Recent content by gomisha

The passport stamp for the extension has an end date of June 2, 2022. I got the passport stamped (for the prorroga) on Feb 25, 2022. That's 98 days later which is 3.22 months. I originally came into the country on Dec 4, 2021 so from the original entry date it's 181 days to June 2, 2022.

Yes, I just gave them my airbnb address. They didn't really seem too concerned about it.

I wanted to let people know how I recently (yesterday) extended my tourist visitor visa so others can benefit and have more information about the process. I went to this office at around 9 am yesterday (Friday Feb 25): Dirección Nacional De Migraciones Av. Antártida Argentina 1355, C1104 CABA...

In a previous thread, I asked about sending money to a local dressmaker. Well, now that the dress is done, I want to send it to the US so I don't have to travel with it. I don't think I want to use the local mail system, so I'm looking for a reliable and reasonably priced alternative. Can I...

Thank you for all your responses. I ended up going to an ATM (after taking out cash sent to myself from Wester Union) and transferring the money to the dressmaker's bank account that way.

Thank you for your reply - I will explain further. I'm here in Argentina and I met a local dressmaker that I want to pay to make a dress for my gf. The dress maker prefers that I do a bank to bank transfer but since I don't have a local bank account and because I've been using WU previously to...

I'd like to send money to a local merchant's bank account (Banco Galicia) from my Canadian bank account and I'm trying to do it with Western Union. After submitting the transfer, Western Union says that the receiver needs to be registered and they also say "For all transfers, receiver may...

Thank you for the helpful info. So it looks like PagoFacil is a convenient way to pay for online purchases for non-residents. This is assuming the merchant offers this method, of course.

Thank you for the helpful info! When you used your passport number with leading 0s for Mercado Pago, how did you link it to a funding source? Did you have a local bank account? Or is there a way I can directly add cash to my Mercado Pago account?

I've been in BA for a month (on a tourist visa) and have been paying for everything in cash (after wiring pesos to myself with Western Union). I want to book flights online within the country but I would be forced to use my Canadian credit card and paying double (since I'd be forced to use the...