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    Western Union money transfer

    I got also 100% discount on fees (on both, cash and deposit).
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    Western Union money transfer

    On Friday I sent money for cash pickup, but as the WU branch I went did not have enough cash I had to wait until today. Exchange on Friday was 1 USD : 779 ARS. This morning it was 1:758 (20 ARS less per USD), but on payout they gave me 779 ARS 🥳. I wonder if that was always that way, that WU...
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    Western Union money transfer

    It seems the transfer fees went up for countries in Europe. Maybe WU thinks it helps on their market rate, which is not looking good for the past 2 years. Anyway it helps to play a bit with the numbers. For Example sending 500 EUR would currently cost 25 EUR but 500.01 EUR just 17.50 EUR. Maybe...
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    Expat AFIP taxes

    Also keep in mind the Agreements related to OECD Common Reporting Standard (CRS) y FATCA. ambito.com: Cuentas sin declarar en EEUU: entró en vigencia el acuerdo de intercambio de información.
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    Western Union money transfer

    Using foreign credit or debit card in Argentina should give an exchange rate similar to USD MEP. But I haven't heard any positive feedback until now, only complains that is still official exchange rate, see for example...
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    Western Union money transfer

    ☝️ this one
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    Western Union money transfer

    This is for bank to bank transfer using swift not WU. If WU is accepting the transaction from BOA than it's fine. Now they just need to deliver to Galicia account. IMHO the only one who may know why it does not work is WU. Normally it should work with Galicia. The receiver (you) might get...
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    Western Union money transfer

    I also saw CCL at 335,95 (4:26pm, https://www.ambito.com/contenidos/dolar.html) … each time I check WU and CCL I keep notes using copy&paste, otherwise I would have doubted. When I went back at 5pm it was 328,14. Not sure what happened. Maybe government intervention right before the closing...
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    Western Union money transfer

    The staff from a bigger PagoFacil/Western Union location told me that it's best to receive money from 1st to 13th of each month, probably because then people have money to pay their bills. In these days it should be possible to receive 4500 USD. Otherwise you may leave your phone number and thy...
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    Western Union money transfer

    Today I saw this article: https://www.ambito.com/finanzas/dolar/es-como-refugio-cuanto-deben-valer-n5463558 where the author sees the USD around 240 / 250 ARS and at end of the year much higher. At the moment it might be worth to send USD with WU (1 : 237,35), get pesos and buy USD al precio...
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    Western Union money transfer

    Does this mean if I get the US version of WU on my phone I can sent money from my EU account to AR with no fees? Would be interesting especially for small amounts as WU fees are increasing very fast … tripled within 6 months, that's faster than Argentina's inflation. Anyway, I would need to...
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    May 18, 2022 Census Day in ARG, per optional digital tool

    Solo se tiene que censar si residió durante los últimos 6 meses o si piensa fijar residencia por los próximos 6 meses. = You only have to take the census if you resided during the last 6 months or if you intend to establish residence for the next 6 months.
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    Western Union money transfer

    WU says under https://www.westernunion.com/de/en/frequently-asked-questions/faq-registration.html: Maybe this explains your problems? I remember when I started to send money to my bank account I had also problems although I answered the questionnaire I got by mail. I found an old mail from...
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    Western Union money transfer

    Whyline is for the receiver to avoid the long lines on Pago Facil stores – who have a partnership with WU. Instead of waiting in the line you can make an appointment using Whyline App and skip the line when it is your turn. See https://whyline.com/home?lang=en.
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    Western Union money transfer

    FWIW: In WU agencies with Pago Facil you can receive larger amounts (>300k ARS) from the days 1 to 10 (or even 13) each month with no problems, when people are paying their bills – just be prepared to wait in long queues, or use the app from whyline.com to make an appointment. You may also ask...
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