expression "doing a runner"! I'm having a consult with a lawyer today. I also just talked to the plumber who said that the fissures were due to the cheap/old tub fitting, not the new tenant. Kind of wondering what's going to be "my fault" next! Lesson learned: for me, Airbnb...

You guys are a wealth of great info. Thanks so much :) So if I have a rental contract that's for 1 year and not in pesos, is it even legal? Feeling a bit duped right now...

So they’re fixing the tub now: three days without use of the shower and a mess, but it’s getting done. Yay. Even though I’ve only been in the unit for two weeks, the owner said I was at fault but they are generous enough to cover the expense. I asked them about compensation or clean up in...

Update: After emailing the businesses in the building where the alarm is, people commiserated, helped me contact the building administrator and told me the steps to follow, and even drafted a letter for me to present to the administration. I was borderline touched. Porteños are helpful!

Thank you all for such awesome, reassuring answers!!!

Hi guys, I moved into a new place two weeks ago now and everything seemed to work okay...until I noticed three fissures in the bath tub this morning. When I first moved in, they weren't noticeable, but the floor of the bath tub did make a bit of a crunching sound. I figured it was normal...

sounds like they're getting in the way of Darwinism.

This made me smile quite a bit. Thank you!

Hey Expats! So I just moved into an apartment on Gorriti (right at the end near Dorrego) and it's generally quite chill. I love the neighbourhood. There is, however, this super loud pedestrian warning system blasting from the garage across the street every time a car enters or exits...and it's...